PUBLIC MEETING AT RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1966, 12 February 1885, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING AT RAGLAN.

A MhKirv. of the settleis of this district was hold in the council chanibeis, Raglan, mi Katuidav, tin; 7th of February. It was a iepiesoutati\e one, settloi» from all putts of the distiict being present, from Ku.ipuke, Waitetuna, Aotea, Kanoi, &c. — On the motion of Mr (Jibbisoii, seconded by Mr l'htlfi, Mi Mitchull was called to the chair. The Chaiiman in opening the meeting, stated th it he had been ieqne-<ted, as chair man of the town board, to call this meeting to consider the wants of the district, mid to tike action thorcon. First to be brought lK'f<ni' tlu; notice of the meeting was the ousting steam sen ice. Several steameis c line Ihto :it tune*, but as no dependence could be placed upon unv, settlers bUffried l<»ss m consequence. (Joods were kept b ick to suit the agents in Ouehungii, who mint them by the bonta they represented, ■tnd he thought the best \\.\y would be to snppoit one steainei only, tln ¥ n settlois wo\jld be sure to got their goods when .sent, and not lu\e to wait for them .is at present. Having >t.ited that lie had aHlfeied loss in consequence of detained goods, lie called upon tlio-e pie-ent to e\pio-«j their \ icwd. Mi Feiguson (who is ongagi-d in tho lime and stone tiade) stated that he had eulfeied ,i los, of many pounds in .steamers not coming aecoiding to promise, thus preventing him executing the orders in hand ; also, that M'ttU rs having fruit and other pioduce for nuu ket could not dispose of it for the name it- ison, and hu thought it would be a good thing for Raglan to putioni.se one boat. Mi Phillips o\pressed himself in favour of one steamei, and stated the disadvantage he had siiffeied in not getting goodh, t>ettlur» often bringing conveyances 20 miles into Raglan, finding no boat here and going back empty, and in having pigs waiting scseial weeks for .shipment. Having xhown the meeting how K.awhia was placed before they made ai l angemont to shit) their goods bv the 1 famuli Alokau, which now called at that poifc onco n fortnight, lie hoped the sottloi.s would all unite tuul promote the inteiest of tho di«trict by suppoiting Hie u'solutton which he proposed, \\/., "That all who wish regular communication between Onehunga and Raglan will put thcii name to a guaiautee that theii goods shall come and go by the steamei H.uinali Mokau. This was -econded by Mr Ferguson, and <<tippoited by ,i settler, who stated that mm here in Auckland had ho eaten finer potatoes, or tast«d swoetoi liuttor tlian th.it in the Kngl.ui district, uud regular Ntao>m 1 communic.ition would unable the .settler to send his pioduce to the Auckland maiket. A committee w.is foimed, consisting of Messrs J. H. riiillips, A. (iilnmur, Little wood, and Mathias, to cany out this arrangement. After the settlers present '•lgninjf their names to a paper containing the icsnlutton abovemeutioued, the chairman brought the ne\t business forward, vi/.. th° erection of a whaif to deep water, this being a \eiy desiiablo convenience. Vessels coming here could then lease by the p<ttne tide. Mi Feignson thought it would be best to communicate with our member, so as to get an engineer to find out the best site for the wharf. A hettlei prosont, after speaking nf the gieat good a whaif would do them, nhowed how tlie inteK'st for the nnwiey requiied in its construction could bo obtained, \i/.., fioni the lents of Haibour Boaid's allotinont, pilot station rent, town board funds (if legal), and wharf dve 1 ?, Ac. All present \\tno unajn'mous in the desire to obtain ti wharf. Mi Phillips, aftoi speaking of the adxiutt«ges <if this work, proposed the following icsolution, \i/.. : -"That a committee of h\e be fouuod with power to add to their number ; that said committee Ascertain what funds tuo available fiom reset yes and all other souieeb foe thu election *>f iv wharf, and the committee put thuiiiHolvutf in communication with Mi Lake on the muttci. ' Seconded by Mr Robertson, and carried. A committee was foimed, consisting of Messm Moon, Sutton, Phillips, Mitchell, ftud l'cglor. Aftei icturniuga vote of thanks to the chaiiman, tho mooting, which \vas a \eiy united one, sepat.iterl -[Own Cdtu'kpoil pondent, Fcbiuniy 7th.)

Mr lhomis Gresli im, solicitor, ft 1 An imutu. ti<l\t"rtisc» money t<i Inul in sunn from £V) .md ujm.inK Mr Stephen l'urkor, (fr°cer, fruiterer, and fro. vision denU-r, Hamilton Wi*l, micrts a new advertisement ir< another column.