JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1343, 22 January 1912, Page 4

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

LONG-DELAYED WORK TO START. (By TeJeßraph.—Spcclal CcrrcEDoadcnU Wanganui, January 20. The Rev. J. D. M'Kenzie, pastor of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, left yestordav ou a health trip to Australia. The value of exports from the port of Wanganui for the six months ended Docomber ?1 totalled ,£77,015. At last thorc appears to bo a prospect of a beginning being made with the longdelayed and mueh-wrangleil-over work of protecting the river bank at Taylorville, opposite the town. A conference of committees representing the Wanganui and Wanganui liast Doroiii'h Councils was held yesterday afternoon to see if any arranjs'iipiit could be como to regardin? the allocation of tlio cost of the _ work between tlieso two bodies and tile anganui County Council. The latter has already come to an agreement with tho Wanganui Boroueli Council as to its share, but the Wanganui East Council would not consider any proposals ill this direction, and demanded a Royal Commission. At yesterday's conference its representati ,"es' maintained this attitude, but, finally, fell in with a suggestion that the main borough should undertake tho work as soon as possible, leaving the apportionment of the cost to be settled bv a Roynl Commission when completed. The work rili now probably be started as soon as arrangements can he mado with the Harbour Board, whose plant and stall' will he utilised ill carrying it out.