TOKOROA.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 18, 14 February 1924, Page 3

TOKOROA.

THE PROGRESS LEAGUE. The Tokoroa Progress League held its monthly meeting* last Monday evening. Six members were present. Mr. D. Carr Rollett, the league’s secretary, wrote apologising* for his absence. THE RABBIT BOARD. A letter from Mr. Loch-head, reporting pvc in the matter of the formation of the Tokoroa Rabbit Board, was read. In accordance with 1 '*• : --h of the ratepayers within the area Mi*. Lochhead had been appointed returning officer to the board. As soon as the date of the poxt ait ting*' of; t-he Court at Putaruru was known the roll of ratepayers would be published, and any ratepayer objecting to being* included in the area could then have such Objection heard before the Court. Immediately after such sitting; of the Court the date, for tlie election Af the board could be fixed. MINISTER’S VISIT. The league decided to write to Mr. F. F. Hocklv, M.P., asking* him to .arrange for the promised visit to Token? a of Mr. Nosworthy, Minister of Lands and Agriculture, and with him the newly-appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands for tlie Auckland district, Mr. Marsh. As prior to Mr.. Massey’s laic visit to England some correspondence had passed between himself and the league on the subject of immigration, members requested the league’s president, Mr. C. P. Lock, to again write to Mr. Massey asking what now developments, if any, had taken place in this matter. DISTRICT ROADS. It was decided to write to the county engineer pointing out that some of the roads in Tokoroa were getting so rough as to badly need grading. The old Cambridge road from its junction with Baird road to Mr. D. Carr Rollett’s gate was .mentioned as one. On Baird road itself, it was said, some of the bumps which should have been removed under the last contract were still a discomfort to traffic, also a new culvert in one spot was badly needed, and the two biggest fillings were dangerously narrow. The big Matarawa culvert also again needed attention or it would probably wash out with the next heavy rain. Where the milk cart traffic was heaviest the main Taupo road was also rough, as were also some parts of the Tokoroa road. Some discussion then followed with, respect to pressing* for the continuation of the Tokoroa road east until it junctioned with the Rotofua-Atiamuri road. However, it was pointed out that the present deviation on the main road when completed would greatly lessen difficulties of road communication with Rotorua. Also a further shortening of the route had been mentioned as possible, namely, a short cut across what is now a long* point made by the Rotorua-Atiamuri road and the Putaruru-Atiamuri road running* almost parallel for a mile or more with a gully and creek between before they junction. It was, however, decided not to forget the matter of the continuation of the Tokoroa road should the Commissioner of Crown Lands shortly visit the district. DAILY MAIL PROSPECT. Tlie report that when the main road deviation was completed there would probably be a daily, motor service from Putaruru to Taupo, with the possibility of a daily mail service, was also discussed. No action was taken, however, it being* decided to await further developments. PRICE OF ROCK PHOSPHATE. On the motion of Mr. Williams the president was asked to write to the Minister of Agriculture and ask him why it was that co-operative dairy companies could not procure the ground rock phosphate at the same price as the merchants. It was stated that the country was paying* a bigsum for the Nauru phosphate rights and it was thought every facility should be given to the farmer to procure the fei£liser at the lowest possible cost.