DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 2

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

. .■■'•; ,' ITIAIfWAY EXTENSION./ '~ ' (By Telegraph—Bpecial CorrespoodenU,' -..-_... ■-'■•; Wanganul, Jnly2L • Encouraged-by the example [ of _ the Wanga*. nui Borough Council in estabbshing and sue-v cessl'ully running a system of tramways, the \ southern suburbs of Gonvillo and CastlecUff . havo • been for somo time' considering tne . iiunstion of. establishing a' system of 'their own, run in'conjunction- with; the borough■ service. The' ; matter'has .been: under consideration for 'ov«f'twelve- month's,■ during which it has been discussed from every point. ;■. of view. '! A' Tramway Board, representing the two districts,' was olected some mqnth«\ago, and has been busy discussing schdmee ever since. At'first it was intcaded to intals an electric service, and' various negotuw ticas have been going;on with the Borougn' Council for the lioking-up of tiie'two sys-. terns, and running them hv conjunction. One of the difßculties to - f ace' bas been that tho' iboroTigh system 'does not extend to ■ the' boundary, and the question as to whicn body should be responsible for'the bridcing, of tliis gap has .been .another' stumbling-' block. B'uiallyi "the; Borough Council a few days ago agreed to extend its systom to tne : boundary, and the Tramway Board is to in-. " stal; the electric system;from thero~ through' Gonyille,.,to-the sea beach: at Castlephff , at its own. cost, pay; interest , and sinking fund on.the sa,me r and' pay, .the council for tho maintenaacc.;.pf track, 'the,' Borough; Council to .supply ears;. power,, and equip;, ' ment, andvruK4W..'ieryica as, tautnally aTranged, the' Tramway' Board; paying the council at per mile'on basis. This proposal Vvwas .considered ' by,'tho "Tramway;' Board last : Hr.'\ A.;;Q. Bignell , : (chairman) said tKe price; per caMnile ■ siig-. Rested (on©..shilling would.;be prohibitive; ; as-it could, not'pbss;bly payj oa tho enialler population whioh'wonld be" served.' Ho" suggested that' tlio. board snoold odnsia«r;' in- ; stead, the ftur«y Bteam motbr-tiain syotein—vety ' ''P-* o^** 6 convenient—which was first proposed for tho bqroughi Hβ quoted Rockhampton land), where the I'urrey' system has just been- installed,' and was. running successfully,, and thent wont on to givo estimates of cost y to the board of electric (£21,725., with ai : ' expenditure of £8300 per annum), and of the Purrey system (cost, £22,100, with an annual • expenditure of £4775, £2820 of ..the latter being for maintenance and running, and the balance interest sinking;; fund and depreciation). After full discussion,' the board resolved that it, considered the Bor-.;...; ough Council's charge of-a shilling, per'carmile prohibitive, , but : ,if the council wouldreduce its charge to sislieiMe, 1 the, board . would-advise olectors to accept the same; failing this, the board to proceed to take a poll l on the question of installing the.Purrey, system. - ~ '■.':'.■-■.•'.' ••.'.«:■.',.■.... ,-,..:. .4.;. The coupon system, of twelve tickets for a shilling, was installed on tho borough tramways last Monday. The coupons ere ' meeting with' ready sale. There is. no saving- 'of cash, ' but it ,is a great:convenience to conductors and passengers. ' - The Jocal r branoh of the National Defence League is going vigorously to work. . It ha» already established an ambulance division whioh begins a course.of lectures on Thursday. ■;■■.' '.' '■ '■ '• ':..:J- :V -V '.'..■ - :, ~.'• ;•'•./■ The Wancanui hockey representativosv tour is as follows:—Play South Canterbury, August 30; Southland,, Soptomber 1; Otago, Soptomber.' 2; Canterbury,';• September •4 j Wellington,'. September, ;7; Horowlienua, September. 8. ;'":. , j -~•:, ;. On Monday last it was, reported that tho pilot had found only 10ft. 4m..- on the' bar. To-day■-■'■-.-tJio 'Harbour • Board's .engineer sounded tho. bar in rathor rough sea conditions, unfavonrable for high figures,. but found nothing less than lift, in the channel. '.. shown by the beacons, and' sughtly off- this: line ho found at least the-depth over the bar to.be llft.;6in. .;.'.- '■-/'■ -v ■ •'■