MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 79, 13 July 1878, Page 2

MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

-I ; Monday, July Bth, 1878. ;:- ■ ! ' JPBESE-NTJ/' •*}. '■y-><. K--"'i* : i "Messrs Thynne Jchawman), Spelson>! Macarthiir, McJSTeil, Sansdn, iKnidbni' GiSwer, and Halcombe. 4r};i -;if jiv .T,ti ; -After the minutes had been read, and' confirmed, the Clerk readithe following' j : PRECIS OF LETTEBS. -'- ■' ; ]'^'- ; 'From Colonial Secretary's Office, m reply: to opinion requested on clauses '59 arid 60,' ' Counties Act, referring to its^ Solicitor. '^iv.'jtl From Gh T. Currin, requesting the Council,, to take steps to have' the' bush felled on the road between sections 230 and 235, Kiwitea. i —Applicant referred to Pigiyraj Board. t \ Frdm the County Aiiditbr]: 'stating his in-* • ability to be up. by June 30fch.)^. ! ; ua-iH. From the Public Works Office, requesting copies of balance sheet. From Public Works Office, acquainting the Council that a tender had recently been accepted for extending shipping - accommo.dation at E.oxtqn^Wharf.^ ■ .•-: i , -\ ;. '-■'From tKe sßoroughr5 Borough r Council/ /Wanganui,' re 5o, 9 pitaljj ; declinjngi t,o, ; take any -action.- ;- 'until iV had been 'decided how" hospitals throughout the colony Were tdbe supported. 1 From Ot. requesting the , Council to .provide la Ibeil' f6f*HKe : i/ower^ Gorge Ferry. — Gj-ranted. Fropn Thopias^BoacK,.- ferryxaan,f Oh'au, requesting the Council tq furnigh him with, a pair of ten-foot oars. — Bequest granted ■ :Ut There were several other letters read, bat they were of no interest to the public. At two o'clock the Council adjourned and resolved itself into a special meeting, ill order to consider a resolution proposed by Cr. Halcombe, seconded by Cr. Macarthur, — "That the number of members for the Taonui Hiding be reduced to one m order to give the second member to the, .Manchester Riding." '"■■•■•■'-« .":.'•.; V, Cr. JELllcombe statM^that m bringing forward the .motion, he. would do«o without any lengthy remarks; Althdugh it might certainly, appear, as if it were an%ction of retaliation, he assured tlie r Council that ; sueh : was jaotfthe case,.and; thti statistics . of the , rateable property „ m J.each -riding r -would : - be 1 cohclusire prdbf that Manchester Riding; .was ; by t : no, means fairly represented. By an extract from' the County Rate -Book it would be fott-nd that Manchester had 'rateably property for the year 1877 to

the value of £16,215 ; Awahou, £9,868 ; Kawakawa, £9,430; Oroua, £8,368; Taonui, £6,888 ; Horowhenua, £2,534 ; and Kiwitea, £1,500. So that it would be seen that the Manchester Biding could fairly claim to hare two members, having three times the rateable property of Taonui. ; Cr. McNeil referred to the large population which was rapidly springing up on the Fitzherbert side of the river, and considering the general support given by the members of the Taonui r Biding to Crs. Halcombe and Macar- " thur, characterised the prosent motion ungenerous and exhibiting a selfish spirit. ' . ; „. Or. MidARTHTTB acknowledged that a compact had existed as stated, but as-; serted that it had been deliberately I broken on ...two" occasions. However, the present action was altogether 'out* A ' side of a spirit of retaliation. CrJ'SNBLSON was very pleased td have an opportunity of clearing himself, of the charge of double-dealing and twofacedness which, had been brought; ; against him. He had been accused o£ being inimical to the construction of tho 'bridge at the Gorge Perry, kit/he , now "gave the statement a most unqalified denial. He certainly did speak urfavor of the making of a road on the south - aide of the ferry, but