PUBLIC MEETING AT HARAPIPI.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 528, 7 October 1875, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING AT HARAPIPI.

Alpfntov was adopted at a meetiwro* ! settlers fatft %t tftfrapipt, on 8»t«rd»r <( Bnd ifcN meetfttffcad b*ea called b> Ui» Chairman of tfe $o*r«< *«™ Block-hotffe, but in order was receired froths officer ttrtflraanding the district iaterdictii^lho un of tk¥ building for that pur. £o», »ndT»ccofdinglx *lw mooting w»i held »» tfie opp'Tair, og the pubjipro^d, a* there ir «a ♦ther-publio buii-.i»i ia <h«.dist«wt r In rie" of a ree<pt o>uft of Inquiry no oufc* blames the officer commanding the district, bu; it cannot be regatded in any other light than as a public «oandai au« imalt to the settlers that they should hi? compelled to meet in th« .public road to discing mttteri of great important* to thetn•elTO', wt'ite there ia an «mpt> building oloih t! hand, «rected for thfir protection, at.d in which thej li*v# hold their mee.inj^f for the l»it nine jesrs. The memorinl adopted was as follows : - To the Honourable members of the Home of HepreamtatiTe* in Parliament assembled. The petition o/ the tin ierai^nfd neitler* and land* owners in »he diitrtco of i*iro ; gi», Wailtsto, re•pectfuliT ahewetJi. 1 Ibat your petitioners have neard with surpru« and indignation that the Hon tae NatiTe Mirfifter ha* purcba««d a larit* numbr of f*rtn aeonoi ■ in thi# district! f,r am Kuope*nB. for the pu'poeeoi rf turning it to «o-caliea Kin^ M«* >ri» 2. Tlmt if thin intention is carried our it will v 6>ct great mjurj on the *tt'ler!« As ti» purctrased blocks »»re scattered all thiougli tne ai»tri t, umoaie .M«es conturuoas to 4-itleie' farms fhevalua of pn>pertj generally in the a strict will decrease, and fettjeinent will be rot rded, as no new Kettleis will be likely' to. com* t<» a dis 1 rict where sui«h a large proportion •of Inn.! is owned b\ n^tires. 3 Th»t rf the; nauTes -etn«> on *he blocks the>e 4ni be a c»ntmual danger of irritation uod bad feelmu owingto c» tie unii pi« Lr««rp*iB, ntiirn dn fc » running at larg** t> the Hauler of * flwkis &c 4. I hat iv all case* of - fencing Jrh» "^ r » nrartu-ally a' least, wi,l hare t.o be-*r the <jo*t, and these lanis which nitherto ma»«r na»« been payi ig n»»d rat**» will now b« » bdrden on-"ib*> k rest, a|^ it would almost be impowibte to -coMeefr rates from the na«itre owners. 5. That Jt»ur p titioncrs are »f opinion tliat to gianj these lands t> natir«» would, in whatever way it i»o n«idered, be a retrotfrad* atep t and" materially retard tb» district for mny y«ars to come. <6. Under tueso circumsUnce* yvur petitioner! resp ctmlly request that your hiwour»hle House <wiil not eanction the proposed granting of these lands to the King Mao Vii«, and your petitioners will erer pray, Ac. — Signed by 35 settlers.—CoriElSPONDXMX