THUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1877.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 867, 10 January 1878, Page 2

THUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1877.

We publish elsewhere the proclamation declaring the townahip oi Hamilton a borough, and definin ; he boundaries. Mr Gelling, h.» received the appointments of Town .'lerk and- Returning Officer irom the Government, aud wi •told office as Cie.k, until, be Council having bee-, elected, the appointment is perrn.itilled up. It will be hiaduty at once to make up a burgess roll, i3 nearly as may be according to th provisions of the Ac", from any lis jt ratepayers liable io be r.teu ipou property in (he district included in the b rough,- whicn io > -when comp eied will be deemed i be the burgess roll until a fresh ro 1 ' s made as provided by the Ac , and will serve for the purposes of tlndrst election. The uumt>er of vote* tvhich a burgess way exercistamounts to five for each vaoanc , that, is, where nine councillors ar* to be elected, to fortv-five but in tho case of the election ot a Mayor or auditors each burgess has only one vote. O'herwise, where his or her •ateable pioperty, whether one or (tore properties, is valued at less than ESQ, one v -fr* j if valaeti at 4'50 or VSB than £100, two votes; if «. £100 or leBS than £150, three vo^es. :f at but less fehan .1350 four if valued at £35\) aud up vurds, five votes. Elections t^i4ace in the manner prescribed (>\ he Regulation of Local Election Act, 1876. In a recent issue we drew atten •ion to some ot the provisions of th<Municipal Corporations .Act 1876 nder which ihe Borough is cousti uted. We shall take the present portunity of completing, for the resent, onr remarks upon the umaining important features of the \cf, referring to the Borough fund arts, rates &c. The Boiou>rh fund. heu, will consist of monies «terivihi Vom raies levied by the C un il ot lie Borough, all tolls and rents o oils leviable, rents and profits from roperty vested in the Corporation, ■onies received on ace unt of gas «vorka, wntferworks, or tramways, (>uniioinß, breweis, and auc ionerrs iqensep, dOg'-taxea, hawkers and iedlai-8 'licenses, hackney c^rrmye icenses and all other licenses which •he Council may be empowered io issue; also all fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of the Act, or of the Acts incorporated with it, for any offe ces comnutt-H ithiu the b'lrou.'ii ; penalties f<n ••■ acheK of bye-1 twa ; m-» \v* •m ei^fd »>y way of from th • •vi'iinent, ami las*'y nimie-* received by loan. In the case o; ivttes the Council is empoweed to evy general rates in ench year •ut th y must not altogether exce.d >ne shilling in the £, .ml beft»r making such raes the Council Mall caune' an estimate to be repared ofihe roposelexpendirute •f the Com -oil dwing th eriod for which such rale is to he. nndp, showing anv Rums »vailablc or such purpose, the ad jtional gun !•• quirei, the total rateable value of th«t prop r'y on the valuHtxon roll, and the rate therein neoß^ary to raise the money ie juiced. The es-t-mate, having been api»ro ed by the Council, must be jmbliciy no-

ified in the borouyh oue week before . naking the proposed raie, thus iffot dihg^tb"ip§;ratep^yerß generally in opportunity of knowing why a )ifthnlar rate is necessary, and vhat it is intended to do with their none)' — a very useful provision, vhich will go far to check .unfair or reckless, expenditure, making h~ inonev so raised applicable only to a specific purpose. Parts of a borough nay claim to have levied on them a jeparatH rate, to be expended on » >nie work or improvement thV-f ir, mid ail h .separate rae may be Levied by special o> der, bur, the total imoutit of it in Ht not (for any one par) ex eed one shilling in the ponud. Spe lal rates, ah* », m.y be ievi d by the CouncM tor the purpose ot providing interest and s nktiig fund on loans. Borough Councils, thungh they have the power »o contract loans, are hedged round wih all precuu louary restrictions as o their manuer of doing t-o, and can do nothing at all without dirt ct reference to the burgesses. When it has been determi ie i by the Council to raire a loan for any special public work, the first atep iu to publish in the borough, once in each week, for four successive weeks, a not.ce setting forth the particular work to be undertaken an i (he sum proposed to be borrowed for such jUipuSe, and .lie special rate, or toils, or rei-t.s, or profits oi" any property wbich it is proposed to p e go as security for buch loan -(not ueing inoi eys received troui the G »vemineni by way ot grant, or moneys previously ,-ledged as sucunty). Tne M yor shili then call a meeciug of he burg.ssea tor a day not more hau «eu d.tyt* after she last publication of sucti notice, to cousuW the jju'stion of the proposed loan, and wall preside at such meeting, and litter due consideration and general iiseussion, me M»yor may give notice that, « poli snail be taken on ht» subject. This poll Will be couiiicied Dj ual'O iu the manner prescribed tor elections unier the " iteguU ion ot' Local Elections Act" —tne ballot papers being miißed : •• 1 vo e tor the above prupos*d," or •* I voi,ti agaitis t.ie auove ,• op«»aal," and even then the v >te for tne joan will not, be carried unless the number oi voles given for the proposal exceeds by ouc-iitch the number given •gains., it. The jiayor wih then declare the numbers polled, and send <ne result to the Coiouiiii !Seureiary. riieae are ihe mam teatu es o^' the in asure, which it is desirable should oe übiicly known ao the piet-en* time. Hy an.i bye, wh u the Act comes to be worked, it will ha tiecessar.t tu en.er more fully inio • nose portions ot it which refer to Hie powers oi Councils, and otherniat.ei s of detail. A ' Gazette,' of the 3rd inst., conGains, amongst; other matter, ;hi; appointment, of Mr Jas Mausfie d Ue.liug to be Town Cierk ot the Biiough ot Hamilton and JReuruiug Office-, tor the purpose of noiuiug Llie n'rao elections of aayor, Councillors, and Audi ors. it aiß» ajjjjuiiua iu«.-d y, the 5 n ,<rox., fjr tne election oi Councillor , ana luarsiiay, tne 14 n . iox., tor the election ot Audi. ors. Monday, tne 11 h day of February, is a t >- poiu eU tor cue first, mueiuig ot the Uouiicil, and the Cour< House at iidiuilion lor toe place of .meeting,