GORDON SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 126, 31 October 1885, Page 2

GORDON SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

A MFKTfNo, of : jthe above wns held on Ssiturdny evening,, Jast^irij the Pu 1 lie Hull, Waio'run^omai, Mr B. Monfmjne in; r.lie chair. There were a large number of persons present. • i .The Ghairi\utn,oiM'{u a d>t'hp pfpu'eediugs by reading, the advertisement which appwire'd in tho* Aicoha AKD Ohinbmutii Nkws convening the meeting, after wnich te.w.ijV decide'! to- Htlloiy an hour for tlio acceptance of monies (to the extent of Gil pei"aciT? ;i »{(*po»it; from intending wet tiers. About 8.30 (by which time qnitealpile' of, notes ami cheques ha 4 „aOeuins{.rt.ted on ' -the • sevrejtary'a table), it was decided lo go'iiwfwith the general business, and the Secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were duly confirmed. Resolved^' That 'an account be opened with the Bank of New Zealand on behalf, of the Association,, ,and, that all cheques shall be' 'signed* try' the' Chairiiuui, 1 ''Secretary, 'and * Treasurer' (Mr Alunro having' been; appointed treasurer.) 4400 acres were applied for, j)y 36 members asunder, viz. : i 9. applied for 1 50 acres each/ ii for 100' acres each, 3 for 50 acres each 1 . ' ■ As there' 4 was'a supplementary list of those desirous to tike op land in connection with this settlement, but whose wants could. not be supplied out of the I 'lock already set apart, it was proposed by Mr M.W. 1). O'Keeffe 1 , and seconded by Mr Neill, »' That the committee be authorised to apply to thei Minister of Lands to have the block of land, on the wost sule of tjie river and known as Waiharakejve West No. 1, also set apart for special settlement' purposes." Curried nem'con. • ! Proposed 1 by 'Mr Monro, 1 That tenders be called for the surveying of the-land. \ Se^nded[by MlDon^Van. ~j[[' Amendtnent proposed % Mr jfapes, .and^e^ade^jjy^Jlltr^fi^ogf^n,- ffhat the surv.ey be. carried oat under Qoveniment. c " dn^b'elh^ put r to' u th¥ nfeeting the amendment^ YYas^decJar^d carried. / Proposed .by* Mr M^ Wi B.p'Keefife, seconded ly Mr Munro, Th'atthe br.-t thanks of t<.is meeting ho. tendered to the Hon. the Minister of Lands and Messrs J. Is. W'hyte; 1 'Cailman, Fraser, and iS'ir Geo. Grey, M.'511.8., for their 'eommendahle, patrinH(>,' "and siiccessfal advocacy „uf. the • Government Ispecial scttlemerit'soheme". The m«»ver of the resolutioii referred in eulogistic terms to those whose votes carried the, day in the House when Mr Thbs* "Hrtssell was ousted, and said it should be one of the first endeavours ~of the Gordon special settlers to raise a nioiiument to those noble men; The Knotion was carried unanimously and with enthusiasm. The Secretar.y.^ead a. letter received from the: Assistant BlJPveyor-.General in reply to a request that he would, if convenient,' uonie'up V) n"nJ inspect tiie l.md with some members of the conuiitLec, as follows '.-^Z' T».- ; V"

*'•■ ■ "fCrOPY.] Bisect 'Survey Office, .^ >« Aucklatid, n Oct. 22tid, 1885. In reply to yonr note I shall have very great pleasure in visiting the Waiharakeke East block No. -5 with any members of your Association, and shall also consider it my duty to forward tlie settlement'of this part of the country in any way I can. As soon as JL '^receive from Wellington copies of ; tlje.jar.rangement be\.vreen yourselves and tHe Gomen t, I will telegraph; X shall reach; Te Aroha. .S. Percy Smith, , , v A8 f 9isJant^prveyor-;(ieneral. To, M. r r \ , I , ; ,i v ?ec, . Gordon^ Special Sejitleri/ 1 • Waiorongomai. ;!; !r { <a Resolved, Th^the Cbinnii^e#be aaconvene, a gQaeral*- meeting whenever though^ nepegsar^. , v, j£ ■ „ K esolved, That the, Committee: be instructed A>a, draw up lrules^ andnbye-lawa for the the Association, to be snbmittVd approvnl at the nexfc t^Ji bs&xwkmJ*m the seeretafly.q 5lr y Ho^rjtspn, who: } had always been found- rwr'y and willing to do atf^*dflaMi^iij^Q^tfr!e*>rf§' had , proved fruitful, the lar|d ! IBooglit~'for I 8ooglit~'for h v a<t;