The Chromicle, PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1912. OTAKI AND FOXTON.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1912, Page 2

The Chromicle, PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1912. OTAKI AND FOXTON.

I I* l!o\i ii<l >t • ill' 'I h<> \ • ■:t r ! Iti.f.li |:> 1,.- 1,..:,..! l.y ii.e i-'i.V, i-l I meat tluri'iy 11|.- vino.\ mi- 1 "m, t nv n(>ti• th>• 1 ;ii'"•! i»fii'■ i. 1 ;! i1..-.iii [f't kI a !ld KoMo:,. I'^UiM. read. lias :: Mill til I'i.'tr !»;■:)- pi", 11 ii I r 11o| el -. j'"i ; I !!:i\!ii:l!- . i i-'hod!. ;■ jn11•! i■ • 111 r:i ry. a r d a i>iil>lit• ]>;»r!<. Also, Ncfordinrx to tin* Millie ali ! 11;: hy. :l ii;is "i 0 X:< ■ t-lT .supply ;ili.'l l!:i (!l Iliil.-I M' .vy-if.•••!!. ivluso lit"'!'.; r.-iiior.-fl li\ r:irt to a depot f I'l i !!<■ !iiirn;;(ri!." So I:i!' so true : lint hai- not I'oxton :> ( 'ol'oilal Mil II; ill 1-i i \',!l v.'Old ;11>o111 ■' that'" in ilii' Visit l?mlc ! I s 1!)«' 011 l is>iii!i t'l'iliM'-i !i|r I:i . malign infliiVii"!' opera! ii'<f from raviolis I.cvin? What ihiaiiili Fiixton "lines" short of uai'M- '.vhni i-lie most needs it: 'locs nor her Coronation llall coin pe!ls;i i I'Arid s; I' • could not afford {lie money for "hntli" luxuries! Turninc; t<> the paraurciph aho:it Oiaki. we read of thai letlnirejf settled r-e| i iomont as lieino; part of th" Otaki I'oad Hisfriet. "which lias a population of To 7!) poisons. inelndin-'; Ot'iki and Maiinkau f owi-cltips." W'hv tliis

(•oinprphpnsi\-(>!i(<'.N ? \y,, little lower down, ihal " Kevin's population i.s KillS." These figures; we niu.st ex pi nil', iare for our cir- ( borough boundaries: they take no cognisance of the fact that within a two mile radius of tlio town .nn extra thousand people arc located. In 1,, rin. we nvid further, ''there an tun hoick eight manufactories, and lw<» sawmills, a State school, a district high .school, two post officer, courthouse, municipal buildings, al.so two recreation grounds. Municipal gasworks Ikivp been erectcd. The water suiiplv is by gravitation. Drainage i.< b.v a system of open drains. 'Rubbish is parted to a rnbbiish and uijrhtsoil depot.' It will be scon (hat so far no mention is made of f,ovin being the electoral headquarters of the electorate, but no doubt t-lwl necessary alteration will bo effected before next year's issue of the book. Meanwhile we note with sorrow the Year Book's statement, that Otaki has "fire hotels. five manufactories a. hospital .... <,„ lt n< , ifW a wiator supply nor a drainage system. the refuse being removpd by eontract and burial." Pristine Otaki! Rome noon tide, we fear, the offipial remover to the Otaki Road Board will be misled by the common stagnation of this .antique ppot into removing Otaki to tlio re- i fuse tip in the township's entirelv I in wliich event Levin's grievance | about offipial headqna rters will be I settled without necessity of Ministerial authority.