MATAU-KIORE ROADING

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1930, Page 8

MATAU-KIORE ROADING

£3OOO LOAN FOR METALLING. SETTLERS APPROVE PROPOSAL. “That a- loan of £3OOO be raised to metal roads in the Matau area, the portion of the Matau Road from the junction of the Mangaoa,pa Road to Matau to have first call on the loan, the balance of the money to be allocated to the various roads in proportion to the amounts'Of rates collected on each road, the Mangaoapa. special loan area to be excluded from the proposal.” The passing of that motion at a meeting of ratepayers of; the Ngatimaru riding of the Stratford county at Matau yesterday means that, providing the Loans Board approves the proposal; in the near future there will be metalled roads from. Kiore to Matau arid from Kiore along the Mangaoapa Road , to its intersection with the Junction Road near Purangi. . , The question of the Ngatimaru riding loan for metalling purposes has bden i 'knotty problem which has presented some difficulty in solution. Some years ago the Government promised a £3 for £1 subsidy to metal the road from Kiore, where there is a station on the Stratford railway, to Matau, a distance of 5} miles. In the first place it was proposed to raise three 1 loans, but the Loans Board refused to sanction the proposal because the loans overlapped.. Then it was proposed to raisd a',£4o®, loan over the whole riding, but that proposal fell through on afccount of 1 some of the settlers misunderstanding t' s position and finally refusing to lend their support to the petition. Finallv the Mangaoapa settlers forwarded to the Stratford County Council a counter-petition to metal from - Kiore to the junction of the Mangaoapa and Junction Roads about a mile from Purangi. . . ' .* ■' ' Faced with’ a complication of which the councillors had only a superficial am quaintance, the council decided last Sat-; urday to defer its decision oii t’lje matteruntil the next meeting.?Meanvyhile the .chairman, .Mr. T. R. Anderson, and J engineer, Mr. J. W. Spence, were to meet the settlers concerned .in order to ascertain their wishes. That was done yesterday, when there was a large attendance of ratepayers, who elected Mr. Anderson chairman. lie explained why the meeting had been called a” d stressed the importance of making ti rn of the £3 for £1 subsidy while it was available and of deciding upon ebmei.action as soon-as possible so . that/,,work, .on the roads, might be commenced early*in the season. ■ . The motion was mov'ed by Mr. W. McCoard, seconded by Air. H. Larsen and carried unanimously. , DOUGLAS NOTES. ! / .' ‘ X '■ ■ A successful dance was held in the Douglas hall on September to-.con-clude the season. Visitqrs-werp, present , from the surrounding districts, and as . far south as Hawera. Music was played I by Boulton’s orchestra. The master of ceremonies was Mr. Walter. The hall committee held an impromptu euchre party and dance on' September 8. The prizes were won by Miss Jean Needham and Mr. H. Rum- 1 ball. A big supply of milk is being handied at the factory. Associated with Air. Wills in the factory are Messrs. Mayhead (first), Whitcomb© and Alarshall. , • 1 ■ .■ An enjoyable time was spent last ■Saturday by the tiny, .tots .of the dis- 1 trict at a party given by Mrs. Skous- . gaard tb celebrate. Olga’s ’coming of e school age. Fifteen children sat down to afternoon tea and there was no lack o- interest . in the birthday cake with 1 ite five lighted candles. Mrs. Needham, who recently underwent an operation at the Stratford hospital, is convalescent. " ’ * Mr. Needham and “Snowy” have been ■* off work for some time owing to ill- 1 health and it will be some time yet » before they will be able to resume. The Rev.' Steele, Presbyterian minis- <*' ter at Whangamomona, has been visiting in the Douglas’’district as he hopes <’ to conduct services there monthly. s '’ \ e GENERAL ITEMS. t — v 1 Record entries have been received for ] the spring flower show to be held in t the Stratford Town Hall by the Horticultural Society to-day, entries in the a decorative classes being especially num- L erous, and a fine display is assured, e The show will’ be open from 1.30 to f 5 p.m., and from 7.30 till 9 p.m. It will be officially opened by Air. W. J. ]< Polson, M.P., at 2.30.p.m. Afternoon tea p will be available. . ' I Jersey bulls from cattle imported dir- c ect from Jersey Island will be sold by ■* Mr. E. J. Kirkwood at the Stratford showgrounds on Wednesday-.' e;

KING’S THEATRE PROGRAMME. “CLANCY. IN. WALL STREET.” . Director Ted Wilde,’ formerly with Harold Lloyd, found that the fluctuations of the stock market were involved in the making of Hcianey in Wall Street” ii) more way's than one. The. story, which provides a vehicle for Charles Murray, ■■ popular Irish funmaker, is based on the Wall Street crash of last October. Wilde knew that, of course, when he started the production. What /he did not know was that almost every member of hits cast had been involved in that crash, too, and, at the time, the picture was being made, they were trying through further speculation to recoup their losses. The result was fhat many scenes were delayed while one member of the eaut or another was busy at a telephone. Who the speculators a."e is not reported. The cast, however, included, in addition to Murray, Lucien Littlefield, Miriam Seegar, Edward Nurrent, Angie Herring and Reed Howes. “Clanev C Tn Wall Street” will open at the Krug's Theatre this afternoon.