THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, MAY, 17, 1901.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 8, 17 May 1901, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, MAY, 17, 1901.

~Hcr late Ma] ostios Birthday, Friday 24th. inst.(ax).be called '• Victoria Day") ,vill be" observed by Post and .Telegraph officers a lioMny-^Mails usualy despatched on Friday,, ay ill close cm hmrsday at 8 p.m. A lad named Sheckley, while out shooting yesterday, stumbled with his run which exploded and shot off one )f the finger"^ from the loft hand. Dr. Vlanningattended the sufferer. ; . *. Mr. Josiah Hudson'of Kaipara Flats j s on visit to Ro.torua. , J They Kaipara Flats and Port Albert footballers, .meet at Port Albert on Saturday May 25. It is rumoured that Captain Russell vill retire from the leadership of the Opposition. Mr. Allen of Bruce is iikey to succeed him. The total population of the colony, not including Maoris) is 772,971 an nerease for the past live years of 70, 105 The Maoris have increased "by 5000. South Island increase: 19.593 Sforth Island increase: 50,512. The STorth Island has now 9,315 more than he South Island. Total population Yith Maoris, 816,200. " f The comet seenis, to- b0 jdisfippoarng. Last ievehing it "\vas' almost imperceptible Mr. J. McGregor,' has been appointed our agent in Waipu. All ord;rs reseived by him will receive attention. Kaiapoi Pants from 0?. lid. at J. Harrison's Warkworth. (Adv.) The following ,is the list of grants being asked by the Rodney Gounty Ikmncil front the Government: Warkvorth—Matakana'Road £100. Pruhoi : Vlakara\i (Railway Junction) £150. Port Albert—Wellsford Valley -Road i £3 50. Wharehine Bridge £100 North ; \lbert—-Mangavrai Road £50: TePalii i ftoad £150. Warkworth —Ahuroa i Railway Station £300; .Warkworth—l! Eloteo River £200. Tauhoa —Makarau 1 West Coast Road) £250.: Little i >maha—Pakiri' Valley Road £150. Dacre's Claim and Little Omaha Road ■ £100 Matakana—Whangaripo| Road ' £250. Matakana—Dacre's Claim £150. Rebuilding Campbell's Bridge £100. Whangaripo-Te Arai Road £50 Completion of Matakana Wharf £50 : Cc Arai—Mangawai Road £150 Hoteo Galley—Te Arai Road £200. Hoteo , galley Road £100. Whangaripo ValL6 y_"Wayby £100. Puhoi—Komoko- ' riki Railway Station £200. Puhoi—^ U^nC--^VanYfli-a &100. Bridgt^fltoroa District) £lut>. xet^i £3600. Kaiapoi Blankets, from 19s. 6d. at J. Harrison's Warkworth (Adv) Wesleyan Church Services, Sunday, May 19th. Warkworth 11 a.m. Mr. Grimmer, 6.30 p.m.' Rev. G Frost. ; "The Ethics of Debt." subject, : Dome Valley 11 a.m. Mr. Snell. Ma- : takana 3 p.m. Rev. G. Frost. Wharehine 2.30. Mr, Bennett. Port Albert : 11 a.m. Mr, Raine, 2.30 p.m.. Mr. i Reid Wellsford 11 a.m. Mr. J. Legge. ' Whangaripo 11 a.m. Rev. G. Frost, Mr. E. Shannon of To Arai and Mr. C. La Roche of WarkAYorth were . sworn in by Mr, Hutchinson S.M. as Justices of the Peace for the colony ' at the Warkworth S,M. court yester- ' day. Kaiapoi Men's suits from 6d. at J . Harrison's, Warkworth. (Adv As an instance showing* £ko stead;, f advancement of Port Albert fruit grow-j" ing industry, no less than 500 bushel < cases per week of fruit consisting prin- ' cipally of pears and apples aro shipped i from that port, for the last two or •■ three months? for' the Southern Mark-; ets, realising; satisfactory prices, some • returning 13s, The great drawback there, beirig the want of better com- • munication and shipping facilities, as ; once a week ml the season is not often enough to give shippers' the full benei,fit of markets, * to say nothing of other ' inconveniene.es' and loss entailed when i handling perishable produce.Recent stock returns for Rodney Comity show that there are 1925 horses 73,320 sheep H',353 cattle 926 pigs. Otomatea County: 1-117 horses,1 52,875 sheep.- 12,188 cattle., and 926J nigs, i j We clip from a report of the Wai-j jkato Farmers' Union in the "Waikatoi Times," the following.- j ! New Club. Mr. Josiah Hudson ot| INga Totura, Kaipara Flats, v, .ote,J ;thut ho had succeeded in starting a | club at that place after twenty 3'cars: jeifort. Being all adrift, as to rules and i procedure, he. solicited a copy of the' .jrules: — The chairman said they had! {written informing them that theyj j would be glad to affiliate, but could j •jnot accept them as a branch. The see-! jretary said he bad .sent a copy of the J rules. I Miss Morison of Kaipara Fiats adjvortises that she will open a dress-i j making establishment at Civil Bros..1 on the 27th. of May, Style and Fit a I speciality. ' j lj An error appeared in our last issue, re Otamatea census returns. TJie total 1 sopuhxtion of that county should read ■'Total" 2721 iusi-endof 1721. Our Port Albert C: rrespondent was also ( credited with saying, wlicn referring to the Charitable Aid Rate, 'Ms. -id! in the £ ( ;' one farthing was the corTPof. flU'llTO

