THE TOLL GATE QUESTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2525, 15 February 1887, Page 2

THE TOLL GATE QUESTION.

Tho Chairman of the Wairarap* North.Connty Counoil'has given tho following notice of motion for discussion at the next meeting of that body: -"Theratepayers in the Wairarapa North County .having no interest inthat portion of thV.Manawatu Gorge Eoad within its boundaries, and the Council having no funds in which to keep it in repair, it is necessary to establish a tpll onthe west Bide of tho bridge war'what is known a?' the Upper Ferry.!' 1 "" ' ' l "' v ' l '..;' -<i 9* thc Wai PN Gp W tyCoHnpilleldon%'7th'ft p t, the wiib as Mows' A lettor was read from the r Clerk North i Wairarapa County Council, enclosing the letter to. Government»;

Gorge road maintenance, letter requested'.Hhe Government JOand. overthe toll house at the Gorge, id the road was and of , no use to-the ratepayers in-Wairarapa - -County. -The Chairman laid this was 'lmmply opening the question again. It seemed that''.tHese-peoplo '.wanted to havathe iplia..instead, of the Govern* jnent ThetoUwaVno^theroad, tout a man to ', 'loolj*aftet!the bridge.:.- Waipawa to the •toll being - North Gouncil,- and |pMinfend that it \ • lie .'abolished' personally % '-" tliQ. scalier (Mr.'Simm)r objected^fe?W '■■■ the principle of-tolls/ 'i: was passed, accordingly, qn'.the t||fp- '-, pHho Chairman, seconded hjpfrV •Herrick. •.. ' -The Paliiatui Star, commontiiigon ■the last meeting of the Njorth County X iCoiimcil; aa y g . ;~«M^ is ;_; •orediied; with saying "hevWajjiyftre, t■mi the' Natives had ben- i&ml to' 4 take the kw in their v 6wn, hands bjr, ; sonwofthe whites;" Thai the action' v-(-of the Maoris was npheld by ©vary'■■; I European of common'wnse in the dig-' •: \i triot 18 a fact; but the Natives want&v f no. advic«; their laid arid.': ••■$ they acted accordingly. ...It, waa after, I the toll house had. te'd«njoh'Bh&!- v ' '■■"s that the Europeans eilsti%d thai?'. )y dark heiglihprs..', of toll = 1 .gates by'force -hi not u»<, \i •com'mori in lha .eoMy. ■•• the. busty settlers have no respect for -th© County j :| Council, and if s,6ttie : kodota Sanssoji 'ij could be found who. woijd'jrall down - : the institution and disperse tbelegiaUJ - tors, ho would be immortalised." - ; We observe (says'the.'.Woodville .' Examiner) that the Government hag : \ allocated £IOO to the Waipawa County "■• • j Council, and £IBO to tho Wairarap* , \ North County Council '; on the main roads. Perhaps thi l latter county will-now'-.'abolish thr - tolls (?) \ . ,'^