A COMPARISON.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12931, 13 December 1912, Page 6

A COMPARISON.

(To; tho Editor of the Herald.) Sir,-—Rie your correspondent's letter over the nom-de-plumo of "Mangapapait.3," 1 could have wished another name had been selected, as tliis is the, first occasion during the eight years I liave resided in this up-to-date district that. I' have ..known of any resident running the place down. 'We are in- the i habit of , congratulating ourselves over I the obvious advantages Ave have over the j greater portion of the Borough. To be as brief . as possible : Rates — 1 liave two notices before me, County Council-Man-gapapa £773, value rates £5 7s 5d or with sanitary service £6 lis 6d-; Borough Council, vaiue £600, rates £9 9s 6d. Enough said! Water— Throughout the greater part of our district anyone with sufficient energy to put a well down 10 feet will' find plenty of far better water than the general quality of the Te Arai water, and free. Sanitary-r-Our system is practically the same, except for collection, aa is still used by the Borough over a greater portioA of their a . rea \ ' Jj. 3 r 'iati^*f-VVe are now considering an up-to-date installation of either gaß or electrio lighting. Which.ever i_J fin. Jy degided on, tnose.of us A-ho have u onfidence and who are proud of the district will s*ae to it that we have something worthy of the most prosperous part of Poverty Bay. Roads and footpaths — Compare last winter's Kaiti roads, and also the general roads of the Borough, with Mangapapa. Anyone who drives or motors will admit the Mangapapa roads — I mention Onmond Valley road- ui- any side roads — are far ahead of almost any road in the Borough. W T e do not hear of three or four vehicles at a time bogged in our district, nor of tradespeople refusing delivery on aQQOunt of not being üble to get to the houses, Foolpatlisr— Right down Ormond rosd Kincf on inont eids roads as far as there «_.c any number of houses, there are good dry footpaths. Re joining the Borough i The* greatest objection raised to the electric light question was the fear expressed that we might be putting ourselves in r< falff. position and be forced into the Borough. I could easily continue to any kivjth over the manifest superiority of Mangapapa as to health, free from wetness, elevation ; it if admittedly the healthiest . ag, after ekha.Ußtive enquiry, this place was selected for the erection of the hospital. Dry roads and good fbotnuths, and low rates. —I am, etc. " WM. SAIITH. iaaaammmmmmaaamammmam Replying to a deputation of Hutt tomato-growers, Mr Massey agreed to recommend the allocation of a sum for the purpose of experimenting on the lines proposed, with the object of discovering and. if possible, preventing the blight, which has ruined an enormous number of plants this season.