Back Blocks Telephonic Communication.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 243, 19 January 1906, Page 2

Back Blocks Telephonic Communication.

SUOOESSFUb EFFORTS BY MR GREENSLADE, M.H.R. In the course of bis recent election campaign, Mr H. J. Greenslade M. H. R. for Waikato, laid it down as one of the planks of his political platform that if elected he would do his utmost to secure the establishment of telephonic communication between the various outlying “back-block” districts and the centres of population. He has lost no time in impressing upon the Government the great impedance of this matter, and what a serious drawback the absence of communication ia to settlers in the “ backblocks, ” and it is gratifying io learn that bis efforts have been crowned with success, Mr Greenslade having received the following letter from Sir Joseph Ward, Postmaster - General : —“Re the representations made on behalf of residents of your district regarding the necessity for telephonic communication between Kawhia and Oparau, Awaroa, Hautaru, Kinohaku, Te Maika, and Te Rau-a-moa, I now have pleasure in informing you that I have authorised this as a backblock line, and the work will be carried out at as early a date as possible—Yours faithfully, J, G. WARD ” Mr Greenslade has replied to Sir Joseph Ward as follows:—“Sincere thanks for your very prompt attention re telephonic communication to back-blocke centres, which will be appreciated by settlers.”

a immense powers daWWWun socialisiic legislation, Fa has won an almost impregnable hold upon the country. With bis usual fore sight be has raissd loan# and saved up revenue until nn the eve nf the elections he more than £2,000.000 to distribute in public works—roada, railwav« post office#, bridges, and so oc. His candidates have gone to the huntings fortified with promises of Ministerial b umties, atod have laughed to acorn their rivals, whose main ground of Complaint against the Cabinet is its u-s of public money for political purposes. There is no great principle save “purity administration” which the Onpo-ition can unite in advocating and Mr Seddon takes care to attach a majority to his particular methods of administration by either granting immediate favours or creating lively hopes of favours to come. By susnending judgment on the land question, and refraining from pledging himself definitely to leasehold or freehold, he has enabled champion? of •itber tenure to fight under his banner both clades firmly believing that their leader will ultimately ad -pt Whichever policy happens to find favour with ibe majority of the people’s representatives. No one in New Zealand anticipates Mr Seddon’s defeat. All that hia most sanguine Opponents hope is to gain a few seats chiefly through divisions caused by the Independent Labour and New Liberal parties. ”