HASTINGS REQUIREMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 543, 25 June 1909, Page 9

HASTINGS REQUIREMENTS.

v;h'| : .:.:>y yi , ' : :.'.''';-V : '''''HasttngßJ'. ; Juiie , .ai. : - - • .^A. , deputation ■from,/tho ilasimgs-'Borough' Council, consisting; of Messrs.' J. A. '(jJJaypr;,;.'Councillors ' Sniith, : . Styles, ■' and : ;.«>W*i>i iocompanied.'by-.Air.' "A.l'.'Dillon, 1 iU-lt., )■ waited ou tho Acting'-Primo'iMinister' W Jr.- Carroll) last ; nightj. on ;the: subject .of.'Harbourpoaa'd-representation,riand- »lso with/; regard to the Hastings town clock; Tho Mayor, in introducing-the;Harbour: -Boird question, stated that Napier's valuation waa ];Only;one-ninth .of :the' whole district,' and 'its populationidne-quarter,.;and .yet:/half:?.the Harbotir \B6ard : representatives vwero Na'pio'r' ; melil:,..Tbe', valuation: of: Napier.-' was \ 'about ■^^ffii^'^V'W'^ 1 * I *'-^ , *" , *' ,ii,sUU,oUo.yNapier;,had ; five representatives' the Government,' .wheri.liojnkatiiig meihbei-s' next nipnthAvtb , , appoint' onei.; for: Napier, ione , lor .±iawlio:s.-Bay 4 ,' : and:.oiio';fpr ■!?dtangataj ; ';'y?ai- , ; pawjy and ■ Waipulcur aui;.'.;' Jlf ■ : ; Miller ? men--tionod that .'two county members'of the board Bad 'recently: passed ,'away,' khd tho ■vacancies -bad been .'filled/ ; by v'Napiel', ; appointments: Urancillors Smith'ji.Donoyau, and 'Stylos'also , ":/ , ':: /::V:.:. :, f v1 ;, ;: :-Xv : ri■;'- -■■'• -/> v../ M;P.y: Baid^tKat' tho ; people : -'te : be ■ represented..".' Ho. represontatibus to.:the Govcrament, ; and had been assured thattho position.would, .be, altered, -when':,the."Government nominees' were: appoin ted. ; ; : : -'.%:v / : '-;: .<;■■.■:■■/■ :•■:i.;Mr..v Csrroli;;;in.Voply. intimited ■ that' he quite, understood,,the-situation;', and', would ,hayo r pleasufe'in:submitting.tho mattor-'to his '.cplleagiice;. ■''.;)-"'.";•■;!?:'-• '■'■;'.' ■■'■■.' '•.■■■.';.'/.■',; v-',;.•: •■• :'!;;Mr., Millbr; ; (Mayor) : ; then /referred' toVtho 'toTO .olook.- :: . ;Tho--Goy,ernmeiit had 'promised a,£.for £ subsidy np tc- £3Q0./ That amount had iiow, beenicollected,,but thoyvwerb told ;that" the,;block'-would , have^'to'eomo , through a/WellmEtonfirm.i-vTlio.Town , Clock Conimitteb/wished, -however,- -to' buy "their-bivn ; :clock. : ::.,' : ///■.;/:-•/;,:/-:;;;v:;..f;;. V-;- , .':■': ':■,<;■■'■:■ :-■■' \■? :askedCif:; tJip-i :Government iworp still, going:to give ; ,the. £, for' £ subsidy •y,J;\.:-^' : ->^--.,\:l > :;^r : ■"-' '■-■'■ Mri : Car,rblL:st4Wd that -ho':thpught. tliat' lf/the-:GovernmentJiad.promised to giyb a subsidy \rn-_ 'tov tliat. amount,- they i'lronld do so./;Hodid: J notknow:..tbe-osaot : conditions; ,but/Rr6bably, ,: .the/.Go.vernnierit 'liad'arraHgcd : for: several: clocks. to /boibbusht' at ono .time •,He would -inquirb'.into the matter.' • ;'■