DISTRICT NEWS

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4633, 8 December 1934, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS

TANGITU

(Own Correspondent). The monthly meeting of the executive of the Tangitu District Settlers’ Association (Incorporated) was held in the Tangitu Hall on Monday, December 3. There were present: Messrs. F. Walker (chairman), W. P. Bleasel, L. L. Parkes and A. Kinder (committeemen), also the secretary, Mr. J. Jones. Apology for unavoidable absence was received from the president, Mr. C. E. Middleton. Messrs. R. C. Bowick and A. N. Aldridge, chairman and secretary respectively of the annual picnic last year, were also in attendance. A very large amount of correspondence was dealt with, amo'ngst which was the following:—From Mr. Broadfoot, M.P., re R. Shaw’s case for re-installation of telephone to connect with Mokauiti Post Office. The Department had agreed to allow Mr. Shaw to connect up as suggested. Auckland Automobile Association re need for signposts on the Aria-Mangateka junction of the Aria-Mokauiti highway. The Association agreed to have the necessary signposts erected as soon as possible. To and from Waitomo County Clerk regarding the conversion and consolidation of loans proposals. The executive were greatly appreciative of the extensive information forwarded covering' separate statements on the conversion scheme. The secretary read all to the meeting, which made members conversant with matters connected therewith unknown to any of them before, and cleared away many misconceptions in connection with the scheme. To a'nd from Mr. Broadfoot, M.P., re the desirability of scrapping all unemployment schemes, such as No. 5, etc., in favour of scheme 48. Mr. Broadfoot informed the executive that these matters had been opened up with the Unemployment Board and as a result of representations by himself and other members of the Board made an inspection of the schemes in the district. The desirability of enlarging the 4B system was placed before them, and he (Mr. Broadfoot) thought they were favourably impressed. A round-table conference was being held and Mr. A. B. Jordan, of Te Kuiti, was to attend. Mr. Broadfoot was hopeful that some good would arise from the conference.

To and from Mi - . Broadfoot, M.P., re supply of electricity for this district. Mr. Broadfoot advised that if the district could not avail itself under the present methods for getting these supplies, then he suggested that an alternative proposal should be submitted for the consideration of the Department. The Public Works Department, which is in charge of the electricity branch, takes up the attitude that the supply must be selfsupporting, and it is thought there will be some difficulty in shifting it from that viewpoint. Mr. Broadfoot would only be too pleased to put forward any alternative proposal for the assocatio'n. A lengthy discussion took place, and members were extremely critical of the position, i.e., that people who had come into such districts as this years ago, to open up new avenues of wealth for the Dominion, should now be placed in the position that if they were unable to meet the financial burden required to be met before they could have this beneficial supply, then there was 'no hope of they or their children or the district generally enjoying the blessings of electrical supply for power and lighting. The main lines passed through Mapiu and Tangitu, yet no supply was possible—only at a sum utterly beyond the means of the people of the district to find. It was left to the chairman and secretary to go into the matter further. To and from Mr. Broadfoot, M.P., re Agriculture Emergency Powers Act. It was resolved that this executive adhere to its previous attitude in regard to the above legislation, which, briefly summed up, is that the industry should be consulted prior to such drastic changes in administration and organisation taking place. The executive’s previous resolution appeared in the report of the half-yearly meeting of the association.