BOARD OF WARDENS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 49, 16 January 1869, Page 3

BOARD OF WARDENS.

■ « A meeting of the Board, attended ' by_ Messrs. Mackay (Chairman), Briwne (Secretary), Eadie, Q-ascoigne, . Boberteon, Poison, Curreigh," and 1 M&bael, "Wardens; and Mr. J.Hughes, M.P.C., was held in the^Athjn»um, Lawrence, on Tuesday eraSHHt The minutes of the m^^^^BL on the Bth ult. having bee^^^^^By^ Mr. . Robertson mi^^^^^^^^M -withdraw that portion!a^^^^^^H resolution passed by the^^^^^^^H motion, ordering the r^^^^^^| sheep from the cattle sco^^^^^^| ; one month. He^hpvght^^^^^H sion might in fairn^^^^^^^^^^^H

The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Grundy, resigning the office of "Warden; and as some doubts were entertained as to the proper mode of treating it, Mr. Hughes was referred to, when he stated that Government desired to act in accordance with the wishes of the Board. The resignation was then accepted, and. -the Secretary was instructed to forward it for the; purpose of being [gazetted*. "' ■ """;_'? It was 'theft resolved that all sheep assessment should be" collected before "Tuesday, the 26th inst., and that defaulters should be proceeded against. A letlerforwarded by the: Government from Mr 7; -Docher^;- -complaining . to the Supermtendent^bf-the^unfairness-with which the 1 Board fiad^allotted^fi^ sheep country tp "a few persons^ andrequesting;, that 2000. ,6r §000 acres on Scrubby run should Be jadded to, the sheep reserve, -was. read, by the Secretary;/'.. ')'->-, ," » , l Mr.' Hughes* that^ this letter watr sent up^by the Government in order that the-Board might supply material for answering it. The Secretary was instructed to rei' ply, acknowledging the receipt of the* letter, and, onthe motion of Mr. Gascoigne, seconded by Mr. Eadie, "stating that.the Board see no reason for. altering their decision in regard to Scrubby run." The Secretary was also requested to contradict the mis- , statements contained, in the letter. Mr. Hughes was requested by ecve- ; ral members to state why the bye-laws 1 sent down, by the Board had neither been returned nor approved. L Mr. Hughes said that the Provincial ' Solicitor's opinion was. .that neither the L Wardens nor the Provmcial Govern- ' ment itself had power to make some of the enactments contained among the bye-laws. The functions of the Board > were confined to defining the bounj daries for depasturing sheep and cattle, } to regulating the number of stock to 2 be depastured, and to jnaking regulaL tions for their own guidance and for k futWe elections. Many of the byeJ laws sent down embodied excellent a sugKestions,,andthe Provincial Solicil tor had retained them for the purpose 9 of framing a codeof regulations, which f would be published in the course oi 7 time. •< Hccomplimented the Tuapeka Board on the moderation and good n , sense displayed in t^eir bye-laws, cona trasting it favourably with the actior '• of the Queenstown Board. The Go. f f vernment, Tie assured them, desired tc co-operatejieartilj; with the Board ir c every thingT, a^d te, consult them inal fl matters connected'witK* the depastur ing of cattle in the district. Mr. Eobertson, m a most forcibl< c manner, exposed the uselessness of th< t- Board were they prevented from en c acting bye-laws and enforcing com I pliance with them. [' ■ Mr. Eadie called the attention o £ the Board to the bad attendance o i- some of the members. He though s. two consecutive absences should h » held equivalent to a resignation. This J 6 meeting the approval of all the mem hers, was agreed to. Le Messrs. Eadie, Browne, and Polsoi were then appointed a Committee t .d prepare a code of standing orders, t • be submitted to the Board at-the nes >c meeting. The minutes of the Bth Decemhe having been rescinded, the application of Carey to run three, and Higgins t run twenty cattle were granted. <Si 4j4 j Board then, adjourned for a month. V