ALL QUIET

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 68, 29 September 1939, Page 5

ALL QUIET

THE W AIM AN A FRONT

KIRKBRIDE'S ACCESS

As far as is known all is quiet in the wild Kentucky hills o'fWaiinana where the feudists are at rest. The Whakatane County Council learned this when it reached an item on its agenda paper concerning Kirkbride':; access road ) and it was told by Cr R. F. Wardlaw, riding member, that gates were being shut ant l there was no trouble. The subject came up in a letter from Mr A. G. Hultquist, M-P-. read at the county meeting on Tuesday. Mr Hultquist said he had submitted to the Minister of Public Works correspondence from Mr G. Kirkbr,ide y who disagreed with the decision made previously by the coun c!l to erect cattle stops in conjunction with gates on, the new deviation which was formed to give better access to his property. The Minister suggested that the most practicable procedure appeared to be the fencing of the deviation or reversion to the old legal road line. Cr A. F. McGougan said that it seemed a pity that something could not be done to make the position' satisfactory. This trouble had been going on ever since he came on, the council. PEACEMAKER. Cr C. T. Smith agreed that the trouble could be cleared up. Something might be done by personal eon tact. Perhaps Cr McGougan would be the peacemaker? Cr J. L. Burnett said that if the parties could make up their differences and conic with a remedy the council would be very pleased to carry it out, but until the differences were composed the council coidd do nothing. Cr H. C. McCreadv said the council would eventually have to fence the road. It would be expensive but he thought it would have to be done The letter was an old one, said Cr |R. F. Wardlaw. As far as he knew the gates were being shut and there was no trouble now 7 . The works committee reported that Mr Kirkbridc had asked if the engineer would be available to check off work carried out by Mr Kirkbridc on his outlet roan, flic council was also requested to return 'he legal objection in regard to gates and cattle-stops, and Mr Kirkbrido asked their attitude to it. It was decided to reply that the objection had been considered and the county had decided to take no action. The document could not b1 returned as it had become a record on the county files.'The council added that the engineer's services were* fully occupied, and it was regretted that he would not be available.