REMUERA AND THE CITY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 20 January 1914, Page 4

REMUERA AND THE CITY.

UNION QTTESTIOIf Mlm^, KIVAL PETHIQKS. ' BOARD FAVOrjBS A POuT" ' T.he action taken fey Vbt-Gam&Ji-in regard to the propound anuilaiSu; of Remuera .with Aiiddaaifcite»?|Psubject of a lengthy S&eMioi-'S:*!* meeting of the Renvuea Bo»d/ l fc*j last evening and it wa. &eki*«S to ask the Government ta takeof the ratepayers ■ before mi»J? further with thematter, : . ■. I^~TOB S ■A letter .wae read front ifieUadiw secretary for Internal Aflkitt:.*M»tof that the recent ;«f the ratepayer. p»yaw for an,f gama.tion, had been gazetted on twl ber 23 and advertised totally' Vfitf*?" ther that would be received, jrp toiT^e^Sg^ The Ratepayers' , a letter in which it etjUtd®il!b' containing the name* of all of whom had been Board's rolls, had i >" Wellington, asking for a ff *>£ question, and that * *tanjfcnfc>r • petition was being cJwnMwT^^ The chairman (Mr. J.rDemerry..,;..' ■he was nruch sujprised/to' Government had recently; atW' kwta latioij doing away witfe the 'i*m&s a poU for the amalgufctita'of' niirt districts with-'boroughK^He^r■ * cure, however that Remuera, as he underJtdSd- t&t the Legislative Council' had '■' » amending clause. He flied:Wvtd V 4 a copy of the new Ait tt AucUand! but apparently the first arrived that day. tion from the Government fate, rj it was dated the ratepayers had evidently fei M v ing to some purpose. H* wae not a partisan : of either ,d&m% independence, -but he see .either .decided on $g*£ of a majority of themiep» yMß . A JJ- ™ B the only property to decS" held the Government sbookl & :to petitions and report It -wae'Ukely-. : iS'' maay of the ratepayeM their minds β-mce the first circulated. He mowsd; "ISat'tyi'iiJj'objects to the incleion of :.B&riSiik; the City of Auckland antU • .decida mv jonty of the ratepayers: has>difinitelT expressed .wash for ama^u^ & -Mr. J. B. Paterson seeODdei ■■>■■£.■ Mr. G. W. Murwy: eiidiitt»t : », majority of the; ratepayeis-hid=alr(U expreseed iheir opinion da H&irtiM.' tion. The present petttid^ "'<*&&£>. had been asked tp sign, w*. naVyery clearly worded, and he b«ji«ved tttt most of the signatoriee didiot-luafc. stand it. They did not know tlit "S; ; prayer had been gaatwiia w (by the gazetting of-the fiißtfpetitil and thought,'apparently, tk«taelJtS : had been shelved. : He nxwed v v amendment that no action to tifajj j. regard to the new petition.. V Mr..P. Spencer, in seconding,-rewitei that the Government r had tilda'fie ■only- -reasonable course limit difficulty h*L Wv moved. The ratepayers had aJrtUrii. preaaed their opimon on,-the" nattSljgJ &■. RoU..,waß.therefore Tinaeoeeeiry ir i^ '-■, belngfttroubTfieomfr a.od a <!ruiiian. v strongly, in faya-ur of ■aTpeU i r^fts Jfe i a much better expreeeion payers' opinion than a petgjon. "Wimstrongly opposed to an»lg»m»tj« ;^hl the city, and had .found <he had approached to te qf.ttewj .opinion.... •. ■ ■:. ■ .;' ;' ;> r v/vt:.: , Messrs. J. R Eutherford md C; H. Furnese favoured a poU cc thefiir-wit ont. - ■ ■' The chairman, said that theiepwisiIbiLty should be borne by ti|»'- -Govenf ment or itbe ratepayer^— not by tb Board. To use a vulgar pinae,;l)t ■wouldn't, hang a Maori dog:oi\a.petition. A poH -waethe beet wiy of putting, the matter , on j fait .basis, ~ The lamendment wieloet, paly lie ; mover and seconder voting the. motion was then carried.. It mi decided to forward a copy to t|* ,JCI»-■) ter for Internal Affairei *b «,prbteita terms of the Act. . ' -. . ,

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