TAKAKA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 160, 9 July 1877, Page 2

TAKAKA.

_„.„ -JFaOHv v A. COEBESPONDENT.I ■ Thej annhaf meeting of the ratepayers of T-jjkalai wa-vhejd at the; Court House on the -2ntHnstanti fbrthepttrpose of electing three persons as members of the Road Board for -4he.said..dis|ricfer Mr John Cann ,was voted $foi the c.hai& ; and after reading the notice "convening the meeting he called upon the Ratepayers ptesekfc tp proceed wit^he nomination .of. .„theh several candidates^ These were proposed and seconded in the following order, namely— William Barnett, 29 ; Ales. M'Farlane, 26 ; Frederick Sparrow, 16 ; Itae6:Bartte^,--J6 f WilliamlHandcock, 15; Henry "Bates; *B.v- Mr" F." 'Sgarrow having joe-Haqded^a jgpHj; ae -nextrfohrhours were Occupied^ittlakiag the aaraeV which resulted QA foße.Wf-:-aamely*;A.-VM'Farlahe, 38 *, W. t-Batfttttrari ; l ß7Bartret\ 25"; "F. Sparrow, ->22 ; -Afc HandcocM,;22'; \H. -Bates, 12. The thrtJe" first were declared duly elected. There driteresp. excited in the election, owing fo the demand, that all seemed to acknowledge as existing, for some radical change, with the view of raising sufficient funds, forrepairing the extensively mt-up [rqads, ckusedj byVtheJ ti&betj waggons /plying ib'etweenj the/ several isawmliis and the /wharf- j f T.hejw^qiiebD(Bej:sfapp4ar(i-i to agree m promising to carry out to the best of the- wishes of the ratepayers, -and to adopt some • measure, if possible, to meet the pressing need of more practical measures for the improvement of the roads. A wharfage fee, a tollgate, and a wheel -license were among the many and varied suggestions made ; that of a tollgate was very wisely condemned by many, and I wish -yau-CQuldrspare-spacefor a few words from ydur pen against the tollgate nuisance, and .help us to retain Vour roads free fromi auch unsightly catchpenny deformities.