NGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1242, 15 June 1880, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA.

A meeting of the ntepayersof the Newcastle Highway District was held pursuant to notice in Waikato Times, at the 1 oyal Mail, on Saturday, to consider the advisability of bringing the Lo f :al Election Act into force in the district. There was a 1 irge attendance of Whdtawlrita settlers. The meeting was unanimous in adopting a resolution, proposed by Mr Dawsou, and becouded by Mr C'orboy, that the local Board be requested to take the necessary steps to bring the Act into force. There can be no doubt that this will be a great improvement on the old system and will entail veiy little additional expense, while it will confer a great, benefit on settlers who wish to record their vote, and cannot well afford to lo.se an entiro day, as they were hitheito obliged to do. It will ulso ha\e the advantage of doing away with proxios, a, matter that c'lnnot be regretted by auy legiti'natc settler. It ib to Ijo hoped the Town District will follow the good example seb them bj their neighbours. Many ratcpayeis m Niraiuiwahia can rcmerubei 1 with sorrow the unseemly bcones that have taken place fit .some of the local elections ot 1-ite years. Jf the Ngaruawahia people -\\ ibh to V-stir thenist'he^ and soe their h ! tie tovui advance, they should get up •• niemoiial to tie chaiiinan .it on c, ami thus, prevent the futmv Boird being turned into a comiiieii-i.il .spocul ition > N ome time a<?o -h? Tijt t w irmly .idvocited the ball it-box for all loc il elections, Tho now mill is now constantly at work, and turn?) out a f.iir article. Mr H.ilej, the r inspector, still does pen ry-go over his stones, and per-is f s in d^cliring that he has got a rich deposit I think the Bursts should send down some one to prin it off. i\Fr Edu'eoumbe, one of our very rarly settlers, lias removed toFraukton. Miny a sir-k bedside will mi'-s his kindly motives aud attention. — [Corbesi'oxDLNr.]