HAURAKI PLAINS NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20199, 8 March 1929, Page 16

HAURAKI PLAINS NEWS.

IMPROVEMENT TO ROADS. NEW RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION. [n y TEEEi; it a t'lr. —ow jj <o r. it espon'je ,st. ] NGATE A, Th u rsda y. Settlers of tho Waitakaruru district report excellent burns of peat. The lires have burned slowly down to tho clay, whereas in previous years tliry spread quickly and only burned (bo surface. Tlio Nethcrton. Ilauraki United and Hauraki Plains West Drainage Boards aro arranging a conference to discuss (lie formulation of suitable by-laws. Good work Jias been accomplished on tho highways of tho Ilauraki Plains by a power grader and scarifier recently purchased by the County Council. On Wilson's lto.'ul and Orchard East. Koad, where tho corrugations were very deep, a grfcat improvement lias been effected. Tho (''aimers' Veterinary Club has decided to request, tho Minister of Agri.culturo to subsidise an assistant veterinary surgeon by up to £l5O. Tho appointment of an assistant, in the opinion of tlio club, would result in an increase of membership that would in time obviate (ho necessity for Government assistance in the matter of salary. At a meeting of ratepayers of tho Waitakaruru and Pipiroa Hidings of tho Hautaki Plains County it, was decided to form a Ratepayers' Association. Tho following committee was elected:—President, Mr. C. Adams; committee, Messrs. W. E. Murphy, D. McAulay, J. I'oote, A. Wylie, A. Henderson, G. Coxhead, .7. Motion, 11. '.fait, J. Keith, J. Pagan, G. A. Hayward, and Donaldson: secretary, Mr. S. Kendall.