he did so because it was a necessity, while he looked upon the building of the bridge as a certainty. JQE,i as was falsely stated, he was op» posed to the structure, why should^ ho have gone to the expense of- parchment •for a petition praying for that, particular object, which had been presented consecutively for the past three years. He> looked upon its erection as of equal •' benefit to Taonui and Manchester Hidings. With regard ltd "the unfounded and rash statements made by Cr. Hal* combe m reference to the- petition fromrK Taonui, as he informed the meeting of: • settlers that handed: it to : him ■ for pre*sentation that it would- be to conisult their member, ho thought that; gentleman should'; recall J his -fdnaerH 1 remarks. ■ '- •> >\ fOr.; McNeil moved, and Cr. Snelson seconded, as , an amendment— '* That m the opinion of tins Qouncil*the 'number > ,df members ; f or Tapnui Biding should stand?as lit present." ' r ' : ■ * } i >S-^k : :! Crs. Gtoweb and Sansok 'Spoke ray favor of the motion, and against >a ; r^- , k adjustment of the ridings. Cr.i SNBisoN^jin speakjng.Atp th&> ; ; amendment, said that although therewas a portion (of^^jthe in\Mtz-^, herbert included m the; Taonui, Biding^, still there was ; a certain part which had; ; , •no representative at &v. ;'-'_'. Settlement' ' was gpii^ ra raits: %'#s£;/ part of -the County; and h© felt quito'.' certain that next.year the rst£ajble -prot ; . perty would " far; exceed £,12^06^: , ,5& V. certainly thought that if rSfoici^^teir^ did get two! numbers— and he did nW mean to say they could not make, out a . claimifor them-^-he 'thought 6ne^ should ' be given to the east and. the other to tho west, so as to. prevent a blolck Tote. ! : Cr. Macaethub pointed out that tho argument used with regard" to Fitzher-T bert would apply tWCo^tV, - as it was not to be supposed that whil& it was progressing, Kiwitea and other places would be at a stand-still, ■ Cr. Lot/don agreed with the sugges- • • tion that the increased representation for Manchester Ridingr should; be so arranged as to prevent a block .vote. r , ,*; The amendment Having been 'put and ' lost, the original motion was carried byfive to two. „,;.;;;.•/,, :.-:,;•:/ , . \ ; : \\ , „ ■ '.'. ■. ,', , . Cr. Snelsok thenv moved the motion standing m lvs y name,: to the effect— r ; . : "That m the . event^of » the representa-- ; i..-. tion of jTaonui iiiding being reduced . ti£ , .' one member, in ' accordance; ; with Jp^j >. Halcombe' s notice of motion, the bounds : aries |ofJ,the ridings? sidered with a view. tpa : re-adiustmehit : of them." ■• • .>.*;<.,;,„. „ CrJ McNeil seconded the motion, which- was lost lupdn bemglpu^'itethV Vpte<i - ■ . .^r-;:- '.:'.,' . . ■ .-.. •'t : KBTITION^-... . • '"'■ Or; SKEi.soNf handed )in , a . petition , from 'certain residents of Stoney Creek,, praying, that, they , ; should hen fieparated.: from the Manphester and inoluded m. the Taonui Biding. I . . . . Cr.; Halcombe moTed,.andCQunciliQrL_ Macabthtjb seconded, that it be ( not . received 1 , the mover stating that since the petition had been, m the hands oi Councillor Snelson for presentation, he- ; (Councillor Halcombe) had interviewed ' : many of the and'he produce^ written authority from six to have their ' names " erasedi ; Under- • those circqmstances,: as the majority: of the settlers m '^ the district were against the disturbance! of existing arrangementsi he; did not think it wise to- to^^ doisi).' . ' ■ :^ ! '• s / :l '' > ■'■■ Cr. Sneison said- tha't, J lunHke : Cpun-' ! cillorj Halcombe, he had made ho effort : to influence the, pedtipne,rs,"one ; .way pt v .. the other: Had^hejJhp.w'eyer^ dbhfi so; he felt qu'ite;- ! c6nvinced : that