FOXTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 95, 15 September 1877, Page 2

FOXTON.

... [FBOM, JDPB OWN Cob^ESPONDENT.] Mr Thynne— Would you vote loathe subsidy for the branch railway P, jj)r|Ebekstrowv^iny ; subsidy 'out o£ the County Fund I would oppose* It • would be a great' injustice to 1 tar^tjhbsev who would nqf receive any benefit frdla the line. Let the people who benefit by : the line* guarantee f &fe otter 2 pel? cent. ' '.;Mrl4om>gN ; said: ' Mr Chairman and G^ntlemen^^oU'haT^ heard the re- ' : inliirks ; pf the previous 4peake¥*egai^dinff th^C(mn|^aM itraf&irs; You shall now hearimihe. (ybuhave doubtless all seen my advertisement inthe"Manawatu .^mesj3^;expressmfe.rniy ifiEtentibn, j to come>for^ardjf or election. Idoso at ,the request of seyeiraf friends andjelecrtorsy^riot merely for the hon^lfct becoming- a Cpnnfy Councillorj bttpT-rthe furtherance 6|'ypy. inte&&s f lintf my own. Regarding' ''the bralrich UrMway from Sandon~to~Eoxton,-I differ from the lastspeater materially. I hold that it; Is a^ necessary work, and when com■plete'd Willopen up a large r and^realthy » settlement, .ilp will enable settlers to send 'their produce to 'the best ajarkets ■ at ! a ; cheap -rate;- It. wiilibe a<feeder to \ Foxton, and greatly increase itsiexports and imports^ arid afford "profitable employment to those engaged m its construction, who may afterwards become settlers. It will afford such facilities to settlers ;and .sj^k^c^ers/iri the (pxport ■■ of woo) and other^producc, 'and the irnErt of generalnieri*handisei that it will"---largt'Iy and profitably used by thorn'.-.--.ltwill do iFpx:tdii' goodi/ttiß trade of :} this port Fill be so much increased that wemusthaveia pprbofientryranda har- ■-; bour^board, with powers e^uul to otir:; win'tsi It is said the^cost of the rail-^ way will be about £24-(X)p., It is npw about two years since I took a lively interest m this -railway, and made" a rough: estimate of its cost ; and "that estinmte, ;ajthough hurriedly prepare.d, r was.iiotso; :farjout. I put the Tcdst atabout jß^2,oi)o ;-^professibnal :ri m^n put it ;at^'£24,o(M). : Mr; Campbell,; .^f -Douglas "SbGoj, I ,hc-' : to find;the money i)o- i •Oessaiy or its/ construction^ r srt Gject to |1 being paid ;a Tair proportion of f tlic m- V.l terest on the i total amount-, what that proportion. is- 1 am not quite'siire. j . I-ani not in.f avpr of taxing the county generally for such work. lam m fa voc :pf i direct tax^tion^ when': the'rail^ayconr fers a direct .benefit,^ u c|i as- to those . , whose lands adjoin the r railway l 6n both sides, between here and Sandbiu lam (■sure the lariji will.be increased m value byf the railway -running through it* and : there ought to contribute;- something * i toward. its cost,, I also think* that as the-; road is at^^ present a bounty .road, and;/ must be maintaiiie^ ; by the ;^Connty^ that at least two- thirds 'of -the 'money— necessary "to keep the road m repair, shouldbe handed over towards payment ; of interest of ; thfemoney expemied inj makingtheTailway.s- I think so because/ the railway wiU sayey two-thirds of the. Wear anSl tear 'pi the f pads, tjt- -■ I may say, however, that tjfe power js^ isnot an j the hands ; pf^the. Council, but mithe;lhMdMo|^ them-- j selves. ; I shall now' resd, for you i Clauses IQS^nd^Qa^soj'.pQ and 144,^ of the- Counties Act, wnichl'shW clearly itEat-the^p^werv,is.in £j thei:hands of the ratepayeJcsvthetosjelves j; biit if the power at any time shqutd— through improved ilegislatiotf-npass. into -;the^^. hands^ of the Council irX';Bnail; v.pte^orjevei^ipig that .will imprtoye anidevjelop-tihe .isfirources of the Cpunj^r.;i V; v .vi „?/ v.l'bavei,a lewMjnpteSirtor'wmph I will^ Jnbw refer .'■>-•.. The. iflist js on.^hfe'.questaoi ;of : : separation :pf V- i^6 .mper' pprtion p| the County from the' lpweij^ In ;the ' -first? place, they, haye ? not gotr separation 1 * iye^t,inor'^p:(l/: jhink they will. In the irseeond place, as to whether it will prove a loss to-the Gount^,_yet_rdmains to ; seemy For, mjrj o^ I parfcl^shouW^ like^i^see.the.ypunty prie.C^uoty; but j^ ; is now a questabn'' •which res^r with ffie Government,, and not with the Council, aid 1 do^pt'thiikHhe -©brernment will grant' separlitibiii'^ThS" question stands jthus} -WiU; the" fewitei' and? Feildirig "pebple' AeTrive 'a / benefilr' ! by r ; separation, and will Palmerston, Foxton, and Otaki meet^yitfc'a loss'?; • Well^ffirst of all, thl -Cbuiitiies Act .r^qujr^s^.tha^the moneys! raised m any one riding beTexpended itf sucb.: riding,; .second, if. separation|;||; graii te'd,^ we certainly do flose about , £lf j^ w.orth of rateable property, aiid with''thafc A We IsXbo'* save! {the cost of m'ainfaiiiing-;tlferi[ibweY ■.. Gorge Ferry^ &C-. In any case we have already losfe ! Palm ( e,rs,t6n ;.^hat town is now a,Mttni| cipality/ v it'has-t&en said that ifsepefai; tion is ? grante,d that the trade which legitimately belongs to Foxton and "V^ellihgton, :willf f go to Wangan^i. J do np / t.>tb.ink^ao,myself; - It will not be a questionwith'^jPeilding settler, as to whether he is part and parcel of this >pn -any^ oj^er Cp.unty. It will be a question with ? liini ! ai~ to where .hfe/canl^et.theAche^apest article. If he can get a bag of "flour Is a hundred cheaper frbm^ "a Foxton mail, than from r,a Wanganiir man, he will buy it without .reference ; to.iafe'^Gounrv. I cejrtaiii^"lffiml^ 't&t Us Foxton- can lafiii

