EARLY ROTORUA

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 695, 22 November 1933, Page 7

EARLY ROTORUA

CLIPPINGS FROM "THE CHRONICLE." ! August 21, 1897. — The work of lay- 1 ing on the town water supply to the i Postmaster Bath is now being carried out under the supervision of Mr. Purcell. As soon as this is aecomplished, pipes will be laid to the Matua- ' tonga, or Corlett's Bath, to allow of that water heing used for hot douche 'purposes. It is also satisfactory to note that the Government has acceded to the request of the board to erect waiting-rooms for hoth s&xes in front ■of the present building. Wath all these improvements the "Postmaster" bids f,air to out-rival the "Priest" and. "Madame Rachel" in popular favour during the eominig season. The additional cooling-tank in conneetion with the Pavilion Baths will shortly he proceeded with, and 1jhe mecessary sanction has also been received to proceed with the construction of a ' similar convenience at the Bluc Bath. August 23, 1897. — The Mayor of Napier has received a letter from Dr. John Sommerville, hon. secretary to the Wairoa Light Railway League, with reference to the subject of light railways, and asking Mr. Swan (the Mayor) to get the sympathy of the Napier people in the movement, in order to promote the joint interests of Napier and Wlairoa. As Napier is a more central position, the writer points out, there are better facilities here for interviewing Ministers and members of Parliament, in laying the just claims of the district before them. The Wairoa residents, the Dr. says, would he glad if the Mayor could forward their interests in th'e matter, as Gisborne was apparently detrmined to have a light railway through to Rotorua, thus leaving Wairoa out in the cold. Mr. Swan, who strongly advocated the WairoaNapier route when the Minister for Railways was recently in Napier, has replied to Dr. Sommerville that he has discussed the question with Mr. McLean, M.H.R. for Napier, who is willing to co-operate and do all he can. Both, Mr. Swan says, are of opinion that the best course to pursue is to arrange for a deputation from th'e Wairoa League to visit Napier, armed with all the fullest information on the subject. The Mayor will call a public meeting at Napier to meet the deputation, so that the question can be discussed in its various aspects.