HOW THE PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12498, 8 May 1906, Page 9

HOW THE PROPOSAL WAS RECEIVED.

Mr C. M. Gray, tho chairman of tho Executive Committee, ami one of tho «put»tk>n that visited Ashburton ami Timaru, returned to town by the second cinrcfiß last night. Speaking to a "Press" representative, Mr Gray said the Timani people agreed to form part of tho court, on tho understanding that t]n> district retained ire individuality as a \»\y. They wero atk•d to appoint two Tt-prespntAtivw on a s n>aU ex«»cntiro of half a dozen niemJ*rs —Uk> oihor ftw l>oi:ij; appoinUxl by Ashburton end North Canterbury— *ad they proinieed to do co at n e;ib- ■ sequent ruwting. "Whon the matt<» r oxpl«inod to tlK'm," addfd Mr Gray, "and it vac poinUxi out that tlicro *es no intoTition on our part to mix up s *U the exhibit*? into one court, but th,at could still proporvo th«T individuality as a district and ]iavo a bay to tncmeelvfw, tliey did not raise any objection at all." As far as Aehbnrton is ooncornod, >fr Gray aaid tliat th<? p»>oplo there foil in *ith th<i pro'w«;U imsl nml Wfthont dokrv appoinUnl t}R>ir two do'.offrtwt. **Tho reason I asked them to nominate two delegates." Mr Gray oxpl«in«l, ''was that in the event r>f any matter "naing tliat requiretl us to at-t unitedly β-s a court, we ebonid be abU» to coni'or tog€tlif, r and came to a joint decision."'