DEPUTATIONS FROM CAVERSHAM.

Otago Witness, Issue 1230, 17 July 1875, Page 6

DEPUTATIONS FROM CAVERSHAM.

FOOTPATHS ALONG MAIN ROADS. Twelve gentlemen of Caversham had an interview with His Honour the Superintendent on Friday morning, f or the purpose of urging the necessity of immediately making a foot! path from Hillside to Caversham. Mi- Eut^iford presented a petition in support of the measure signed by 200 of the inhabitants along the roadside, and said the Government had pro! mised about a year ago to have the path formed ihere were a very large number of people living near Caversham, and they wished to walk with some degree of comfort to and from K£ respective residences. The roads were uS the control of the Government, and if this road had been handed over to the district the W gat* would have been formed loTg a go The" foJK f ? M aif - if the GOT *™ment were to form the footpath, it would be a precedent for many miles of road. The Government was not supposed to make footpaths. Mr Rutherford reminded His Honour that the toUs on the Caversham road were about LSOO a year The Superintendent thought Caversham Vas "part of Dunedin , and suggested that the inhabitants $ 00 H ld / l ? w Dunedi n to annex them Mr !!S M t marked t} ? afc $** did not exa sy of intense impecuniosity" this year, and would have to encourage the credit system. S^Prt , tha t tfae Government and the Board should do the matter conjointly. The vX n S en / lent P ir ised to bring Thfmatter Zte~ff V r*J lle . notice of Executive, ajicl give the deputation an answer directly. THE SIAXURE DEPOT. A deputation from the Caversham Road Board waited upon the Superintended to brine under his notice the petition re theremovafof the manor" depot. Mr Rutherford alleged that the petition was prepared in an underhand way. Ihe Superintendent said he always referred these petitions to the Road Boards. The ConSrationwere.now taking steps to send themanure by railway into the country. Mr Rutherford stated that the Board had taken the advice of Messrs Sievwright and Stout, and secured a conviction m one case against a person for depositing manure m the district, and this afforded future precedent for offending parties in TEE DUNEDIN WATERWORKS EXTENSION BILL. Mr Rutherford said that according to the proposed Municipal Ordinance, the Corporation of Dunedin wanted to have compulsory ratin* powers for the suburbs within three miles from the Octagon. The inhabitants of Caversham were entirely opposed to these compulsory powers being granted ; and when they wanted the water they were willing to pay for it— on the same principle as that adopted in Melbourne. They could obtain a good supply of water from Hillside at a much cheaper rate than from the Dunedin Water Works; They intended, by petition, to bring the matter before the General Assembly. They did not think it right that the Corporation should secure a monopoly in the suburbs. The Superintendent intimated his intention to retain a neutral position till the Bill came before the S deputation thanked him, and