KING COUNTRY NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 822, 16 November 1929, Page 11

KING COUNTRY NEWS

Public donations to the Tauniarunui j Wireli Committee’s appea 1 , : for funds to establish a Cully-equipped j i wireless set at the local hospital j amount to £22 14s 6d, apart from I j funds already in hand. About £IOO | j is required, and it is not anticipated i i that there will be any difficulty in realising this amount. -V letter from a ratepayer, containing a veiled threat, was dealt with in a sharp manner at the monthly meeting of the Ohura County Council. W. Fleming, per K. Currie, wrote asking the council to require J. O’Donnell to’ remove certain buildings from a situation known as the Otahu Road. Inter ; alia the letter stated: —“I am not ask- ] ing for any special favours. I am 1 only asking for justice, and if the ; council refuses to do anything further ; in the matter I will be compelled to get justice elsewhere.” On the motion of Crs. Fullerton-Smith and Caird it was resolved to inform Mr. Fleming that it would be no advantage to either of them to,compel Air. O’Donnell to remove the buildings complained of. while it would be a decided hardship on Mr. O’Donnell. Tlie clerk i was instructed t<> write to Mr. O’Don - I nell informing him that he might j leave his buildings on the Otahu Load ! at the pleasure of the council. At •’■ meeting of the Main Trunk branch of the Railway Officers’ Insti--1 tute. held at Uhakunc, the following j resolution was carried: —"That this j branch places on record its profound i ! disappointment at the attitude adopted , ■ bv the Government when considering : the restoration of the salary outs, and >ngly in accord with the sentiments expressed by the other Government branches of the. Puhlio Service.”