MANAWATU COUNTY

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 69, 8 September 1880, Page 2

M AN AWATU COUNTY

.ci .-■■."•:■:•. - COUNCIL. i "^ ■;-n.V;v-.:- / .:-^;.i ■ V -5" '■' ■- ■ Mohdat, Sept: 6, 1880. Present—" Councillors Macarthur, Gwy, -M ? Lennan, M^eth, - Rockstrow, Samson, Kebbell, arid L'inton. ---•_•< ' i■; : r A NEW MEMBER. ; . . ; Mr. A." F.V DpuglMi the newly-elepted ■; member for Manchester Kicling; iyas introduced and took hit seat. . 0,, ■; >■ : .. ":;■' . c itiNTtmss. .; : . ■ 'The Secretary-read the minuUs of last meeting^bicHwere confirmed.' ?; ; - ' •AW'BXPIANfTICHfc ■•• ..■The Ghairmas; said/that before entering upon the business i of the' day he wislied to make a few remarks. It Trould be in^the recoUeofcion of Councillori that at the last sitting he had been deput ed; when m Wellington,' i :to : ; attend: to •; somef mattera which were of interest, to. thev,Oc>upty. In'coni- ; pliarice with siioh authority he had seen Mj\ Jolinston^nd Mr!" Brype upon the, question* of the proposed diyispn;- o| y tjh.e Qoiinty, and had strongly insisted upon the claim which Manawatu could, adrance for 'dual representation.- : The ground, however, had been cut from under his feefcin aakjng for two members on being told th%t the Q-OTeramenfc had affirmed the principle of sjngle (jlßCljQrat^ ajcid qn,!^ % q^% ift,

ttanct had any one constituency two member.-. That wa. Wanganui, although at th» time of *the interview he was not aware that thatxounty was to have been the exception. Mr, Bryce told him that it was proposed to alter, the boundaries so as to include Halcombe^in the Rangitikei electorate, but •ben he strongly protested against the unfairness of putting a drag upon the progresi of Manawatu. to aid Rangitikei, the Hon. Mmister advised him to see Sir -William Pox upon the subject. H. did not do so, but from the fact O f Mr. Byrce r^ ferrmg him to the member for Rangitikei -he v.ry jQaturalJj.,drew t the inference that! *t l«ast as far as th. boundaries of the two counfc;es were " boncernedj the maAer wai very-much-left-imthe hands ofiSip-WiHiam o^^^ not take, the adviS of Mr Bryce and jntervjew the member for ,J*ngU*«,^.awW Premier, andpoSSd out the unfairness of throwing Otaki and ~ th e w^? iQI » of ihe County S the Wellington Country Di»tncts nointW our that whU.thrpeo& Had no iSstf m common, „ far, better ,etep would havl been^th. amalgamatjon of tb. laiter constituency with, the- Hutt. BtSS • * -i *S^ c ?nst;tuency, .containing .0m.1400, whfl. .bjr lernffManaWuS tact it i?ould be possesied of 2300;' and .consequen^ntitled tp da*l.repwße£tatioiu ;On account of its cpntig&itpo-tue Ci^ .there wa. not so *uchwe^fb^r*preßent»> tion, as deputation* could Visit -the eitT within a couple of hours. He wt» about to speak ot the supmenest of Mr^Tbhnston, and he trusted that any-remark which he mi r ht make about; that gentleman would not be misunderstood, or fee attributed to ■ other then ; the feeling by which ifc - was prompted; ---It might Vlfjoughfc that- because Jie had beeri\;politicallT opposed to Mr. Johnson jn the p M t, that he m lg ht be inclined to" depribUte hi. laboN? Mo .uo^thing.^ He felt very strongly npou the matter, and if it were hi. O wn brbSer who had^cted «milarljto-Mr. Job,n.ton. :; he would i^condenin him just the same! That gent!eman>;bad n;>t taken the slightest jnterest in#tte^^|tally affecting the welfare of the>f«u6ttien^wid when he fthe ' ■ 8 ? e J l *V , hud / bl - ou eT h t one or. two maitMi under his' no6iie, 'tag-, pfbmiscd to lolkinto them, but he Would not like to say that he had d. ne so. A« mi^ht be recbllen^d *• ,? ? °*i* ■*#■» J. }M* iiad been le t t« tilt Colo.