HATAITAI ELECTORS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 10

HATAITAI ELECTORS

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. The fourth annual meeting of the. Hateitai Municipal Electors Association was beld last evening, Mr. A. Leigh Hunt, presiding. ' The chairman, m dealing witu Uie annual report, stated that Hatavtal residents had a good case in support of the plea, for a school. Tnere were , bc ' tivecn two and three Hundred children eligible for attendance:, and lie .was pleased to state that the kdticatKm Department now had the matter in hand, and there was. every probability «f a definite 'proposal being given effect to soon. The speaker also touched on the traffic tunnel proposition. He thought' that the association could congratulate itself .upon tho manner in which it had pushed such an important matter along. He'felt confident thai, before long, tho question would U put. to the public vote,: ahd -he sincerely hoped that- it would be pushed through. Tbo report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr. H. Anjos brought up *» V***; Won of taking steps in tho direction «E '■ improving the present tram from -Sataitai to the city. . ' ■■■ ■ iijotiier member said that he was expressing 4 general opinion instating that -it was high time that the Crty Council became a-lfre to the maafter. m 1 which'Hatai'tai residents were bemg treated.' In tho'mornings the trair.B that came in from Kilbirnio were net able to cope with the crowd desiring to reach the city. The speaker eenfceiided that the oouvenietic© of the district, ratepayers was not considered ai-. all, and tire scenes witnessed in the mornings at Batarlsat itoictiott were positively disgraceful. ~.,.- K ; Me chairman stated tbat tho irouu-ic was no doubt due. to sliortago of cars, which were bow being "Daveyised. ' fhe matter was left in the bands of the incoming committee. It was decided to plant an Bisgjish oa.k tree in a prominent position ra the district, and to call it the "Arcus Oak. ■ iix recognition of the work of tho secretary of the association. Mr. M'Goldrick moved: ! 'Tliat bo member shall become a vtee-presideiifc of the unless has served at least one year on the committee. ■—

Carried. • • The election of .offifiers restated as Mitews:—President,'Mr. fi. Leigh %mt; vice-presidetits, Messrs, C, S. SeviJlo, H W Tolaa, A. V. H. Monro j esemitiro, Messrs. % A. Batt, J. g. Barton, H 1), Edwards, H. NiflMno, "W. Bear, W. M'Geldrick, H. Amos, J. Fleming, A. D. Sayfield, and J, Kerspaw j secretary, Mr. J. J. Areas j auditor Mr. W. Origg.