REFERENDUM SUGGESTED.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1934, Page 3

REFERENDUM SUGGESTED.

• Mr. Jacksen thought a refwendsan. | the ratepayers should decide fee j tto—nas a meeting wnpesed mostly of ’ men interested in aviation. * Mr. Hewitt made st d«r that he had j no mortgage orer the property- 'On rsslghbowing' land he had » trouble in drain- ! The Mayer- painted cat that th*' cptioa i over the land would be withdrawn on ! December L j Mn J- W. Btxm suggested that only the ; area wanted for an aesedrosne be purj chased. It was a bad time for the cssuni cil to go into dairy farming.. Tba Mayor | replied that if that were done it wtmH ;be necessary to yay romyensatton for [ spoiling the farm and in the run jj the expense would be greater tiwn. th® ! purchase of the whole area. Stratford should lock to the future and ! make provision for a much larger aero- ! drume than was needed war, Mr. Rich- ! ards said. It would therefore be fixsltsh j to make an aerodrome anywhere where it J might become extremely ecsriy to en- ‘ large in It ■ was very unfortunate that ; the council tod not beats able to' place the full facts beroro the wtepayees wHier. ‘ Mr. Malone considered the cerisim I should be placed in the hands of the i ratepayers. I The Mayor said he was not going to j take the responsibility of withdrawing I the modem ’The meeting wm wiled M ■ that the burgesses could Save the jeai- ! tiers explained and he took it that th»» ■ that did not attend were wt interested. ' Mr. Jsckson moved an amendment that ■ ' any tod to be dewrioped as an. scros drome should be taken under the PuWe \ Works Act after approval by the ratei payers. ; Mis. Boyd seconded the amenilrsest but. it was test by 19 votes to' HL Tba I motion was carried by 23> votes to IX ! The general meeting broke up and th* ? council held a special meeting to cenI rider Mr. ’White’s ssotto.. | The Mayor and Cr. R. 5L Curtis aeei ended a resolution that the property b® ' bought It was carried cn a dlrisjon. ■ these vo.ting for being Crs~. Curtis,. R. E» | Carryer and J. W. Crowe and the Mayor 1 a—those against Crs. A. H. Nelsen. C. ■ H. Beck. A. H. Trotter and R. F. H&rkj ness. The Mayor then gave his casting i vote in favour of the motion.