^l.L're.iu • , nMalsV-bien 0 .varaed to Mr. John.ton pointing out that with th* withdrawal of the 20 per cent, of the lanet f,und a gwat wrong : W o uW B. done thii Fl??- .^ hat <^«^»ultf rr When the debate came on, the voting ujibn the;que.- ; fc s° n WM 34 against 34, and the CHairmaii "v 1 ?? "i lta th * abolition of that Teryimportant aid : -tob carried. In his opinion, Mr; Johnson', aotion' with r»gard tp the, JEtepresentatSon^BiU and tht> Weit Ooasti.all,.dwarfed; ; toviu»ignlficanc # when put into. the. scale; witKthe effect of that vote.. He did not know of any county upon wHich^the. ;f ff<ipts;fWbuld b« jio d^ sastrous, «* the . Q^makapua : and r other block* -would soon be thrown ppan for .ale/ and under the old system a'v«y' large sum ;>- --would be thus available, "Now, the low o^, not be estrmated:; at less' than £55,00C.f,10ne. : What made ICr. lonhstpn'* culpabil. ty . the more flagrant wai that it was perpetrated, not ipi^nibirient of forget* fulness, bur after MMmnjg-ji'-litter-'pbintinß 6ut the great importance of the matter ta this county.. Those who had supposed that proper representation could be obtained for country constituencies , by the. election of city residents, had now had a yery good [ sample; pfjta correctness or otherwise, ac the present was certainlyTi-tjrucial test of such iolly;-; He trusted that the Council would absolve him from the charge of bein* inauenced'by any otKer motives thaii regret and indignation aVseijitfg^he 5 ' interest, of the County going, as it were, by default. Councillor E^BBizr said it,was; romewhati of a coincidence that not one o* the member* of the : WeUington. Prorincial District took part m the di.cussion,. or, exhibited th« slightest wterest m such a rery important matter: '-. •'',-' The?C^B^; s^bf thatVit Vmight b» said there was no such thing as^countrj members m; thir Prorincial District, or if there were, Sir WmiamPbiWa.- the only "one, ' ' '" v "; ,\ ■ - '"■■-. • - * - Mr, KBB^pii asked ifthe Chairman had discovered, during his v"ait- to v Willingtpn, how a^^s license had; betn granted to/Mr, TJdyr . .-•;:,. ■■;>-.:. -y^. - ; . r ; ; v ,\Z ■ .■-.■■ .': The ChaibmAk replied "that he had failed to ; a note of it, and the r whole affair had •«Pp«d; hia membry. , Howew, that was a matter upon which infownation. could be got by letter," and he would take steps tbi' that end. He; had, hpweTer,; forgotten to state hejhi|d spbkeii to i&. JBryce upon the matteji. of ';ja(i; Fei'c"ng.Act, mi the resblqtibn with re/jardih Veto whifh had emanated f rpm ;,, the Council, 'liiiit gentleman had infomed'h m that the Government cbtild not eiatertSin Vhe propositicnofwmperii^the^bi^to^he felled,** suggested,' 1 :!*., it- wbuld-'p'rtss unni o 'ssarilT harshlyj upon .p:ne. -H« had o 'suited Messrs: L»rd ; 'iidß ill; an3^ a.Led orriegal opinion . with reg ird to the Pox o i and. *- Beach Road $ but a. the 'matter n olved grave congider^iohi, Mr. Bell wo. 11 require .bine ' time before gning a 1«W " opinion. ..__:._.. ' ■■'■■' CQBBBSFOSFDSyoS. From Laurence Jenkfn, offering to fall * quantity bifbft.h at 1/(5 per chain, rtumn high. * .'"'■•' r v ' '■ ■•■'-•-. ■-:' i? ~.'c :&IQWISQz. ' ;. , ".•' From the Hon. John Johnston intimat*. ing thata^uantitT of sajjd had been blow^ upbrihisikndi' i^^ ■ rii'str-r- T -iv . The Engineer said that the facts as cons * taitjed in r r Mr. Jobniton'i rr letter, wera not correct. "V \;; ' '";'■"■"• •■■■;•: '." ■ .' ■ ' : - '""■;■■ aiurß cqmplaikt. ./ From : John Toney, making a t^liar complaint to ; that made by Mr.. JaKston, •: 4 the Bngitieer gave the , same answer as m lhefamercas^ fe^thenew. formation had. b«en sown; down with grast-seed. Letter from George -Richardson of Earera preferring:.a claim, for certain bush falling whiqhhe had executed. , ' The matter was left; m the hand* of thft Engineer,. to repori at next meeting. KIWITKA. BLOCK. ' A letter was^ received from the Crown^ Lands office to' the following effect ?