TE AWAMUTU PUBLIC MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 852, 1 December 1877, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU PUBLIC MEETING.

Tifß foilo^irjg is the lull report ' from our 001 respondent of th ; me«tinur of Sat a r lay LtS*, a shor ' aooiint of whioh appenreJ m oui Tuasd y's issue :— I Pursiifufc to advertisement, a nublio meetiiii* 1 was he^cl m t!>. j Public Hall,T; Awam-itu, on Satqr- : day last, tp (vnisndvr the |)i'eseu position o£ aff irs m the House of fi:|>resen aiives. The .ineeuir^ vv-« well ai.(J fairly attended, although tlje ijOt.r, liail-p-tst 3 o'clock, w=i, raijiei' early for the out-settlers, ye' i here were about 40 pers ns present. Ou the motiou of Air J\ Ooruoy,

[ seconded by Mr J. Henderson, Mr W. Sloane wus voted to the uha r, „The Chairman promptly o cued ttjiefbusine^, by reading fro.v the I'imss the notice convening the ' mcci ing, aud theit oriefly referred to the ivoeut change for the i better 1 ia poliical matters at Wellington, which he thm^ht was mainly due to the clever and Ligifcijnate tadics of the Gov^rnmentc in~ s» acing as to cause the diasdia i >tt of the factious obstructionists of the Atkins-m party, &q wo*. ill not now, he saui, oucnpy the time of the meeting further, than to allude to he irnaitfdiare wants ot the 'listrio, ; such as its being excluded from is )i irtion of the defe.ioe of the Waikato; the immediate extension of cue line of K»iil«ray from Ouaupo to Jo. &w<*ma«;Uj an 4 the pressing necessity that exist* for the appointmem of a sec »nd Ojimoillor tor the Hiding. Tiiese weie matters, he daid^ that received little comi lerttion from the late Executive, who, he thought, were only troubled about retaining office to the preju lice of the best interest* of th» uouu-V/. Now, however, that they had Sir George Grey for their Premier, he was certain tiiat the rigut men m r,he right place would s^eei* the helm, of the New Zcjala.nl Governin<srt. < t PiOposei by Mr P Ojrby, reuuaded by •vfr J Headersoa th it ihiu meeting coaratal itea Sir G- surge Qr<ty 0.1 a s .Itsao* ution of che fiCfcioa* ojauruob.oautj in' ■.ac House aad acuords nicn its w^raijat tv*uk» lor tia able »(voooy ul 1 c .aoplo'a riifttts i» tua t£>u~io of Jtepraoutitives this «e-sio 1 ; nw\ 11. rt ptjes tha tallest court 01,0 1 mbs Prom c bUy aad » iminia. ration —Oa -m uaiuiui <u<.iv. Prooowi iiy Air JL Maadu> o, meouded •y Mr isJdw*r I ?i«.m,, onat vh 3 iujjui- <% meuiciraliae the G-iv rnaieut *. .moe, jraytDg tb.l6 tfcm Kap.r« Puu v llaimay 04 yuan ,-d ou f orb ''tuijjo to le vwa. tatuwihiucauyiar. her delay. — Carr.ecl tuaniuoasly. Piy.pwidd by Vlp WJo mi, sec » d-lby vlr lio c. tb<6 chin uieeda^ h vi.i^ m iew tae (not that Mr Cox •■ s cod* aaoa^'y a id rup^ft-.ediy vote! iv di«^;b •position to tue wuir» of net oua-itnen-.y cv appoint <t o unuitf.- « o •-.■ - mid j.tt* «witb oilier ,>+• c« o the vV^.^-a ounty for oai parpue uf vi ,(u; ma aootu icy f.,r vlr o>xs 'di guuti » , «o h»6 as o -usatueucy miy nwaaj >, pjr umoy •f uleoctag a wo «i. t'urly opr h no cttiii byf.ivu. vis c.i lvi.ied ■lypirt co Mr iJd<r.a Uruy « G >vera> UAno. — (UiH'ie 1 uaiui a -u.ly. Mr Johns, m briuging fir ward he third motion said, tiiat ne ooiilcl tot endoi'Sd a single th.n.4 1 uiab Mr Ojx did m the Hoiiw. H^j th>ug it ie the dv y >t a'M».nojr ot Panu.neui to represent n.s own disj^ricr, md not, thai of another. Mr' 0 .x, <ie thought, would m »ke a b-t er Ointerbnry Keprd.senta'ive, ou , as n % as his ucbioas went iti Mm H mse, 10 was couviuoed tti.tt h ■■• was not lie proper perso.i to re^reaout ihe sVaipa electors. He wout i, lie oon-' mued, prefer that Mr o>x was m he district, as h<: di nob wish to condemn ti man unheard. ; Mr Grrfshrtui sail, tnat. if Mr C>x would come to a meeiing, he uugnt r.o be asked to resign. He did uot ■hink it wis ctmsoiturional or right » do so without cilii.ig a mei'ting. Mr Henderson said, he ad not liiuk there was an o .aj.o.j to Criil niHetin^ for Mr Gx. Bm snoiild j'a^i-,'n tvibhouuone. Mr Gresh-im : You may call «,»irit^ fr »m the v.i»ty deep, b .t will tiey c-me! K& ih.>igi,t 1 would >c po;it.c to s "lecify .s»»-ne "ii-t.icular tcb, whtsreiiy JVIi- C.>x ccm it.cd a loielicbio.i oJ ctutv, i.u»i 1 a word, something tangible sii >dd e put !>efore him than he ovni-d nor, well creep of. He did noi « is Ito bring brward anything 111 the shapr ot an unendment, but merely as a suggestion, as he was not an eke r, A voice — Never mind, you are a resident. Mr Johns said there were so nany things against Mr Cox for •erelection of duty that he thought it would bo wasto of iim« at this norueiit to go into particulars. He <voad only mention now his a«;:ioq 1. 1 the House regarding ihe Laud i/und. ih.i meeting then indulged m sjme geuoiul convuriiatioii re^ardu^. •lie suggestions of Mr Gresham, ■vaioh, alc^r a whil«, seemed to •ricome uuiri'erestiug, •■hen ageutleuan rose and politely address^ I the Jhairman, i>ud agkeJ if it w.>u d be ilmuaab c to bring forward a aubj 'Cfc other thin that before tho ueetiug, and on i'eceiviag au 'tn-wjr hi Jhe uffirmaoive. he proceed :d o iy befoie the wieet'i^ the urgent uid pressing necessity that existed m the district for a duly qualided ne.lical gentleman thai, would reside su Te Awamatu, as the most central pace for the settlers of Alexuidi-a, Rangiaohin, Orakmi aud Kihikihi, de then woi^t oq tq re.ad ex rucbg from a letter of Dr VV dU'Mgcou, highly reooium.mliuga D.- Buindnn. Ov Goldsiu-o also testified 10 the rtißpeccability and effiuie icy of the gentlemen. hourly i3O wa.s at juce subscribed s^b the meeting owards subsidißiiig the Doctor's first ynara practice, and a provisional committee will, it is expected, be soon appoiuted to receive further, subscriptions to establish Dv Blundea *t Te Awamutu.

