THE MANGAPIKO DISTRICT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 541, 6 November 1875, Page 3

THE MANGAPIKO DISTRICT.

£glttg Itt _JLI 'hare seen a report ?n your valuable ipiper, of October S3, heaied "Mangapifco '.Highway District," to the desirability <«f dividing and inaking'the Mangapiko Kiver the l boundat y. 'Yout eorrerpontient positively affirms vthat the chairman t»rfceLOt«d Mr Hadtteld la one or two statements vrbioh ho made, hJs to the r revenue derive i from his part- of the district, Mr Germain, the collector., bearing him Q-ib. -thus trying to impress upon the pablie the impression that Mr HacWield h%d made ai false statement, and •consequent^ tiiat he" musji have ffceen in the wrong. Now, sir.-siich'wa^not the the case, but far from it. -Upon Mr ijadfield j-rising, to support -the re*diutK>tt, 'he^certainly eutered into the wants of the distiict, stating that iiis district b»d not received its fair jshare • of expenditure, although, contributing the latr-; gest share of the Mangapilw rates, and rec3iv» > ing. the smallest expenditure, perfectly correct; for. facts will provo Jtrat settlers of . some eight -or tea years standing, even^tkow are^ unable to reach their homes wibhou& trespassing on their neighbour's property, in faot not ooe : sattler in the district h .a, a road -to hu home, j .It was also stated ithat the total Ji'aaount of . rates due, according to the assessment list, and "'> the amount - expended within, tha last' three ..years was a trifle mone than one-third of the . current iatos, Then *tbe chairman made a few remarks upon the above t tatement, Mr Germain him out, but failed to give any de^nito; .amount as to revenue or expenditure , Mr iHi^ginson .and Mr Hadfield both ar^qufested .the 3 balance sheat to '.be brought forward to ! s decide the -matter. ; hut alas ! the chairman . stated that the would have been most happy to day btjfoue the meeting a balance eheet showing .the exact amount expended and received mt that part of the district to which Mr H. belonged ibut could jwt do so, without the assistance of the two previous chairmen, as the accounts did tjiot shew where the, money had been spent . thus shewing great neglect on the part of the District Board with regard to their^accouut-<-books.—l am &c, JumCß.