NEW BRIGHTON.
A meeting of ratepayers, held at New Brighton on Thursday night, was convened by the Avon Road Board, to consider the question of forming the district into a borough or appointing a Domain Board. Mr C. Bukokss, Chairman of the Avon Road Board presided, and there was a good attendance. The Chairman explained that the object) of the meeting, was to call upon the Road Board to take steps to have reserve 1616 vested in a Domain Board or trueteoß, or in the Avon Road Board, until euch time as the district might be formed into a borough. I Mr Mclntyre explained that the steps proposed were in order to get the ground ready for recreation purposes. It was resolved to elect a Domain Boaiff, of five members, to hold office until the district was formed into a borough.
Mossrs Mclntyre, Winny, Bishop, Pine, and Hawker were elected. JVXr Cuktis stated t.la£i.t a. petition xvms * n coarse of sigaacare asking the Governxnenti The meeting accorded him. a. vote of thanks for the trouble he had taken in the matter, ana. appointed. Messrs fcsefton, Owles, Curtis, AlcJlntyxe, and Thompson a> Buij'COiiiiiiiLii'oto pt) ac LBCflfiflflry fiipa< tores before the petition -went to the. Government. A vote of Lhanka to the Chairman closed the moetiDg. -
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8780, 28 April 1894, Page 5
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