~"J '■'■■ have the r honpr to request to be furnished with^^ infbrinsitioij i iespectingthe progress ofj " theTbad^cbntracts'f'within the unsold por-i tion of the^iwitea Block. The Land Board purpose .hortly to bring this land into th*: marketi ljut [befor* tfo&jg ao desire full m- ; for mat ion as 1o the lines of road on which, the vote is being exp«n.dedj and the proba.ble date of the complttion of the contracts. The-Bngineer stated that all the lin'e> tlirough the block bad bten cleared to : the extent o! the amount i of ;inoney voted; ! for that. purpose^ also the line's leading to, the block, and \ti* formation started, oftth.% Kiwilea Road. ; ';'; •.. v'-.'':-- rip* srai,n)ißa. ' In reply to a letter from thai Chairman, withTegard to th* subsidies, Mr. Jph»»ton, tliemembei' for Manawatu, wrote :— S C 'I . think the suggestions contained m you letter* '_ of much value, and nn»: rc *dy to support; them, except that j.;do. nNto t tee how the «vb < ;v sidies can, be substit'uUd, unless the Pinan^. cial Arr»ngem»ntß Act cao be. continued, ex< v cept by Pvliament doubling Jh© Property Tax, «ni feu* diaMbMP^ $\* P»fl|

, ampnf the local bodies, and such a proceed ing would not be very palatable; 1 ■■-'•' WASTB IiAWBS B&ABD. The Coaibmak said ; that tber« was one item of correspondence which had been lying over from last .meeting. - It was -a communication, from the Patea County Council suggesting the advisability ofrimpressing the Government the desirability of making County ; Councils • Wsiste Lands Boards.- V, > ; ■ ■■, •■■TH Cooncillor ' RooKSTBOir would like to know what would ;be the benefits of such a. step,, before committing himself to ■■ •. tit. I '^- ■' ''"-■•' ' ::: .' r ; : ; .--'.- ■''-•-■• ; '■'''.■'"■':'.' •';■■"' The Chatbmak said that he waa not •ware that the adoption of the course would •ntail any expense -whatever j and certainly. it wasrhis opinion that the Council of this County should be far better, judges, of what . would; be good",! or it, than gentlemen ; living 0 [ifl .S^eliingtqxf. ' "; .f t : . \!■ ' Councillor S^nsqh moved,' and Councillor, K?BBEtL seconded—.'! That m the opinion" of^Uu'pouncil tVe ■ Waste Lands of the county can Be better administered by the various Councils than, by the Lands Boards as at 'present, and that we • co-operate -with the Patea Council m its endeavor to secure '~th«-if,m«/-' -Carried.. -.'-- ' & T±iY'if $^i??*£?x-;. *****?.■■■■ • „ .-/■! ■:.- Complaints hating been made as to the for M*ttla_ »t the Foxton il Ferrj; '■'■-. is»u.;>i.'_/. * - ""\~ ; -'-' ! .. ' Councillor, RoCKSTBpwj said^ that he was ''■ T in "a position % state that tlierii was' very little causetfor -the complaint. The Eogineer had met a"deputation of drovers and m 1 i erecting the lead had consulted, and been [jvdureeUdjb^jyhieip withes, ' .""" ".' ''',-, V-\' . .- ,l r CoubcilloryEßßßßi/i, could endorse/the . remarks Jof . Bockstrow. |He ; > himself had been present •at the interView ispoten of, and 'Mr Barber the representative of the drovers appeared ' perfectly satjsr f ' fled with the arrangements; made. He bad c made some remarks about the stories, but the parties interested appeared quite satis_fied.; _ _ Proposed bjr Councillor ~Eocksthow, seconded by^Coancillor Ksßßßti — "That the : lescees of* the Fjoxtpu ..Ferry, be instructed not to cross any cattle unless they aye taken ' dut of 'Uie paddock by ' the way approved of by this Council. ; „ : ! -■•:':■-',"■■', .: ,■ f r-.