SECOND EDITION. A STEP FORWARD.

Mataura Ensign, 14 May 1912, Page 5

SECOND EDITION. A STEP FORWARD.

*• i POST OFFICE FOR EDENDALE. KKsinm's aciikk on sjtk. /'For some lilac an ii^it-uinn ha* he< n [ procs-din;.;; P,r the ( .;v; u. no: a modeii! past olliro hlliliiin;.; lor K.I; ndale, thus separatiii"; t he pns.a! o.a • .c. ss iroiu rail- ' way tiian;e:,eineni. /ihe detiici li:'.s thrown nl ia. ■ \,-,trs; and \d;iiiit-; dly the tmsiness war-'.a.iis. .vepa;a'e |, .-.t 11 taeiliiics. It had h.vii :.. i an-' d 1.» meet .\1: I'. T. K:!i-, ( llal l':;s.n,:ei r. line • on the question yi .'.erday n.oniin.'!;, and ,'•• a prelimiuaiy a nun t iiie, ul Kdcaiiaie itsid.-iits w.i- 1,. li| i ii Saturday nielit, a i which liny decided in la\'(ir (il a site Killlay ill■• j. --roil lacing ihe r.,::d t > .-'.award Doves mi which tl:" shop oi .Mr .lames Iteid, hou: maker, at pre-iit si a mis./ At t!ii> appointed time y<s;erdav me.riiino .Mi' visil 'd the pl.-n ■-. < and Mr (i. ■'. Anderson, A!.l'., was in attendance. The iolLwiii' r ; local resi ■■ ' dents eonsti; :i: ••<! a <h putai ion :-- !{• v . li. Clement, and Messrs I). \\. Hunter. A. Crai's.oiin. T Itoh-itsm. I). M.KiiiKif. \Y. J. 1...MM1.H, .1. Miliu. .1. . Kad s, D. Di\i\vne. (). Daid ami T. Dennis. i A.'ti r ennvers Kinnal .lis; ussieu Ml - K'll;/, MII'Mt i(ll|!',| l!l;'1 Fildiy's .sit:- w.i:- 11! d"l' oll'er I) tile Department, and lh<!. was also a part <l lee railway .••■tat tin. nearly oppa-ile I* inlay '•>. where a si:o I ■ ;.'ol . Ii the people <!:::«■■• either of these stp-s; piahdily the I), part mi :it would ae-( oilier,•■!■-- 1' inlay'.-; i'.'f : ';«»!-■«■ and the' railway siie a ■ an ait tn it i* e. Mr A:.i'er;ou offered :n cxplaiial ion I a, to how t!i- scliii >1 site which ilie people W "e iippn.- d In- lia<| come to lie ll:i-.:t! oiled. A petit; n li.nl he m ' prepared, which lie leal p'e: < uted. 'I"ln■ I'ustal Depart na ml on-mlt; d the Lands Depart nunt at Invcnarjiiil as tn whether (here weie any Miituhle re-' serves;' av lillhle at Kdelidale, and the' i/inds, Depumnent s'lid that there werel ili.ne cxeeiitin.'i; a part el tile .••flimil | .••lie Were lai:e!l. \\'!iate\er sit-.' thej pi ople atireeil ii;i>n lie would heartily .'-iippurl. In), he made it. a prineiplr no: ; tn inn rlere in <•!):, a silo on any, purely leeil matk r oi the kind. ! Mr Kiirj; <-.,iilir!iir.| Mr And'-.".'-;n'.; stateiiii tit. Th" La.als Depart uioiit had ] the sehool site ii-s-.-vw Inr a' ■ Hi', llli; ihe ]>e:i]ile Will «,pp.».ed to ii, j tiinl ll'.e I'o-stal Dejiarl Ihent. We'ald Hot j press the matter. i | -Mr I "Mimli said thai Hie (ilijeetioll to' , the school reserve .siu> was the <lan>j;or Aif tiui lines o; railway, esp<ifiaiiy in ihe ease ni' childrt'ii. Mr kinji; asl.el how part of the rail-; I way lesirve Wotihi tin--on the south- • east corner. | j .Me-srs lliinU'r and Kade- said it. ; Would do very well. They had not eon-: | sideivd the railway site la-cause [loin something Mr Dall had said they; , thought it was "out of court." j Mr Kinji; asked': Would you not pre- ! ier the railway site!' I Mr liiiiiion answered in the m«:ilivo. He Jiad round Mitli the jpi'tition, and the majority I'livmel j Kiulay's site. Some ntipht. ol.jeet. to . ii'.> price <ii!ii.le:\*tni>:l to he .C'iOO for •ahoiit hall-ai;-acrc with l)iti!din;j;s j thereon), hit: the hank had purchased a corn spomliie, section some si\ years a<j;:> i'or Kinluy's house was old ](he stated in ivply), hut the timheis | were piod. They were trying to a ' l".ami Heard e>tah!ished, and the improvements would he on Kinlay's si le of the mad. Messrs Crai.stoun, Hunter and others th'Uij. r ht the. railway site would he quite a jiooil one, hut it had not heen consi.'.'cied lor reasons .stated. Mr Clement said that Depart ment = <lid transfers to suit circumstances similar in tleis<' ivhich iiciv now in question, and thoii;dit the Hnilway Do--I'aifinent would a sit<> if need he. ■He instanced what had happened at Sydenham in his experience. ! it was stilted that, tin' railway site had Wen iiKinioiied to Mr Dall. who, while saying it was a heautiful site, idouhtod if the Department would transfer the- ri quired area. Mr Anderson urijvd the resid, ids to , to a sit*' and stick to it. : This was done hv t'ominoii consent, 11111 l n preference was expressed for ' i'Viullay's site. Mr saiil : - 'l'he 1 qiiarter-a -re !''inlay's) is what you st ,:ii to want. If the rest is want-id, .Mrs Firiiay will nut it under oiler. (In ; reply): Prohahly a two-storey huildii;..;. I w ill he erected.

.Mr Leiinon thanked Mr Kin;.' lur Ills <-iiu; Ifsy in lu'ariiijr. the deputation. |