ARAMOHO

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1675, 6 April 1904, Page 27

ARAMOHO

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Perhaps you will permit me to describe to your readers two projects which are. before Wanganui and suburbs and which are being taken up very enthusiastically. I refer to the carnival which is to be held on uhristmas week and to the trip of our local bauu to the Ballarat contest. Both schemes arc being pushed forward with enthusiasm, and considerable sums of money are on hand and promised. Wanganui is admittedly a pleasant spot to spend a holiday at any time, but during the coming carnival, when so much will be done to amuse, entertain and instruct. I nave no doubt our little town will oe full to overflowing. in re the band, it is expected confidently that sufficient funds will be collected to pay all expenses to Ballarat, and also provide new uniforms. We have cause of being proud of our band, and it deserves ail tne encouragement which will he so freely bestowed upon it. The band is ever ready and willing to assist in any -project, especially charitable, undertaken to benefit the neonl© of the district, and frequently gives an hour or two of sweet music to the inmates of the Jubilee Honwor the Hospital. i observe that notwithstanding the coming of “No License” the majority of hotels are. being re-built, and on a much

mere pretentious scale than previously. Of course, even without license hotels

will always be necessary and will be con- * ducted as at present except ‘—.at there will be no liquor sold. • Tlie Rutland Hotel will be quite as large as some of the best- Wellington Hotels. Many of the buildings of considerable size are being erected in brick, especially on Taupo quay.

The water works scheme is being push-

eel on vigorously, ancl it is confidently expected that the clear, beautirul water from Okehu will long ere Christmas be flowing m abundance through the mains. The “pushful Joe' 1 of Wanganui, our worthy Mayor, Mr Hatrick, and his charming good lady, have left, with hearty good wishes for a pleasant time, 01 an extended trip to America and Europe. Mr BigneJl lias been appointed Ueputy-Mayor by the Borough Council for the remainder of the term.

It is currently reported that Mr Liffiton, who well - deserves the highest honour the burgesses could ,’oestown upon him, is to contest the seat v.ith Mr Bignell for the coining term. The ungratefulness of the public generally is marvellous, and it is astonishing that business men offer their gratuitous services to it. The old, tried and trusted is pushed aside as being too slow and conservative, and the new man very often a stranger, who claims a as being “liberal, progressive, up-to-date,” etc., and lias not, perhaps, much other qualification, is given the preference. Very frequently the ideas, suggestions and plans of the old and too slow one are adopted and carried out to the benefit of the community, but the “old 'un” never, gets the credit. Mr Peat first suggested and advocated the Okehu. water scheme. Mr Hatrick, who adopted and carried it out, claims and gets all the kudos. -. Some years ago Mr Peat advocated a certain course for the Harbour Board and offered his services. The present chairman and his folio were shouted “progress,” etc., and, of course, got in. Nothing in the way of progress has been, done, and now the “progressives” are

actually advocating Mr Peat's idea-i, anck of course, claiming them as their own.