-r -i"i .'-ii> ..; ;[ yft SCOUTS' HBBBIV •; >■.; A ' ... :V''^7j^^m^si\B^Tigi|ikei : .Poujitj Gpunciljajik--ing'fpr half year's subsidy .to Scotts' "Eevrj.; '\ ;(^nncillor.M c LsJfkAK asked' under >ba£ 'v ljmngfoen| f slie ferry ; was worked. The ■ J ' l 'reasbn^for his askingthe question -was : that". '' f > :> ''lia.t'#nda7^iii¥'haidybeeti: > kept for two' 1 hours 'waiting while the ferryman was engaged : tendering a steamer, >-: ;-:■-!■: ; ;:'> ; ... : The fCHAi^MAir said that, although ;the firryman Was not actually under tihe coiv- . .trot of ' tfia Council, still; lie re'oeived 'a;Bubtidvfrotn both Manawatu and Rangitikei, and consequently should pay some atten- '■'• H jkibri to the accommodation of travellers. '-' ■•'''■■'-'■ ■-'■'. ■'■■■■■ •'■■ -~' :: -'"'iuT:xs,' - : "' : ': -■'": ?\- - ; Letters were, received fr©m : M#ssrs, IJTafchan; Barnes, Kemp, Clayton, and Lockie. '■'■ . The Okaimcan said • that the corresponr dence' was /of a nature which left it rather WthVr'a'te'collector than the Council. : ■■. :-..•■■"" .BBTtra^riN(j qFvici>ia.sl . I ' Councilior drew attentioii to the fact that there were no Returning. Offi- :" cers for the Taonui and Oroua Ridings; Two gentlenten had beemiominsted for the position— Messrs. Snelson aiid Jackson— -> r j they/ had 'been'lwjritten to by Clerk no reply had been received. \ Coi^nciUo^-SANsoJsr said.iih»t his' impression was thai Mr. Jackson-had accepted the , position, , but had afterwards handed m his "resignation.- !( ".: ■'• ■■'■-.•: f ! i ;->-)■ • , CbuhcilldrSAißrstfJr moved, and Councillor ..MLBNNAy seconded^- . „ r „ | ■ '^tfiat'^Mri^harles 'Tdmlinson be ! appoinjfed^ . ,Qfficer r for the Oroua Jtidijig." ' Carried, -'"- •' ; ; Councilloi". BqoKSTEOW propoied and, ! ". " (pdiuncillorlirwTpy secon3pa~ ; '■ !^ x " ;r> "ThaW Mr. l Piefs '■Warburton "] be ap- ; : pointed Returning Officer for the Taonui ■ ijidingi" jCarried: •■■.-'•■.'•. ? ! '■•'■ TtKWZXEa', OEARffBS^ i); j Ah account was presented from Mr. M'Lean, -for- legal charges -m -connection : with .the 4easinr of some ■. land -by ! Mr. ; -' Charles ;fciffl."' :^:.^---;*^ i- •■ ...;; Mr. Sansbn spoke at some length, upon. the 1 amount of the accauntand the various items charged. He did not see T»hy they should jo^oSfi of ithisicounty for legal" adfice - whfie there wai a respectable lawyer m it— ' % 'Am- j ffet, > iherls ' were ! several. , He would move — .-■' '_■-■-' ■'■./■■ ■'■■■:' ■ .;,'....,.^ That Meisrs. Button »ndHaukins be "*' t 'fk^inre4 : le^l''s^V&ers^'ih;e':Cduncil. >> . _ LqrcqK: seconded the resolution, and m doing so said It wap bocauSe h& „ thought that as^the Council Chambers were • liit'Fdxfconitjwas necessary that the solicitors should be near. 1 i: ' ' The Chaibkak said he would like to " Make'aMmark upon .the matter before put---.-tingit-to jt vote.. His own opinion was that there was not the sl : ghtest need for a solicitor at^all.T The Council had been supposed .tdriktr, to whom a retaining fee had been paid, yet -when advice uppii any important legal mat>"ter was wanted, no asiistanctj could be obtained. If ' a' solicitor were appointed it would be a breach of professional' etiquette ap^lj :elsewhere,' > and it was only -upon :^b» mbsfc important matters' lb»t aesiftance -. was wanted. i'-.'