The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-13 00:00:00

the fair, for sometimes altar the fair there mai no market
at all. The markets of the lar;er towns were of more
itemortanee than their 1 cal (Air. an.l on the whole he
b,lieve.l Wareham weal gain b; the ant by
a4meing te 0:e proposal t:wy •voidd zyni grace
giving way to the expresse.l wi,h of the requisitonists.
Mr. (maw was sem th,m w.i, no a trade:int:9 who
wonlil not desire to carry wit the wish of the requisi-
timi:44, if they wa, satistiel that. j. woul.l be an alvantans
Mo. they must re...illeet thst sermn.l years ai:n 3 simiLar
cit.wt wan made and Aland: and the ueestion therefore
or.. --Is it worth trying over again I
Mr. REDMAN thlllpht a pity Inure bad not altended
the meeting.
Mr. CARD : The pr nini: alteratina I/39 not mile pro-
perly known: and dr. flawg. the large clieusefactor came
1 two days after the fair. threatanet the I Yorporation
! with an action for .httuages. They must take care they
di.l..lot.ineur similar risks.
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liana—Ls—v.: What i 3 the me of people going to law
Uwe have no money I—fa laugh).
The Mavon said the alteration would he made under an
Act of Parliament.
Mr. PAXTON Al a member of the Corporation, did not
foal justified in saying anything; bat 34 liO:ng CMUliderible •
bu'ine•N and being intere4tel in the dUCCeId of the town
he felt heought i. sr somethin„: in favour of the proposed
altemti .... . regarded the market or fair. it was a mere
farce t keep th, two 41:IYA. The market hail been
dractinz on a iniecrable cxiitence, al wax
not done, it would die n natural death. eircutustaiicee
were fatally alttred to what they went year. ego, owl they
cmiblu't expect to de what they iced. F what he
liad heard on the midget he thought i would he greatlY
market day.
to their advantage to ag hd the fair day fall mco their
providii,
of noir... it
other fair, in that rase it cuttl,l ensilv be (.o,llPOned bY
tolvertinettanit, 41i.1 not clad, with any
Mr. Cmr"inu thmi:fht Mr. reaarkg roneltigively
showed that the alteratiooo utak' lie for the advantage of
the town.
SEutv then pmpo..ed "That this me,ting will
corm:illy 'al p;sal the requititiont • the 'omoratiou f9r the
alteration of the fair day, believing that it would he ad-
vaittag.com to the palilie, and itecidolly beneficial to the

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Vier a few remarks f rkrat Daew. and Mr. PIKIt,
Mr. 1tii1.31.4N pr 010040,1 "that the fair day should le
held on the same day avi heretofore." believing that it
would he for the to Ivanta4e a the town.
Mr. BM seconded.
on being put (non Ile chair 10 voted in favour of au
amendment m 1.17 in support of the original remlution,
which was of cour.e loot.
Mr. MIKE said they had only lost as far as the torn was
concerned. Now they had to deal with the requi.,.moah,ta.
The proceedings then terminated. Much surprim wad
expressed that the meeting was not wore I agdy attended

RWANAGE.
PROPOSED MRRAK WATER. -Mr. .1. c. It„hin.,„ hai
suggeskul the formation of a breakwater in Swanage Ray.
a„ of inegt,Duable use and benefit to the piaoe and its
trade. and also to the general navigation in the I luanet.
1
With an enerotic rommittce he thinks "before many
Yerl.P., are over " the .itlieine could be realised. Ali all
earnest of his good will he offered 1'.50 towanls preliminary
exPenses. Mr. Iturlinlge, ..1 the Royal %1.-Lori. Hotel.
promised 1:5- On Saturday is meeting Mai bell on tho
subit.yt, when a goislly number attended. Mr. Robinson
spoke of the 01v:inlay:es of the scheme. captain
' (I...ski/Igo described iti us.dulneas in making Swanago
bay a refuge for ringers and an niutiliary outport for
gunboats. Capt. l'ilkington did not think Government
would help theni, awl, while favourable to the scheme,
advised getting the opinion of some eminent engineer.
Resolutions were passed declaring a breakwater urgently
needed, appointing a general c 1111 l mittee, and also • sub-
committee to consider and report on tIIC !nog desirable
position dituensiona most suitable method uf construc-
tion and probable cost id a breakwater," idaciu- the
at their dispeial for the work, and electing as sub-
committee the following -entlenien :-- Messrs. G. &Irk
J. C. Robinson. G. H. Seeker, c. E. Robinson, it. Mason.
J. pope, W. Hardy, 11. Burt, Harman, 'frayte, and Capt.
Goodridge, w ith power to add to their number. Mr.
Pope was appointed honorary secretary to the General
Co 1111 l ate and treasurer: and Mr. It. liftson honorary
secretary to the sub•euuouittee.