MR FISHER AND HARBOUR LIABILITIES. Thames, April 13.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 256, 18 April 1888, Page 3

MR FISHER AND HARBOUR LIABILITIES. Thames , April 13.

A nn.i deputation from Ohinemuri, together with the vJioie of the bauniill owner-, intei\icv,ecl the lion. Mr Fi^hei yesterday )c«aidiujr the iccent eviction of the hunt, of Thamc- Ifaiboiir Boaid After the matter had heeu tally discussed by the deputation^ and members of the Harbour boaid, Mr Fi«hei cxpies-cd hN opinion at .some Jeno-th. In coai-e of lu> lemarks ho Kiid theonly que^ion in his mind was whether up-country residents- could be held liable for debt incurred by the Boaid. It now ■inpeared, howe\er, that it wa& two years •ilro feinee Che hut loan was cieated, and the proclamation l.ad only been issued nine 'month, ago, m, Uiat the Ohinemuii people could not be held liable for m. and if the Government took action they could not be hampeied by this loan. An endeavour had been made to ha\o a harbour here for the comenienco of the residents of (irahamstown and Shortland. and he could not o ee how up-eountiy settlers could be expected to a&fcist in defiayinß the liability incuned for that purpofce. He had no hesitation, ab a man of business, in «ayin«' that he did not think it right° to rate the up-nver belttcrs tor this purpose. It would be said that he had a distinct bias, but he had no feeling ot antagonism to the Thames Board, and he Avoufd face that tho matter iceeiyed the careful attention at the hands of the Government, the subject being one of too gieat importance for him to take upon himself to decide.