TAPANUI.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 18, 5 November 1874, Page 3

TAPANUI.

The following 1 ' petition has : been numerously sighed in this district, and forwarded to his Honor the Superintendent:-^ ' /■ ; '■'[ ■■''■'■■■ To his Honor ■ JaWes Mac andheWi E'Pt-i . .Superintendent, Province of Otago. The PetUipn of the undersigned inhabitants of Tiipanoi, Glenkennech, and surrounding district, HumbiySheweth-- . 1. That: there Ja a great necessity, for commencing the road, works between the Waipahi and the township of TapanuVwct the Poraahaka Briclge, as waggont'rs have betn decayed thisspria^' more than three weeks through" the; flooding ' of the river.' We may also bei» 'of your ;Horior to cause the sum not hitherto expended, though: voted' on last year's estimates. ;: to ;be spent; in addition to that; voted; for the, present ! year.-;: ; ; „-; :\ ■•;..;■. .', . „".'■ '-•.. '..,,•' - '..* 2. That your petitioners woiild also draw your. Honor's attention tP the necessity of : having a bridge across the fomahaka in a direct" line with the township, making the road' tp th'e deferred payment settlers about three' miles, the. present road being eight., This "deferred r. payments; ; meant v -are- „on Mackenzie,! .. Logan,.. ;an<i ..iMTntyre's run's. One of the ereat, benefits derived frdrnVaid road would he the fsci/iry;" afforded to the above, settlers' in sending ' their children ■ tP> the district Schopi. The ; abdve road wivpld Tdso'dimmisb the distance to the Waikaka cPnsider&blyl ■■'■■'{ *■> \.i '\. ,'■.-.: . „-,:•,. -1 : . ; 3j ?Your: hmrhle petitioners; would^ajso remind your Honor, of an old promise made, that a land ■ affile, should h« eat'ab-, fished in this township. The land in the neighborhood being principally agricultaral; it would btf a saving 'to the applicant of. travelling 40 miles to La*rrenc<yor; 72 to. Invercargill. ' h>-.i; ■ -. ..-' ';•].•; : ,--. v . ; : 4 vAnothOTrgreat .drawback: to bur thriving, tpwnship it» the limited, j unsanction, pf the Court. iWe/wpuld crave' your Honor to cause tbeextennon of the same 'to ;Lsol Al*o,.tbe great waht Of a Licensing Bench, the present license. holders having to go to Tokomairiro; being a distance of ' 72 miles. 5 That : your - Honor ' will cause to . be reserved from sale 500 acres ef land, at Si itt Creek, that plape being; a day's stage from Tsparmi, and beiri£ required by carriers as a, camping ground I 'm jdiirrieying fromTapaoUi iipibtirghi M6a Plat,' Rae's, and Beaumont ; and also that^your: Honor will cause a reserve to be set: apart; on M u - nty N-V run' for ; the same purpose between the. townships pf; Tapanui and Gore. ,: ;,,., „-,.. ....-,. :J „. ? '!:'*"„'-' .' '6. We, yonr petitioners, bumbfy; pr^ thafe your Hv'-hbr will SCeHhe necessity 1 'that 5 th* management of : the land-reserved for- a commonage for the ir.habitants;of' Tapanui; should^ be placed hi :tbe ;hapds;yp£<ytbey .Progress ;. (Committee, . thereby .tfciviqg'tiie- , township the' benefit., of ,;any. empiuhie^ts -'arising therefrom." 'A-"-; '.- : - ->•••:•■'-.: :i •-=.;.: i i\ >.]•.' [ ! - -ThaT^'our -Honor- will i takerthese argrj? • inents into ? favorable?? consideration," your; memorialists Vfill ;ever pray. „: ; - ;,.... , n „ „/ ,;', ' -v ;,<S?gpfrd; bv about 20p^nh*hitantsW "!' ',