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Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 244, 26 January 1906, Page 3

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(to HIE Sir,—l notice I in signed “ Wiitchiri-z ” issue. "Wirch.:. ' ” ashamed f hi -;••:. - 0 not put his name t :r, wrote it was ovi>U'ii:ly too much hop beer, as be ther forgotten the fact (if La ever® knew it) that the Parliament to which Mr Greenalade belongs has not yet met. Mr Lang, who was in Parliament for several sessions, although ho probably did his best, did not do much. We find that a telephone is to b erected round -.ho harbour from Ka whia. Who is responsible for this ? —Yours, eto„ TENE KOE. (to the EDITOR ) Bia,—-In answer to an anonymous fetter signed “ Watching,” I send the enclosed, to prove that although the Kawhia County Council —as I said when it started—could do nothing without influential members, our present Government has no' forsptte.i us. I wrote to Sir Joseph Ward lately and asked h’m to get this' telephone fixed, and have been at Mr GreenBlade ever since the election, and ws are now to have it. Our n*?xt wants are a bridge at Crotty's and a road to the Ferry. lam having some trouble, with Hon. Hall Jones over this, but I will stick to him and get Mr Green Blade and some ot'tbe Southern members to help. Start a Harbour Board; I will do all I cm to beh. El-ct members, give no pay until you have it, and there will be no more wharf trustee humbug.—Y .ur etc., G. 11. MACKENZIE. [Enclosure.] Sir,— Referring to my letter of the 28t>h October last, I have to inform you that Government tag now approved of telephonic oemmunication between the following places being established without a guarantee against loss being called for: —Kawhia and Oparau. Awaroa, Hauluru, Kitioluiku To Malka, and Te Ruuamoa In-rtrnctious have been issued for the work to be put in hand a* early as practicable.—Yours, etc., J. KLogan, Superintenden >i t.l atric Lines.