Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1913 PAPAMOA PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5937, 26 March 1913, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1913 PAPAMOA PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY.

One of the most thriving districts in the Tauranga County is that of Papamoa, and although it doei not boa t of a local body a watchful eye is kept over its interdicts by the Papamoa Progressive Society, which was formed some time ago a3 a result of the energy displayed by leading settlers. The adjourned annual meeting of the Society is to be held on Saturday

next, and as the executive has accomplished efl'eciivs work on behalf of the farmers in the neighbourhood no doubt there will be a larga attendance of members. The railway is now running through the Papamoa district, and in the near futur_ it i-s anticipated th it a service for the conveyance of passenger, and good* will be in operation. At the last meeting of the Society the question of representation on thi Te Puke Road Board was fully discus-zed by members End it was unanimously decided to nominate a candidate for the next vacancy on the Board, Mr F. A. Turner, a leading farmer, carrying tie confidence of the meeting. It mu-t be admitted that the necessity for a comprehensive roading policy is of vital importance to a district such as Papamoa, and if the cherished dream of rapid close settlement is to be realised the roading policy must be complete and adequate. Moreover, in that extensive district, fiorr. the harbour to the Kopouroa, the roading of Native lands is a matter that tails for attention. Heading and cIo?e settlement are inseparably a-rsociat d with the progress of Papamoa and in order to brinp; satisfactory results and feed the railway good roads are absoltnely

i necessary. The adequate representation of the district on the local body having control of the by-roads—-the Te Puke Road Board—is a move in the right direction, and can have but one result, the advancement of the a'ea alfected. By providing a huge railway station yard at Papa moa Government has evidently great hopes that the district will be closely settled, and that its production will be considerably increased. Better roads and more of them, however, are essential, and in seeking to elect members to the Road Board Papamoa is taking the lirst step to secure recognition of its claim 3. This question is only one of many that has received the attention of the Progressive Society during the year, and altogether the organisation has fully justified its existence. It has proved a "live wire" and all those settlers interested in the advancement of a rich and fertile area should endeavour to attend the meeting next Saturday evening and show their tangible appreciation of the excellent service which ha 3 been renderel by the

executive,