SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2383, 22 March 1893, Page 3

SPORTING.

NAPIER PARK RACES.

(PEE 2RBS3 ASSOCIATION.) NAPIER, Marob 22. Thaw 1b beautiful weather for the Park Wcei, and tbere is a large attendance^ . Boiefeldt scratched for the Cap Results: •.'. - TbIaIHUBDWB. . Worth; lfct 91b £ , Sir Tattoo, 10st2Ib J . TBtweJ 9»t 71b ».- «j »• .3. 3 r .mo br half a length. Time, Bmm . 86-B<st»fMo. Dividend, £2 6s. . f.-'l'ii. Saphhg Stakes. Ztnella,Bßtlllb £ Nommaid,7«t2lb J ; NcVade, 9st4lb 3 « - ; 'Woaifeoml start to finish. Nabob Park Cup, of 350 bovb; one mile i'l ... and a half. Mmmmm 1 *%- .; | 3 Sir. Bori^ owner of Musket, complained to jifowardt that Lindsay, whom 00 had popped to ride, bis borseintfae tiftpii WQulcTsot do bo now, nor had given

•sis. „ r;r^- - -" [Continuec^from gage 2.) '• Xo The- Chairman laid that there was •tremble in getting a petition up, and it " would: be better to decide on a threei4 farthing rate, bat .tDpke it payable in two r ; instalments, one ac the beginning of the '■ ; yeur and the other at the end of the year. 1 ' In answer to Mr J. Stevenson, he said that whatever financial arrangement was made tbe council's credit would be good enough to enable it to proceed with work at once. ■ In answer to another question from Mr " Stevimsoff, Mr MoCarthy 6aid the money could be tailed as wanted. Only £6000 could be raised in- any one year. - Mr Stevenson understood that they could not borrow under the Act referred to except for new works, and, therefore} they coald not get tbe money unless they made false declarations. The Chairman said it was perfectly true that the loan must be for " new works," but laying fresh gravel on an old road or putting new bridges on an old road was regarded as " new works." (A laugh.) Mr. Lqmax said he understood the Eoad Board bad so much money that it did not know. what to do with it. Could not tbe Eoad^Boatd and Council meet one another ? Mr. Foreman would like to know whether it was necessary to have either a loan or a rate ? The Chairman— Yes, I think bo. Mr. Foreman pointed out that according to the Star's report of the County Council meeting the riding bad about -■ .£4OO to credit, and as an ordinary rate of fd in the £ could be strnok at the end of the current month, which would give nearly £2000, the: council would have about £2400 to go on with at once, for the rate could be made payable direotly. They could therefore carry on without a loan or a special rate for the present, and , give, the ratepayers time to fully consider the matter. When they "bad done so no doubt they would heartily do whatsver was necessary, but to rnßb into a speoial rate or a loan just now seemed to him .unwise. (Applause.) The Chairman said that the statement reported was that there were £600 ot rates to conxe in, bat that did not mean a credit < balance, for there were liabilities aocrning against that, such as tbe Otakebo bridge and other matters expected to be paid for out of the ordinary fd rate. If the council were left with merejy tbe ordinary rate .for the coming year it would mean that they would have to incur a heavy overdraft. They wanted to keep dear of ;.' that. It would be cheaper to take up a „ Government loan at 5 per cent than to get .. money on overdraft at 7 per cent, Mr. Foreman said that in any caße the „ oveidraft would be light in the meantime. The council could strike its ordinary rate at the beginning of next month, and collect it .within, ten weeks, and could ' ' •a'fcily.pay whatever waß 'necessary.- > The Chairman >said the^pounoir had „ ' .never been^able-tofoake^heordinary tate ; do more fcha^i meet ordinary work, and - they ha<jl always had something like an overdraft of £400, bulufbis year only for tbis'fiooa he believed they would have shown a credit. It v would b,e a great mistake to' leave tbe council with tbis ex- ~ traordinary demand without extraordinary revenue ; it would only land them in an overdraft. Mr. McMahon asked if it was clear that the council had power to levy the ordinary county rate at the end ot tbis month ? The Chairman — Yes. Mr McMahon— Then would it not be better to strike that, and leave tbe special until later on ? (Applause). Mr. M. Hunter said that after all the extraordinary expenditure was only tbe ; Kanpokonui bridge. Tbe Chairman said that was not by any means so. He anticipated that if tbe council were left without funds it would be other roads than the Main South wbiob would suffer most, for that road must be attended to, and as they would not go in for a big overdraft tbs money would probably be taken from other roads. Mr Coxbead (of Kaponga) said that if tbe council' bad been able to save money or meet ordinary expenditure out of tbe revenue they now had they must have a large surplus next year, because be knew that, atanyrate in his part of tbe distriot, tbe valuations had gone np from 100 to 150 per cent, and tbe obunty would get much more revenue from - the ordinary threefathing rate than they bad got hitherto. Mr Godsal said he bad come prepared to support a loan) but be must say what he bad beard bad converted him into an opponent. Mr McCarthy's amendment was then put, and only 12 voted for it and a large number against, and it was deolared lost. Mr Alex. C. Milne said that, judging by the feeling of tbe meeting, it would be just as difficult to get people to sign a petition in favor of a special three. farthing works rate as it would be to raise a loan over tbe whole district; and as a Main South road man, be would move as an amendment, That a special area, takingin from the Ske.et road, or further south if necessary, be made a special area, and that a loan of £1500 be raised for the purpose of repairing damages on tbe Main South road. It would only cose £75 a year, and it would be better than raising a speoial rate. He presumed that only those particularly interested would vote. Mr Sutherland said tbe motion was ridioulous. The whole of tbe ratepayers got advantage from tbe road, and all should pay. Mr Blair seconded tbe motion. Mr MoMahon asked what were to be the eaßtem and western boundaries ? Mr Milne — From tbe Waingongoro to the Taungatara. (A laugh.) Tbe amendment was negatived by a large majority, 18 voting for it. The resolution in favor of a special rate was then put, and also negatived by a large majority. Mr Godsal then moved that the County Counoil levy and proceed to colleot the ordinary county rate, and insist on immediate payment. 'Mr Stoddart seconded. He believed a loan would be the cheapest way of getting the work done, but as the Bottlers on several roads had already gone ia for special loans those persons could not be made to pay two rates, and the proposal was impracticable. If tbe ordinary rate did not give sufficient money, the counoii mnst get an overdraft. The meeting had begun to disperso on the rejection of the resolution, and the ball was now almost empty. Therefore the chairman did not put this motion, but said be had no doubt tbe oouncil would act as the motion suggested.