Uparau.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 377, 28 August 1908, Page 3

Uparau.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The money put on the estimates for road ranking is about the same as last year. Wo want an Oliver Cromwell to represent us and get justice for the backblocks. The amount voted for roads is not anything like the amount spent in the towns on Govorment buildings. We want more consideration from the Dominion’s parliament. To open the waste lands, make them productive and make good roads is of much more importance to the towns than public buildings, but our Parlia ment is too narrow minded to see this necessity. The County elections are at hand. The Matakowbai aspirants are Messrs Davis Jor., Elliott and Morris. If three stand one will go in. It is necessary that only two stand and this must be arranged among the ratepayers. Borne native areas leased to Europeans are being brought into a state of produc ii r, aud under better legisBdcn nil wu-. »: native lands would > r oi.co marketable p <di>ce, instead , efiayirg no rates, producing weeds and b> ing a trap’ to lose stock in. The Kawbia H«w Milling Co. have hauler and mill skids full, and the aiw skids piled up with flitches. This plant if stuck t<. on a fait road to success, The machim ry is in charge of Mr James Frame, a Scotch engineer. The log hauler now pulls out the full length of the trees. Some trees were five feet in di* meter, sound rimu * and kaibikatea. Considerable dissatisfaction prevails regarding the present Oparau tele--’bone service a- there is no secrecy. * The election fa parliamentary representative is being discussed and the Union branches are ordered by the Provincial Executive to choose a man before they know his views, or whether he is a true representative of the settlers or a wind eating carpet bagger after a seat in Parliament in any electorate. Most are in favour of an exnewspaper editor, but surely a working farmer can be induced to represent us. An outsider id not likely to do as much for us as one of ourselves. Formers in this Dominion have never united for their interests, hence the orbit ary legislation passed. Members for the County Council are to be chosen at next Union meeting. The present Council has not scored with the Government so far, but the next may do better. The weather is milder than last Bfring and lambs are coming healthy and strong. Sheep have bad a bet ter time thia year.