CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 50, 4 October 1907, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir The time is fast approaching - when steps will have "to be taken to appoint a centre of the Taumarunui eletorate, as the chief polling place for the next general election. Presumably the features to be considered in the matter of selecting a centre are the size and importance of the place, combined with position in the matter of connection by mail and otherwise with all portions of the district. Undoubtedly Te Kuiti possesses the combination to a higher degree than any other town in the electorate, and our townspeople should bestir themselves quickly, otherwise nothing will "- be done. Another matter which urgently requires attention is the adjustment of the boundaries of the district . regards the registration of births, marriages and deaths. Quite recently a Paemako resident had the unpleasant experience of riding to Te Kuiti to secure a mania ge license, only to . find the proper office to apply to was Mokau. Other cases of similar nature have occurred, and a readjustment is essential to the convenience of every resident in the district. Trusting action will be taken in the direction indicated.—l am, etc., PROGRESSIVE.

TE KUITf MEDICAL FUND. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l was pleased to hear at the public meeting of subscribers to the Medical Fund that there is now a reasonable prosnect of a doctor being - got for this district. I trust the new Committee will make full use of all that has been done, and prove themselves worthy of the trust that has been put in them, by carrying the whole to a successful issue. But whatever the result is we ought not io forget that credit is due to those who have had to do with the initial | work of the Fund. Great credit is due to Messrs Hardy and Ormsby for the way in which they have laid the foundation of the scheme—a work that must have entailed many hours of careful consideration of the minutis of which nothing is known —independent of the vast amount of time spent in'the 'preparation of cir- '. culars, correspondence, etc., etc., in connection with the whole scheme. Therefore, Mr Editor, let us give credit to whom credit is due.—l am, etc., M. ?.E KUITi CEMETERY ROAD. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l thought we had a "Vigilance Committee" in Te Kuiti who looked after our interests. But when 6ne'" sees' the'' desolate state' of the Cemetery (if it can be called such), and thralrhost impossible state of the road to it/you begin to wonder- what * the Committee has been doing. The state of the road to the Cemetery is a disgrace to a civilised community. There have been two funerals during ' the past three months. On the first 1 occasion, it was with difficulty that the corpse of a child got to the v ' The 'sorrowing women relation's 'had to return when little more than half-a-mile'jfrom the town-

a ship. "On the last occasion it required fpufc howes in th/e v bug|y %.§£t sie corose there—and then with difficulty! Surely this is a matter that v only needs to be brought to the notice of the " powers that be " to have it remedied. With the growth in. population we must expect an increase in ' deaths, and surely there is something 3 more than sentiment in the wish that there should be a decent road over which we can take our dead from the township to their last resting place. , As to the Cemetery itself, jt is a-yer> table wi'lderness l of "fern, uhfenced, and W * """fnahy oif the graves bear marks oi the ' horses and "cattle that wander over them at will." Surely this is a state of things that ought not to be. Wake up, Te Kuitians ! Have a meeting and appoint a body of trustees to take the matter in hand, see that they get the place fenced and put in order.—l am, etc., CITIZEN.