OUR HINTERLAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11, 13 January 1914, Page 2

OUR HINTERLAND.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. It would be a remarkable meeting of a district local body at which no mention whatever was made of tbo country to the eastward, and at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council several matters relating to our back country came forward. Mail and Telephone, The Assistant-Secretary of the Postal Department wrote in reply to the Council’s resolution urging the erection of a telephone line between Taliora and Tatu that the line would not provide a service between Stratford and Obura as desired; to provide,such service it would bo necessary to erect a metallic circuit from Stratford, and it was regretted that prospective business was not sufficient to warrant tho expenditure.

The Postal Department wrote in relerence to the mail service requested to be establishd between Whangamomona and Obura, that the question bad been fully considered and chat as the expenditure involved was not warranted, it bad been decided not to establish the service; but that the matter would be further considered when tenders for the 1916-1918 inland services were being invited. Also that it was reported that the coach runs at present only twice weekly, and that the proprietor was thinking seriously of running during the summer only on special occasions. There was a thriceweekly service between Whangamomona and Tahora, and a service by the coach would not benefit tlie settlers. Iho Koburatahi-Tahora service, costing £'6s per annum, would not expire until the end of 1915, and could not lie abolished in the meantime. Cr. Richards said that the real question was the extension of the telephone wire from Tahora to Tatu. It was not desired to get messages right through. Ihe extension desired was to enable the Tatu neonle to have somo mm.

I numication with the outside world. The distance was about twenty miles. O. King thought the work should be done. He thought another letter should be sent placing the matter clearly before the authorities . Cr. Mori son doubted if it was a matter for the Borough Council to take up. Cr. Richards pointed out that the Borough Council had been represented at life conference at Whangamomona, at which the matter was discussed. The Mayor said it was, to his mind, a matter which was within the province of the Council. It was decided that the authorities be written to pointing out the exact position. The Trip to Ohura. Mr W. A. Hewitt, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce wrote as follows;—My Chamber is organising a t-.r to the Ohura district to take place at the latter end of February next. Those taking part will be conveyed by coach from Whangamomona to Ohura, where settlers will lie met. From (here, some will probably continue on to the plain trunk line and down the Wanganui River, some may go to Auckland and some may return direct. Fach will pay hi?> own expenses. My Chamber considers that much good may result by thus bringing settlers into closer touch and will he pleased if your Council will send a representative. The Mayor said that at least two of ■(lie Council would make the trip, hut ' other members who wished to go would ! be welcome. Railway Construction. Ibe Minister for Railways notified receipt of the Council’s resolution re- \ garding the Stratford-Te Koura railway construction works.— Received.