Kaipara Flats

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Issue 27, 4 October 1901, Page 2

Kaipara Flats

My. \ ] Jodie, the chairman of the Main 'Trunk Railway League, has paid .a Visit of inspection to this district to ascertain the position of the proposed p. ute .through this and adjacent settlements, lie also s w the sections which are being now commenced, and the present works at the Tahekaroa tunnel, where about four chains of rock remain to be excavated before the tunnelling is through, win n bricking1 operations will be eonnnensed at once,

Mr. Bodle returned to town Avith a clear understanding of the urgency of move speedy contraction, and purposed at once a meeting of the Executive of the League and afterwards proceeding by Monday's boat to Wellington, as delegate of the Ltagtie. He considers the North Auckland extension as part and parcel of the Main Trunk Line which must be continued as far north as set'lenient extends.

The current "Hansard" contains •extremely interesting species by agricultural representatives which are well worthy of c ireful perusal. There are only seventeen farmers out of the seventy M.HJR's but some of the seventeen are able men. We must have more men of the same marked ability returned at the next election, and then we may say " Advance 1 New Zealand." (Own Correspondent.) A public meeting of the Library Committee was? held in the schoolhoime on the oO ult. all the members attendineg, and Mr. Dill presiding. The meeting convened for llw purpose of pay-

ing accoudts in connection with the extension of libi'ai'y building, ]Vfr. I Bill the cliairmm having previously i p-isse ' Hui building contraot asaooording- : to specification. The t'ujids f'Qj- the ■jwivcHe w-ei'e 6oilec^R<il by the sovferal iJifii.ub.ea':S of the eoini.iiifctee. The ;to ; tal coJlecterl anvonn'ed to £2 •«>£? tlie fsxnenses jncuvred, Mr,. Monk1 M,U,E,. kindly donating; £l l<, 0.1, j Avi-aiig-men-ts. are being made for a | social .eyenijiig- on the 25 inst 11 raise | the balance. The Goujmitte.o 4.osir(Os ! tiio> favour or refivsljineijit > ivom the] I the lad'ji^s for the s icigl eveningl >so ■: : that it w ill not be n,e.:ef-\ary to .enci-o.acli ' upon jhe funds.

(A Correspondent/)