WAIPU.

Northern Advocate, 2 July 1887, Page 3

WAIPU.

(fo'otn our oum Gorcitjondent.J J TriE annUal meeting -ef the Waipu; Medical Club took placii in the Library? lin the evening of the 13th inst., Mr M. '< MeLeod, J.P., in the '- chair ... There was a good representative gathering, although the. evening, was anylEßrhg but fine. Evor3rthingconnected^th the Club seems to have gone on very smoothly during the past year; the resident doctor, Dr. Carolan F.B.C.E. gave thorough . satisfaction in all cases that came under his hand. Mr M. McLeod said that a few Complained that two guineas was too high a charge "for cases of confinements. Dr Carolan answered that ho never- at Waipu charged a subscriber more than one guinea, Messrs H. Bird, W. Finlayson, J. A. Morrison, and Daniel McKay though a guinea quite a reasonable charge in such cases. The following gentlemen were elected the committee i for the ensuing year, viz., Messrs -M. McLeOd (Chairman), A. Mayall (Treasurer), H. N. Simson (Secretary), R. Haswell, A. McKay, J. A. Mon .son, -M. McGregor^ M. McLean, and Daniel McKay. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the^neeting. / The Waipu Councillors convened a meeting. of the Waipu electors, which took place in the Library at 3 p.m. on Monday, the 20th inst. Mr M. W. McKenzie wtis voted to 1 ithe Chair.. The evening was very wet, and but few put in an appoarance. The Chairman stated that the iheeting was called'for ■ the purpose of bringing the electors together, so as to come to some understanding as to what. Waipu people were to lay down as the lines on which they were to act in the coming election. He exhorted them to sink all quibbles and vote together for some '.definite object. Waipu now Vis a power if we all vote as wo should; but if we split np into small sections we shall be no power, at all, and become -contemptible. He called on Mr J. M. McKay to address the meeting. Mr McKay said that the meeting is a small one, but still a few. words may be saiji, Whangarei people appear to be alive, the coming election, they are to hive a largo meeting On the 29th inst. to consider the political situation. They want to get a local man into Parliament and will likely combine, and, if they can, do so. But, it is for us to , well consider our own interests ; Whangarei people are qualified to judge for themSelves, and rii>. doubt they will do so. Our late ifi.embejj ; served the North very well ; got'li^Btr^l •grants for roads, but; Waipu by some means or other, considering pur wants, got a very thin share of the grants. For future, if anything is aone for us, i. must be done in a way that we can get some benefit from it. Whangarei was enriched by railways ; that raised the value of property to a fictitious, height, and consequently the County rates, and, grants to the County would be divided on -the basis of rates, which issiinple starvation to such a place as Waipn that never had any public money spent in it, so that the j valuation of property here is simply the I out come of the hard work of settlers, and that, under great disadvantages. Now, ;if any candidate promises to do anything I for us it must take a special and direct form, otherwise it will pass off without doing, us any good. We must consider •whicn'is more likely to' help us, a man from Whangarei, or a man from the West side^or an outsider say from Auckland. The Chairman thought, that Waipu at present -has more "to xio'inthe way of trade with the West aide than with Whangarei. As a matter of fact, WhangareTtook nothing from us; but the west sido took all our cattlo and sheep

and bought largely of all other lands of produce. He expressed an opinion that "Waipu should sever from Whangarei and join tho County Otamatca. He thought the people there woxild be quite willing to receive tis and he would say for thorn that they wore more willing to show fair play ; and they would have greater interest in the Maungaturoto-Marsden Point Road than any people but ourselves. They would also help us to get a tram road to Marsden Point; whereas Whangarei public men laughed at such things. He concluded by urging his hearers to vote as one man when the proper time came and politicians would have more respect for us. At this stage the meeting was adjourned to Saturday 25 at 3 p.m. when a better meeting may bo expected.