By WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10013, 11 June 1895, Page 4

By WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.

!"} The Hditordoes not hold himßolf responsible oi for opinions exprossed by correspondents, < ,

, Sir,—Your reporb of the last meeting in ." Satintday's Issua failed entirely !o convey '* to the ratepayers the iaßnes raised iv respect to the rate proposals. Evidently yonr reporter did not grasp the argument. °K The chief polut of my contention was 01 thut these were not the times when ib wae w ' advisable or fair to small (or for the flo matter of that larpe) settlers to levy more "c rateH than were absolutely necessary tc 0 keep the Council In a financial position. *c In the cane of the two merged lioac ° Board districts having special loans— nc Ormondvllle and Danevirke—the proposa . was to levy the maximum Road Uoart ?" rate allowed by law, and in addition t strike a rnte to cover interest and elnkiu) ;or fund on their epeclul lonnß, My amend n" rnenta traversed the ground of cither no Btriking the special rate to pay intcren and providing for such payment out c the maximum ordinary rato, or If tb Bpeoir.l rate was struck to fix the ordlnar; re- rate at a less figure than the posslbl ay allowed by law. Merged lioad Boar on diatrlots should only be allowed to hay be spent on them the amount raised in r»te ml therein, and lam suro the rntepayern i ar- these localitleii would ba content just no\ ii to havo less npenb on their roads than pa ito an extra special rate. The occurrence Is fit this meeting worn not reported coi ne<j rectly. Yonr reporter omitted to not Bed that the chairman (Cv. W. I'\ Kiii^bl ,vb. i supported and volfd for my nmeniinieiili ivns J Surely y A "r repori.fdt ia aware that tb Cho 5 i-.'aiii)uiuii "us v u::i'Vj;ir • live :iu well aa the g ci.iiuL voi-j. I lv:"v uoiiocu Uittti ho n V

□g peatedly omita to record the voting of tL an (ihairman, Farther, the fanny part in coi ,p. nection with the loan proposal from tl 13- Umntaoroa settlers Is purely imaginary o ed the part of yonr venerable ond gifte he Boribo. The chairman did not call me t ib- order, bnt on Cr. Jail raising the call < it- "order," ruled that the motion Iwo ■a. speaking upon had been put to the mcci a iDg, bat they granted me leave to make et personal explanation of my vote beln m recorded) aa it was upon my complainln 36 that time had not been allowed to itebat id the motion. My object In speaking wa ie to let the Umutaoroa settlers thoronghl; le understand thab by the Council's prevlou ie action that day the proposed loan proposal t. rendered the ratepayers in that Iocallt; w liable to a J4 ordinary County rate ip Jd special ratt to provide lntere° b. on £12,000 general county loan, Jb. maximum merged road board rate, and < i special ratu to cover lntereab md siuklni 11 fund on the proposed loin of £1750. I the ratepayers with full knowledge wen willing to undertake the responsibility '. ie had no objections. Cr. Jull repeatedlj g interrupted me, evidently objecting t< g daylight) being thrown npaa the matter d and be and the other two councillors rose ,r from their seats, but seeing that a quornn: i- ot the Council still remained they stood i, about till I bad finished my explanation. ,r It is seldom that I question a report oi d a meeting, which is my apology for taking c up so much of your valuable space, — 1 s am, &c, Thomas Sidey. June 10, 1895. c - -