The Northern "Wai^oa Mounted Volunteers wilL march through from - Dargaville to Auckland via Warkworth. to take part m the reception of their Royal Highn^seVthe Duke ai^!, Duchess of York. M'^> the intent kw.\ of the company to r*«ke its first stage to Maungaturofco; second, to Warkj■worth; third to Auckland. They will arrivo at Warkwortli ©n June 9tli. land take up thesr quarters in. the Masonic Hall for the eight' Mr. Kerii of the Warkworth Hotel has orders to provide meals for 64 officers and men, and fodder for 64 horses. Mr. Christopher JDibble rnporis that at a sale of Mrs.dozer's household e'flects at Maun^^roto on May 4th., everything offdCWarGught satisfactory prices'. One cow £4,. 7s, .6d. Waipu Ai ay 7 th., 26q,head of cattle reached,gOod prices,. Miry Cows and Heifers from £3. 10s. od.' to \£o. 75.----6(1., Steers from £2. 12s. Od. to £5., Yearlings from £1. 10s. Od. to £2. ss. Od. Te Arai May 9th.r>airy cows. £5. 7s. Id. Stoic cows fhn3~Heifers from £2. 17s. 6d, to £3. ss. Od. Wayby May 11th. 85 head offered. Yearlings sold from &]. 15s. Od. to £2. os. od. Dairy cows £3. 2s. 6d. to £4. 15s. Od. IVo-y&F-Vilcl stoovs £3. 2s. 6d. Cows and heifers £3, sa. Od. A meeting of the Warkworth Footpath Committee was Held on Tuesday evening last in the Public Library. Avhen there were presest, Messrs Such (chairman) Hamilton. Eayner, S : tacey au(! G. Wilson. After^the minutes .of last meeting were read and confirmed, the secretary read the subscription list. This animounted to £20, and after paying all - expenses attached to: the formation of the new -footpath, there was a balance of £2 lOs^Sd. On the motion of Mi. Such,~ft was decided tp spend part of the balance in making a footpath with planks, off the old bridge, from the Matakana bridge to the Main Eoad, and that a sub-committee consisting of Messrs Eayner, Shoesmith and Stacey be appointed to see to it. Mr. Eayner pro^ and Mr. Such sec, thqt the sub-committee be iinpOAVered to spend any eiuiperfluous funds for improving the public footpaths etc. Mr. Such then proposed and Mr. "Wilson seconded that a vote of thanks be accorded- to Messrs Eayner, Shoesmith and Stacey, for the untiring' energy exhibited by them in connection with the footpath—Avas carried unanimously. Mr. Stacoy on behalf of the others responded suitably.

RODNEY COUNTY COUNCIL. Special meutixg. A special meeting o^ the above took place at the Council Chambers WaTkworth Saturday, May. 11. Present.— Nathar%l Wilson, Esq. (Cliairiuau),Cpuncilloi<B, Snoll, 1 Brown, Dudding, .|B^r*oft Bijfcton, Scholium, j Thomsoij. aiid-^iannrj^ |^^^^P^^R>Fpire\aous meetrn^\TO^| re^^alM confirmed. The Chairman said the first business ' before the Council, Avas the taking into consideration the question of licensing ■ vehicles. ' Cr. Scholium, said he .was opposed to $he taxing of settlers carts, but would have no objection tojjputting a license on all vehicles plying for hire. Cr. Becroft rose to a point of order, as he thought the principle and not the detail of the question, should first be ta- . ken into consideration.

Cr. TliomsOn said he liftd beeii think-^ ing- the. matter wellpver, and had come to the conclusion that this tax avouM not be a desirable one owing" mainly to the cost of collection. lHe also tiiought it an irritating and inquisitorial tax to impose, lie was more than ever disposed! to f aA'our the Charitable Aid rate, and AvUlild niove a resolution to substitute ■''hat mie for the vehicle tax proposition. ■ Tiu Chairman thought it would be un- | Svise to move any f Urthey resolution Avtth■out further discussion upon that jn question f Ho AA'as not of Councillor Thomson's opinion, that it would hd aii inquisitorialtax. But, to put the matter

.plainly; the f ratepayers had sent them here to make roadSj and roads they ! wanted,- and jiersisted in*1' demaiidingi and, lie would like io ask, if tlio ratepayers themselves did not help td pro-i vide th<? money to make these roadsj Atliere, Atas it to t'onie' from ? AYe itre expected io'do our duty'^andif \x& tire going ta dd so, Are must, collect every

rate Avithiiz our resources; pai'ticiiarlyi if Ave'dosire consideration from tlie Government. He also thought, the moro initoliyent of the settlers Averonow wnkjiiig- up to the-fa (it, that mud meant stag--' jiiattm, and stngnation nioant reduction^ I in. jiroperty values. i Cr. Thomson said that if we were igoing to impvovf.1- the conditions of our jroads permanently, wo imist go in for |n; more eoiopi-eheit.<ive selieme, and lie for one, Avould approve of borroAVing, believing this coiivso to bo the clicapest and best in the; end.