goods as cheap as Wanganui can, and i also thep t inland .as { far 4 as Feilding, a good cteai cheaper, J^we need not fear anything on that account. It will} nevertheless, be Any object to do all m my power for the benefit of every part of the! County as .a whole. The next question is the leveying of general rates on the County... There is no doubt a rate will be levied, but -asV'-tib: whether , that rate ,be , 6d, &d,.pr, ls,.that was tWpbini;. I think the rat# should be as light as possible ; not to exceed 6d m the pound of the annual rateable value. ..-.-, ( . „ , . ._.'■■-■ ■"■ '." The next question' was the Boad ,'. Board .f . the County Council, This is a point often ;: discussed by -ratepayers. Well, Im'ay just, say that since the abolition of' provinces,"^ -the ; Government found it necessary to vest similarpowers m some body of men to that which pro"-- ---.• vincialcouncilsppssesse^d. These. powers are'detiried'in the Counties Act; and* are given to, the County Cp^npil., TheHoad Boards are said to be a cheaper machinery^ but Jload Boards have not so. much pbwer given them! ; ribr'haye they as much work to perform. Boad Boards may and r can merge into County Councils; but; County Councils cannot merge into Eoad Boards ; arid lam very doubtful whether Eoad Boards are cheaper than County. jCouncils^and I do nbt knbw whether Eoad \Boards would do the work for nothing, if they had to do the wort they iiowao, as well as thatbf; /rthe: Cpun.cil ; . ; and m order for.them to do so. an Act would have tb be passed f br^ the purpose. I think that one governing > b^^js quite enough for any county — .o^BT-se leaving out or excepting local " I) oaras^iarid munipipalitißs. . . The largest item of expense m the Cpiinty Council is-Ith'e.. Clerk; and Chairman/? salary. Perhaps those gentlemen will be public spirited enough to do: a"way with these items, and work for the honor of the . i ,. thing. ,If any body bf men can be got : who will' efficiently carry on the wprk Qf . r the^Gpuiity and of r thei jloadj Board for 'nothing, I .^U; vote for that] party. If you ask meV#ill I bea gpod Councillor ? I \reply, JSb. ■ - I<thirik there- : are/plcrityvofmen who are yery much befe- : . - ; ier fitted for oue. than I am. I think! that the gentleman who has just re- . signed— l mean Mr Liddel^is!: very < much better quafified for the office thanI am. X'sliall, however, 'do my very best ,'.. fprypu,.if. r yoU;dp me the.jionpr tp return T»c. j.siiall now be happy to answer any questions which may be put to me. Sir'THY^ifE said as there were no questions being asked the caudidateiJhe would -like* to say. a few words. ■ The .Chairman : You nuist ask the candidates themselves and the meeting called by them.: ' V . : - .::, -.".-.■' l)r; IiocKSTEOw came -forward" and; said he 7 thought "honesty was the best » ; }K>) icy." If Mr Tlj ynne wan ted -1 o eair a . inblic meeting, they bad taken the Hall .-■.to-lniglit, and for himself he would not; :. allow Mr .Thj'nnetpvaddress them. The CHAiuaiAir „said \Dr. lipckstrbw '-- h as decided that lie ;does : riot want to hoar you, Mr Thyniie. '-..: .-.■. Mr Loudon said With all clue defference he~should not care fosanction Mr. Thynneladdressing the, ineeting. Mr Thynne said every elector has a' rightjp address the meeting. The Ghaieman dp' you intend to ad- ' dress ; th em on the question at issue ? * Mr TKynne said " ye,s," and went on to correct the Doctor's statement, that thejpropbsed railway line tc > hadbeeri estimated to \ie fbrmed' along the-sideof the. present road, instead, 'as he supposed, on >tJbi^ road j.andjinstead of his belief that niriepenc,e: pr/ashillingrate, would be ; necessaryi, it would; ■/. be .seen that a sixpenny rate would bei sufficient. ';!Vi- ; - - After • a.-fewewprds frpni Chairman, andfa Yote.of^^ thanks/being. passed v ■-;■■ to that ygentleinan^ithe meeting termt r-nated.;:^-. ./;/-'%;-;:'-, v, : ;;-*; : ;-'--f v. " "'^^.