TAUMARUNUI.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 308, 22 September 1908, Page 9

TAUMARUNUI.

Work, on-tho-railway station and in the yard is' still progressing. - : V At -a meeting-of tho -Town Council held last-; Wednesday .-.-night, it'was pqinted out that tho council could not get a'site for a pound,, or for; a municipal building; ' It' was explained;that stray animals- were destroying the, drains.,'A-long letter was read from tho- .Under-Secretary of Native Affairs which caused - great dissatisfaction. It' was agreed .that it - was impossible to conduct business in view of . tho present unsatisfactory state.of -Maori Township legislation, and tho council. resolved "That in the event of no:legislation being forthcoming this session, that tho Taumarunui.Nativo Township Council shut down., most- of the business, leaving the funds to increaso until sufficient money can be obtained to strike'a balanco, and as soon as this? is done that tho 'council resign in a body." - - . The' Taumarmyii' hockey team : has just roturned' ffoiii ah • enjoyable match trip through the Waikato and Auckland.' A number of new houses ■ aro being built here, .including'new-offices for the "Taumarunui 'Press."-;.

Considerable progress is being mado with tho Main-Trunk Railway works. The -preparafcion of tho Kakahi township site is goin" ahead at present. " Tho contractors have tho'Roman Catholic Church building- well in hand, and' they aro making satisfactory progress. A feature in Taumarunui is tho number of l&nd agents I who do business here. The noiso of° tho' 1 hammer and tho enquiring voi'co of the land .agency, people af ( tor loose sections is at present' the main thing in business.