BRIAR BUSH REPRESENTATIVES

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 2

BRIAR BUSH REPRESENTATIVES

■■'A, soniewhat (peculiar jidsi'tion Avill ooour in regard to representation on. the County Council when Parawai and Bloclfl 21? join iho Boivough. The Colufatiy dlert told Wednesday's meieitiinjgi that the County Act provided Tsibein ..»threefourths of the area of any riding was absorbed by any other body that riding ceased to''iiave-represen-tation!. In the present case Patrawai would cease to !ha.ve r^presenitartion after 1, ;AaigiUiSt Ist, !bu't' while nearly all the population m Waiotahi and Kauaeranga indiings ■would jjoin the Boirough, the '.greater pflrt of the .area of these riding's, would remain m- 'the Couxity, and be entitled to representation tuntil the Council coiiild legally redivid'e 'the Coninty' into new ridings. . Or., Batemani:. That imeains that Or. N'ewmani and myself will sit; here representing' & few feriai'-busihes a.nd Boime gorse. We'll b© sitting Tiere representing noibody, and we might cause a lot of trouble. If -we got in. with the right crowd, we could declare all sorts of roads maim roads. We're thinfcinig of spmetibJing 1 better than sitting! oni tihe County; 'the ■Parliamentary elections a.re coming! sooor. The chairman said that both Crs. Newman and Bateman would retain 'their seats; Cr. Kdlg-our waui<i< be the only sufferer.