PUTARURU REPRESENTATION.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 292, 13 June 1929, Page 5

PUTARURU REPRESENTATION.

ON POWER BOARD. The question of the Putaruru tow,, disi„ict Leing represented on the Thames Valley Electric Power Board was before the June meeting of the Putaruru Town Board on Monday, when a series of letters from Messrs. Hampson, Bell and Lochhead solicitors to tile boa, d) to the beard and the Minister of Public Works (The Hon. Ransom) were read.

'rue first letter was to the board, io the effect that they (the board) would well be advised to take the matter up directly with the Minister cf Public Works and the member for the district. The reply of the board’s legal advisers to the Minister was enclosed for the board’s information, and it was to the effect that it was only fit and proper for the board to have representation on the Power | Board, either in the way of direct or ' conjoint representation, for as the | matter stood the Putaruru town district had absolutely no representaj tion, they being “ a Cinderella among j the constituent bodies.” • A first letter from the Hon. E. A. Ransom (Minister of Public Works) to Messrs. Hampson, Bell and Lochhead was to the effect that no change could be made in the allocation of members, but a subsequent letter stated that the matter of the Putaruru town district’s representation on the Power Board would be gone into when reconsideration would be given to the request. In opening a brief discussion on the subject, Mr. A. E. Barr Brown asked if Mr. Clinkard, M.P., had not been approached in the meantime, to which the chairman replied in the negative; but they certainly should carry on with the question of representation on the Power Board and the Hospital Board. Mr. Barr Brown asked if the solicitors had gone as far as possible in connection with the matter.

The chairman said that they had started the hall rolling, and it was up to the board to keep it moving. Mr. Yandle expressed the opinion that the last letter was very satisfactory.

j The chairman suggested leaving the matter ‘in abeyance and bringing J it up later if necessary. I Mr. Barr Brown suggested that the hoard should write to the solicitors ; asking them to get in touch with Mr. Clinkard, requesting him to take the l matter up. I The chairman agreed that this | "'fluid be a good thing to do, and Mr. Barr Brown then moved that Messrs. Han pson. Bell and Lochhead be written to asking them to communicate with Mr. Clinkard. Ti v. motion was carried after Mr. Torr.alin had asked if it were necessary to an roach Mr. Clinkard through the si .'i< itors, to which Mr. Barr Brown replied that it was a courtesy duo to the solicitors to adopt this method.