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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1369, 3 May 1883, Page 3

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;■ (fBOH OUR OiWN CORB&ONi)ENT,)' ; -■.: Ameetuig'of the ! ratityayors ; ofitho ;. : »[[, ; Xtotlepomt Highway-'Bpard'*fts held .';■-^W Mr.!Mac%, bxjjluined tKat new Aots had been passed .which required ""'that anTanmial meeting of ratepayers iy soyld bo held, in order to have the "'accounts of the year laid on tho table cjandexplained., ' : ; ')■>■'::.{:■ ' The" Chairman then read a summary ; of weeijita and expenditure, The balance .of bassets over liabilities being X 784 4s7d.' .•• ..;.'., '.■ A vote of thanks to, the members of *:'.''■ 'the old Board ,was proposed by 'Mr _ „.:;=ACaunsell, ;nnd seconded by Mr Lang.Pi,: don,, and a resolution approving of the . statement of accounts was agreed to. •Y,;; v expressed'his gratificaV ufipnat; the thanks offered to the Board, !■,).; and a vote of thanks was then proto the secretary,. • "J'fjMr Mackay then brought forward j,^'tKe "subject of rates and the result , ...which is likely to follow in. providing •'the funds necessary for maintenance, as the length>of new roads ( {i; made would very much increase the maintenance account, and also pointed out that the, County hav,;';,ingltaketvover.the main lines the ' ! ' ! '!Bbard would only have .the District /'roads tb attend .to and that a rate of a j - halfpenny in" the pound would She thought be sufficient to keep the (lis- •: tripfcrpadsin'order. He also voted'the ;i "abolition of Toll Gates and stated that '" : a .country rate of a farthing in the , pound he thought would be the rate ■■■ ! for the year and would probably! be '' : , all that would'bo required for the first ~( " ,'; ' year or two to cover the interest for ~:. the loans about to be applied for', '-■ ■'' i: A meeting was also held in the evenu.;ing, there being only a small attendance ;.",.,to form,a..Jockey Club. A list was .-..made :Out and the names taken of ■'■■'• th'oße present who.wislied to become members.