WAITAHUNA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 38, 31 October 1868, Page 3

W AI TAH UN A .

< . '(^rov^ ovfffym Cqtyesvfadeptrkirj A ineeting was held jn .the schoolroom here on Trwirbday-^eVeiiiri^' for the purpose of "considering4l«? means to be taken to pbtfiinhi«e:dre£s{fo£ ttte/gfi^fanpe^vhich tlie minei's y an^ sffflOffiJWffi* n e™Be ™B compelleofto g*o" ttr'l^.wTeiice to pay all fees, assessments*,"*!^. The attendaifta settlers in the district. has Tjce'n "held iiere witn the same object during the last iSTo*- months. I am not able to g3s?e ® tiSporS Si the various speeches made, but t . the. tonej^wd temper of the meeting J may be easily- guessed from tlio resolutions agreed to almost •unanimously '/ '.'•-. . -.'-.1." /-' : -'.'' ~ r f Jt, j.ya.s^j^Bopyeo^, ;hj. .Mv-r, PcfWon, ," ,IThat"ilu, IThat"ilu1 That"ilus l 'm,e^eting expresses oteep regret tHa't 5 the G§vernifient hk&- declined to appoint an-- officer.clicr receive .-r^eremie sat Waitahuna, and.,, protest* .agajns^.tho studied neglect' with which' tlie" wishes of the, residents qf thjs .district have, been treated by t|e,(iiv f ernmontJ' It was moVert oy'-Mr.'^Bust, and se■cQinded :by ; }lfe : -,-lionlov r ,'. i'; That thi3 ' mest|ng] jji^d themselveSjtOj .withhold all fees for" Miners' r "iviglits," "rents for Agricultural''Leases, ' assessmettt|, until an •officer is 'ap'jfointeU to^rec^ivo them in .■Wtfi«ahqna-.«C; ,7 ;*--4-i .' '-

That the second jrbSQlution was noi meant merely as a'piecje of bravado is 'evident by the course whichj n[qsi^of tho sto'ek'ownors' hay adopted,' in'ioTmally tendering' theic assessment for the ' half year, at the Court T houae, here, and on itn (being .refuse^, deckring their purpose not to.- go 'to ( Lawrence with 'it. Several ,of th'eni 'liave^in'-cpiise^ueiice been sum|'mbned': by : 'the"-rrispectbr l} of Depasturing I '"' •' *"- * - »'- ' '■ i *

Whatever may ba thought of tho prudence ,or the,, reverse 'oi .the eoursa 'adoptfed; the, facf- 6? sntih b^eifig ;liad re'c'ourse > tb',' i pr6'ves -Veryl'strongly -tiie dissatisfaction anH' irritation; caused by tha real qr.^fancied, injustice the -district has 'for '"a. foiig tlnie back" received at tho hands of the PrbviricislFGoveriimoiit. „ -T^ie.- .meeting; .wa^,- nnTHiatafceabiy of .opinion, that tijere was b*ufc I%^. hope of obtaining'" redress 'from ''the" Provincial Executive, 'iana^-aiit/tilieiwise-sticourso was to ..Colpnial 'mentr* ""* " '"**"' ' ~'~J~ % A large Committee wWfo'Mied to take fiirthetls^ep3.to t ptpp￲aile£#-,.^eek]y visit from one._aj.ithprized to receive revenue.