COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1277, 13 January 1883, Page 2

COUNTY AFFAIRS.

The following . letter from; Mr' G. Beetham M,H,E, . has: been handed us'for : publication for the general inforraatiih of county residents '' R, Wilsone Esq.,

; ;DEABiSiE,-^l ; 'hjive\only; just' left the Government at 3,15, therefore I'have not' time to-Write I to;tH6 J Ojounbillors J '6f County Bast '(jtiistion of boundaries'of rjding's,' but'instead write to jrou so that .the infotfmallbn'anl. suggestions I for general information. As far as I dan ascertain the. Goverhmenjt;have made up theirminds not to proolaim the "botitidaries'of the counties asalready: indicated in the 'Gazette with the: addition; of the. boundaries of the new' .wrd as ■ proposed by' you,; As soon as that hasbeeo.dohe the, Government will dissolve ill ita' councils and jgiyi eiders for a neir^eleotion ; in."each..county, the rolls'.havingi in; the/ ,meantime been altered :so ■ that>■each 1 ratepayer will be enabled to vote in the ridingin which hia property ii Bitnated, To:.enable this programme to be oarti«d oat the Government V|lj have ißvewl legal difficulties to overcome,' but ai far as loan -judge' I think' they, will be .overcome. 'The Government will; finally ; telegraph Mr Buchanan on \at Car■ter'ton''wliaticourte; they-have.adopted. I h>,*e head unabk ;to/arrange that the of ; the riew > Sidings'* should be such as 'would include, the' Highway Bpard':;ohang6a.:'that, have "already petitioned for. Those qhangea will have to, be made under the provisions of " The Counties Aot Amendment Aot, 1882," and "The Boad.Boards': Aot; 1882." I had hoped tliat we shquld-have been able to avoi.d this somewhat cumbrous course, , but there aeems'nd alternative,^

; Re . the boundaries, of Ridings and the appointment' of '.Councillori j in; County East uri'der.'its rnew- .aspeot.S'!, Xi- first I was diapqaed fo 'suggest ,'tljat. four Councillors should > givqn to'rthat ; portion of the County jhat ipj originally in the County..; East, :'Vnd :■ four jnf that s portion originally iniGounty, West; But now: after ascertaining that changes cannot be: made in the; Highway' Board; boundaries by■ tb/pVooUmatipijl apd'afier looking at the relative size of Mdirisfons as shown if the Wainuib'ru .is o have | Cbus oillori the Oas tfepoint Bibould bave - three, as thera. js no* diminiiliprof area I .'- Eventually the Gastlepoint Riding should. ,w hion aboQid. be .joined jßidingjand alftrthe greater;of (WardNoi' 4 should'be joined ipvthpiPahiatna and I jAlfredtoii Riding.; In ;the;event of these ohabgea; being- jujade eventually Castle ; ;'po!ht;.,Jtiding-;-jßhenld'i be'-''BofSoieutly" represented by'"two- Gduhbillori. I will i enolqie.a separate memo. re the divisions • - b r " ;Iremßin,"inhaste.' '' >' < >' - - lours very truly,- ~~ ' {/.Gebufiß'ißjßiHifc Wellington Club, .Wellington N.Z, January 12th.