RAGLAN AND THE COUNTIES

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2070, 13 October 1885, Page 3

RAGLAN AND THE COUNTIES

Amu- mm. was hold last Saturday in the council chamber, Raglan, convened by the chaiimen of tho Jv.uioi, Whaiugaroa, .md Kaplan Highway lJo.ud*. consisting (if the elect >i s of the Kanoi Riding, to consider the advisability of bringing tho Counties Act into opeiation. The day being very wot and stormy not ne-uly "-o many persons attended as would Ii ive been tho cwi with linei weather. Asitwa-i, the meeting was well attended, i,ettler B coining from nil p.uts of the lidmg. Mr W. Mitchell, J.P., ocenpn'd the chan, ;vnd nfti r reading the notice cillnig tlie nmoting lequcsted tho-e present to o\pu--- tl)eir views. Letteis vveic lead fuiui Mi T. 15. Hill and Mi \V. Duncan, J.l'., p\j>resMng their desiio to -,ec the Counties \ct in opciation, and i egret at not being able to be present. All settlei •• piesentsjioke in favour of the adoption of the net. Vfttn ii good deal of di>cu*<«ton, in which Messis I'lnlhp, I>iee, Wnlli-., .loioino, lloskm, l'bilp, and A. (iilmotii took p.nt, it was lesolved to Uku immediate steps tooanse an election of councillor* for the county. No election took place, m* -IkhildI khi Id have done sonic time since. Mi Bice piopo*ed, and Mi Hoskiu -cconded tlic follow mgiosolution:— "That tin- cli.vi men of the tlneo lioaids, along with Mcs-is W.ilhs and l'eglei, take stops to Inmg about nn election of tho county council, .md that a lettel be written to Ml 'W Duncan, .1.1., requesting him as county ch.vinuan to coiiinnmic.ito with the (io\eminent upon tlio subject." Afti i a vote of thanks to the ch.uuuan the me. ting sepal - «ted.— (Own (Jmie-pnndent, Ka^'l m, Octo ber 10th, kv\>.)