RECONSTRUCTION OF MURCHISON

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 45, 28 June 1929, Page 5

RECONSTRUCTION OF MURCHISON

EARLY START URGcB MEN ANXIOUS TO RETURN. Fiens AtM»oouUKm —Uopyrmf'i Nl<iL6oi\ j-'iuij. i>ay. Tiie men of MurobiSQrJ are anxious to" return. It has, however, been strongly represented by the Murciiison. Emergency Committee, that only strong merJ with work Jo go fr> should l return. 'Then, the gelneiral (hope is. that the work of reconstruction will be thoroughly organised. A meeting of Murchison residents passed the following resolutions, which have; been,;. gent to the Hon. H, Atmore: "iW the Government be asked immediately to establish relief camps wherever required so as to enlgage all available Murchison residents who are anxious to return, for the purpose of opening up the road from Glenhope. to Murchison." 5 "That the Gove.rnmnet be requested to commissipri the Public Works Department' to restore all homes m the 'township of Murchison as rapidly as possible".; ',That ' tliis meeting of (Murchison residents respectfully urges the Government to make'avail,able a.isum of montey sufficient for the restoration of the Murchison County roads, and' that a progress authority .for the expenditure of £IIOOO. be wL sued forthwith to the Murchison ' County Council." . A further resolution iwas. carried thanking .the Mayor' of Nelson, Mr W. J, Moffatt, for the work he had done., •,.,...,' .-'',