---"''y::.T '^ "'■ ; '^ : ■■■■:• I A division was taken upon the -motion; *w)Mir;tbfri'6pu,;.irßnr i tpiu i and four. The i Chairman, however, gav^ ihis vote with' the nofs, and the resolution was negatived. I * :':; }'.A EBTBOfIEADJ? itOYSMBNT, : ; Councillor Linton said that at the last meetbg a report had been, presented 1 containingcertain alterations m the working >nd . o^.cials of the Council. After cohsideration it had been a prevailing opinion, . ■ thnt they had bean somewhat hatity inadop-."y^-fi'n^theyrjßpqrtj.-and-. m fact some of the changes affected, if ca: out. would, not be benefic al lq the Coqnci l . He therefore - would move—- ;. : : .: .. . : <'That tih« a,doption of report; of iJthe Committee at the Jast meeting of thia Council be rescinded, and that fclie report b¥r«fimniittfd this evening. „ „ .Councillor. JRocksthovf asked if it were necessary to rescind the adoption of 'the whole -reportj or only a portion ? The Chaibman replid that it was neces- . sary to rescind the report as Ji whole,* ,b,ut ■ Jtnjere.was not nothipg to prevent theypbuncil; afterwards affipming or revot'ng-a poitibn..:^ln fact the effect of the proposed re- ; '.'. '.;" soiutioii Would be i to place the report before. '*y^£GaJXtiQii m exactly the same condition Mit had^been at the oul set. It must/hoWever, be understoad Jthajb to the adoption 'of. the report a unanimous vote of • th« Council wa?necessary.; - • - ■ Councillor M'ljßh:n'An wished to know how the step woujd r affect the notices given to th'e' Engineer, aad. dojlectpr. ;•• . TheCHAiBJiAN explained that any^ac- ,.: tioip'theyimight'the'n take could nr>t , affect the npticea.^h,ey had been already (.given,' .. find although the Council . miglit resciisi. motions m the Council, they, cpujd- not counte^n,and action whicl^ had ajfriiay bjeenS*"taken;::V'/,::" : . : ■•-- ;. ;-..■■•';■ /;.;:'; -~V'. .• ,. ;' Cpu,ncillpß v,-M'LEifß[A^f a,sked; ' if that •^ould not plftce; the Council somewhat m a l diflp(puny?- :' ■ ..■;■■' ':':'.';- : ;"a ;: ;./.' The C]JAie«din said he tUpi-ghti cot; It '^ i npt/nec'e«sary to give the Engineer aiiy 1 ipecifled notice, : but i 'ff'iC- were ' .tapit^ht ne-' ■• * cessary to do.so, ' it - could be of "such' ii ; te«^fe «i w q«A4 m .ft%t % e«ww town- ,

ate at the same period. as had been settled on before.; '■.-. ' ' Councillor Rockstbow said that -m that jcaseh* would second. CouncillPr Linton's proposition! . .. - ■ BitaiNßßß'S SAI.AB.T. Councillor Linion moved and Councillor Sansojj seconded— v * ; "That the salary of the Engineer be £2bO-per^^annUm,^^ and that he.be'allpwed to 'practice' fbiisK^rofession^'-when '(required by any of the local bodies wthin: the County, so long as such practice does not interfere with his duties to the Council : that he- also he allowed, slaughter-house fees, and a commission of five per cent., on all (^overnmeat votes expended through the X3buhcil.VL ' . ' : , :- Councillor Kibbbll moved, and Councillor DOUGI.AB seconded, as an amendment-p " That the^salary bf the Engineer be £300 per year and the slaughter-house fees, and five per cent., on all Government grants, the agreement, to' be terminated by a three months' notice on either side." In speaking to amendment,' Councillor DoxtgH/AS said it struck. Tiiin from" the^ tone bf the discussion that the retrenchment was not so much aimed at 'as,! certain 1 action against the.. Engineer. _ It had been prpppsedito employ the services of a roadman, but to bis mind the salaries proposed, were too higtt for a roadman and too low; for an engineer. The question was did they want an engineer at all; if so, it were far better to have a thoroughly competent man .;■■ and to obtaiusuch something' like a' respectable salary would have to be paid. v Councillor M'LBraANdidnotr, think they wanted any engineer. It was