A QUIET RECEPTION

Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13273, 31 August 1916, Page 6

A QUIET RECEPTION

THE AMALGAMATION REPORTS.

; ADOPTED BY FRANKTON COUNCIL.

"A WASTE OF TIME" VIEW

Hf* At a special meeting the Erankton | Borough Council on Tuesday the separate reports of Messrs Hiss and Newton OH -the question of amalgamation were | discussed, when there was a full attendance of the Council, with the exj| ception of Cr. llendei'son. The reports in both cases were adopted, hut there I was no really active discussion upon Cither, councillors generally indicating i by the tenor of their remarks that the definite stage which the scheme had j now approached left discussion totally "jn the air." "Pearls of Wisdom."

The report of the Council's own competent outside authoiitj I (Mr Biss! was tirst taken. The Mayor remarked at the uulset that 111 e lepolt was "very lon^*-wdalrd and contained one or two pearls id wisdom. Mr Hiss had stair,l. li,r Major sai,l. that Hamilton was essential 1 11 I'ratiUton as , ' rnl,v fl,r l ' ,lirr " > Ho thought lh;i! ;| would nof 1,. 111 r ||. ij.'.rilv "I t the Franklm ratrpa; ri ! ; uiM<>ii ha I j not otil> 111 11,1 !ut I• 1 i- •> | the pri\ ilon r. j Cr. Si II shmild I' ->' \.-u , The Ma Vi !• said !'• ■! p.- t' • ! Ilu' 1 1 , . ' five minutr- wilt M ' • wiir:: h' , (Mr .lol ! > l" 1 : 1! ' 1 jlfranUlon wmi'id l- <• I s■ •I■ • 1 lie- t [hew < armni. Ml in r|r I j Rpi'rssi''l! M>| t' - / ■:- mm I I■ ; | ISUCII !Id 1 ■ .! ■ • v-ai. nr m . join-d l'' •■•• 1 > 1 ! ; v 1• ;; 11 11 ( emi+l ..vail, • "'dr 1 ■ p. 1 ' • '• ; tion m hi- 1 : K Cl'. I'll- i'' :i' • ■ " l! I eithr: .. 1 v " 1 ' '' ! Vi -'- ' mis ulld' 1•; . 1 . T! ■ ■ \!..\• 1 1 1 ■ ' ! what ..I) a: IaII - I <\- . '"id 1!. lad it n-l .> 1 T! 1» 1 \ : • ' ! 1 ' ' ; ' -, r • 1. <!•■ •• •| :... \| \ . 1 . d 1"■ : d be nil Il'r. I Cr. Id I r 1:- :•< • ■Wis a I'l' as .' 1 'a''j 1 " 1 ~ ~ lettr I I'l'Mlll I'M' I' •.: "'i -'I -d r d - , was prill!' d rI i li d • - V i' prep.'l'd I• • .a w i■ : > 1■ ■ ■ l ' d- 1 cuncil!.; 1 i-h! ! -• x -■ >' v. si d.'d I'l.-.i I. • h , I I 0"! (1, .■ 1 inr: \\ IMi i.i.P' V : d : - "dm \; a \ '—. d I ' d w1 - • . tinii .if liirure-. . :td \l l , 1 ~- i ■ ■ \\ • In .. ' ,n a:'s\\. I . w' d I. "i 1 I SI 1 1 ' 1 dir.; !' I': al' 0 I Kills \ S, \ "fa I I <.; Ita': li l ■'l: 'I m unisoii : r. ton wn! ,n-v. ■■ d 1 ii' i-di.s: id,. |.. '■ ; -d 1 >ll' 'v. • the •' 1 v...11 Ila I !. • ' •• res I ' ' >. 11 r s d \\ Containing rj 011:r• 1 j Nev/. , 1.. . :|, Id 11 , : o . .■ 1 ■ 'I in- 111 d 11.. d I. • • ,: 1• I ' I. ■ rr. :■ :' . II Was writ I' " • all \ i.ill-i I. - 1 j 1( . r \[ 11 1 rI.■': !o -■. ' I ta- ii"l w.si I criticise it 111 .u 1 > >h..| • «>r t«»ru . | ] am 1 • h\n lan . \. r tl d n:. Cril -.sin .d Hani !. ai's !' _ll !'rs w - amply Innr old 111 d" 1 i " ! I•»1!11i s 11 - ; Ti - "I I ; ■ W ! . Tini"-." 'lda' Mar.; ; \|. ~»•> I'a-- ..'I I N> W i i all- Up as . Ills'.l. I's 1 add l.av. 0..- 1 1 tainrd no o!\ aw. ■ c>\ 11-t.m id | sa\ s. I w oidd j.i. ■a a I >!;. lias .■ .!■■:.■ Id'' I Sana 1 111 »■ • lif m I. a " 1 -sd i \ 1 man Would la■ d 11 i. i" s|i 1.• 111 1 ratrpa.M r I" r.anpi'.'li-ii . Cr. Il.'l lull add' , I 1 1 I d Wis lII'., a W as|r nf Ilia" 1 ia-i li-- a. i':" r 1 "I'd The Frank I "li ral-p 1; laid in 'dr tlli-ll' 11 r. I and 11 a' la'.-' li ' "II i!. 'l'lia Ma\..r: II was 1 a.! a 11■ dia " Ihr Fratiklii'i ral''].a\ "i s I. d w■ ■ 1 1"'

