CAMBRIDGE WEST.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2555, 24 November 1888, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE WEST.

Another Public Meeting.

Another meeting of tho inhabitants of the township of Cambridge West, was held in the Public Hall, on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m., when about thirty attended. Mr H. B. Hyatt was voted to the chair, and said it was not necessary for him to make any remarks, he would leave them to make what propositions they thought proper, and he would put them to the meeting.

Mr Hyatt, senr., said the time for talking had passed, and they were now going to take their coats off and go to work. (Cheers). At tho meeting held on Monday, Mr Wells had not answered the question that was put, asking when the JJomain Board would be prepared to pay the debt owing to Cambridge West. Instead of doing so he gave them a long dissertation on other matters, and Mr Fisher did likewise. He thought the best thing they could do would be to separate from the Pukukura Road Board, and have a small local authority of their own, as until that was done they were a nonentity. Mr C. Jarratt proposed, and Mr W. Hicken seconded. "That Cambridge West separate from the I'ukekura Road Board, and constitute a local body among themselves, collecting their own rates, repairing their own roads, and attending to all duties required of Road Boards agreeably with the Act governing such bodies." Carried unanimously. Mr J. Keeley thought it was the best thing they could do under the circumstances. When they had constituted themselves a local authority, they could look after the cemetery and also get possession of the domain property and town reserves. He thought Cambridge West must be a rich place to lose £100 a year as it had been doing, to support the aristocratic borough across the river, and he thought they must be doing fairly well as he 1 noticed they had very few bankrupts among them.

The Chairman said he quite coincided with the remarks made by Mr Keeley, for while other townships had been going doA'n Cambridge West had held its own, and the school—which was usually a good criterion —had kept steadily increasing in numbers. It was then proposed by Mr J. Keeley, seconded by Mr W. White, and carried,

"That a committee of five be appointed to Ciirry out the foregoing resolution."—The following were then chosen to form the committee: Messrs H. Hyatt, W. White, 0. .Jarratt, M. Dillon and J. Keeley.—Mr Keeley offered to resign in favour of Mr McKinnon, who, however, declined to act.

Mr Hyatt, senr., hoped the committee would work together for the public good, and sink all self interests.

Mr Jarratt stated that the trustees of the cemetery had decided to accept the Domain Board's offer to fence the ground, and asked those who were willing to Rive a day's work or a day's pay and to give their names to the chairman ; arrangements would be made to commence the work as soon as tho material was upon the ground. A large number immediately pledged themselves, and it is intended to hold a working bee as soon as arrangements have been made with tho Board.

A vote of thanks to the chairman and to tho representative of Thu Waikato Times for tiie fair report of the last meeting closed the proceedings.