Town Districts Bill.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1408, 12 July 1881, Page 3

Town Districts Bill.

Immediately after the meeting of ratepayers a meeting was held to consider the above bill, and Mr B. H. Keesing was requested to retain the chair. Mr E. Fitzpatrick proposed " That the latepayers of this district are of opinion that County Councils are an unnecessary expense, and ought to be abolished ; and that Road Boards are quite competent to make and maintain the roads within their districts, and do the work more efficiently and economically than it can be done by County Councils." Mr E. R. Laing duly seconded tins motion, and added " That the chairman of this meeting do forward a copy of the same to our member. — Carried. Mr E. Fitzpatrick read the proposed Town District Act to the meeting, and pointed out that it would be most suitable for Ngaruawahia. Proposed by Mr Davies "That the Chairman of the meeting be lequested to write to Mr Whitaker, desiring him to communicate to Mr Dick their desire to be incorporated under the proposed Town District Act." Seconded by Mr J. O'Connor. Before the meeting terminated, an opinion was expressed regarding a Public Hall for Ngaruawahia, and it was thought desnable that the Hall Committee should bestir themselves, as Mr Simmelhag had offered a site on most reasonable terms, and nothing was to hinder the committee now but collecting the necessary funds to make a start.

Coal oil similar to that of Pennsylvania has recently been pumped in fcha Valley Cocco, Piedmont, Italy, and it is believed that after a few more months digging the oil springs themselves will bo found. Companies are being formed to j)rosecute this industry. The Kennedy Family. — The following sad but. interesting letter, received by Mr R. Kennedy, narrates the circumstances attending the finding of his brothers and 3isters : — "Nice, Saturday, 8.30 a.m. Dear Father and Mother,— l have tned two or three times this morning to write you, but the mind won't come to the work. When we say they are dead all seems told, and anything further seems a hollow play upon words. But you must, be told a few ot the circumstances. I was accompanied &0011 after my arrival by two old ladies to the place where the bodies were lying, and what I saw and heard in the first instance made me sick with the fear of never seeing again " rag nor bane o'my am kith and kin," as has happened to a vast number. We have been spared this, and will have the sweet satisfaction of giving our dear ones Christian burial. The place chosenfor the examination of the bodies is at some distance from the theatre, which we could not enter, as the walls are threatening to fall ; and there, under the budding branches of the trees, encased in rude but cleanly coffins, I found them. Lizzie seems but to sleep, and none of them hare suffered bodily. There would be simply time for an acute mental pang, and all would then be over. I have in the meantime taken Jim's watch, chain and seals, together with some minor tokens from him and from the others, and will see that everything is done that can be done in the way of preserving relics. It seems that theives have already been at work amongst the dead, but to all appearance ours have been overlooked. But we need no relica of them. They live here in the memory of all who have made their acquaintance in their short stay as good honest soula, with kindly words for everybody. The landlady cannot express sufficiently her regard for them. The restaurant-keeper whore they dined weeps at the thought of them. Lamberti is broken-hearted. He has lost, so they say, seven pupils by the fire, among them Zenari and her mother, who were with Jim and his sisters,"