TAPAWERA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 September 1925, Page 3

TAPAWERA

AIEETIXC OK IMTKIW Y i!IJS l !' i inn ,'i. Ct.i ! espi.ml* 111 : A meeting hi’ ratepayers \vns< hold at--1 a|i;i ‘.'.'t‘ia .ri Saturday the 12i 1 1 SepUmber. at which Mi- I!. I’. Hudson. Ai. J’.. .illeiideti, t)\vi:ito llic un it.' in' ll! weather, there wits nut ,i very large gathering. lull the-e who atttnri"ti exhibited very considerable interesr i.t it unity affairs. After waiting a tew minutes beyond :bt- time advertised. in the hopes' that a few limit enthusiasts might put in an appear! nee. the mteltug vi.tetl Air I It. r lvinan to the eliair, who briefly out li not I lilt nbjei t- of the meeting. viz.. to hear i".n respontit ni c that bail passed between the Wanna County Council and also the fittcpa\ers euimnil tee of the Alotupiko and Wangapek;'!. ridings on the one hand and (he (!o\ernmeut, through of course, Mr Hudson, on the other hard. anil to ci imidcr the. results. .Mr Hudson read the cum spnndenee and explained what he had dune itt eon uertion with same. It seems the Wainiea County Council had requested eertain nlicrntion.-i tw the County's Ail. In reply. tuc Minister of Intern;:! Affairs had ejassed the Waiimn Countv with eertain other eotinties in tile Dominion sn affecteti b\ the proposed a!ierat ions. Mr licrrvmaa however. on behalf of the ratepayers’ committee contended ‘■oat the Wainiea County was unique in t—i-taiii respect.-, wording hfs letter in tins eotitiect ton soinewhat strongly. Mi Hudson thought, and the .Minister, ..greed that tile best cottrre to pursue! would be for both parlies to go to Wei- i liugb.n and settle the whi le matter in ' eonfti.'itce with tiie Minister and bis olticets. Eventually, however. after Miiiit: ot t't't s| iO'lii h • nee with the chair- i man nj the County Couneol and Alt' iilontfieiti (the Count v Cloth who was to ii'pri'scnl the Waiinoa County in Wei- t lirglon) Air I’ctryman requested the (at-I let In rep! ('sent the ratepayers of lltcee. ridings as well. Cnnsrquriiljy Mr Ilium- i I'icid went to’ Wellington alone. Air I lorry ma ii asked the meeting to endorse h i..-i acl ions in tins connect ion. which the. meeting did with only one dissentient, voit e. Alter ciTl tiu arrangements had been made to toilfci luudu in order the. meet the expenses of |!ie recent commission, a liearly vote of thanks to Air ibnyinan for iiis untiring efforts oil he half ol the recent proposal for a County division wa.-v carried by acclamation. Mr .lopes tlmn gave ml ice of tun lion for the next ratepayers meeting, to be tailed by tiie secretarv "f the ratepayers! etiminil lee: "That a liatepav ers Asi soi iai inn lie funned in the rid . ings of Wangapeka and Alotupiko." j The ehitirmnii moved a. hearty vote of thanks to Air Hudson for coining from Wellington for this meeting and for all iut had done on behalf of the ratepayers j here. Carried by acclamation. A vote of thanks' to the chair lerini- ' listed the meeting somewhere about 11 ' p.m. j