id' liitviu^r bo -n read and oonfitn^ecl, tiio B'oiMtai'y stated that he had co'niniuuottel with the &»oiey oonceruiiii; the withdrawal of th* prp'iution for hares. They WoVe, however, a rnki ho do anything iv the matter, lest they should Suffer m a ppcuni-iry point of view". ; Mr Hicks snid he believed that Imrea, if Bt.il proiected m this district, would do more damagn than all other efforts of (he Sjciety would do good. . ; Mr K. irk wood atiid that if the, proteofci >n was withdrawn from hares m the V\Tjtikato.i|ißtriot, the Sppiety . would .hut suffer pocuniarily, but iv ore subscriber- would be obtained, lie wo .Id thereto 1 c move— . , Tin* oha iSeOr^tary wiite to thep^ren. S >vi ety, u'gMiuy r« quest ing that; there tie uo 01 »rfc gexiO'i lor uare% nor i'Hy pro* teo io 1 wh »tiMr. r for tb em within th Waitiato diai.rio , '«Hned as from Puko. rokoru to vVaik^iu H adn> .and all oouth of tb-tlme. ■•■.■' Majm* Hay- seconded. —Carried unanimously. • , - The .Secretary stated that at the last 1 nesting; they had . neglected to elect a comuiittee for the Cambridge Branch .Society. He wDiul therefore move-— 1' That a oommitteft be appointed to get new'uidinbd'r). md carry oatthe 1 o^ jects of h S oiefcy, »i.d to remain m offi-e till Jdnn».y, "879 Mr Hicka seconded. — Carried „:,. full owing were elected a committee :— M»j«un Clare an I Hay, Mess.H EB Walker, Hicks, Kirkwood, and Biooks. ; ; Mr'Siarp stated he wanted some Huje. more, unit*, before he would be m h posi ion to report 011 the result of the HOA'iag of ti'ee seeds handed to him m Jaly last. This concluded the bu>inesH. . ' \i ; '