PUKETAHA.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16335, 25 February 1925, Page 8

PUKETAHA.

The Vexed Question of Roads* At an invitation from the ratepayers at tile eastern end ol' Puketaha, Messrs Hinton and Henderson, of the Waikato County-Council, met the settlers and inspected the Tramway and Puketalui roads, and also the hy-roads. The settlers made their very urgent requirements known, and the councillors promised to spend about £2OO In grading the Puketaha road and sanding where required. The Tramway road was partly metalled last winter, but owing to the soft nature of the ground the metal has become very uneven—in fact is quite the roughest stretch ol highway in tlie vicinity of Hamilton. It was decided to plough and grade it, it being considered there was ample metal present to make a passable road, if only the surface were smooth. A small portion of the Telephone road was promised a little sand, and the Bush road also. Naturally these promised repairs arc not nearly all one could desire, but should materially assist in making winter transport something less than the nightmare it was last year. Hillside Drainage Board. Members of the above, at the request of the ratepayers, met in 'he Puketaha school recently. The chairman (Mr F. P.. Seddon) gave a brief resume of the operations of the board since its inception. After some discussion it was decided to ask the board’s engineers,' Messrs Thompson and Farrcr, lo get the levels and estimate the cost'of'widening and deepening the main drains within the board’s jurisdiction. Electricity for the School.

At the close of the above mee/ting the chairman suggested that the. adequate lighting facilities of the school, our only public building, could be overcome by the installation of electricity. With that object in view he gave a donation to the chairman of the school committee, which amount was quickly multiplied by those present. An electric hot-water service for the children's winter cocoa and school-heating has also been suggested, but these will be dependent upon the support given by those especially interested. The Late Mr J. Martin.

It was with widespread regret the news of the death of the late Mr J. Martin was received throughout the district. Though only resident about 10 years in Puketaha, his kindly'personality had won him many friends, and though his death was not unexpected owing to his great age, his place will long remain a blank to those who had the privilege of knowing him intimately, and the sympathy of all is extended to his family and relatives in their great loss.