WHAT WAIUKU WANTS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 47, 29 November 1912, Page 2

WHAT WAIUKU WANTS.

Deputations to Prime Minister. Mr Ma.s9 t y's visit to Waiuku last week gave a:i opportunity far several urgent matt-rs to be brought urder his notite, and several deputations att;n> ! ed and were granted interviews. TELEPHONE TO WAIPIPI. Messrs A. Jones and t. Ayland requested that a lel.phme be erected to Waipipi, the size of the district easily warranting the outlay. Mr Msss3y ex rested surprise that it had nol been established long a?' 1 , and the Pcstm3ster-General, Hon K. H Rhodes promise! to have t!;e matter a* tended to at ence. EXTRA TELEPHONE. A deputatnn con hting of Messrs A. M Batriball, K. T. Reid, S. Ros-iter, J. H. Herrold and Dr Howrien requested that some better arrangement be mad*: in the telephone service between Waiuku '^nJ Auckland, as at present long dcliys were frequent aid anncying. The Minister stated that as an arrangement was being made to have an extra line from Pi.kekohe a lot. of the congstnn would be relieved, and Waiuku would hivo a much improved service. POST OPFK'E SITE. A deputation consisting of Messrs A. M. Barriball, C. T. Barri. all and A. E. pcintid out the four pnpo.e;! silei for the new post office—the pre-ent post office site, the section alongside McEwan's blacksmith sh: p, Sedgsick'a comer and a sectional ngside the WesL-yan Church. The prces and particulars o! the fcur positions were noted, ard Mr Massey promised that the post office wciild be erected on the m st convenient one for all concerned. RAILWAY MATTERS. A deputation from Glenbrnck, consisting ot Messrs J. D. ( h lm rs, T. D. Reid, E. Dromg;ol and (J. Hodgkinson, tharked the Prim) Minister and Fostmister-General for the primp! manner tluy had atter.ded to the matter of re-.'iamir.g their district, it havirg been frequ-mly asked for hit erio, but no result had before been forthcoming. The deputation reque t.d that onsideratinn be niven Glenb-o.k when the survey for the Waiuku railway was ma'Je. Mr Ma 3ey stated that no man in New Zealand knew where the branch line would ti uch the main line, but his instructions to the engineer would be to bring the line where it would do the greatest gojd to the greatest number. TOWNSHIP OF PACKINGTON. Mr Chalmers stated that this town ship had besn laid rut many years ago, when it was txpeted to utilise the winter carriage to Waikato find hundreds uf sections belonging tj tha Clown, totalling 1000 acres, were lying idle and unproductive. They requested that the land be divide:! into sui'able blocks, so that it could be purchased. The Minister stated the matter would receive immediate attention.