CAS FOR TAHUNA.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14139, 15 July 1916, Page 4

CAS FOR TAHUNA.

PROGRESS]VI. ASSOCIATION KOS'PKJE.

At last night's meeting of tiro City Council a letter was read from the Uerk of too Waimea County Council notifying' his Council's permission to lay a gas main along the county roads to la him a on certain conditions. It was decided to thank the County Council for the concession. The Finance Committee repotted that after due consideration of the matter it be-horcd that, it was desirable in th-3 best interests- of tlie. city and the Ga*. Department that the gas service should be extended to Tahurni. The secretary of th<- Tahuna Progressive Association wrote stating that the installation of gas was not desirable ior_ the, township, aiv.l that provision uRd .already been ui;nh> for installing electric light. Cr. Webley said lie had gromids for bolie-vmg that the statement contained m the letter did not represent the views of the people. c -f Tahuna. Be moved that the niaiter stand ovo.v for a fortnight. Tlie Gas Engineer said a canvass of Tahuna had been made, and a number of residents had agreed to take gas. At the meeting of the Progressive Association he under-stood there were fourteen present, of vhom nine favoured electric light and five wei'e in. favour of gas.

In reply to the Mayor the Gas Engineer said the work was estimated to. cost £3000.

The Mayor pointed cut that a loan would be necessary; Cr. Webley said h 01-eliovcd the ratepayers ■would sanction a Joan.

Cr. Hauipson said that it" a sufficient guarantee of support was received from the Tahuna people it would be quite a proper thing to go on with the matter. He did not favour Joans for gas works extensions, because in a short time thegasworks revenue would reimburse the

Cr. Webley said he believed the ra-te-tion that the matter etand over. 5

: Cr. Moffatt agreed with CV Hampson, but pointed out that there was t. competitor in the electric light undertaking, and undue delay would be unwise. In t!ie meantime the Gas Engineer should further ascertain the support that was. likely to be forthcoming. Cr. Webley said he was satisfied that the undertaking v/ouid be a good commercial proposition, and in the interests of the city ajitl Talmna. He was against doing1 such ;•:•. work out of overdraft, and favoured" going to the ratepayers. No rate would fee necessary. The motion was curried.

It was decided to h^yo the concession deed r))C'!iar<-d.