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Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14344, 24 October 1910, Page 5

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(From Our Own Correspondent,) Oct. 18.—At the schoolroom on Friday, October 1-1, Mr. V. Darke presided over a representative meeting of settlors to discuss various matters, concerning the Best Office, proposed to'-i----plione, and other business. Seeing the present inconvenient situation f the Post Office, this matter was livt brought’up, and after due conside. a.ti n tin following resolution pr .posed aim carried unanimously; “Tone a petition for the Post Office being coved to Mr. Lee’s he sent in at mice, the present mail carrier to have lir-t chance of carrying the mail at a price.’ As regards' the telephone, the •iimiman stated the terms and amount of the guarantee required hy the authorities to put one in, which would am rage ai out 15s each par year, ami after leading the list, called upon any prism,t who were willing to fin 1 tins amount to add their names, and on a sufficient mini her doing so it . was decided to sign the. g larvuee as soon as received, so that rho matter could be proceeded with at once. Mr. S. Ross, who, with Mr. N. Julian, formed the deputation sent to Wellington with petition for metalling the road, presented his report and statements, which wore unanimously agreed to, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded both of them for their labours, which Mr. Rosa acknowledged in Mr. Julian’s absence. Tho chairman called attention to the new piano which had been bought for the use of tho school, and invited subscriptions towards a fund for repaying the purchasers, to which several responded. He also announced a euchre party in aid of tho fund on October 21. A vote of thanks to tho chairman terminated the meeting. In connection with the back-block mission, Mr. Ayrton hold a service in the school on Sunday last, and notwithstanding the inconvenient hour (11 a.m.) a fair number of settlers attended. .Mr. Ayrton stated ho hoped to Hold one monthly, and would alter the time to 2 p.m. It may be of interest to some of the settlors to mention that this month is the second anniversary of two things, viz., tho opening of the .school and the installation of the first milking machine in tho settlement. We are glad to see that Mr. A. Hutchings has been reappointed surfaceman. [Wo shall be glad to hoar regularly. —Ed. T.H. and IL]