Kinohaku.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 333, 18 October 1907, Page 2

Kinohaku.

(VB-M OCR OWN ( O I- SSPOjDKNT ) A meeting of the exocati - c m-mi-tee < f ’he local brance of Farmer-* Union wa« he'd at Mr Harper's board* iug h a»e ou the sth in-'; owing *O *ha anavoidabe absence of the chairman a* d vice chairman, Mr J P, Wright was vo‘td to the chair. Tbtre wan «eve’*il iienteof local itnpor nnce dea't «i h, as a ’mo* all cf tbaee present.) like true sojis of the eoil, had a gnev* ancr, which either d.rectly *ffe-trd thtmaelve* nr thoir fellowm>n, ard all of which hive been attended to an far as tbeunion is concerned. We can now only await tbe decision of tbe variona d pirimeats aopeskd to, vu right these wrongs.

The mystery subroaudi ig the c*u«e of dt-lay in starting the formation of the Kinohaku-Waiharakeke road has at last been cleared up by a letter from tbe District Engineer, in which ha states that he only received authority from Wellington a short time ago to expend thia grwt, and immediately or receipt of tbe requisite authority he sent word to Mr Barron to have the work proceeded with. I may add for the benefit of those whom it may in* teres' that this work is now let to two parties, one of which incladea oar old acquaintance Lord O’Neil, bat owing to the continuous rains it is impossible to mak*any headway with the formation, for it must be remembered that even a navvy or ahovela’ib, as he is sometimes called, is human, and it is not humanely possible for him to negotiate his one wheeled coach where one is up to their knees in mad. The much abused District Engineer again visited this district last week accompanied by Mr Barron, snd as is usual with him gave an attentive bear* ing to all tbo«e who had complaints to make and promisad to do bis utmret to get grants for the various works suggested to him, and this I believe he will make an honest endeavour to accomplish as far a« it is possible for him to d-> so. We ought to rememuer that be is only a public servant, whose hands are tied in many ways that tbe average man knows nothing about, I won’t now enter iuio the controversay that is raging so hot and heavy, but will say that in my opinion it is the principal, not the individual that ought to ba attacked, and in making our demands to temper same with rea« son and justice.