SOUTHLAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2463, 29 May 1901, Page 56

SOUTHLAND

Me«rs Henderson and Bather shipped to tho Auckland Inlands on Monday, to the older of Mr (t. S. Fleming, late of Akaroa. 1000 crossbred ewes. A second 1000 will follow.

A formal demand for a poll for the adoption of rating on unimproved ■\alues, numerously signed, wj<! presented to the mayru 1 c nThurvday. At a meeting of ratepayer', in Heddi « Bush it was resolved that the present system is a tax on industry and enterprise, and it wa= resolved almost unanimously to circulate a petition for a poll.

When the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board here appointed a secretary a month ago there was «haip comment on the fait that thp appointee was a son of a member of the board, who sat a'lid voted by ballot on the applications, it being inferred that he had voted for Ins son. The appointment was made on the vote of the chairman, the runner-up being the then sewetaiy, who held tho position fo. se\eia.l years, but who had ne\er been formally employed; ha\ing taken up the work for the pieMOns =ceretary, who wa* incapacitated Two member of t lie board gate notice to mo\e motions - — one was that the ic=olution of the board appointing Reginald Day as t-cciotary and treaaiiier he rescinded, pnd the second that a c olicitoi'o opmici be obtained a-, to the validity of a member of the board ghing hi> ■^ote in favour of In-- son When the motion* came on the chairman ruled them out oi order as re

garded the fir»t, beoau^p Day had been appointed for three month-., and the proper course for those who wished to undo the appointment \va« to move that the secretary receh p three months' notice. As regaided the second motion the voting was by ballot at the instance of the piesent movers, and no one was supposed to know how Day voted Mr D. Roche said he would take steps to compel the chairman to allow the motions to be discussed, and after 6ouie heated remaiks the meeting closed.