PIGEONGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2820, 27 February 1878, Page 2

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PjLEBOA, This day.

Another well attended meeting was held at the Criterion Hotel last night. It was convened by Mr F. Lipsey, the Chairman of meeting held on Thursday evening, " to take into consideration Mr C. F. Mitchell's reply to the hon. secretary's letter covering copy of resolution passed at the late meeting re main roads." Mr F. Lipsey was again called to the chair, and Mr 11. P. Johnson was re* quested to act as secretary in the absence of Mr G. 8. O'Halloran. The Chairman explained what bad been done since the last meeting, and requested the honorary secretary to read the correspondence which had passed. The correspondence (which has already appeared in your columns) was then read. The Chairman gave his riew of the Faeroa Puke road question. The line as at present laid out had been condemned at the former meeting. Mr T. Logan said that we seemed to be unfortunate in not getting either of our representatives to be present. Mr M. Gr. Power thought that the nr stake made in the first instance was not giving proper nolica to our representatives. The Chairman said that Mr Mitchell was in the street while the former meeting was going on, and knew all about it. He (the chairman) had been informed that Mr Mitchell was heard to I say that the meeting was " all buncombe," ' and that nothing would come of it. Mr J. Lavery thought that any road made would tend to open up the district. Mr J. M. Mahoney couldn't see it in that light. He looked upon that road as a private one to benefit one or two settlers, who, besides wanting the road, wanted to get compensation for the land taken. Mr J. M. Bobson said that the Puke people were in a minority, and it laid in the hands of the Paeroa people to decide as to where they would hare their goods landed, He did not think that the future of Paeroa depended on the direction of a road from the Puke landing. If a township was laid out there he would like to see it flourish, as that would show that the whole district was, doing well. The Chairman said that he would again warn the residents here against being led into a trap. He had it from good, authority that it was proposed to run the steamers from Jlopu to Puke, and no further. Mr J. Phillips, junr., said that the steamers were only servants of the public. If one boat wouldn't come up to Paeroa another could easily be found that would. Mr J. M. Bobson said that he did not think that a better man than Mr Mitchell could be got in the district to fill the position, but if our representatives refused to be guided occasionally by public opinion, we must either call upon them to resign, or let the Council know that they did not possess our entire confidence. He could see no other way out of the situation. Mr T. Shaw asked whether either of the representatives had been invited to attend. The Chairman replied that they had not. He believed that they were both at Te Aroha. Mr T. Shaw said it was no use burking the qnestion. It would be belter to tell the Council that the business people of Paeroa did not approve of the PaeroaPake road as laid out, because jt would injure this township without benefiting the general public. It would not do to base the objection on the ground of expense. He for one would support tha abandonment of the line for the reason first stated. The Chairman said that that was really the position. He would like some gentleman to propose a resolution. Mr J. H. Mahoney thought that it would not be fair to pass any resolution in the absence of the principal parties concerned. Mr M. Gr. Power coincided, and considered that that was the mistake made in the first instance. Mr J. Murphy thought Mr Mitchell was well able to defend himself. It was then proposed by Mr T. Logan, seconded by Mr M. Gr. Power and carried unanimously, "That this meeting be adjourned until Saturday evening, 2nd March, at 7.80 o'clock, at the same place, in order to give our representative an opportunity of attending." On the motion of Mr J. M. Bob-1 son, seconded by Mr T. Logan, the hon. sec. was requested to send written notices to Messrs C. F. Mitchell and A. J. Thorp. A vote of thanks was acpbidrd io, the Chairman, rind the meeting broke upj