PUBLIC MEETING.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 June 1886, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING.

upon f.mritle.l Uio W"ri «-a» nt onrt if :lt*> oiler acerptot l»olh >fiii.M.crs c.m.iiileicj thuorea t« sisall. M* rciit.irkiru th.it\ »■ >-ci* art ini[« tint:place as Pnliiattia «m*iW no JouLt a» tvf*« entitled to iu» acre of Laud, of ahaua ; i:iu* thr.:e-‘inart<;r» of an •rrs. However, j the was not absolutely refuse AT ] hut S-r J-;l>n Vogel wished the «Car re- . I-. -od.to ■» ritinjt. ivlirc. {s mvsU he eotv | sidne.) in «!«■» course. Mr Mall 1 seemed to think that it an extra half .« tptaTSei -aero wero obtain aide adjoin in;; the profs .seal gift erf th« settlers of i’aliiatua. Go-.erruutal UOuU bear ip proportion of tho.eost. M.- Ueoso said tho nrefuma speaker had stated lit that had taken place between the depth ition nod ’ Ministers, and witlusit dniwms on ho imagination. he cunLl nat sax more. Mr MtCaldfcr irrmltl spoloswe for run ! liaein" rccomnisoded somethin'* definite. J to- tlto meeting hut the ipie.-vtiou was ! ••vlicilie# they shonM make uh-rrnHtrotfcri

.A'puhlie meeting was held at the schoolhousu on Wednesday evening. June 2, to receive the u-ivort of Me*sr s McCardlesnd ltcesc. who u-,-rc apjiointi d a deputation t(s wait on. Govt rnuier.t with authority to offer balf-an-aero of land in a eential posi. tion for postal, telegraphic, and police station sites. .

Mr Yeatcs'waS Voted to the chair, and after n few reinmks, called upon the deputation .to bring forward their report. Mr McCaidlO said that at a public meeting (lel-l sKflf. little time ago Mr*ltn-s, a:e?lintjse]f were i.jipointed dcpnt.r-iou tir wait <>i| ihc Colonial Treasurer atrd

—bifif-aen* firm, or tbrcc-quarters, Ooygrtvincnt to pay "for tho extra quartetsirre. Mr Gibbs xrcmld iil.o to -know whetlror it was neewpary that tbo police station nU-kl-.oulj ndjoiti the post and tclcgnph '• Mr McCardlo thought it would be morn suitable, but it wnsnot absolutely n..-ces**ey that the pohro station should be on the main read. t Mr Kcc-so was iu>der the impression that Government would prefer having tlie land in one block. • Mr Miller said Mr IraTlonco bad in-

foi iiKsl a provioiw’dcpntation dial it would be better if the police station w as on a back section. 7 The Chairman reminded the meeting

tliat it'was 1 drift ing into com arsatiou, *l*l suggested keeping to the point. Proposed by Mr McCardle "That tho mutter cf site bo. Jift in tho haiut* of tlie 01-l roimnittco prev-.onslv appointed, and that they be empowered to make p’teri: ite oll' is to-Govenimcnt in wilting —lialf-.iii-acrc me of cost, or of mi acre, r->st of extra quartcr-aerc tube bonio by Government; to bcaecutnpanied by plans of adjoining secuous.'' j. Mr Crimj) sc-oiided. * , , Mr Crewe.proposed an amcpdmmf to the clTeet.lhat tbo e-imiuilteo extend the area to v/itl-.in 20 chains of the centre of the town m.-tcii-l Qf 10. Hccoude.l 1-v M r Wake-man. . * Mr Mi l’, I'dlrs did n-.-t see how the Chair- . nnii- could, t ike an .ainendtnn'.C sucl- an tint brought forward 1-v Mf Cr--we> Tho matter lis t I’.eu decided rl a previous meeting, and they Lad met tog. thcr that tiig'nt 1.-. r a spcci- J uiqs.se., to hearwlut tin- deputation ha-l done while in Veiling, toil. It.q'-p- -ired to him that every [i r.ml wanted tiic post office nt.hisowu door, which was sun|)l.v absurd * • j Mr Cre-we w ished his amendment put . to the itiocting. LAfter a short pawigo bef-veen Mr I McCardle ami the Chairinan, tho latter j t gcntldu.m ruled the AUiVli.lmi.ut out of ord.-r.. - - Mr Crewe, in spelling to tin* rcf olntinn, said lialf-ati-acro lutd been offered to GoWinineiit as a t-ite, which had been refused. tCries of " No.") 110 under l-»-d so. Ini' having conn to the inn ting late, perhaps lie was tind r a wrong impression. However, by strctcliingtheiriden* triilc*. lie bellev/.d they could get an acre w itlvin a few chains of the proposed site for tho same amount ns they weic asked (o pay for the lialf-iere. Ho would suggest that the report of comuiift-'O authorising tho depuLatiuii *0 offer 1* df an-aere to Gitvorument lie rescuidod,' nnd fresh applications be railed lor. _ . Mr l’.ecse tt great interest in this matter, endts-.d watched ]iroccetlii>3* carefully. He tint not think it competent for. the meeting to endorse Mr Crewe’s suggestion. Mr Crewe had really endor-od the action of tho committee When it proposed to offer linlf-nn-arre. Mr Crewe admitted this, but said no mention iv-r then mode of the odditicaial quarter-acre. Mr McCardle- said ns tlio /uMitienal ' quartomacro seemed to be a stumbling block, he would withdraw it altogether, and asked for permission -to niter tlio resolution. • • l’cnnission being granted, the rcsolirtion was altered to the effect that h -ilsm acrc only Bo offered to Govcniuicnt free or charge." ', Mr Gregory fclt'a little disgtistml at tJu* torn tiling* had taken. The coihmittee, ot' which ho was one. although they had n--t iWOfked iinaiiinionsly. had workod wall.--Goveinnient had been ofT- red lialf-aii-acrr, but they w.autc-I tlirce-qiiartets or nil acre*. . Mr lleese said Govenunent Kuut not absolutely refused to acccqit less than three-quarters of an acre'. *. A long discussion lo re took j l.ae*i a* tiv whether Mr McCardle'* resolution was iu order, the Chairman- ruling iu the iiegi. tive, as lie considered it was not a motion bearing on tlie r-port of tho ilcpuiatioii. Mr Crewe thought .all that was ncecs. sary was to pas* :v vote of I hank* to the oi.] committee, and thou call, u meeting to. appoint n fresh one.' Mr McCardle objected to tlie ruling of the Chairman. His resolution.w*» * [art of the report, a* it .askc l tho meeting to emlhree whit the committee had alrriuly recommended. . •. Mr Crewe—Hitt the extra quarter acre is entirely new business. * Hv'er.t [ally tlio resolution was j-ut«nd carried uiuiost unaniiniuistc :md after the usual vote of tli.iuki; to the eli.ur. the meeting terminated.