ADVANCE OTAKI.

Otaki Mail, 12 June 1922, Page 2

ADVANCE OTAKI.

tsouie idea to what extent the borough and surroundings of Olaki are extending, and developing, may be realised by the (net that tin- Post and Telegraph Ifepa rt ment has bad for sonic months in this district a party of ten men under line foreman hirkcl! overtaking line construction. .Since the [new year fourteen exclusive connections have been added to tin- local exchange. in addition to which no less than forty-eight To Horo settlers have been .joined . up by means; of )/Srfy lilies. Ihi- magnitude of the outlay

of maternal necessary for these party lines may ho gnuged from the fact. that utilized in their construction was approximately 450 iron bark pules. 3750 lbs. bronze wire. 70S yards insulated "'ire. 3050 insulators, 0-15 arms, 950 holts, -is telephones, and 90 batteries, etc. In connection with telephone development the question of the twenty - six subscribers to tire Manakau exchange linking up with Otaki is now under notice, and it is understood that a meeting is to be held during the week to consider the matter. There seems no reason why. if the northern settlers club together, making use when forming parties, to study location, and so keep down unnecessary mileage they should not he able to join up at verv reasonable cost, as the forty-eight To Horo settlers so recently added to the Otaki exchange.