Amalgamation's Champion. i.v. Klli> -mi I' ii! i!' U h .<1 ! HUM '' lll.Hi i ll 1 1 '!' 11l ' i 1: : .' Cttutd iml 1"! .I.i him !'••!• !ii.'l. N -' it!:>T lie i.t r ,ni> • ')•• . • w wYd in>i ruction- wel''' -i > Mr Hi--. ;tll!i"U-!i lhi\■ 'iu J !i t ' Up ■" i cli ■'r. 1 „ '!'111> (■!.:]. ■I! i i' :! Y Ui- - i ..c asked wli.it !• •! ir. I • 111.- >V<> • ti-l he hail uiM ii I r, UI 11- in-! l-i (,| , Mlin,'- li"' 1! ■-■ 11 1 ':"; l - i ! i■l i > 'lll thi'r inform ili"ii a-k •' l' 1". 11 lil|r - Tin- M. .>..!• -.m.1 I 1 it .M'" Ui- -pi . i |ot .if li-i i inf..l'm ili.-n fr.-n: Hami 111 m. ;iii.l ;i!l i;S i-oiii I '. m-nl-ill tin.- r.• -! ••«-* w-tv IV :•! U" 11: U• :i. (:r. -.ml l!i.i|. w!.>-n lii.• i Yumnl decided 1.. .■ i: 11 •!. 1 >' ;i ' ■ • 1 . i"' I■'t; I .hi I .! i ■!' fr.hii tin- r-<nllll. i' w;i- i• I.■ ■ ii''> un.l-r- ---; st,HI.I that i.t- V,, !I.w■- I I !>.' (•(■mill.'.l to ;t ri'p..i'l en ih- ii-w acnumts fur 19ir>-1 r,, linn ivailv. ,111.1 tile advantages ui' <i i >.: •I\.i rll at: < - uf Kr.itiklon, joining 11.111111!■ • i., H - mall, r !»»• ill -11 to the Ikin ai -11 -"I.. :! 1 . r. Hi- Mayi.r atid ! Or. Watt. .Mr l!i>- \v.i> nut given any I written instruction.-;, an.l I.:.- wnrk cuvi ore) the wlii'!.' | I frmll the ini'i'p- ! tion (if 1 ,l - .iina I- i iii.i I inn proposal. S Thus it w<llllli naturally cost more than I' was intended, Iml that was nut his |t fault. Ur. Klii> sai'l that, in his report, Mr Hiss had stat-.l that Hi- hank bali' ence, standing by itself, had tn. bearing k ; ."'on the llnancial position, which was of iL course correct, hut councillors would Is remember that lie dr. Kilis) gave the ! . whole of the balances as well as that li' of the bank, and also pointed out that ; the other balances were sufficient to Ife cover the bank debit balance. Mr Biss M said that both Mr Prenton and the £ speaker estimated on the wrong basis, p The base of the speaker's estimate was If the proportion of net liabilities to the P rateable value, while Mr Biss took the I assets and liabilities. Theoretically, no I doubt, Mr Biss was correct, and this I brought out Hamilton in a better posigpfjon. The big asset in Hamilton is the || endowment land, but the speaker did Kftot think it fair, while considering the k present day position, to make use of Ptsbe problematical value of these enHj dowments in the far future, so he based V his contention on the present rental I , (Oontfeuwd on Pag* 7.J §'