TAIHAPE NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 18 February 1949, Page 3

TAIHAPE NEWS

POWER FOR OMATANE TAIHAPE, Feb 17 <OC)._ A fully attended meeting of farmers in the Omatane Hall on Monday evening decided unanimously to accept the tentative offer of the Wanganui-Rangi-tikei Power Board to erect a power line through the district on a guarantee of approximately £29 per consumer per year. It was also decided to explore further a suggestion brought forward by the chairman of the meeting, Mr. A. H. Smith, that it be suggested to the board that as a means of quickening up the work of erecting the line and reducing the cost, , the settlers would undertake to erect the line themselves. The meeting instructed Mr Smith to make furthe r inquiries along these lines. LADIES’ CHOIR FORMED. A meeting of ladies recently decided to form a ladies' choir. Those present showed a keen interest which promised well for the future of the choir. NEW MAP OF BOROUGH. Following representations by the Chamber of Commerce that the existing survey map of Taihape, published in 1931, was out of date, the Sur-veyor-General has indicated that a new drawing of the map of the borough is in course ol preparation and it was anticipated that prints of Hie map will be available in approximately iwo months' time. WHEN WILL ADDITIONAL SCHOOLROOMS BE BUILT? Last year the Taihape School Committee was informed by the Wanganui Education Board that several new classrooms were to be built to re- | lieve the present congestion at the school, but there is no sign of any building activity, and overflow classes are still accommodated in nearby halls. The committee wants to know when the buildings are to be started. When the question of winter fuel was mentioned at Monday night's meeting of the committee, the secretary said they should know when the board was going to pull down the old buildings, so they would know where to store the fuel. Mr. A. Gregory: They would say no hurry till next year. Mr. R. Little: If they do we can get busy and get some expression of public opinion on it. The headmaster (Mr. Young): The chairman of the board told me eight rooms were to be built. They are waiting lor labour from Raurimu. Mr. J. O. C. Anderson: They can’t come soon enough. We were told we would be in before winter. Mr. F. Wallis: I think we should ask them when they're going to get a move on. The headmaster said the Minister had rather upset things. Five rooms had been talked of and he did not think that was enough, so it all had to go back to Wellington. But if they built eight rooms some ot the existing roms would have to be pulled down. It was decided to ask the board regarding the new building, and other requirements.