Maharahara.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3680, 28 March 1904, Page 2

Maharahara.

[from our own correspondent]

A meeting of settlers was held in the Kiritaki School last Thursday evening. Mr G. W. Grainger was voted to the chair, and he called on Mr P. 0. Ronberg to explain the objects of the meeting. Mr Ronberg said he had been requssted by a number of the settlers to call a meeting to consider the advisability of having a creamery erected on Sturdy’s Road. He submitted they were at present working at a great disadvantage in having to cart their milk three or four miles to the Maharaharu creamery, and considering they could give a guarantee of about 400 cows, he thought it was high time they had a creamery of their own. Mr Moorby and himself had interviewed Mr Veale at Woodville, and he understood that the' Crown Hairy Company were willing to erect 'a creamery on Sturdy’s Road at a cost of between £6OO and £9OO, but the settlors would either have to pay the interest on that amount or take less for thier milk.

Mr O. Smith suggested forming a co-operative company and run the creamery themselves.

Mr Berkabn said he mentioned this matter at the last annual meeting of the Hairy Union, and he understood from Mr Young, the general manager, that the Hairy Union would put up a creamery at Kiritaki if a sufficient number of cows were guaranteed. The chairman asked if those suppliers who had signed Air Yeale’s guarantee were prepared to leave and stand the"consequenc#s. A number of those present signified that thev were.

Mr H. Grainger proposed, “ That, this meeting of suppliers are desirous of having a creamery erected at Kiritaki, and that the Secretary, Mr Ronberg, obtain certain information, and that another meeting be held next Thursday to further consider the matter.” Carried unanimously. The Chairman said as there was a largo number of ratepapers present he would like them to (iiscuss the proposal of the Woodville County Council to raise a loan of £GOO to deviate England’s Hill and to erect a bridge over the Kiritaki stream. Personally he thought the proposal was very one-sided, and he considered the Kiritaki ratepayers were not getting a fair proportion of the loan money. He thought bridges for the other two creeks might be included in the loan, and what was left could go to deviate England's Hill. Kiritaki, ho maintained, was worse off now than when they were in the \Vaipnwa County. The district at present was not represented in the Council, consequently they could not get any money spent in the district.

Mr C. Smith said there was a motion on the Council's books that all bridges of GOft length and over be erected and maintained by the Council out of the general revenue. He considered that the Council should strike a higher rate and build the bridge out of the general revenue.

Mr Berkahn said lliafc Mr Graiug. r was entirely wrong wdien he said that Kirilaki was not getting its fair share of the loan money. He contended that there was only oneihird of the ratepayers residing at Kiritaki, consequently they were getting more than their fair share. He asked those present to look at the matter from a broad-minded point of view, as the two works pro posed to be done were for the good of the. district in general. If the proposed loan was carried other important necessary works could then be gone on with out of the ordinary revenue. He hoped the proposal would be carried. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the business, and the meeting adjourned.