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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5487, 21 March 1910, Page 2

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Wo are not responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents). TAIKANGA FREEZING WORKS. do the Kditi.r). — As ono who is talcing a <bcp i.iterest in the jiioposcri- works, ] should like l-o cxpres* my views in. your Valuable 4>«rper. Jt seems to me that a six-py sickn»ss has overcame thji committee,, ar.d despite tho strenuous remarks made by on*, of its members, the rest at the committee seem' to ignore, to a very iarge extent, their resjuortsribilrto" fa tluis matter.. As I pointed out wh.n. supplying plans, running expenses, etc., the cost is so insignificant, coir.fared to the great benefit the surrounding districts would receive, that One is at a loss to understand the apathy displayed. Why, Sir, is it thus ? No one, has, so far, pointed out anything aguinst the cst-aLl'shment of works, but two or three fof tho far-seeing an-d certainly energetic ones, have ; been most enthusiastic in their efforts to awaken their fellow townspeople to a necessity <>'i i the needs of thj district nmd the benefits that would accrue from th launching of such a project. Perhaps thore are some, ■who woiikl not iJiink, it a profitable investment, 'but, surely, there has 'been sufficient information supplied to dispel all fear in that -directiom ? Your Correspondent points out a, loss of revenue on lamb and mutton alone, whfich, if" diVect'Ptl in jiroper thannels 'Woull be quite sufficient to pay for th 3 works. with'n twelve •nontlis. ' The little in-terest taken in th« neetlnjjs called for the purpose, as recorded by th-* same correspc»dent, in view of the ■above. Is extraordinary. That sui'h a state of affairs couM possibly ho.ye remained so long, ond still continue to exist, in these days of superior commercial enlightenment, pnsscs'nll vmderstar.'ding. Now. sir, I hope that tl»3 committee, will immediately bestir itself, and that in the 'near future sorao(thing practical will be done. Let me I givo'a forecast pt-TaTiria-n,n}a, when the wdrks arc v in full swing. At a point somewhere n,3ar the entrance to the ihurbour, and art a cionyenit'nt distance firosn the township, aro tall, smoking chinmoys. On closet inspection may be seen a vessel larger than any that have ever visit«d th? port before, nxrored at the works' wharf. On drawing closer still there nray be noticed, carcases of beef, thousands of carcases of le'mb and nvutton, hams and bacon, boxes of butter and cheese, crates of frozen hares and poultry, vro-'h hides and pelts, ard last, lmt by no means least, cases u|>on cases '"f fi'uH pouiiiinp |nln (he ship's hfokl. f^ro'n another hold farm imp) .'meats cf all descriptions, thousn'recls of )mrrds of cement for harbour improvements, a dock wml street channel\\ftg, etc., cases of galvanised iron and rolls ■. of wire, ahr.ost insxlfliciont Cor tho rerjuirGmcnts of thct i"n'flu>i of settlors. v!'o») pii>ps by the ■nil«« fot the h.ip,h-j)ressure vwiatcr supply and gtis works, packages of miaeh'inery of all kinds, are landing",, woiino of 't direct from London. Vhat does th,,t mean to the settler ? Can anyone say this is exaggerated ? Have we not already a railway in course of construction i largely due to energetic ;\ir Ward) Unking up tH"J Tarnina's-i of the east! .with one of the finest na.turrl harbours in the Dominion ? And now, sir, in ocnclusitm, what will the farmers choose : freezing works and prnsoerrty, or (mother 1 113 period of, practically, stnfßatron ? — F am, etc., . ■H. T. PARRY. Ohristohurch, March 8.