WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BOARD.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17450, 10 May 1922, Page 12

WAIMAKARIRI HARBOUR BOARD.

The 'monthly meeting of the Walmakariri Harbour Board was held at Kaiapo, yestefdav. Present-Messrs L. B. Evans (chairman), D. Hawke, T. E. Keetley, T. R. Sd,D. R. Hutchison T Stevenson, M. Bethell, and N. D. Campbell Messrs Helmore and .van Asch, sobers. Razors', wrote stating that *"*? *** b |?? instructed by several ratepayers of .the <Jit S-counties included in the \^f* r l" Harbour Board area, and ako by certain ratepayers of.' the Borough of Rangiora to give notice that it is proposed at-the earliest possible moment to present a Bill to the New Zealand House of Representatives purporting to amend the Waimakariri Harbour District as at -present, constituted. . The object of the Bill would be to eliminate tne following areas: Borough; of Rangiora, tne Rangiora County, the Oxford County, the Ashley Countv, the Kowai County, the Waipara- County, the Amur! County, and -the Cneviot County. Notice was given to the. Board not to borrow any. moneys until the provisions of. the proposed Bill were dealt with by Parliament at the coming session. It was decided to repy'.that the -Board could not recognise the rights of the writers clients to give notice not to borrow any moneys. ■-"'■; ... The chairman stated that the letter was the outcome of the meeting held in Rangiora, at which the Minister of Marine was present, and as there;was apparently eorne misunderstanding among ratepayers as to the procedure in bringing the Harbdur Bill before Parliament, he made the following report:—"The extension of the Harbour District was brought about .through a motion passed at a meeting of the Waipara County Council, asking the then chairman to call a meeting of vail-local bodies concerned. -. .The meeting ; was called and held in Kaiapoi on Juno 22nd,.:i980, end all counties anjT boroughs' interested .were represented. It was'unanimously-resolved to take steps to have, the area<enlarged, and a consisting : of the chairmen of local bodies «mcerhea, was set up to arrange an amending Bill to be brought before Parliament, specifying th«:> area of. the rating; aistnct, and the amount! of money to be borrowed. A meeting of this committee., was held in Kaiapoi Jater, and was attended by members 01 the old Harbour Board and the following reof/ Canterbury .local bodiesV-rMr B. Evansr(Waipara), F-JJorrell (Rangiora "County); J. H. Blackwell (Kaiapoi Borough), EvaM (deputy-chairmian,-l.Weiipakaiiri; .Ha^our^oMd), v. A... J.. ; -Ristt (Eyi£ County),' J;- S; Hiatt (Ashley County), , (AmuriiCounty);-C, L: Jennings-(Rangiora Bor6ugh)i T;Stevensdn/(Cheviot County). vA tubtion'by Mr J>? Hawke; seconded Hbrrell;.thatHhe bbrrowing/.powers of the. Bill bei iBIOO.OOO. was losl.and it was nnaJJy make theimbnnt! The. that' this ; ineetin"g was Sot called: are incorrecti At this meeting a committee was also set-up to assistSthe'oldHarbour-Board in getting the , Bill i through Parliament,. and was" empowered: to take, .whatever steps it 'thought necessary.;/'However,; J? , 1 4-f}° °5 advice' of any "opposition to -the .Bill, and a«-Mr D. Jdnesj-M/Pi,'did not anticipate'any tho'committee'wae'iiot again called'together; The "Bill" had 'been duly advertised in the daily papers; and;v went -through the eame cowcse/ as any otterlocal Bill, and not through any:*ack door,-as.i suggested by «S>me opponentsf rOyringltd hard times, the Board waaieluct«rit;:to- tie soheme through, end j a poll was: riot tokenCfor' nj«iny>montha. .Bej every"'possible .coure*' Jet the inbwithe .iieiii. and what they intended to dofto; the t river.c-.:The ! ; estimates were all carsfblly 'revised;?, and'-the: Board "was assur- - W^thatlthe-worlc could be auceessfiilly carxied;dnV:for;the eum>of but; to save i'laier 1 j«ll' : f6T--the' ; ibalaric(i"when requireo j it-^wea^riecided;;':^) - v take•;-- a poll , for I ; S^printed':v;, advising payera k v,it"vw4s taiin? a. : pol, and, giving, members: to Bee were delivered '-io -M Further;;- it irts Canterbury :prbjgr^i^ajrue:i;and" ; ;^te ; ;>•' Sfganieer, ■ •:■■; Mr Mr Blackwell, Mr.Leithead; J^r? Heyell, and >rnyielf went; round ;the dis■tribt speaking at, most of: the larger centres, advertised' the. -papers' that we would be addressing the ratepayers on the : Iwiiftpriposili i' ;'■ i :With ' io' ; the Noting: power and-preferential voting (two questions /i'aisfdsit; I'rnay'eay that. the'same- questions "were - raised in 1916, when .tb^i.m^tter.jwasibefore:.the ; Local Bills Cbnirnittee>of/Jthe; a^ then told to'g'et any other franchise: than one ratepayer one vote, or •'■ any preferential- rating, 'power;' vl•:thtak, ;after "them;-factaV.that all fair-minded : ratepayers iwillShiiflt iMthfme carried both the : •*> open and straightforward manner. Members expressed satisfaction , at the t»ken' r the methods :^p]^:>fa^takiijg'^ : ,■•''•','>. ■■£'■ ■•.: