TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 452, 30 March 1912, Page 5

TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION.

TE KUITI AND AWAKINO. That Te Kuiti is a natural centre for both buying and selling produce and stock is manifest. A few years ago our friends on the coast were all Taranakiites, but owing to the facilities of the railway they are now recognisig the opportunities offered along the route of the Main Trunk. There is, however, one. serious handicap, and that is direct telephone communication with Te Kuiti. The position according to the lay mind might appear most extraordinary but when facts are introduced, perhaps a better understanding would be arrived at. Take, for instance, between Te Kuiti and Awakino there is a telephone wire which can only be used to the following extent: Te Kuiti to Mahoenui, Mahoenui to Awakino; that is to say that bureau communication from Te Kuiti to Mahoenui is only available and that Awakino_ people who have direct community of interest have got to transact their business via New Plymouth. The position as it presents itself is a serious one, and behoves a united action of all concerned. The day of driving to an uncertain sea port has passed and the farmer, no matter how far back in the wilds, now sensibly realises that a journey overland to a point where direct comjmunication can be had is