THIS DAY.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2543, 1 March 1877, Page 2

THIS DAY.

The adjourned meeting of the Thames County Council was held today in the Council Chambers at 2 pm. There were present—-Crsßrodie (Chairman) Mitchell, Bagnall, Spencer, Thorburn, Coutts and Thorp. . OVBBDBiIFT. . i A letter/was. read from the Hon. F. Whitaker saying that the Government had no funds to advance, £"5000 as requested. A letter was also read from Mr. W.

i£. Hargreaves of the Bank of New Zealand saying that the Bank would grant an overdraft of £5000 against the rates for 1877. FINANCE COMMITIEE. The report of the Finance Committee was read, received, and adopted, and the accounts passed for payment. The accounts showed expenditure of £237 5s 4d. chaibman's repoet.' The Chairman's report was then discussed.

TAPU. A further.sum.of.-£36'=wwriitrth«liseato be spant on this district. •'"■ ■ " -OHIUEifITBI; *=-;- ■•' V * In addition to.the sum. of t&hmbmAj authorised to be spent on this riding additional sums- of £iß^l^!,-:£2s< and £50 were authorised to be spent. - ■

■ :■ .- GOLDFIELD3 KOADSi ." , j. •; ;'; • The Chairman drew attention to tno necessity of having certain roads madeCounty road's. On this- point iome- discussion arose.' ' "' ' It was resolved that for We present the following roads should be deemed County roads; viz, Karaka, JMoanaVairi/Waiotabi .and Hape Creek roads. * Cr Spencer urged thatnhe^Parawar"; main road be a County road, and pointed out that if .this. w.as ."nQt .done., the.road fib'rn the Rob Soy fo the bbWdaryof the - Parawai district would be useless. - . Cr Thorp.seconded the motion,and w»f."' supported by Cr Mitchell on the>g'rou'n'di | that what was fair for bne: was 5 fair for I another. — - -

Cr Spencer asked leave to withdraw his motion for tlie present, as he woVld like ; to bring it on al a future, time. ;- -*' [ Permission granted: r' ' }' ■

, TAXATIQN OF NATIVES." £ A The Chairman said- the next wai ;^ matter of great importance, viz.; whether the native population should be taXed.^ He wondered very muclrth&t the matter had not been taken inhandbeTore'foy.their, representatives. He thought that^tfieii^ representatives should" be asked to obtain a vote during next session.

Cr Mitchell thought there were many other things they should turn ; their attention to. A good many men wanted work, and, fortunately for. them, they^ had, money now iwhichjthey hadjt>6i day. He hoped the Council would not rest l satisfied with the small amount already authorised, but would immediately give authority to the Surveyor or" the Chair- ■ man and one or two Councillors to proceed immediately . with ' certaiji|'ji>ork| ? mentioned in the Chairman's report, and in the Ohinemuri distrjcfA rHe\ moved a motion to this effect. He asked that the sum to be spent shouldjiot exceed £500. Cr Brodie deprecated haste in this matter,, and thought jit. better that lithe ,; r matter should be adjourned, fcr a week-.; or a fortnight.

Cr;Bagnall agreed with the;:Chijrmana as to the necessity of having further information on this subject. ; :> Cr Spencer also thought they ought to • proceed in a systematic way.-;,v p,^ «..-,, i There being no seconder th» motion fell through. > j <•.-'.- it---> -::"-. [Left sitting.]