PAKOWHAI OVERFLOW

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 43, 3 February 1912, Page 5

PAKOWHAI OVERFLOW

PURCHASE OH LAND Al TIB )Ri>i-.D.

At yesterday ' meetuio, <>f tinHawke- Bn Riv-’ Bt ur>l. ti.< chairman til i. D. « « > r ported regarding tl;e matter of the board acquiring a i><u-rton <.f tim Pakowhai (•'•tab-. The committee of the ItOHrti. he said, im-t the im -ipal- <-t the -ymiicate arid dtseusstd the matter. I’hve was discussed, but the board could not see its way to give the p.i-e asked. Tney then discussed an agremrcnt f< r the svndiiate to giu up the land to the board and they in hint to tai. ■ wl-.t- wa- v. anted without niiet f* : more than ■■■•tdii be helped ttith t:.v . An agreement vn- dra’.v u p atid they tried to make arramreim nt - foi !;:<■ board to In.'. on the earn* im,,?, iother buv«r-. Th:< u:;. agreed ><• at first, but T t fa<i <:f> i ruar’i-. :■ demand for ca-h b< big maim. A- a resttit of thi- altt ration the b- ard decided to take the land nnd r the Pubhe W orks Act. They h.-o| ctd.-. just time to get thiir notice a:*.a plans out before the sale. It is

incorrect' t-.a* the bond i i: td j. t a the syndicate m the d.-'ik. Mr. Loughnan aski u the board to :e--open tiie question and expressed w-1-lingneu to as-i-t the fraud hi taking the land under .he Public \V>.i k • Act and agreed to p.uniint of Jt2ir’O of the purchase mom y and the balance spread «*v•• r rhe via. -. fh<ie would be no qu>--ii<m < f going (~.1 side the law in pay im-nt. and nothing would i>e dom in tin- matter of further finance until iiiur i.e had been able togi-f tin different iai rating through tor Pukahu. T: >-y aim asked Mr. Loughnan to remove the road survey t J along tin- back -<■<• tions and pi«.ni.~e«i to give anoth: r road in exchange. This would probably be arranged with the Couni;. Council. If the board was -ati-o f with the agreement thej .-I-.o- Id authorise him to sign the d-.cmaent and take all steps mves-an m:de>the Public Work- A-. t.

Mr. Talbot did not object o long as the position of Pukahu was made plain. He did not obju t to being rated against anything in the shape of a disaster.

Mr. Donnelly said that Mr. Loughnan had !<•:■ -.G due of the co I : intention on December 22r.d -nd went over the Land with him on the

following Sat-jidiiy. -".nd agreed ic sell the .".nJ on the advertised term . At night, v.-bir. the board nitt Mr. Loughnan. i.e refused to stand by previiu- statemi ut. it wc.. ; not the board who bad broken its arrangement. but Mr. Li.uirh’ian. It was no right to sc. the bcaid Lad acted unfairly. Mr. Macdotmld said i.e ic-ili-td the boar 1 was in ".n awkward position, and ho could not see how they could get cut of-it. The pcop!»» .1 Papaku>a wi uld have to take th? overflow water, an J the sc’oei.ii* should be tru led cut Jr. : t.- enti-au If the cosr , f the land was to I;.' taken out of i;.?*- (l i-tr.et nieitcd seme pre lection. H? did :.:;t think Pitkthu t-oabl hi nest'v g< t out cf i T - share if the cost. Ho could noi see Low the bc.itn • ottid g"-t of the ptirche.s ( . His oistrirt w-.irdd have to take Pukahu water and Pukahu should t hero fore pay for it instead of putting a <i.-übl;- r.:'c upon ether v. ard ; . ALcr r< tdiug tin a:ii i-nicnt and an informal di-'-cusion had take-' place, the ci:<i;ini.a;i '■ a> autho’ iscd to sign the uo.-umm'i aid pay o the £2vw. to be nini'a-.l fi.r by vv-ty of overdraft.