MEETING AT KAI WARRA WARRA.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 10, 2 September 1842, Page 2

MEETING AT KAI WARRA WARRA.

Last evening, at 7 o’clock, a most respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Kai Warra Warra, was held at Mr. Lodge’s, to consider the best means of securing a fair representation of the working classes in the ensuing Council. On the motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Hesse, Mr. Wade was called to the chair. Mr. Wade said, he was not acquainted with the object of the the meeting, perhaps some gentleman present would favour him with it. Mr. Hesse said, it was not exactly a public meeting, it was a meeting of the inhabitants of Kai Warra, to ascertain the opinion of their fellow Burgesses, as to the most fit persons to be elected to serve in the ensuing Council, and to concert measures for securing their election. Mr. Wade called the attention of the meeting to the extreme importance of the electors considering well who were the parties best entitled to their support at the ensuing election; much depended on their first choice. The erection of various public buildings, and the appointment of several public officers, would be among their first duties; he would give to every class a fair representation ; it was right the landed interest should be fairly represented, but it was not right that they should have a preponderence in the Council; he called upon the Burgesses present to state their opinions, he would be happy to hear all parties, and to receive any suggestions. Mr. Cooper addressed the meeting at considerable

length; he pressed Upon their attention the important fact, that the humblest individual-in the community might arrive at its highest municipal honours; it was an important privilege; he oautioned them to beware of persons, who by their influence, might endeavour to ex--ercise an uUdue power. He concluded by proposing the following resolution:— ‘ ‘ That in order to create unanimity at theensuingelection, it is deemed expedient that an association of the Burgesses be formed, to be called the “ Civil Rights Protection Society,” to afford mutual instruction, and to adjust differences in opinion as to who should form the first Municipal Council for the Borough of Wellington.”

Mr. Roots seconded this resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. William Miller proposed that a Committee of twelve be appointed, to carry out the foregoing resolution ; six from ICai Warra, with power to add to their number, and six from Wellington. Seconded by Mr. Johnson, and carried without dispute. The following persons were elected to act on the Committee :—Messrs. Hesse, Lodge, Miller, Mathieson, John Frazer, Macdonald, for Kai Warra ;„ Messrs. Smith, Watson, Johnson, Macbeth, Fellingham, Forster, for Wellington. Monday evening, the sth inst., was appointed for the meeting of Committee at Kai Warra; and Thursday, for the meeting of the Committee at Wellington. Mr. Smith offered use of the Hotel for their meetings. Mr. Mathieson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hesse, Mr. Seed, and several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting.

After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, Mr. Wade, the meeting separated.

We have been favoured with the perusal of Sydney papers up to the 13th instant, which however present us with no very important news. The Legislative Council was still sitting, and occupied with the question of Colonial Banks and Banking transactions. Sir George Gipps’ proposed measures to levy a postage rate upon newspapers, similar to that some years since abolished by Sir Richard Bourke, was of course, most strenuously opposed by the entire Press.

In the list of the Burgesses for the Borough of Wellington, published in our last number, the name of T. M. Partridge, Esquire, was accidentally omitted. At the sale of cattle, held by Messrs. Bethune & Hunter, on Wednesday last, the price realised for the cows and heifers (most of them in calf) was about twelve pounds fifteen shillings per head. The stock horse sold for thirty-one guineas.