TE KUITI TOWNSHIP.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 116, 17 December 1908, Page 2

TE KUITI TOWNSHIP.

Projected N&ih'c Town Board. The President of the ManiapotoTmvharetea Maori Hand Hoard (Mr J. W. Krov. m i. m having a roll compiled ■■•< all '•■ : id. m ■ m To Kuiti and Otorohanga Nafiv. I o\\ n: hips, for the pur- ]■>'■■'■ "i i• =»■ ■'«i;l1i:-. with (he election of Nairn Tswnship Hoards. As far as '.h>- !■ >'.•■■.: i. i> ot 'iv Kuiti is concerned '■}-■' " <■ '••■'": n],M-.-i))!r doubt as to the :i-u i:-i!-ii<:<>■ of adopting the Native Town,-■i-,,;i Hoard for the purpose of lor:;! (1.-vm,unent. and the matter IMB !■■>■..n:-i.i before the Native Minister fy !K i- lulu-! ;; of the townships deputation -s^-I;i <■ h visited Wellington during be ■'< :<s:-iun. It was pointed out that the Native township was only a portion <■[ the town area which should come within tin- scope <>f any local body, ami liy 'iol'crnn!: t lie cos,! fer until there was sniiu a lit |i(.j.\:i;ifio n to warrant (in- Set til.:- ii|! ~f a Poroilgh COUnc||, the host mien-si: o! the place would probably in- ::.TV, b. If WaS furthjfc ' shown thai is. provision existed for tap hicri-iss o; :. k ; ,iivc township boaijß into a tows -.lisf rici. hoard or a borough council, ana residents were naturally reluctant io adopt, any form of govern- V on ni v, inch made no provision for progress, hi view of those representations Ma Native Minister introduced a Cismo into the amending Hill of last session, making provision for the 68taldishine wh< u desirable, of a town district hoard or borough council in plan of the Native township board. 'Ha position is thus simplified considerably, hut the gazetting of the townships mentioned, for the purpose of bringing (hem under the provisions of the •■Native Townships Act, 1905" placed the townships under the Maori 1 .and Hoard, and if is now the duty of ih< President to have a roll compiled ami have a local body formed. The position is somewhat complicated owing to the fact that the County Council has obtained a loan for the purpose of improving the streets of the township, and the work is now being put in hand. The general feeling of residents is that it would be wise to defer the setting up of a Native township board until the work projected by the County Council is completed, and an endeavour will probably be made to have this course adopted.