the next day he cduldvupset'all'.thlit^CoUnciiior-" Halcombe had succeeded m doing. Besides he though^ thatras. the. petition , had been .referred" back dn ! a '^orme^ , occasion " becattSe of' a tedhnical objeqi. ' lion he thought it wp,uld ,b,e \i ddwnV right . Lwant'of courtesy, no^ that ithad iJ been i amended, ■'■to refuse' 'to^reeeivft.it. ' : Both Messrs Hixtooi^^anH'MACabthub asked ;leaYe J to"withdra"#^thY v motion; and' to ! substitute one to Jthe. < effeot-ri" That the prayer of the petition - - tbe not. granted.". XJltifliately, mis was put, and carf iedi - ; : - lAi :,. ° -'^^ ':/- ■.>"■.'.'..'.' ' .EH^HTNEEB, ;^:. ■.- :■'.'■/ ..;^Cr. ( ; McNeil, reaji^;'the/reEdrtpf the- : 7 'speciar;^orhnii ttee, i'annpuncingthatrit.l had appointed^l^~Hl Hayne^.^^ineier. .' to the County, aji\a_si^ary p| "£2o0 Lper' ;'" annui| r -,-- : ;j_ r -;,-;]■;; T -,.. .• ;> -- : i 4.-: -: ■■, **** ' *he" tiNi) - . ; " " : • Cr. i GToweb proposed,; Cr, Sansoit, seconded, ,and ; it was 'carried-~ t -,Tliat the- ,.., chairman.bf the County Cduricil apply 'to^?;, the Gpyernment; for the 2o, per^cent,, cwaC ''■ ' the land sale at Carnarvon and (glse^^. where m the County of Manawatu."'t._ 'j' Cr.; LoiJDo.N drew attention ,to'tlie '* fact that the resolution was onlyy askings „> m a* 'small way for what' had' beea "' moved by himself on a former., occasion ", -" ; " m, the. Council. 5 . ' l '-* ;■- •• ' . Cr. GqwEß stated that his reason for the proposition was^ That 1 4Ke ; 'ifriai£er^ ' was one which materially, affected the district he represented, and a sense o€ duty to his constituents prompted his action.!-' ■■<■}.' ■:.''- i .':\ h~-y.\ h c'i^;'.-; The following resolutions were also- '■ mo red, and carried:.-- 1 . a ; - fiHi.'-J.-V ■■■;:;, By! Crs. SAireoN-^-LoijbdiJ-^-" 'That the Chairman- jbo; requested to write to

the Government, requesting that a portion of the Courthouse Reserve m Foxton. be conveyed to this Council, for the purpose of erecting a suitable building for transacting the business of the County/ By. Crs. Loudon— Gowee — "That the resolution passed on the 30th of May, when signed by the Chairman of Boards m this Count}', be sent to our member for. the presentation to the Government.'* . , . . ... ...... BylCrs. Lgudon— Hazcombe— " That . the Chairman take immediate steps to. have tenders called for making the inland road from Otaki to Foxton." By Crs. Loudon— Halcombe — "That the Chairman employ a suitable person to examine, and generally to report on a suitable lino. of road from Pfixfcon to Otaki, and report at next sitting of the Council." By Crs. Gowee— Sanson— " That the two. roadmen now employed upon the l?oxton-Sandon road, at the end next -to Foxton, be discharged, until the Engineer reports upon the best method of^securing the sandhill." .. By,Crs. Halcombe — Sanson— " That m the opinion of this Council it is desirable that the services of , a professional accountant be employed to make up the accounts for the year, and to make up a debtor and creditor account between the different ridings." By> ; Crs. ;. , Sanson— Goweb— " Th at all bridgeg on the County roads, measuring jfchirtjj feet and ftpwardß> be cob.? sidefed large bridges, and consequently; the cost of. the same be borne/by the :;;■•■ >■ ..■ ' .-•. V •.,:'; '-. , By Crs, Loudon— Sanson— " That next meeting be held on Friday, the r 2nd August at 12.30 p.m." ; f -■ ■/• ' .NOTICE OP MOTION. Cr. Sanson* to move at the next meeting— rVjThat a* sum not exceeding £300. be,;e3cpended: in.' the erection . ; of < a suitable. .building as Council; Chambers, in^e.t6wnshra'ofjE!oxton.'*>v-' . ; :J) The /.CoMncil. then adjourned after a sitting of ten Jiours. ; , r ;';_ :; ; ; r