stated that their revenue -was considerably diminished, •and ;the amount of,? {work; materially de- ' creasedpyefc in~the face of tVo such facts it was sought to increase the. salary of' an^. Pffieer' when^ifc Fa* "shown ' he wbuld' have less to do. ■"'■'■■ : "" . ' T ' The Chaibman pointed "out that* m the past the Engineer had; -been overworked, and certainly had- not been able to give that attention and time to the County work ■ which ■ was necessary.' With regard to the remarks mad » as to their being no funds for I constructive, works, tkat was scarcely cori rect, as he had shown earlier m the sitting that thei-e would be close .upon. £2030 avail- | able, made up of balance pf subsidies, the unexpended balance- voted- for the-Otaki-Foxton road, and one-third of ; the proceeds from deferred-payment luhds. jTh« Courieil' must bear m mind how very eaailyjßlOO or £200 could. be ; waited by the .incpm;pet*ncy of an Engineer, and what some might think a saving at the outset, might prove the very ■x'everseat the end. <!i : •v "' ■ ' ; ! •*";" ' On a division the amendment was carriedUrObunc.iUbrs Linton, . M'Eennan, Sanson, Gray, • Rocks trow, and Macarthur voting for it {, and Councillorf Douglass, KebbelliiandM'B.eth against,. , „;j / ': ' The amendment^othen, became 'ffi e g U \,. stantive motion,' and' thereupon Councillor Rockstrow moved the following amend'menti— '■■' '■'■ ■■'■'■' ''■ •■'S.^' '-■ ' ' \. : "That it is .imperative to appoint an Engineer for the Mannwatu County, and that a ,sp r lary. of £350 be off ered "f or the whple*6f his time." H ■>>'■ .'.\ • ,s . Upon a division this was «arried-iAyes— : CounciUors Douglass, Kcbbell, Rockstrow,' ,MI!« "i, and Macarthtir;, noes— Councillors •■LimbvMtfjennarii Sanson,' and Gray. J SPECTOB OP SIATTattIEB-HOT3SES. : After a long" discussion upon this matter it was proposed by ' Cpuhc : llor M/Lbbtnan, seconded by Councillor -Ro'dkaißoW^- : ; v j i '/;•, 7 - :.-L ." That tbis Council apply to the officer m command of the police m.tbe district to! appoint, the police, inspectors of 1 icensed slaughter; yards." Carried^ y.-- TUB BATE OOWiBOTOB. Proposed by Councillor Liuibir, seconded by CouricHlibr3CEßßßij^-Tr „/'T hat 'the,rate percent; for collection of the 'County fates in-fiiture^ be two- and a hairper cent., v and that the Rate Collector 1 be appointed Dog Tai Collector, and receive [ for Bjuch services twenty per cent, of the isiim raised by such tax." Carried. „. . p BE-APPOINTMBNT. ' Prbpbied by Cbuncillbr Lintoh, seconded by CbuncUlorHooESTEO^r— r-, , • : " That notices be sent to . the Engineer and Eate Collector of their re-appointment to,: tlieir' , respective oflices, as per scale passed by the Council." Carried. „ . ' V '",,''' , BANSOH.-.EOAD. " - Proposed by Councillor SAKSON, seconded by CounciHbr Q-BAy^— \ ''•■•' >-■■'-■■-'•■■ -'■'■"■ "That. the. Engineer prepare plans and specifications £oir fbrmin'g^ the;-: Sexton and Sandonßoad, and call for tenders for «ame\,tenders to be m by next meeting j Councillors M'Lenn«.n and Rocks trow to point out toi th'e Engineer- iwh^rei said formation should commence." Carried. SAJrSON BODiiDKEBPBK. .; ; : Moved by Councillor ' Sanson, seconded by Councillor G-BA"? — ■ i^ . :• ■.J"T>at; Mr. Patrick Gaughran be appointed pounkeeper at 1 Sanson, Vhd that the Chairman take the necessary-steps to have him gazetted with the' least possible delay." Carr:ed. ' • 1 ' ■; r -,> THE BEAOH EOAJ). '; It may be remembered some time ago a gate' was*' erected across the Forton-Beach road and "both ooaoh and ipassengers were pbligedj^^ pay a toll m order to pass thtbjiglP^By the agency of \ -Mr. Alexander ? M'Dbhald,; ihakarai' the chief of -the tribe was induced to withdraw all opposition and a letter was received from; the old Native, asking £50 a year from I'.