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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 870, 17 January 1878, Page 3

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• > -> in 5;, . The public, meeting of the ratepayers of the Wai'tba.HighwayDistrict took place on the via? lristi,' 'in accordance With ' iti >tb\e WiiiKno Times* to : t be ad yisabje tßj bprrpWlbipney' to 'open up the main roidfftom . to the Thames, ~'.'' f .j, I , # There were,..ten ratepayer's present in person and. six by .prpxy, ■;.;..'., ; Mr W. P. Campbell, the ohaitanan, read the requisition and advertisement convening the. meeting, together with ; thVsOTveypVsi report' of estimated cost of the work, which' shewed that £1,721 lU Would be required tb open up the road. The Chairmsn admitted that the opening up of the road would be a great bepefit to the district, and for that purpose he Had applied to the Government for assistance, .but had not as yet heard, of the result of his application. It thei Government did. not assist in this matter he was of opinion that tlfo. .County Councils, ought 1.0 take, it up j instead of' the Boad Board.' ''",." "*"• ;..•.■> Mr J. 'P. Campbell, a member of the 80-rd, in a forcible speech; advocated borrowing the money to open up the road at once, failing assistance from the Government ; ;Mr J Walker, anothernmember ? of the Enad Board', also strMgly advb-~ cated the same course. The 'meeting, was addressed .by several other ratepayers, chiefly ,in favor nf bowowingy/after which Mr J. P, Campbell proposed that, if the, Government should fail to gratiTtbe' necessary amount, the Boad Board be 1 authorised, to borrow a sum not exceeding 1,200 for the purpose. This., ;! was duly seconded by Mr A. Crawford! after which the Chairman proposed, and ■! Mr J. Turribull seconded, that it On taking the vote, there were (28; was not expedient to borrow at preTeutJ votes in: favttri of > borrowing,' and 19 against it. -As there were not two-thirds of the • the votes in favor of borrowing, the matter will c have to' stand over ; for the 1 present.-Own Cobbespondbnt