PARLIAMENTARY TOUR.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4370, 25 January 1922, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY TOUR.

DISCUSSED AT KAIHERE. FARMERS’ UNION ACTIVE. The projected tour of the Hauraki Plains by a party of Parliamentarians was the subject of considerable discussion at a meeting of the Kaihere Farmers’ Union on Saturday evening. ' Mr W. Mclnnis was in the chair. I NGARUA ROAD’S CLAIM.' i Mr T. McLoughlin said he had seen < in the “Gazette” that the Parliamentarians would probably travel from Kaihere tp Waitakaruru along the hill road. He was of the opinion that the members should go along the Ngarua Road. He thought a request should be sent to Mr Edwards, tne business mana-ger of the tour, that the Parliamentarians should travel along the Ngarua roads. ■ Mr H. Walton said that the Ngarua road would soon be a short cut to ■ Paeroa. That fact should be explained to Mr Edwards, who should en- ! deavour to have the pjirty go along i that road. | Mr Mclnnis thought the meeting ! should discuss how the members ; should be met ,and it was decided to form a committee to meet the party. Mr McLoughlin said he did not want the route changed from the Hill road, but lhe wanted the party to go along the Ngarua road as well. Mr T. Ross suggested that the party should stop .at Ngarua to see where the proposed road to Paeroa would commence, and the site of the proposed bridge across the Piako River. Mr R.< Dibble thought the manager should be informed of the importance’ of the Ngarua road? The proposed itinerary s published in the “ Gazette,” was read-by the chairman. RECEPTION COMMITTEE. The chairman, 'referring to the Maramarua delegation, was of the opinion that the Mlaramarua Monument Committee wanted the Parliamentarians to unveil the monument there. Mr B. Cowdrey said the manager should be notified that Kaihere wished the party to stay a while there. Mr McLoughlin thought that the member for the district should be notified of the requests to be put to the party from this district. Messrs T. McLoughlin,. E. Cowdrey, H. Walton, E. W. Harris, L. G. Michaels, R. R. Dibble, W. Mclnnis, A. B. McDonald, E. Readdy, A, Hewitt, I. Cash,am, and W. Benney were' elected a committee to meet the Parliamentarians.

Mr Harris was appointed convener of the first meeting of the cominittee. Mr Harris said he knew of .a lady to entertain the visitors to refreshments. He had been asked to make the offer on her behalf. THE GRIEVANCES.

The. committee, Mr Harris said, in outlining a course of action, should meet at an early date and arrange matters for discussion, and rural mail services should be one item. The mail services there were bad.

The revaluation of soldier settlements was an important item, Ke contended, and should be in the hands of the most capable speaker. The metalling of roads and erection of bridges should also be urged.

The Waitakaruru canal, he continued, would be valuable when comi pleted. That was promised to be completed in three years, when the settlers first took up land there by ballot. Waitakaruru canal was the secret of the drainage in that area. Telephones was .another important topic suggested by Mr Harris.

Mr Mclnnis thought that the visitors would stay only about half ah hour and the matters for discussion were too numerous for that short time.

A Voice: Can’t we get them for i couple of hours ?

Mr McLoughlin suggested that the union request that the party should go down to the Piako River and back again and dojyn to Waitakaruru. Final arrangements for the reception of the visitops were left to the committee.