THE COUNTRY

Thames Star, Volume XLX, Issue 14760, 5 August 1915, Page 2

THE COUNTRY

( : MOITKIS MJOiMi PiA^lEirO^iGA.. - • .Coirresipoademit). ■AX- a wwil 'a.v'tiendfed -mieetinir of the Fatetbmigia 'biia'nidh of tih-ei Rnuneirw' Uiniioan, "held laisfc nigih!t;, Haere ■wjas a ■qeu&iui disciussioini ra the system ean.ipil!Ciy©d. by the, Liand D'eipar'tnien't re-gsm-idiing' the diaimage z<ud other biru; wrks iaii t'hc 'dastrict. j In a v'ory vigto:noius' speech, the I CMji-i MicDoinaM, poin.t«i omit tihaib th© satltfliers AYiho; indireeitly i ibioa-e t(he; br'u;n,t oi' 'bh& cost of fclie Jlaaigiei auiins etxipemdeid: h;ad' praiuticsiiily. mo, opipprtiunity of knowkiig; in. detlaal exwctiy hciw the nxoiney wias .spejifc. Ma* MtoDtaaidl mteniticmed ro.ia.ny: ixiscaiJides of disgraceful!! and wasteful extptinid'itiuii-ei, oa.& of "wiuiieth;. the Tiriiirt il'inie ciimice,tii!nig; PJatietiongiai toiwinshiif watibi thie wihiaif. was a slaiin^ ex<imipte. This li ; n,e!, tlhrfdugh niismiiiii-■aige-monii 1,. hiais ccisfc xij) to Ma.roh, near-ly £200 i} a,n!d! for t:hds expenditure we have a toiritiuons one borsß trann, yiiitihi 'two 1 feet desip' of puvts mud in nho: To- aoimjplebe! th'& roia,ct at tlh;e- pireaeJi'fc «xpensiTe and misa>iain:'aigevii rate.; "will coist aiiothcr five tihoiU'Siairiidi poiuniids and und'CfUibteldily ihiad 1, temd'ea-s 1 b:een called from outsiders, the: wli;ctle tiling, -wjoiuldi lia.ve cx/sv Uiiid'ei' a 'tiho-usand pownxlfe. Aii:oii:tier m.aitter' nienitiaaeid at tine. sne.eiiiii.tr was tih-© facit* ■tiha* tihe oaiiy 3n^;t(ai- platted: on. any xoxd in the district I\y tihe Department -was om ono wi-'airceilv 'iiseid, whilei tihe. mnki r'o.aidi' tihroai-s'li: tihe rseiDitre: of the twusihip l\v|a.s iuijpfai.sjslalbl.e:. "£%b sy.sltpmi of Jflittinw ooinitractg fcr diraiitntiige -wOTiks ■vvaia -'a.'Lsoi bitterly a^t'riuckej. Unideir tihe present 1 _sy.««t.ern trae tvr -tiwoi faivourites o'btarai large TOfnihxiaots •vni:tih©u|ti any ■oipipiosltioin:, the: price 'beiinig unik!nlo.win! eix'cepjt to tihib oombraictotn aiuidi thei officiails dcin- • ce^ji.ed. Tb wasi sitiioiniglV' wrg-eid tvt Wh-e; mee'tingr; thiat .a. sys't'eam of open fvomtii-:i,otsi sb-OiuWi at once 'be adfcipbeid, *ihu&' g-ivi-iiig:-.- tihe sanla.ll settle,rs .a. ohiaaiue to qoimpeite'. ! T;fc wias eveii'tuailily decided' tjos app:akiit: a CiCmimatit^eei th dniaiW; ujp- a, -petti tioai to: h& eSciuliaiteidl for sisfnaftures o.iii.o!iijg settlei-s aiti tihis end o£ ibe Plaiims.' 'Mir A. W:hite,muii, ivifo- ha,s Been, secretan'-y o£ ■tthe Karni-ers' XJinioir, " «nee its: iniauguvatieai tcrafe'Pidi -his re.%na,€o<n: as Ixei is sli|on<% leian:wLj*i £oir. tihe fa-ont:. Mr, "Wiha+eaniaiii: Was a, painis'tialdni? and: iptopufku-. seianaithr'v ttoiid' will ba ajrewtily missieid 1.