A KING COUNTRY MOVE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1462, 10 June 1912, Page 4

A KING COUNTRY MOVE.

f. (By'.. Teleirrwh.-Spfclal Oorrespondsnl.) '■' ■''s,'i'v'f' i "■■■ ".' Auckland, June 3. ■ • ■.n ! 'A"moTemcnt is on foot to form a back* blocks local.bodies' association, including all- the King Country counties, boroughs, and town districts, as well as certain oounties'on tho borders. Tho feeling in favour of'l ho movement is widespread, and there is' little doubt of tho project toeing.earrkd to'a'successful issue. '''"':.;''."■

*-The requirements of the King Country*;:':?.' and adjoining back-blocks districts art'jfi very different to those of older settled ;(:.»% localities. In many instances tho merely ,;'?££. elementary needs arc pressing, and, in tho" <j!% matter of roading. Hie question lcoms ; i;g; larger each rear.' Settlement is oxtcndiug'TJ;;i rapidly, and tho matter of providing:>R;| reasonable facilities for tho development *¥*!£ of such an extensive district is of the ut-,;;;?;.;. most importance. It is felt that - s duo i;ig weight has not hitherto been given to re- ■' ■; rpresentations from tho back-blocks, a ml; : #-": until recently, it was almost impossible loi£f co-operate in order to further the interests. ' i ! ■''"* -"'-'S'.. .Within tho past few years, now counties and boroughs havo- spVimgfciH into existence, tuul Win-need of one-is tliejg;. need of all. Tim counties of ICowhin;s\\«.i-:tf<;£' tamo, Ohiirn, and Kaitieke, the boroughs of To Kuiti and l'auiuarn-: r mii.' which have sprung into existence i".*vtH 'short time, fnim tlio iiucleiis ot-fa^. Tr. : ■ ■strn-o-- i-«oeiatio;i. Tho counties of .\\ I."-;- • ■ntfiinioinoim and Waimnrino are m %"%,&& -Miuilar. ■ position.- and other- iooal bodies ::: .j, will; iii'aU probability, become ■ withiil--ft short spaoo of hmo. ■■■ ■■r".^f. : ll y-One of the important fjiieitions a{lcyt.ii,|t., j ■Iho. wholn of tho counues mentioned is ■the tnatter of hospital facilities, and •-. ..proliablo that I his qucsi-ion will bo •jvjliscussed ot nn early date.. :^,;,..g;: