HAWERA.

Patea Mail, 7 September 1880, Page 3

HAWERA.

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Monday Evening. ' ’ The" annual meeting' of-' the • Hawera Cricket Club was held at Lloyd’s Hotel on Saturday evening;; Mr T. Mason, vicepresident, in the chair. The treasurer (Mr White) read the balance-sheet, showing a deficiency of £5 6s Bd. The accounts as read were adopted. Mr Mason explained that the ground .committee had made arrangements with a person to live on the ground and . look after it, paying £3O per annum. Ho hoped the ground \ypuld give everybody satisfaction during the ensuing season. The election • of officers then'took place, as follows Mr I. Bayly, president; Mr T. Mason vice-president; Mr Riddiford, captain ; Mr White, bon. secretary and treasurer. Committee : Messrs H. R. Farrington, G. V. Bate, C. H. Beresford, J. Cunningham, and G. Bayly. Messrs White, Mason, and Riddiford were re-elected a ground committee. ,£7 ;7s was collected in the room for the purchase of a lawn mower. The following new members were elected : Messrs Galvin, limes, J. C. Yorke, E. C. Wilkinson, Fowler, Flint, F. Bayly, and Fraser, it was resolved, oh the motion of Mr Galvin, “ That boys under 16 be admitted at half subscription.” A'vote of thanks was accorded to the ground committee, also to the retiring office-bearers. Four bats and a, ball were promised by different gentlemen for best averages in batting, bowling, and fielding.

, ROAD BOARD MEETING

At a-meeting of the Board held at the Secrctaiy’s office on Saturday all the Commissioners were present. Correspondence: E. 0, Hendy re obstruction on Manawapouroad ; Mr F. Baird, re deviations on Wliakaraara*H. Mahaffy, re road on West-road ; F. J. and G. W. Gane, claiming damages caused by Board deviating Wells and West-road on sections 9 and 10. Proposed by Mr Gane “ That the secretary call upon Mr Quinlivan to remove within a month from date of notice the obstructions upon the Manawapou-road between the sections 189 and 213, and that in the event of bis not doing so the Board will do so at his expense.” Carried. Proposed by Mr Gane “ That receipt of Mr Baird’s letter be acknowledged, and the Board take such action as to get these deviations legalised ” Seconded by Mr Allan and carried. Resolved, “That Messrs Allan and Gane see to getting the road cleared as suggested by Mr Mahaffy, ,tbe work not to ; exceed 5s per chain.” Proposed by Mr Williams, and seconded by Mr Morrison, “That receipt of Messrs Gane’s letter be acknowledged, and the Board take such action as to get these deviations legalised.” Carried. The Chairman explained that since last meeting lie had discovered that the road from Hawera to Nonnanby was a gazetted general.Government road. ■ ‘ A 1 long discussion took place with reference to a road through the Whcrcroaroad, through the leased properties of Messrs Barrow, Buchannan, Hobbs, &c. • It was ultimately decided that the Chairman write to the Minister of Native Affairs asking him whether the Board had power to take roads through these reserves without paying compensation to lessees. ...... , Proposed by Mr Gane “That tlic Engirieer accompanied by Messrs ‘Hunter, Hobbs, and Buchanan, inspect a crossing for u bridge over the Tongahoc, and that tenders be called for same, to be opened next meeting, subject to a favourable answer being received from the Native Minister.” Seconded by Mr Eidcliford and carried. Proposed by Mr Gane, and seconded by Mr Williams, “ That tenders be called for -work on the Ingabape-road, according to Engineer’s specifications, and to be opened next meeting.” Carried. Proposed by Mr .Eobson “ That the Engineer inspect the road with the chair- ; man, and make out specifications for work for side cutting on Ta Whiti-road to Mr iliddiford’s, and that tenders be called for next meeting of the Board.” Seconded . . by Mr Riddiford and carried. Proposed by Mr Williams “That Mr McCarty be called upon to fence along the Ingahape-road, or keep his cattle off same.” Seconded by Mr Morrison * and carried. Eesolved “ That Mr Bruce be paid £2 for removing slips on Noonan-road.” ' Resolved “That tenders be called for felling about 1G chains of bush on Eastroad, to be let’by Messrs'Gane and Wil- • liaras. ' Accounts passed-—H. , Williams, £3 ; Galvin and Co., £4 10s Brewer and Davis, £ls ; F. Riddiford, £ls ; J. S. 1 Cavcrliill, £8 8s Gd ; J. C. Holgerson, £G'‘ 10s V : W/ Pearce, £3 J.'W est, £G ; : W:Edwards,£3 4s;’J.Twigg, £5 14s 3d ; J. -Barleyman,; £5 3s.’ 1 ; Mr Bremer explained that when he and his partner tendered for ploughing &c., on the Pains, Mells, and lugahnpe-roads, they * mistook the linkage pf ; the map, and asked for the .favourable .consideration .of the Board. After some considerable discussion Mr ’'Bremer'''.threw up’ their contract and for-, feiteci their deposit.* : 1 ■ Resolved, “That fresh tenders be ■ called for this Work, to be opened next

Saturday at Manutahi, at 5 o’clock, [by Messrs Gane, Williams, and Allan, and that a penalty of 10s a day be enforced beyond contract time. SEPARATE COUNTY. ; A public meeting was held at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, called for the purpose of discussing the advisability: of forming a separate County, &c. Mr[J. Livingstone being voted to the chair. Mr Moore Hunter proposed “ That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that the Hawcra Registration District should be formed into a new County : and for that object a petition bo drawn up,, signed, and forwarded to the Governor in Council, asking that this bo done.” He said it was a safe principle that people should manage their own affairs, and not leave them to others. He thought that the County proposed would be quite large enough for good government, and a large saving would be effected by emerging the Road Boards into the County. Storekeepers told him they could get goods cheaper from Waitara than Patea, and when the railway ran into Hawera their interests with the southern portion of the Patea County would be very much changed, and their connection with Patea would then be very small. , . Mr G. W. Gane seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr C. Quin proposed “ That a Committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs Livingston, Inkster, Gane, Hunter, King, and Farrington, to arrange for obtaining the necessary names to the petition and forwarding the same to the Governor, and that those signing the petition be asked to' give a shilling towards the expenses.” Mr Finlayson seconded the resolution. Mr Bate proposed as amendment that all the, words after Governor be struck out. Mr Hendy seconded. Mr Davidson and Mr King opposed the amendment; Mr Parington and the Chairman supported it. The original motion was carried. Mr F. J. Gane proposed that the now county be called Egmont. Mr T. Robson seconded, and it was carried. Mr Farrington read a draft petition. Mr Hunter proposed that the petition as read bo adopted. Seconded bj 7 Mr Davidson and carried. A vote, of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting.