PUBLIC MEETING AT HALCOMBE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 80, 4 October 1879, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING AT HALCOMBE.

A public meeting was held at Southcombe's Hotel, oh Wednesday evening '■> for the purpose of taking into consideration the desifabiltfcy-of erecting a- Bubl lie Hall m i Halcombe,- and also tq cohsideirj^ejadYiis^il^tyjgf/fornjing^ a; Local Ifoard.- TfieVe;#a£a :l^pge- attendance of ratepayeMviaridTl^^^^ 1 * 1111 was voted to the eh.air, _ i:- /\.- . The GHAjEMAsr explamecf the pbjjeets for whichi ; ihe : meeting- had - been con-* rened. He pointed oat theincdhvenience under which the , ; township labored m haying ifo/rbom "for j holding meetings^ : except'the^Scjiooliroom, -which he did not consider^^ suitabl«2f or Buch purposes, ■ and invited expressions of opinion from those present^,,;,-;, .";; \v •:.- -- ; :-. .'.> Several ■..■-, gentlemen ... addressed ..they: :.jp3eeting-^''airof''w^o^m.. > w^re_ unanimous, an considering thderectioiDTof a .Public, /Hall a.ine«e^^&i^the^ownship.;..> v:viThe ''foU6^9^^tgsQiui^bns/ : ;'*...were'' 7 ■passed:— • - Moyed-by Mr?— MA;BBHr secondedHbjrr Mr, Sot^JacoMqßßj^anil carried mdusly-^-'' ThaS a^'ubl^p. gall Tie erected" m Halcombe by a company of shareholders, uaderthecliimitedj Liabilities A6t, the shares to be of- the value of The foUowinggentlemeri were elected members 1 of a committee to draw up * prospectus, to be submitted- to a general to be Qield oh tthe 2nd November iiext:— -Messrs.. Glaphapii Birch, Marsh, Bell, Berfcranj^Southcomtiei and Cross. About one Mndreu l^nd/ fifty shares were faT^Vjup* ; , those, :present. Several^would^hkyettatea more ._but it Vas thought jidvisable to make tjie company Te,presenJ;ative as possible by ' distribuHngtlie'ghares^enerally among the residents. \ : ■■;•_ :;,; '. :■-- ,'.-, The C^ißMAir *tKen intimaied' that the remaining busuress before theime&tfng was to discuss the advisability- of forming a Ldc|l ;Board, and wished, to; iake t^e ineeting on the point. ■•'''':..'...',„-;/«,,"■.''. .'•,:•■ ' A unanimous expression of ; opinion was given by .^any present that the f ormatioii :;|4f )|^^ofcaJ^oardVQuld conduce of the township". It wks'prqpos^dW Mr. CtrFFi seconded by Mvi fe^i^acAii^fThat aLocaLß6ar.d" be- formed Js ;; Halcombe. Carried unanimcrtisly. ? v ;^ y , !' 't " - ' -> , It was proposed .by., Mr. BißqH,~ se: conded by 'Mr'. 1 Small arid ija'rpied— That MessTS£MarsK,i Cross," and Gl^p- 3 h^m draw^up a memorial , tq^e the same roun^ fqr, Signature' 1 by the rate- . .payers; :: - ■■ m l\^-.'-%-^-.'ii^y l-^.-C'i^ ./^>The;;^sual'; f .^c^: , of thanks to Jiliq phair^a ; n s ferminated thij proceeding9r '