Cr. 3bidding; said, at- a meeting- ofj ratepayors held at AVLarehine, the feeling- Avas ununimously in favour of having- more revenue -.aised, but they took exception to the vehicle tax, as ■they looked upon it as an irritating [one. *"

Cr. Bueton said, with the exception of the one item, ;'dray ior farm pur-

posos' J he I'avourecl tlio. tax. . Letters vrcr@" read from, Town Clerk, Auckland, re rates charged there, also fiom Messrs H.. Shepherd,' Te Arai, T. VV. Knaggs, Omaha, and W. 13. rarrand, Port Albort, dealing with the matter.

i Or, Becvoft; thought that the trouble 'taken at tho, last Council meeting- -will (To a deal oti good, giving tlio ratepayers somo idea, of what; tho Council lias to contend with. In connection with the tax itself, ho thought the rovoiiue to Ijo ottaiDod, over-estimated, but did not think it inxjxasitorial any more than the dog. tax.

The meetings held throughout the county hare given generally expressed opinions and criticisms, some of which were-Very just, and,if the majority of . ratepayers wf re" (as.se&]|^&), more ; iVMmrable to'tlie Charitable Aid rate, Jtc '-vould-give over his prejudice for a poor rato and favour it, especially, if there is more revenue 4o vbe obtained, from this source.:-? '-■?-?:# Or. Broyn said] the; ratepayers in his Hiding 'were more in favour of the Charitable Aid rate. He thought that those owners of vehicles plying for hire should pay ; a licensed ?* # Cr. Shannon said that it was money we wanted, and without^ifr we^coulcT not have roads. For his part he sup ported the Charitable Aid,:^rate %u ;;;He noticed -that in all other■'"parts of the world tlie poor rate was collected by a direct tax and he could noisee^vhy we should b"e an e#cep^)n in^isjlule, instead of- jiiying^iiclipite, oj.t ol the general rate^ He 'wotml support any resolution f<jr that rate, T)ut would ,not forego the prospect of tf -itlixat a. later date.

Cr. Thomson proposed that the proposed wheel tax be posponed for six months and that a Charitable Aid rate of one farthing1 in the pound be levied for the ensuing year, seconded by Or Shannon I.*' 1" .-'•i""*;

Amendment proposed, by. Cr. Daddingandsec, by Cr. * Scholium, That the resolution j)assed at last meeting of the Couucil proposing a vehicle tasf. jbe not -.confirmed.1 i 4, ?-X - ■'■■ :-

For "'thei "amendment. Crs. Becroft,' Brown, Duckling andScholliuiiv • . ; For resolution. Crs. Buctpnj Sriell,< 'Thomson, Shannon and the Chairman.

Re. Duke of York reception . fund, Cr. Beeroft proposed, that £7 7s. Od. be the Council's contributiprito same, seconded, by Chairman and carried, Cr. Thomson dissenting1. .;■ ■._...

Mr. Tredwell waited on {he Council re. damages tqr his sulky £6 also for cost medical treatment to himself £4 4s. Od. Caused through a heap of stones having been .carelessly left in the centre of the road "at night, by contractors while repairing same. Cr. Thomson proposed, Cr. Bucton seconded, That a case be stated to the Council's solicitors, by Crs. Becroftand Shannon, on Mr. Tredwell's claim.

The Chairman.-;; proposed, That the Council ask the Government to give Counties power to tax saddle horses, , either through., the new Local Authorities* Bill, or the Yeliicle Licensing Act, seconded, by Cr,r Bucton and carried,

Copies' of the resolution to bo sent to the Government, Mi" Monk M.HE. , and the Northern"Counties^ • ■ - : ■ Mr. Rayner waited on the Council re gazetting- of the AVai-kworth footpath. „. \ , ■./-■•;; y;d i'" <* •*? Mr. Roper ■■'ifailed^jas a deputation from Matakaria^vtep^ers' re^yheel' tax and sledges—lnipounicf"tlmt the former had already been dealt with and in regard to the latter, as it did Lj^^^^ffiago i to roads,, proceedings! against U-hose Tisin^j jmGm. Mr. Barton also waited on the Council on the same matter. It was decided to ask the Government for various grants amounting to £3600. . Noav accounts passed for -payment £390 10s, Bel. Next meeting of the Council to be held on June 29tlu