PROPOSED SUB-DIVISION OF THE WAITOA RIDING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2085, 17 November 1885, Page 4

PROPOSED SUB-DIVISION OF THE WAI TOA RIDING.

♦ Tiik following is the commis'ionoi's re-p-irt submitted nt the meeting of the I'lako County Council on Thursday : — f'<inliri']f,'c, 4th Nov., IW>. Sir, — Hi\i!i<r been appointed by the I'i.iko County (Jouix.ll (unrler section J7 of tin- Ro id 13'i.ird Vet N2).ic»tiimi-Mfinci to uii'j'iiii 1 into the \ ilulity of ,i p<lii,ion present' d to tin 1 council mi the l"ith ult , nmyinir tli.itth.it the Waifcoi Iload J >i«.tnct bo subdnided into two road distmts, I h i\o the lionoui to i pjkii t tint f Imno in. trip tlio enriuirv, and find tli.it ths follow ,ug things ,ii(j in'cc-s.iiy to br done undei tho «xid ;i(t — Ist. Section 4, sub-section 1 -- Th.it .i petition bo presented to the council letting fort'i the boumi.uie* of thu proposed iimv district, signed by two thuds of the ratepiyers of each of the mad distnct* cinipii-ed, nr poitioim of which are com-pii-i i d in tho propontd new ro.id di^tru't, piaying the council to constitute such now load district. 2nd. Hfction 4, sub M-ction 2. — That such petition be publicly notified not less than one month before prcontation to the council. 3rd. Section ll».— Thnt tho Hignaturw of any petition shall li« verified by a lolemn declaration signed hv sonio person interposing the -imi.i tures. And 4th. Section 38. Th.it every person of the full age of twenty one, whoio name nppt'.u.s on tho valuation roll of a road di*ti ict, or of any sub-division thereof, a* tho occupir r of any property, shall bo a ratepayer ho lodr as mich roll n in force, and his name m> ;ip pear« thereon. Aftrr dwt enquiry, I find : Ist. That on the valuation roll of the W.u toa road district (a copy of which roll has been furnwhed mo by tho clerk to the road board of that district), there arc, exclusive of Crown and n.itiw lands the iiauirs of one hundred and foity utepayer-*, and that on the petition there ,ue Unity three names in all, thiceof which, hoTK vei, aro not on the valuation roll of the district, leaving, theiefoic. the "ipnatures uf thuty persons only entitled to sign «uch potition ; and — 2nd. That the petition has not been publicly notified as lequired by the act. 1 tneiefmo roport that, in my opinion, the petition re ferred to in informal, and that consequently the council cannot grant the prayer of Mich petition for the following reason", vi/. . — Ist. That a sufficient number of ratepa\er* have not signed tho (.aid petition ; and - 2nd. That the said petition has not been publicly notified as required bv nection 4, sub-section 2, of "The Road Boards Act, 1882." — I hare the honour to be, Sir, youi most obedient servant, Chaw.eh Tt ( k, Commiitsinnpr. It was agreed that a copy of the commissioner's report be forwarded to Mr Hunt for tho information of tho petitioners.

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