NEAR AND FAR.
After considerable discussion regarding, the relative merits of compressed asphalt and' wood blocks, it was decided by the Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, and approved by the Prahran City Council, to lay compressed asphalt on the tramway track in High street, Prahran. The Neuohatel Asphalt Company wore the successful tenderers, and the asphalt ia to be similar to that laid by the same company in- Commercial road, Prahran, last year. A writer in the ‘ New Zealand Times ’ suggests that some members of the unemployed might be used for prospecting poses. “It may be tine that most of what is called easy ground has been found,” he says, “but my experience of the West Coast leads me to believe that only the fringe has been touched. Some eight years ago I went back, after some years’ absence, and did a few months, mostly prospecting. It is true I had no luck, but from what I saw and heard I am sure it only wants systematic prospecting to open up now fields. In sending out parties?’ l l would suggest that there •be three in each party, receiving, say, 15s per week each, tent £ad tools found, and in case they struck payable gold to have the right to a double claim, or more, according to the nature of the claim. But if_ it is agreed to send,out the parties it will then be- time to go into particulars. I do Tint suggest that the West Coast should be the only place, but Otago, Coromandel, the King Country, and any place where gold is likely to be found.” 'Thm’qwas some plain speaking By Captain Somerville, of the Wellington * Naval Artillery, at" the annual reunion of the past and present members of the corps. He stated that, although the company wao 100 strong, it frequently happened that only half the men on the roll appeared in uniform on parade. Many members of the corps, however, turned up in .plain clothes , and watched their mates going through their drill. Such a state of things must ‘not ha allowed to continue, and it was his-intention to inflict fines for nomattendance. Authority to do so was given commanding officers by the Defence Act, and the result would be that men who did not “ play the game ” would either have to_ attend .parades or leave his company. It was most disheartening to officers to find so many men absenting themselves, and it would net bo his fault if a stop was not put to the present unsatisfactory state of affairs.
At a meeting of the Anderson Bay Town Board last night it was decided that the matter of the repairing of the Tainui road bo left in th*. hands of the chairman and Messrs Leslie and Youngson, with power to act.. With regard to the offer from Messrs Hosking and Cook, on behalf of Mr J. M.‘ Begg, to make over to the Board a proposed new' road off Cranston road, it was decided to obtain Mr 1 Martin’s opinion as to whether the Board had power to accept the offer, Mr Martin to be informed that otherwise the Board were satisfied to take over the road in question. With regard to White’s subdivision, it was decided that C. G. White be written to asking, him to make arrangements for a through road to one of the Silverton roads or a public road, as the Board had decided not to permit the laying off of blind roads in the district. It was decided to rescind the minute authorising Mr Youmrson to carry out improvements on the clay bank at Ross’s Corner.
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Evening Star, Issue 14116, 20 July 1909, Page 7
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607NEAR AND FAR. Evening Star, Issue 14116, 20 July 1909, Page 7
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