TOWN BOARD FOR TE KUITI.
The formation of a Town Board for Te Kuiti is being mooted by the residents, and there is every likelihood of the movement taking definite shape at an early date. Until the last sale was held, there was no particular inducement for the residents to agitate for the formation of a local body, but now that the whole of the township sections have been disposed of, there are strong reasons why steps should be taken to put the township affairs on a proper footing. The fact that the sections of the Native township are leasehold, and after twenty-one years are subject to re-valuation, is one cogent argument why the most should be made of the sections as soon as possible. Moreover, high rents are being paid in most cases, and unless the properties are turned to account within a reasonable time, there will be a considerable amount of capital sunk in them without return. The prospect of improving the township for the benefit of the owners may not be an alluring one, but there are over-powering arguments on the other side, and it is sound policy .to choose the lesser evil, and work for the elimination of the iniquity afterwards.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 34, 14 June 1907, Page 2
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205TOWN BOARD FOR TE KUITI. King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 34, 14 June 1907, Page 2
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