PIAKO SWAMP PETITION.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 637, 20 June 1876, Page 2

PIAKO SWAMP PETITION.

:As showing the situation in which, the sale of the Piako Swamp to the present j Company is hold, aud if the benefioal effecb I of the sale to tuo district and country genei rally, the following petition which was [yesterday being numerously -signed in I Hamilton East, will testify: — To the honorable members of tlio House of Representatives of New Zo:il;iud in 'session asseni'bled. The humble petition of fclio settlers and residents in \Wilcato an 1 "Waipa districts most respectfully showoiU — That' your petitioners have learned with very great regrafc that v a motvo > has boen mado in 3 r oar honov\r.\ble hous^ by Sir Gaoi-ge Grey, the niombor foe Aii«kLuidOit/East' to delay the cmiphl'on of the^tOrowa giMnS to the Pidky fiwamp Company, and your petitioners nusb respectfully beg to bring 1 to the notice of hon members that universally throughout Uioso districts in which the Puko swamp is -eituatwd tho cohviciion is thxb groat and uumixud good has boou duuo 6u those .diotriots by tJjo lar^o oml woil diivcuud -uxpenditaru oflhsi'iako iS./ v .iup (Jjwjpmy. A dyo^r petitionoi'S further muni, ru^peutfully beg to assure your honorable iiouse that the tract ol land JiulJ by the Ucinpauy is of

S'icli n nature s\s to vendor il impossible of improvement, or settlo uo:it, except by a (Jii upany possessed of \ cry ]«vgo means, nncl j-our jiftitiouors liumbU' pvay lluif 3'om* hononi'ilc house will complete tho ncfi'uom o nf. r'-q'iirci <o giv<* v «l"lifcy to !!u: | (illo of llio Tiiko S«MH'p C!oni]>imy (o ih 1 i «..\i<l bind <„- in l)oar p.jfcifcioiKTs]i'ii;ibly pprat'y t ' Iliat yiviu' liono'Mb'o hoiiic will comp'cUi tiio .;>yi.'(MmMii ruquircl, to give v.ilidiiy j U) th.-ji ! • of t!io ri.iko Svva:>ip Co-Mjjni} j to Ihe svd Lunlj. a id. your petitioncivs wil. jcvoj pray.