Public Meeting at Eketahuna.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3537, 16 June 1890, Page 2

Public Meeting at Eketahuna.

The Tollgate Question. A publio meeting wiiß held at Eketahuna on Friday, evening last, there being a good attendance, with Mr Parsons in the obair. '■' ,'- ; • f The Chairman stated that hi considered it would be a (jreat pity to erect a tollgate on the main road, - The Wairarapa North Council had asked from the Fabiatua Council the sum of^eiOO.; TholatterOounoildeoided, on the ground that too large a sum had been asked for, that they would I find nothing. ' The Pahiatua Council | kept 27 miles of road for the sum of ! £175 per year, This end of the road oost £IOO. - The traffic between Eketahuna aid Hastwejl's clearing ing cost only per year, As- ratepayers they should do theic beat to relieve themaelvtß of-their'present unfortunate situation. • •

Mr.Bennett: How will the tollgate improve this place.The Chairman: The trafSo is' bound to improve this towfi. Themore traffio : there is the better for everyone in tbia place. It is bound to improve the value of property, Mr Baylies':i Should the roads ba maintained by oontraot. The Chairman: I think so. Mr Williams: I think that it j B only right to do away with all toll. >W gates, As a question of right it is only.arelio of barbarism, and it would only oause ill feeling with Ihe Pahiatua people. _ The Chairman; By thoAot that is in forcfl now ; no Crown Lands can' be taxed. Now the rates are cnly -./%( Pin the pound, A loss to the**"*, UounoiloU7Bwas thus sustained, and the Council now wactß to make v ' thesum. That applios from Hast!well's clearing- to the Pahiatua ( boundary. It think it would be wise ; if a representative waited on the Pahiatua Council and tried to get the roads let. by oontraot. The latter body would have given £4O or £6O, but the Vvairarapa North County wanted £IOO, Mr Bremner is against letting the roads by contract, Mr Selby: I hear that the Pahiatua Council are going to erect a toll gate, I think that if the roads were let by oontraot they would be done oheaper, and kept in better ' condition.

■• Mrjßayliss: Are the, .Pahiatua .- people willing-.to grant a sdm of ' : l.money towards, maintaining the - road? ...? ;>:.;TheChairman: Ibave spoken to •■-■- one .or two members of the latter'. body : on the Bubjeot. It. haß been ' decided to; erect a tollgate. v ' ■ , Mr : The lsst meeting; .1 - . decided to take the roads. litbink it would be Aest'to: appoint' - - '■■ a deputation to wait on both CoVnbilff. : - I move thataobmmitte be appointed ;! '"''■' '"M to wait on both Councils: re the ; "; ? fl ereotion of toll ; I beg to:,-,'^v-V : - propoty Messrs, Pafgooß, MatUesou V»" :^-