-th'sKprivilege1 '. -th'sK privilege of allowiEji; the mail to travel through his paddaek. •;' ■'■'■■ •'■'■ - ; ' •" ■ ' ' ■'< - ':-■ Mr. M'Don^ld appeared befqre the Council, and stated that he had' been; instructed by the Native Minister to give all (-.he assistance In Ms power to the Council. !He had seen Ihaksra, and that Chief bad expressed the deepest regret at ijthe joppqaitjoh: which had been shown to tho Council m the past. He oould not understand how he came to find himself m antagonism with Europeans, a,fte'r the number of years. in which he had lived m harmony wij;h them. He (Mr. M Donald) said that although there was a "claim made for £50 a year, and it w^i a matter for the Council itself to s^y, whether or not it should make tha grant,; J he was prepared to maintain that 'no person whatsoever, whether Native i » Eciopean, h?d any right to stop the ■roidi. and.. whoever, did. so acted ;afc their own peiii. The track aibrig whioh the coach wen.t had been used for that purpose •tliivty years to Jh's knowledge, an.d conse* queptly had become by right of usag\ The Council must bear m mind tbali there remarks Kad refe, ; nce tp the old .briginal; trackT-Tthait^s, :j> li§. pne.pver. wh\cii f, he coach passed s<t present— anijl not to any other which it might be proposed to make^ Whether the amount e-:ked.fo.r. m Ihakara's letter were granted, or n.ot, he (Mr. M'Dbnald) would guarantee that there sh, iuli' be no fur-hrer obstruction, Jfor ; although ..the old Chief's brother, Kei ejpa, and, pther membew of the tribe, bad given - him a form.al protect against the taking away of ihe. gate, he believed Jhakara'i; influence was quite sufficient to restrain any hostile action' which- m'ght: be contemplated,. Mr. McDonald confessed that he, had been somewhat t-.kea, by surpri^, as he. ; had, until within fevK weeks; beenutder the impression that the land m 'question ; h^dpasiLed through the . Llnds' Court, : although no.w he d?'.? 0T * re^ *$& i hot the fact. However, he would guarantee. ;.^ tip QojiucU tjhstt att n0 littin^ h%

would be able to give all particulars with regard to title, &c. Mr. T. IT. Cook asked permission to make a few remarks on behalf of the tribe. He said that Kereopa and all the other members highly incensed at the action of Ihalcara. Acting under his (Mr. Cook's) advice the Natives had placed their casein Mr. Hawkins' hands, to whom £50 and all the tolls had been already paid to try .the case legally. ■ .Af.ter:gbing;intp. the facts of the case very fully, the Council decided to lease the paddock required from week to week, at the rate of £50 per annum j and it was further. Proposed by Councillor Kbbbeli., seconded by Councillor DouaiAS^— " That all objections to the road from Foxtonto the beach on the south bank of the Manawatu, be heard at 7 p.m. on Monday, the 4th of October." Carried. - ; ;,•' MOBE COMPENSATION. A whole mass of correspondence, claiming compencai'.on, was then waded through, the reading alone occupying a couple cf hours. Eventually, Councillor Kebbeli. moved, and Councillor DOTOLAB seconded — " That this Council having heard and considered the objections to the Inland Road from Poxton te Ohaki, are of opinion that it is expedient that the proposed work snould be executed, and that no private injury will be done thereby, for which due compensation is not provided by the Public Works, 1876,. Part 111, and the replies to that effect to le sent to parties sending the objections.