RANDOM REMARKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 145, 5 April 1909, Page 2

RANDOM REMARKS.

- The Te Kuit: Chamber of Commerce ;s evidently & ;:ve nody. and is possesses oi ot :ts c:gn::y. It has but recer.t.y -.eer. trta:;;. an:; is &>eadv s-vc.cc-rrir.gr a:.:. a ring its hac on the s;oe C- :ts neat. Arr.&rer.t'.y it does not oc;ect to ctr.viviaiity ar.d good cr.eer. as :: ;; t-:r."-rr:r.,r & dinner to Mr 01 the suc.-ects 7in nruo- in capital letters. Tne correction between the Chamber of Ccrr.r.terc-e and mud may, to the ußnniiste'j. seem obscure., The very name of tne body conjures up visions of warehouses ana offices and pavemented streets; shinning and wharves and railroads; everything in fact save mud. Tint- enrlanation lies in the fact that the Chamber exists in the King Country and that district and mud are inseparable There is or.lv one way to combat mud. The antidote is metal. Mr Hogg is :h r holy conversant with both comnncdities and is supposed to have a strong weakness for metal. That he will see sumcient to make him yearn for the antidote is a general wish. The writer is wishing him a pleasant trip through the district, ventures to predict that the Minister's' belief in the efficacy of metal will be strengthened and the necessity for the antidote on our roads will be amply apparent.

There are points about originality, which serve to tincture the otherwise monotonous life of the backblocker with romance. Also the Ohura settlers must be credited with the virtues of originality and versatility, to say "• nothing of that spirit of enterprise characteristic of all progressive peoples. With roads, and a railway as matters for public agitatar. ar.f. the exercise of their civic r.ctiviries. one would imagine the puspirit :f the settlers was kept fairly busy. However, another avenue c-f energy has been discovered, and it is proposed to start a launch service ;-n the river between Matiere and Tol-rerina. One can readily realise the immense benefit derivable from a river service in winter. Anything rather than traveling through the unspeakable mud channels which answer for roads in the district. I suppose we shall shortly hear of settlers exchanging ideas as to the best means of combatting 'mal de mer' on the voyage up the river. Unfortunately there will be no means of obtaining the most fashionable antidote, as a packet license will be unthought of,

The approach of the annual election of school committees throughout the Dominion recalls the fact that at Te Kuiti the residents last year failed to evince sufficient interest to attend the meeting called for the purpose of electing a committee. In fact two meetings were called both failing to produce the neceessary quorum. Fortunately the chairman of the old committee remained and was induced to accept the position of commissioner. In many ways it may be advantageous to have the local school affairs attended to by one good man and true, but the lack pf interest on the part of parents generally seems hard to explain. Now that Te Kuiti reads are less clang-f----ous to navigate in the evenings we shall possibly see greater activity in public matters.