IN REPLY TO MR BUCHANAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1261, 22 December 1882, Page 2

IN REPLY TO MR BUCHANAN.

H :&M ' 'lH.riAljai A\ll til W"-& I :-..,:...;!< l^itHNoyeili and the lii i jp'epfl'inbir, Whibh jou did, mo perional rirthne^^^^^ fined!'cbyaelf x to ihe 4 i?qilf s joq ;of a; publi o | any ffif er«iioe'l to>th'ri.i hiembd|s;|pfj aotioni m AVardfehi; l 'Tho'rljiKl to diioaiij publioßubjecti,Ynd ; lhGi'sdiMiniitration.of pußM'nMdf Hf i l libW#hlliH l, every min eniojifin i n frM,couDtryr WitboutthiJ fi(jht4wJuSptt:hfi!pMßa ■■;«s& |&ops6f i ;eonptrj^tp-cheok-miagoMrij. iteif'u unmfhojj diiauiiion liarilflnablelocopftgith (be malwf i|hd>r «orit)biipg off a itring of tmalln«rßori*)isi pnblio iltiniioD from dii owh ioga. My ianosenoe, howeTer, of which' ha ipeilu in bit long empty letter, will not fail in th* Jatur* b« ; : heretofore to expWiny 'oD&«(!diiliDgiJi)f]tne(flight

fay I publicaurui iny,;; Snd power whio^ Mr 6iAriMs§M usurped; for'his own several; hundred: pounds bf-the-rates: of Noi>Yard have never been placed to tke\ pradit of. the. funds to whioh they belong, l ,but have sanction of the Highway Board-aocording to Mr Buohanan, " an irregularity of no ever hear auythif)^.BO J iud'a^oulilffHe i committee appointed to'deoide our griet?. aubeVentahtheirirepbrUud awarded IHO 4 Ward £204, whioh was to be refunded' from No 5 Ward. . The report of. jtbip; committee ps aooepted anil adooted by of .the Hi«Tiwity Board, decmmi whs 1o» illy final&uftvinduputaC" injustice to us, aud insultitlie gentlewnj who formed this committee, when he or, as he really means, was subject-to biit approval.'.' the gentlemen who served on this OoirK 1 mittee would not have, aoted if they had ; itrloW'theil l .dfoi>ion ; f'wnnld: noV-h'ive T . previous letter,ij^ted^lainly'the .griflyr ance of No. 4/Ward add to them. I simply call the attention; of ( th».publiß,tq. .Mr. Mhanan!p)j|:bibiv' mM%mW ilo/hif! 'IIBpMf despotism; and to his acts of domineer.ing. And I ask: Are we to.bo thus trampled upon bfune<Sjrlate,ly '" drewed in brief authority.?'' '/I fi; : "Av ■ '..' ' lam'i*Wlll! ; iT}{AO-,siili. „.*._.*,...._„,....,.—J r .G,«FKR0U850N« P.S.—I would aßk you, for(|th,e.;j.ir|fqr:j ; mation of ratepayers, to again DUWp|fie| report of the-Oomraittee; ,whicffaWß;iij follows : r " ■.:■■■.' i■ ■ ./ if Your t eoipmittee have tho subject Matter petitfon with the Tha't whilst reoogniaiag /and equitablojthorulelaiidowCby the Board that all rates and '"allocations, - minus J. for general purposes,"of subsidwa belonging *to|a: Ward should .bespent within its boundaries, weareofopinionihat'oocasions may arise when a Warden may consent to a" deviatipn froin that rule to a,limi|ed extent, provided always t is for the bbnefit\ef eii constituents and has the deliberate sanction of theBoardN, ' . t ..■ \, / ■ Tint the mode of procedure in' making the appropriation complained l ' of liy the petitioners was irroeular, and should not hive, been allowed to remain a fixed arrangement/ while the boundaries cf 4 and.s.Wards Jre-' mained'Udalteredjralsoi itrwaanotin har--yiih'vtrie i'eferjel to./ (\ <■ That no WaVdep- shoiiltf' antj^ipatej 1 the action of»-Hid suMessbr//AsCnb'ifecordi.'ap-l pears on theminutebooUhatthe affdr-was. formally dealt with by the;B.oard;durrog.Mr .i.O, Valknce's Wardenahip, your Com-, mitteo decide to made b'l' Mt)4 *4a 3d,'the aihoimp"accruing during that gontleman's tehu'reM.ouioe,']aM placed to-the credit of No. 4 Ward, Your. ComiiiHt#e in .o-iming' j ha,YS to admit that tho circumstances wliion gave Tbere'iis no. idqnt ty,,of aßutlieyL' Mungaraki:Kange,;.a,nd tbereferejimprovemonts effected on, the one;sidb cau,ba ; otjiip direct benefit-to on tiieotner, i»ntj6Ct':vcJi;lj think bach should be fairly dealt'with by the.feard:;,,,) •„.;:,.„.: .-;„,.;.,,, •,*,,>,, f . \ -.; Seeing jthat s no improvements carriedjputjn ; ,thei ditfotiorij petitioners If last four' CO t.doabt having, .beeijy .prevented; by ('tips libavy expenditure inourrod on ;tiio , ( Kau:, inuigl' rpadj-through-. river, we would suggest that as soon as the Hoard's Engineer has comphted his.prbseJt. engagements, Mr Bremner be instruoted-to; take the necessary steps required"to push, forward the Wajuuiorultoad,' -■»■. * ' n aireference to'thjj schedulo alabhed wilt show'that the. Sppifr pnationwas a fair allocation^of.rates,and. subsidies between the'two divided'pb'rtidihs of No. 4 Ward. \ ' This raportWi \he v re*s;6lu-l' tion-of'th9-Bo«di»but-altbouahadopted| the money awarded by it to No. 4 Ward was immediately after, ou t the motion,of Mr Buohanan. voted to the creditlof No*.' __ J,O.F{ fT