The Minutes of last mesting are read, confirmed, signed by the Chairman, and passed for publication.
Cash Statement for week ended 5ih inst, is anbmitted, and cheques for sundry accounts are signed.
Cattle in Native Dairies. report is ordered to be publi therefore the contract, or at least the par relating to them, could date from the let July proximo, Aseuming, howe of a public meetin, do, to the Council) into any contract opportunity of expressing their opinion the subject; the Direstors do not at all coin-ith the Council's view that it for one Board to bring the matter before such of the public ave to give the cannot allow them to repair or other terfere with this footpath, inasmuo ty, and hes never be of the publio, but on the contrary, has always been maintained a private property.
The estate of which the footpath in queaart, formerly belonged to the la Rerony oF Asivats Keer at rae Narive DAtnies, Staughal, 7h January, 1884, 4 fig fas Locality of Dairy. powers are gi tions to that end they wish to Doily of rate pay: jon of lighting ts, it is certain! duty, and not th or Company, to are. presumed to bei possesig relating to ti ity, and from them ai The Gas Company to guide the public
only know the Council in the matter; and ing them to be the representatives of the community, submitted to them a definite proposal, expecting the Council would at Toast be prepared with some proposition regarding the scheme if they deemed it necossary to obtain the sanction of the ratepayers The subject is, however, ly of so little importance to th that they do not even intimate what they propose to do with regard to Gas lighting at all, Apparently they assume the Company will be conteat to go on as at present and be, as they have been for " long time past, made a convenience of.
Tam instructed to repeat that the Di tors are not willing to occupy such a posi and to suggest that if the Council are putting any amount in the Budget for lighting they had better inform the ratepayers that the Gas Company have no knowledge of it, have not consented to it, have no understanding fon the subject with the Council and are not in any way bound to supply Gas for public lighting as at present, Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Gro. J. Yo, Engineer & Secretary. R, F, Toornury, Es Secretary, Municipal Council, wanghai, 10th letter of 3ed. property on the East side of foospakh was upon his land, was made and was always wai he never permitting the Council to repale or' lave anything todo with i, as you may ascertain from your present Surveyor, and others, no intention whatever of buildin, upon of inclosing the footpath, as it woul serian injure ote property to doo, but ax we have abundant evidence to pi our rights la regard to it, we cannot forego them, we feel astured that the Council. will acknowledge that private rights have to be respected as well as those of the public, si ceipt of your letter of 5th the footpath on the Eat Road, extending from
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