Otaki and District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 February 1916, Page 3

Otaki and District

4 iTKLUS FROM THE MAIL. THin OiaJd Town Board enjoys (.•'} the distinction of being perhaps the only !<)<•:!I body in tin- Dominion to retlio ol "no of its regular servants at » time when the tendency -iiuiU'lcl he all iu the other direction. Never mis the cost of living been so Ihmli as it is 10-'iay, and yet. in spite ! of the !:ud that a sovereign will purchase less than ever before, and i\ ol ivine men «iiou'hl command higher wages, the Otaki Town Hoard has appointed; a permanent suriaceman at Ss per day -1- per day loss the the man's pre leees-or has been receiving for Line past two year-. Little wonder this it the man who lias been occupying this petition all that time did not a-p----ph ior the work! Tiie main object in 111aki11ti the now arrangement was n> jjivc the road foreman one shilling per day hiii'lier wa-jies than has assistant. This was a very laudable move, t)in why do it at the exjpense of the ;i,s*i stall t? The latter had worked tor the Heard for two years. He «-«<• a steady. industrious and eapaible servant, giving every satisfaction to Ims eiinpioyors, and it certainly seems stidiige t'Ji-i-t this jircin should now have to ;>eeept an Jrislnnan's rise, from 9s to 8s per day. We ] ; ke to sec comhi is- I onee is careful of the public purso hnt. in tlii.-. instance, they have gone t t .he other extreme. Their action

is one <>! injustice to an old servant, iml we l>i'! ; ovi\ does not hnd favour \ritli itio nia.jo:iiy of the ratepayers. We uiidi'i'st;md that certain members of the ii<nm.! objected to the decrease in wanes. hut no <livi<*:nn was taken on tire fiucstion. Interest in the Ota-ki Singles Han- |> ha- wi!iiii'V>"liiit waned, of late, and only a lew nnu'ches have been played. ft is hoped that players will endeavour to get tshcir matches ~ff. k<) a> to niaint liu a good spirit of eoi!i:|)cl ition. t Up to the present A. Bi-ijilit. si-re-tc!). is leading, witxi nuii.' wins: K. H. Bright and A. Satherley. iiotih sciatoli, have eight win.- ear!i : W. I''. Kdwards. rac. 4. seven wins : 11. Bates, rcc.j ,'i, ix win - : and D. .Ne.hic, scratch. lour win,-. Tickets in connection with the rattle o, vlu' two sections ol Innd at Parap ii'iimti'i are selling Ireeiy. largely due to the instrumentality of Mr \V. .i. Howell.