KATIKATI.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6025, 26 February 1916, Page 4

KATIKATI.

(.rrc.ift Our Correspondent.)

THp mnrthly me rting of the 'Kalikati Ro»d Board was held on Saturday last. After the adoption of the minutes flip Chairman moved—That Mr James McCuteheon be congratulated on his unanimous election as member of this Beard, and that the Katikati ratepayers be congratulated upon having secured such a worthy member to represent their intp-ests. This wa? seconded by Mr M. P, Walsh and carried by acclamation. It raav be stated that the vacancy was caused by the ur-ieristion of Mr Harry Eskrigge to transfer his services to those of his King and country. | A ieptuatior, of v;hich Mr E. H. J Mackay was spokesman, waited on the { Brurd with a view to extending tho i ; tel^nhone conrection to live additional ' applicants The deputation met with a rrost sympathetic reception. The Chairman, on behalf of tf c Bosrd, .n-rlertaking to spare no trouble in endeavouring to meet their request, but nrirtteri out' the difficulty that confronted them from the departmental aspect The clerk was instructed to communicate with the Telegraph Enpirseer, and a committee—consisting of the Chairman, Clerk, with Messrs Walsh and Lockington—was set up to effect a satisfactory solution. The Chairman further pointed out that it was a matter of mutual advantage, as the larger vcas the number of their subscribers the larger was their revenue. •••' "^ It may b« stated that this branch of the bii9ineps is working mest sati3factonlyT The rate of 253 per annum, struck on subscribers, will discharge the loan and provide maintenance expenditure long before the expiration of the 12 years limit required by the Act, though a great initial mistake was made in erecting suih ;n----fer'or telephone Doles, which the Chairman described 2s tha "telephone pea rods." A letter wa-q read from Mr James Poff, of Methver, returning most hearty thanks for the very full information sent in reply to inquiries for telephone connection, stating that the group of farmers interested would apply* to their Road Board to follow the -example of the Katikati .Koad Board, as the Dennrtment required- an annual payment ot between £11 and £12, with the addition of halfccost of construction. * A hrge amount of correspondence was disposed of referring to Anzac Bay Domain, the most Quibbling reply to this chance of name having he?n sent in two letters by the De- | partment, but hpvirg then appealed to | the Hon. Mr Herries he concludes his j last iPtter in the following worcU: 4<l am asking my colleague (Mr Massey) to take .steps to have a clause, ennbling the application to be given effect to, inserted in the next W^sh-i"g-up Bill submitted to the House." Th's was the Chairman's request,when [ direct anpliction to the Lands Department, Wellington, appeared to" meet with disappointment. regarding Thompson's I Track was also Rub fritted, the Hon. Mr Herries having kindly promised to bring *;he Board's letter under the ner.sonal attention of the Minister of Public Work=>, in which he is reminded that '-c can provide the funds required nut of unauthorized 'expenditure and tint unless the road is placed in thorough repair during the"present summer, it will be perfectly imaapsable next year, involving a far larger outlay. This reminder was given in anticipation of the usual stereotyped reply, "thnt the matter is noted fcr consideration," or "that it would be considered.'' or "carefully considered in framing the estimates for ensuing year." In conrection with this matter I may state that a petition or, the subject is being sent to Hon. Mr Herries, signed by Mr Waiter Hume as hou. ; secretary, the three auctioneering j companies and the peonle of Katikati and of Te Aroha mai^y interested. G«»z'tting of Warden's Timber Areas —Correspondence with .Mr Massey's i Department on this subject was slso submitted "and was of a most unsatis- > factory nature, the position being j that unless these areas are forthwith ; gszetted. in accordance with the recommendations of the Hauraki Lands Commission as already approved' by the Government, the revenue will go to the consolidated fund, and nnt to the local body. The Katikati Koad Board—who, on their part, have handed over the proceeds to the County Council for the benefit,-of the public by expenditure on the WaihiTauranga main road—the TuapiroAthenree section having been selected —and no time should'be lost by the. County Council, on their part, in opening up the drains, improving the outflow wth large culverts across the swamps on thia portion off the rond. • Hon. Mr Herries has, however, also in this case kindly promised to see his colleague—Mr Massey—on the matter, and we entertain no doubt that the arrangements will be honour- j nb'T carried out, while our wor*\iy j

Manks an da ppt ecia tin *n for hi 9 CCiiu j e?y, the time ard trouble he is 'akms vt'h his cnlleasuf° in urging Ye jn"T Oman's ar.d request made by hh tituent'3.AUow m*?, in conclusion, to congratuate you nn your ncltnirable report on :he Goverror's visit, ar;d in cnngn>tuafn? the Mayor, Mayoress, the l\Qieption Committee and the members of :he St. John Ambulance Association )n the perfect manner in which all heir arrangements were carried out, :o express, on behalf of -Kotikati renrese^tative men, their re2ret that so few were Sble to at'end, due to the fact that on thu day we had three Tieetings of local bodies, two of which it was impossible to adjourn, and involving over .twenty members of our 3"mmonity.