Memorials

North Otago Times, Volume I, Issue 4, 21 April 1864, Page 11

Memorials

The following memorial to

the Provincial Government,

were drawn up by the commit-

-tee appointed at the public

meeting held at Oamaru on the

4th instant and are now in Con

of Signature:—

To the Honorable the provin-

-cial Council of the Province

Of Otago, New Zealand,

The humble Petition of the

Undersigned Inhabitants

of the Town of Oamaru and

The Waitaki District.

Sheweth —

I.That whare as the Port of Oamaru

needs and is Supposed to be capa-

-ble of much improvement so

as to render if a safe and conve-

-ment Harbour.

2. And Where as the district

of which the said Port is the on that

has very great natural advant-

-ges for Agricultural and Pas-

-toral purposes-probably great

-er than any oher District in

the Provinces :—

3. And Where as the diffient-

-ties and Expenses attendant

Upon the Shipment of produce

have become a very serious draw-

-back to agricultural pursuits &

Proportioncitely affect the

of the finesh Land in the province:

4. And where as the trade of the

Port has already reached a point

of Considerable importance —

The Export of Wool amounting

To Five Thousand Bales and the

Imports to Probably not less than

7,000 tons of merchandise per

annum and both Imports and

Exports are rapidly increasing:

5. And whereas if proper fa—

cilities were given for shipping

wool and landing goods a large

proportion of the trade of the

southern portion of the Province

of Canterbury would pass thro-

-ugh the port of Oamaru :—

And Where as the large sums of

money already contributed to

the revenue of the Province and get

to be contributed by the large sales

of land at high prices in the

Oamaru and Otepops Districts

as well as from the large consum-

ption of dutiable articles ren-

-der the claims of these districts

Worthy of the careful considera-

-tion of your Honorable council.

Your petitioners do humbly

pray that a Commission be

forth with appointed to consider

and decide on the proper one and

to be used for the improvement

of the Nartown at Oamaru,

and to report thereon to your

Honorable Council.

And your Petitioners will

Ever pray.

Dated at Oamaru in the Pro-

Vince of Otago. New Zealand

this 13th day of April 1864.

To the Honorable the Provinci-

-al Council of the Province of

Otago, New Zealand,

The humble Petition of the

Undersingned Inhabitants of

the Town of Oamaru and of

the Waitaki District.

Shewith —

1. That where as Sunday

improvements are needed in the

Town and Distric for which

the aid of the Government is

required:—

2. and Whereas the large reve-

-nue derived from the sales of

Land in the said Town and Dis-

-trict Entitle the inhabitants to

Expect a larger share of such

aid than has hitherto been ac-

-corded :—

3 And whereas large sums

of money have been Expended

to the detriment of the Northern

port of the Province by Opening

a direct Land Communication

between the Capital and the

Dunstan and adjacent Gold-

fields, this threatening to draw

off not only the whole trade with

the Gold fields fish also a portion

of the Exports of Wool from the

said port

Your petitioners do humbly

request the attention of your

Honorable Council to the fol-

-lowing more immediate require-

-ments of the said Town and Dis

-trict with a view to the granting

Of such sums of money as may be

Justly applicable for th pur-

-poses indicated.

1. Main line of rose along the

Waitaki.That this important

Line of communication with the

Various sheep stations and with

the Upper Goldfields, be at once

Completed, by bridging the

Whare kuri which will do away

at a small cost with the only

difficult point on the road.

2.Roa d betwe en Otepops and

Oamaru. That this line of

road being an imfortant means

of Communication with Buch

and with the new Journship of

Herbert be completed by recheving

The gradient in several steep

Places and metalling where

required to render if passable

For heavy traffic during the

Winter months.

3. Formation of Server Street.

that that part of the main line of

Road to the North which passes

through the Township be complet-

-ed by the formation of sevenstreet,

as laid down in the plan of the

Township. The gradient being

Every way suitable for the pur-

-pose and many parties having

long since purchased sections ad-

jacent to the proposed line of road

at high prices on the faith of

severa street being formed are

now much inconvenienced by

the want of proper communica-

-tion with their properties and

from the levels not being taken

are prevented from building.

4. Means of Communication

With the Beach. That Arun

Street be formed from the Beach

to June Street and that Jyne

Street becontinued to its June-

-tion with Arun street in order

to complete the line of communi-

Cation with the Beach as originally

laid down in the plan s of th e Town

ship the present line being made

across the Esplanade Reserve,

preventing the completion of the

fencing round said Reserve.

5. Completion of server and

fencing of Esplanade .That a

sum of money be placed at the

disposal of the Town Board,suf

-ficient will Jyne street along

Server from its present line of

function will Jyne street along

the whole length of th at street and

also a sufficient come to complete

the fencing of the Esplanade.

6. Cemetery Reserve that

the Cemetery Reserve be fined

and Trusties appointed as re-

-quired by law.

7. Crown grants. That an

Address be presented to his

Honor the Superinten dark,

respectfully requesting him to

Obtain and place in possession

of the Town Board as Early as

Possible the Crown grants for

the municipal properties together

With the requisites powers of

Lensing said properties for

Periods of seven years.And also

To place in possession of the Edu-

-cation at committee the like

grants and powers with respect

to the Educational Reserves

And Your Petitioners will

Ever Pray.

Dated at Oamaru in the Pro-

-vince of Otago. New Zealand

This 13th day of April 1864.