WAIRARAPA TOWN LANDS MANAGEMENT BILL.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume IV, Issue 233, 17 August 1870, Page 3

WAIRARAPA TOWN LANDS MANAGEMENT BILL.

PUBLIC MEETING'S IN GREYTOWN. THE ROAD BOARD. A meeting of the rate-payors of the Greytowu Highway District, was held in the Courthouse, at 3 p.m., on Saturday last. S. Revans, Esq., was unanimously elected chairman. Having road the advertisement convening the meeting, ho alluded briefly to the reason why the previous meeting had been illegal, owing to the “ posting” having been’ omitted. Messrs Braithwalte, T. Walker, J. locker P. Cotter, T. Kompton, jun., and Beaton were proposed by Mr Aruot, and seconded by Mr Lucas, as a Board of Wardens. Mr S. Kovans was proposed by Mr looker, and seconded by Mr Burt. Mr Veimoll was proposed by Mr Tookor and seconded by Mr G-oodcn. Mr Williams was proposed by Mr Goodrich, and seconded by Mr Yennell. Mr Ilirschberg was proposed by Mr Cotter, and seconded by Mr Strawbridgo. Mr Jackson was proposed by Mr Hirschberg, and seconded by Mr Cundy. Mr Judd was proposed by Mr T. Hawke, and seconded by Mr Petheriek. Mr Arnot was proposed by Mr Moles, and seconded by Mr Hirschborg. The polling then took place, resulting in. Messrs S. Revans, J. Tocker, H. Bralthwaito, T. Benton, T. Walker, and J. Judd, being elected as a Board for the ensuing year. Mr Arnot then proposed, and Mr Tocker seconded—“ That a rate of 4d. an acre for constructing, and 2d an acre for repairing roads within the Greytowu Highway District, hould be levied.” The same process of voting was then gone through, and the proposition was carried by 43 to 31 votes. Messrs M. Hirschborg and S. Moles were elected Auditors, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. THE SCHOOL MEETING. At 7 p.m. the school meeting was held, and a largo number were present, as the recent proceedings in the Resident Magistrate’s Court had made people take n greater interest than usual in the matter. Mr Petheriek was elected Chairman. Mr Moles, as Chairman of the School Committee, handed in the accounts of the school, which wore read as follows: Receipts and Expenditure op the Greytown Public School toe Eoue Quarters ending 30th June, 1870, consecutively. Receipts : £ s. D. School Fees, for Quarter ending 30th September, 1869 16 14 6 Do do 31st September, 1869 17 15 0 Do do do 31st March, 1870 16 8 0 Do do do 30th June, 1870 18 6 0 Government Grant in Aid, for September Quarter, 1869 ... 6 5 0 Do do December do 1869 ... 6 5 0 Do do March quarter, 1870 ... 6 5 0 Donations 10 0 Arrears of rates 10 5 0 Subscriptions 6 5 0 Compulsory rates 19 0 0 Due to the School in School Fees 3 10 0 Do do do Subscriptions 2 0 0 Do do do Arrears of rates 45 0 0 Do do From Mr Hirschborg 2 19 6 Free gift to the School, from Mr H. Udy, sen., being amount duo to him for cash advanced, as seen on contra side ...' 17 14 8 Due from the Provincial Treasury for the Quarter ending June, 1870 ... ~. 6 5 0 201 7 8 Balance against the School ... 19 18 8 221 6 4 Expenditure : £ s. D. Paid balance of Mr and Mrs Poole’s Salary for 3 Quarters ending 30th June, 1869 42 18 2 Paid Mr and Mrs Poole’s salary for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1869 37 10 0 Paid on account of Mr and Mrs Poole’s for for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1869 ... 32 16 4 Paid for sweeping School-room for 4 Quarters ending 30th June, 1870 4 16 0 Paid for cleaning ... 10 0 Do Commission to Collector on £2O 1 10 0 Do allowance to Mr Murphy for collecting in 1868 2 6 Do Court Expenses 3 15 0 Due to Mr and Mrs Poole on account of Salary for Quarters ending 31st December, 1869, 31st March, 1870, and 30th Juno 1870 79 13 8 Duo to Mr H. XJdy, sen. for cash advanced on account of Mr J upp’s sal,ivy aiul Court Expenses in 186:;~60 17 4 8 j Due to Mr Udy. sen., for a lock j for School-room door 10 0 1 221 G 4

