TANGITU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 407, 25 October 1911, Page 5

TANGITU.

Own Correspondent. A meeting of the Tangitu Settlers' Association was held here on Saturday, a good attendance of settlers being present. The election of officers for ensuing year resulted : —President Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P.; vice-presi-dent. Mr C. Messenger; committee Messrs Summers, Brake, Daft, Powett, Witey, Clark and Tyber; treasurer Mr Geo. Benfield ; secretary, Mr E. A. Guilford. The secretary was instructed to write to the Minister of Public Works and urge upon him the necessity of putting outside labour on the different roads concerning members of the association; also to thank Mr Jennings, for the kindness shown by him to the deputation during their recent visit to Wellington. The subject of a butter factory came up for discussion, and it was decided not to make any definite decision at present. lam pleased to be able to report that the Railway Department has at last decided to place a porter in charge at the Waimiha railway station, which will be a great boon to the many settlers in this part of the world. Grass is in abundance here. It Js a great pity to see so much feed going to waste and no butter factory, but we are living in hopes of getting one bnilt this coming summer, to commence operations in the spring of 1912.

It is with regret that I have to report the death of Mrs M. E. Williams the wife of one of our settlers which occurred at Taihapa last Wednesday week. Much sympathy is felt here for Mr Williams, who only about a year ago lost a child. The main road between here and Waimiha is in a deplorable state at present, and it is to be hoped that the powers that be, will not lose any time during this coming summer and will try and put the road in good repair so as to enable the settlers to get their goods delivered at a reasonable rate. The present state of charges is far too high. We are looking forward to a vhit from some of the candidates for political honours but so far we have heard nothing as regards their intentions of visiting us. I might state that there are nearly 200 votes to be captured in this district (worth looking for, eh?) Settlers are still looking forward to the long promised telephone that is going to be erected to Tangitu. It is now seven months since the first year's subsidy of £lO was paid and the bond executed and fixed up fixing guarantors for another four years at £lO per year. Now, I consider this is a grievance that should be aired through the medium of the press. I am informed that it is not customary for the Government to make settlers in the backblock districts pay the first year's subsidy in advance. If no, why have they made us do it, and then on the face of it hold our money for seven months and still no sign of any commencement being made with the erection of the wire? It is a thing that is absolutely ncessary for settlers in these remote parts of the Dominion and after paying for it we think we are justly entitled to get it.