NASEBY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 15, 14 May 1869, Page 3

NASEBY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

ling of the Committee toot "Tuesday afternoon for the i hearing explanations" from men who' had been deputed >on his Honor, the Superintenive to the mails, and other T interest connected with the Present Messrs. Inder, [', Morrison, Gienii, "Hertslet, fruiter, Horswell, and Busch he question that the minutes h April be confirmed, der moved that the minutes xfirmed, alleging as his reason :ng the unmerited censure :hat meeting had been passed Secretary Mr.< George, who, re, had no motive or intention offence to the Committee, on going to town, had no. idea 3 existed' any necessity for n other meeting before so rtslet seconded the-motion,. at the meeting of the 20th altogether unnecessary, and •e passed upon Mr., Greorge ideserved.. .;, t lengthened .discussion, in r eral. of" "the ' members took -

Mr. Inder stated-that lie-.would: consent to the minutes being confirmed if the censure upon,.Mr. George, which he felt was uncalled for and unmerited, was withdrawn.

Mr. Bremner said that, he would he happy 'to. consent -to -the erasure .of the portion of the minutes referred to if Mr. Greorge would offer any- expla-nation-which he could consider, satisfactory.

Mr. M'Donald spoke to a similar effect.

Mr. G-eorge explained, and stated that he had no desire or intention either to prevent a meeting of the Committee, or in any way to- put a slight upon them. The papers had been .taken from the box in which they were usually kept, he having occasion to- take the box with him to.town, and hence they could not be found when called for by the Permanent Chairman^—never imagining that there would be any necessity for calling another meeting after he left for town he had omitted to make any arrangements or give any instructions respecting the books and papers. The omission on his part was unintentional, and there was no desire to thwart or offend the Committee.

Mr. Bremner was quite satisfied, and was happy-to withdraw the ; vote of censure from the minutes, and would, therefore, move —" That the vote of censure 1 passed on Mr. George, the Secretary, at the last meeting, be withdrawn." Mr. M'Donald seconded the motion,. ' expressing himself satisfied with Mr. , George's explanation. . • '. Mr. 7 Inder then moved, and Mr. 1 Glenn' seconded, —"That the minutes, of 1 the last meeting, as amended, be coilfirmed." Carried.

Mr. Bremner and M*. M'Donald afterwards.addressed the Committee,, and explained the action taken by them while in town in connection with the various matters entrusted to them by the_ Committee,; gave an account of their interview with his Honor, and exthe, offer made by Messrs. Chaplin relative to the' mail service, and his Honor's promis to recommend its acceptance to the Postmaster-Gene-ral.

A vote of thanks having, been proposed to Messrs. BremnerandM'Donald by ;;Mr." Grlennj and seconded by Mr. Morrison, and carried,. The. Secretary read. the following letter from the Chief Postmaster in Dunedin, received by that day's mail: Chief Post Office, Dunedin, May Bth,. 1869- - Sie, —With reference to the memorial recently forwarded to . the Postinaster-General by the residents at Mount Ida, praying that the mail service between Palmerston and Clyde should be made to pass through the township of Mount Ida, I am instructed by the Postmaster-General to inform you that, as the road between Eden Creek and Mount Ida, is at presont reported to, be impassable by coach, and the additional subsidy asked being considerable, the G-overnment cannot interfere in the matter ; but, should the road ■be made so that the coach cotild travel safely by it, the matter will be reconsidered, and tenders called for a service by both routes at the end of the current-year as a test. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obdt. servant," Asch. Bajbe.

E. T. Greorge, Esq., Secretary to Improvement Committee,

Mount Ida.

[lt may be as -well to remark that tlie above letter "was -written before it was possible that any action could have been taken in this matter by his Honor the Superintendent after his interview with the deputation of the Improvement Committee.]