THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914 A HEALTHFUL SENTIMENT

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 216, 28 July 1914, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1914

A HEALTHFUL SENTIMENT

" We nothing extenuate, nor set down auuht in malice."

DruiN*. the course of some remarks at the annual meeting of members of tho Franklin A. and F. Society the retiring President, Mr James Wylie, struck a helpful aud a healthy note. "People," ho said, '• should ome forward and join the Society. Settlers should show their confidence in Pukekohe and its surrounding district, for it was worth having confidence in." That is the chord which we like to hear struck with certainty and with sincerity. The productiveness of our district has not nearly reached its maximum, and with closer and still closer settlement the burden of the rates which come with modem conveniences wi'l be lightened considerably. What we desire to encourage is popu'ation. What we wish to inspire is confidence. There are very few, if any, boroughs iu Now Zealand which have Such disgraceful roads as Pukekohe possesses; there are few, if any, more productive districts in this Djininion than that of which Pukekoho is tho trading centre. Notwithstanding the fact that building is receiv ; ng no especial encouragement here—indeed the demand for houses is always in advance of tho supply—it is satisfactory to note that as a town Pukekohe continues to grow steadily. During the first year of existence of tho "Times," buildings in the borough were erected to the value of over £20,000. According to the report of the borough building inspector tome o'.l building permits were granted for twelve months ending March 31st of this year, the to'al value of which was again over £20,000, In the lac 1 of so'id progross of this kind pessimism should find no place. There is nothing in the shape of a boom in building and the blocks which have lately been cut into building sections, and put on the market, have ha 1 a sane and a steadying effect on local land values. It is not to the peuniuent interest of tho community that the values of eithefr town or rural lauds should be iutlated, but taking all the circumstances into consideration we can see no signs of undue inflation of values iu this locality. On the whole—and as Mr Wylie put it iu such simple strength- Pukekohe and its district are well worth having confidence iu. We h■■artily applaud the sentiment.