THE TINUI MEETING.
|BY TBLECIBAH.] , (The meeting convened by Mr Mackay to considec the County question, was held yesterday afternoon, and was attended by about forty ratepayers, Mr Langdon being voted to the chair.
Mr Mackay, as convenor, made a long speech, favoring County government. !
Mr Maunsell proposed and Mr J. Langdon seconded a resolution—" That settlera in this district view with alarm and disapprobation the abolition of the Wairarapa-East County. Council, and urge upon the Road Board and Comity Council to resist, it with all legitimate means, for they feel that in suspending the operations of' the Council this district will suffer a severe loss, as the Road Boards,.as at present constituted, are unable to exercise the functions of the Councilor deal with the large expenditure in so satisfactory a manner as the Council is .capable of doing." Mr R. Meredith.proposed, and Mr Hitchings seconded, as an,amendment —That in the opinion ofthis meoting the County Act should be'suspended -in the Wairarapa East' County.. The amendment was and the resolution carried by a large majority, Ri ; Meredjitl) ; and Ho£g spoke; ..in .favor of suspension; and Messrs W-, Beetham and 1 ;J. Groves in favor of the. present system.. : ''XC% \ , ■ • [Our full report' ofthe jneeting will appear in our next issue.] i •
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1463, 22 August 1883, Page 2
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211THE TINUI MEETING. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1463, 22 August 1883, Page 2
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