MR ORMOND AT MAKARETU.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5015, 22 February 1878, Page 2

MR ORMOND AT MAKARETU.

[from a correspondent.] IH Pursuant to notice, Mr Ormond dressed the electors at the school-hous^^H Saturday. Mr Harwood of Waipawa^Hj in the chair. . The Chairman remarked that he not think it necessary for Mr Ormon^Hß address them, as most of them had his speeches delivered at Waipawa^^Bj Clive, but any questions they might Mr Ormond would be happy to answej^H Mr Coles : Did you bring in a biHH perpetuate the right of roads through perty that had been allowed Spercen^Hj the Crown ? Mr Ormond replied that he did, bi^^H did not pass the Legislative Council. _^^H Mr Ellingham asked how bush SH came to be classed as agricultural, open land was sold at 5s per acre ? also, why reserves were not set apartHH educational purposes, cemetery, &C.HH this district 1 i^H Mr Ormond said he was not aware the land had been . classified. The fHB placed on the land by the l^rovincial^H vernment was 10s per acre.~ With re^H to the reserves it was an oversight,^H| he did not see how it could be remedid^H Mr Ellingham : There are several tions forfeited through k lioft-Qompli^Hj