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KAPAR DISTRICT PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
Minutes of a General Meeting held at the Sementa School, on Tuesday 
December 14th, at 4.30 p.m. 
PRESENT. 
H. W. Bailey (chairman) P. Howard, E. H. King-Harman, 
W. R. F. Brock, W. R. G. Hickey, C. F. Stewart and the Honorary 
Secretary. 
Proposed by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. Hickey, the minutes 
of the previous meeting were taken as read. 
The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting. 
COR R ESPO NDENCE. 
The Secretary read a letter from the Secretary, R.G.A., relating to 
the Drainage Assessment. 
WATER SCHEME. 
The Chairman read the particulars of the water scheme and the 
plan was handed round for inspection. 
Mr. King-Harman wished to know whether the water rate was to 
>e charged by metre or by acre. The Chairman explained that this 
had not yet been decided on by Government. Mr. King-Harman 
t ought that in the event of rate per acre being fixed upon, only 
should be char sed. The subject being fully discussed 
the following resolution was proposed by Mr. Bosanquet and seconded 
by Mr. Hickey : 
That the proposed water scheme as read out by the Chairman 
s ewing the probable rate per acre as 50 cts. is thoroughly satisfactory 
and be accepted by this association as such-” Carried. 
vx The Secretary was instructed to write to the District Officer 
fT m T miD * him ° f the above resoIuti on and that the Members 
ot the Association were writing or cabling to their Agents or 
roprietors with the object of having the scheme sanctioned. 
DRAINAGE ENACTMENT. 
The Chairman then made the following resolution : “ That 
Government be approached with the object of having all the road 
drains and agncultural drains and outlets deepened on the Kapar 
3/ i t0 I4th mile; also that the foundations of all 
outlets be deepened sufficiently to carry off all estate water. 
that T em ?! Government objecting to deepen the road drains 
that drains of a sufficient size be cut inside the road drain on estate 
land to answer the same purpose,”— Carried, 
