COUNTY COUNCIL ASSISTANCE PATEA'S LOYALTY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 11 August 1914, Page 5

COUNTY COUNCIL ASSISTANCE PATEA'S LOYALTY.

I . At tho Patea County Council meeting on Monday, Cr Dickie said that • he noticed that the Wanganui County Council had asked for sneoial leg;<datiouto enable them to contribute \o- ; J};arfis the expeditionary force.—The Chairman said he had carefully read j the resolution referred to by Cr Dickie | and took if to mean that'the Council asked for power to set aside onetwentieth of their revenue to send I Home to the Imperial authorities for the purchase of food, etc. He did not altogether a-ree with tho resolution, '^•■aiKse by that method the levy world tau rather heavily on the leaseholder ias against the man who owned tho I land and who could better afiW to P«i.v.—Cr Dickie admitted that, that argument was sound, but war offtvtod everybody., and no one more than tho producer. Ho considered that this was an occasion when everybody should assist, and the fairest way to acco ";sh that end was by means of a i..te. Voluntary contributions always nennt a case of tlio willino; horse. —The Chairman thought the Government would prefer direct contributions, and these should be made at once, or they world be i;o use for an expeditionary force, some of whom were leaving on Tiiesdav. He agreed that everybody should help, but if they waited for vali 'atiug legislation it would be too late for tha expeditionary force. —Cr Dickie moved that the Patea Council congratulate the Wanrranui Council on the move they have made in asking f or legislation enabling councils to make contributions to recoup the Government in the outlay, and that the Patea Council stand in with the other councils willing to assist.—Cr Cave seconded. He. as a leaseholder, was willing to do his share, and ho was sure other leaseholders would do the same. —The Chairman was quite in sympathy with the patriotic sentiments 'prompting these resolutions, but rather regretted that thov were brought forward just now. He a^ain mentioned that the Wangnnui resolution had nothing to do with the New Zealand Government or the expeditionary forces. For the expeditionary force the- Government wanted contributions at once, and these resolutions mi^ht cause some to hold back (if they thought there was a probability of bein.tr called upon to contribute through the rates) who otherwise would now come forward wirh rifts of horses or n.oney. —Cr «v-?"«\? agreed with the resolution to se' 1 1 food supplies Home to the Im-pon-il Government for the benefit of the fatherless and widows. —Cr Dickie intimated that he was willing to amend his resolution so as to brit>.£ it into line Hth the Wanganui resolution. —Cr Death: Britain wants nu ney and food nt the present time. Or Svmes: Ye-s. food is what they wart. We cannot see them starve. —Cr j Dickie's motion was carried nnani--1 niouslv.

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