PAHIATUA NOTES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2154, 21 May 1914, Page 6

PAHIATUA NOTES

A meeting tif settiers of the ite.igat.THiokiv Bioek was told at the Conuiiereial Hotel Oil Tuesday. 31r. Ji, Uau&Ue (presddeiVt of ilio l/aiiiatiu J'ioii.ospmv U-ociationi, \vba fiic«si(kcl, -expiaineil iliat the. HMHitiug had been raiNsl at tiw request iif tiro s'!ivleis to deal with Ri iovances. Sir. F. Diyant, one ot thu suice-tors, eonipla.iH..«il sUwiigl? of th<> delays to loading and bridging ,'iv& iiUn k. Several of m".t!*;s h.<d ■to tf.iivel through privat.o property to reach their sec-lions, white (ho I'lvees.o factory had closed d<iwn on around oC the had l-oad:;;. At the present time ihe prospects rf the sv>: i less heiiijj; sblo to cat font produce in the >i>rin;.-; «e:c not vot;v bright. Several oilier Kc''t> tlws iireseitt, endorsed Mi'. l|;.;V.'ViTl's retuarks. Mr. J. 11. IvsmU', J-l.F.j s'aid that tlie 'Government nr.:, not to blame, as Ike money tor tiro Work had been available- to the PviUie- Vw.lt:.? Department for some time. He assured 1 ;ho settlors that the. Government was anxious to see the work completed. lid confessed to disappointment tlvat (lie t'ljblic Woffo l)cpai! ment bad .not; inside greater pf-o.fcvess w.i'tli the roadiftp. of liu- bloek. MV. 'Escort 'jirtmused to pi nee the whole ianttor befee the Minister of I'r.Mi': Works, and. also to personally visit Site settlcnmnt • and inspect the toiid.s. A vote <5.f thank*. was aeeo-frfecl Mr. Rseoit for at'ondilip the ineotiiift. A. similar tfo'inplcmeirt \Vfls .woidrd to .Mr. li;iwi«\ ft lias since faw»n nseertsriiieil ihrif..iho Public Works Department is. calling tenders tin fpai} v.otk on the block*