(Erom ‘ Hansard,’ July 21.) Mr- Bunny, in moving tlie second reading of tliis Bill, said its object was to vest certain lands, which, were now held by Mr Charles Hooking Carter, on behalf of members of the Small Earm Association, in certain trustees on behalf of the townships of Greytown and Masterton; the trustees to hold such lands for such purposes and deal with them in such way as the Provincial Council, in an Act to be passed by it, might direct. Tho Council, during its last session, would have legislated on the matter, but it did not think it had the power to take tho land out of the hands of Mr Carter and vest it in other trustees, and therefore a resolution was passed, requesting the Superintendent to bring tho matter forward in the Assembly, and to have an Act passed conferring the power. Mr O’Neill wished to direct attention to the fact that trustees had already been acting for the townships, and he believed they had not given satisfaction. Tho Bill proposed to appoint trustees for Greytown and Masterton, but he considered that, instead of having trustees named and included in the Bill, they should be elected annually by the inhabitants of tho townships. He suggested such alteration to the honorable member in charge of the Bill, and he hoped that tho Bill, when in Committee, would be amended accordingly. He would read a portion of a letter on tho subject, he had received from Mr Joseph Masters, of Masterton, M.P.C., a highly respected settlor in the Wairarapa, and one of the oldest colonists in tho Province of Wellington : “ The lands have been managed by a trustee and trustees for tho last fourteen or fifteen years most unsatisfactorily. A petition has boon sent to Mr W. W. Taylor, Deputy-Superin-tendent, signed by 105 of the electors of Groytown and Masterton, asking for an Act to I vest in wardens the management of the reserves for educational purpioscs; also the management of local public works, the management of streets, sewerage, and tho preservation of the health of the inhabitants, in accordance with the small farm rules drawn up in 1853 ; t le wardens to bo elected annually, with power to appoint a clerk and auditor if necessary, and even levy a rate, but in no case to exceed sixpence in the pound. The Wanganui Town Board is just what vye want, with some slight alteration.” The writer took a great interest in the working of tho Small Earm Association of Wairarapa, and indeed to that gentleman was mainly due the credit of initiating and carrying out the system, which had p/ovo so satisfactory in the district. Mr Bunny could assure the ho orable member that the alarms and fears of tho gentleman referred to were not shared in by tho people of Wairarapa. Wien the Bill was in Committee lie would propose such alterations in it as would carry out tho wishes of the parties interested in the maf le;. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to bo committed next sitting day.

) Mr Stafford moved lately fora return of the names of all persons that had been drowned in the rivers of New Zealand. have compiled the following list of those that have been drowned in the, rivers of the Wairarapa during the last five years. Any list made must necessarily be incomplete, owing to the number of lives that have been lost without anyone having any j cognizance of the manner in which the missing persons have lost their li\cs, Men have been soon on their road journeying to a certain destination, but have never arrived, and the only supposition that is made is that they met their death in crossing some of our swollen streams, which, owing to the' neglect of the Provincial"’Government, have proved so often to take them to {

Mr Arnot then proposed that Mr R | Walker should he elected Collector of the j Groytown School rates for the ensuing year ; j Mr Caselborg seconded, and, on it being put I to the meeting, was carried unanimously. | A second resolution that the Chairman be , requested to forward to the Deputy-Superin. k tendent a copy of the last resolution, was carried in a similar manner. j In a brief speech Mr Aruot alluded to the | course that it would be desirable to pursue to ■ attain the object they all had in view of ob-1 taining a thoroughly good school in Grey- 1 town, with better accommodation for the pupils and master, and affording a higher | standard of education for the children than that at present to be obtained. He alluded to , the balance sheet as not altogether unsatisfactory. The salary received by the teachers had been upwards of £l2O, and there appeared to he about £6O duo. It seemed that this money although received for tuiton in the year ending 30th June, 1870, had boon exp ended for the teachers’ salary, which was duo in 1868 and 1869. If they elected a fresh Committee that night, the Committee would haao to pay the balance of £79 13s Bd, which was recorded as due to Mr Poole for the three quarters ending 30th Juno, 1870, hut which might just as well be stated to be duo for the quarters ending 30th September 1869. He alluded to the course the Deputy Superintendent had pursued with reference to the appointment of Mr Udy as collector,: and concluded by moving that the Chairman ■ leave the chair. This was duly seconded and 1 carried. The meeting then dispersed giving • three cheers for the compulsory school rate, THE RIVER MEETING. A large number of settlors interested in the Waiohine river returned after a brief interval, in compliance with a requisition that had previously boon posted in many parts of the town, j S. Rcvans, Esq., was elected Chairman. ll e ; re id the notice convening the meeting which ran as follows ■ “ Greytowu, August 9,1870. “ A public meeting will bo held in tire Town Hall, on Saturday the 13th inst., at the close of the meeting of the Greytowu Road ( District, for the purpose of forming a Com- ( mitttee of Management for the turning of'the . Waiohine River into its old channel, in conjunction witli the present contractor. Signed | —Samuel Moles, M. Hirschborg, T. Walker, James Baillie, Seth M. Hart, W. R. Hastwcll, J. A. Petheriek, Thoa. Kompton, jun.” Mr Arnot proposed the following as a Committee of management; — M. Hirschborg hj W. E. Hastwell ( Greytowu. J. Baillie I S. Hart ) J. Moore Carterton. 11. Bannister Mastcrton. Mr Ecnall spoke at some length, saying that as he had been mixed up in the affair, he thought it was due to the public to let them j know the facts of the case. When the j Government first made the agreement with Mr Ingley to turn the Waiohine river £75 was to be paid on it being certified that the work would he approved of, and £75 to bo paid 12 mouths afterwards. The sum of £2O j had boon paid; ho had looked. at the river, and he thought that Ingley’s .work would not 1 succeed. He alluded to his experience of the Hutt river, and ho thought witli reference to the project how conceived, that even if 100 men were employed for a whole .week, it was very improbable the work would succeed. The work was more formidable than they; imagined. In answer to ■ Mr Caselborg, it appeared from his statement that ho occupied j no definite position under the Provincial , Government. The £2O had been paid after I Mr. Baird’s report, who had expressed himself 1 thoroughly satisfied with it. | ■ After some remarks from Mr Hart, who spoke very sensibly, that even if they failed in 1 ■ the undertaking they would have the aatisfac-, tion of knowing they had done their best, and some strictures from Mr Hirschborg, who 1 strongly condemned Mr Ecnall for throwing cold water on the scheme, the mooting disolvcd with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. | MANUFACTURING FLAX IN NEW ZEALAND. | ■ i The Canterbury Flax Association j purpose, it would seem, attempting to 1 manufacture Flax in this Colony. At, a meeting held on 21st July, a letter from Mr E. Scott was read as fol-' lows| “ In reply to your letter of the 15th instant,' I will be iiio.-t happy to give the sub-com- j nu tie? all the ntlormaumi 1 i■.ij;. «i(h respect to manufacturing; hut as i have a;-*

aeinol experience in the pr.iv.-i of machinery (such as carding machines, spinning imvhme-e or too.!, loom.-, Ac.) speehdly a iapic-.l to llax, I would not like to quern prices at rand.-m. “ I have written home to one cl' the largest machinists in Eng’end for iufunnatlm regarding prices. Ac., and wdl be happy lo g-.v.» the sub-committee such informal;on when I receive it “The principal machinery required would he—- “ Ist Stationery eng : nr and boiler. “ 2nd. Carding machinery lor eyrelmg the tow preparatory t> spinning. “ 3rd. Spinning jenn'es (1 think the perpe-fa.-il spinning frames have been adapted to this, ns well as wool), and if so they are much belter than the jennies, and require much less a; I cut ion an occupy less room. “•fib. A warping machine for preparing the warps for the looms. “sth. The looms (1 would recommend the best, power looms that, can possibly be procured) ; the looms are liable to a g'vat deal of wear mi l tear, and those looms which are best fitted together, and cost say ;Cl or £3 more, are much more profitable than cheaper ones. “6th. The only other machinery that I think would be required would be a steaming and brushing null, and a hydraulic press. “ There arc many other items, such as shuttles, reeds, hcddles, bobbins, tliines, belting, cards for the carding engines, Ac., A*, which would have to be procured at the best markets by some persons of experience. “ With "regard to bringing skilled labour out from home, I think three or lour families would be su'Ueicnt, namely, a good factory 1 engineer, to look after the repairs, Ac., oi tne whole place ; a carding and spinning engineer : j a powcrloom trimmer or manager, j “ Men should bo selected who have rising i families, as they all make capital factor}' hands, I and would bo able to teach others on the same | system as they do at home. | “If there is anything else which the suh- ! committee would like to receive information ' about, I wdl write home to some of mymaau* ! factoring friends and make enquiries. “I remain, yours Indy, “ Rout. Scott.’*

“ That bourno from whence no traveller returns.” Name. Date oi? Death. Place where Drowsed. Aged. W. a. Watson August 0, 1870 Taucru river 3,5 ( William G. King February 21, 1870 Mohiki, Euamahunga 23 Francis Henry Eekley November 25, 18139 Mohiki, .Ruamaiiunga 25 Douglas Kb win May 25, 180!) Olaraia, Euamahunga 13 Mrs Feist Mav 16, 1SG9 Wuingawha river Mr B.cklund May 10, 1869 Waingawha river A man, name unknown April 5, 1869 Euamahunga To Ori Ori Henry Buxton October, 1868 Wliareama river Mr Scott January, 1863 Ti ui river Peter Holes November 25, isG9 Whareau.a river J. W. Bennington November, 1868 Waingawha river James Connors October 23,1863 Waihonga ferry, Euamahunga 30 John Ecynoltls March 18, 1863 . Waiohine river 0 Joo Eusliforth October 9, 1SGS Euamahunga river, Ilninnio43 Thomas Drew Jt.lv 1867 rang. Rnamahunga river Mastcrton William Morriss August, 1867 Euamahunga river, Mastcrton 45 William Holloway February 5, 1867 Waihonga, Euamahunga 24 Wandsworth Busk September 20, 1863 The Lake 30 Margaret A. Mitchell March 2, 1865 Waihonga. Euamahunga 7 Jane Hall Mitchell *. Amin, name unknown March 2, 1865 1867 Waihonga, Euamahunga Mohiki, Euamahunga. Was seen to swim the river, but body never discovered. 16 mos.