WHANGAMOMONA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 71, 24 March 1903, Page 2

WHANGAMOMONA.

B iNQUBT TO 1(K SYMBS, M.H.B,

The barqaet tendered to Ur Walter Byrne*. M.H.R, was a great suceen. Mi Jo.-eph MoOluggnge, J.P., w«s in th 1 chair. Am:ngst the guests were the Right Hon. the Premier, Messrs Major, member for Hawera, and Mr O'Mearfl, member for Pahiatua. Then was a large aMendaoro and some capital speeches were mdo Mr Symw, in replying to the toaat of his health, referred in grateful terms to the Juyal Blip port he had always received front the p-oplo of Whavgtmomcina. In replying to the toast of the Governmeot, the Premier said thfcy were a road and bridgts Gvarnmenfc. During their term of office, up to 3 let Decmbe", 1902, 475 miles of railway, 4205 mile« of ro»de, 3153 miles of bridged (racks, and 1000 bridges were constructed of over 30 fe'.t (pan. As showing the ad van t« go of putting the peoplu on the laud fchsre had be*n, as complied with 1886, an ircreate of 18 million pjunds of won), and the revenue this jear would exceed the revenue of Ust year by .£266,000. Ia the Tarunaki district during the pent tw lve months 39,500 acres bad besn / subdivided into 151 allotments, which Imve been opened for settlement. Ia [ditT-ient districts during tke name p«. iod 34,200 acres in 97 allotments hav« been taken up, and at 'be present moment there is open for «el. ction in r 'io Taranaki laid district a) ogeihrr 110,000 acres. With respect to furt'.<er lands being opened «;) tnoie are ;-t piefen - 13 surveyors at wo.k, all . with <'oubl« parties, and it is hoped the futlo*ing blocks will be opened up in time for the coining buslifeiliiig se so ~ the gloss areas of wbicli are as follows: Ohura and Kiog Ocuntry 118,700 acres.

Upper To ngaporutu District 19,000 Wbaogamomona 36,300. Upper Whenuakura District 13,500. Isolated swvejed sections in various districts 12,300. Total 199,300.

It is estimated that to road all the land now opened or to be opened with * dra y road, without metal, will cost approximately about .£220,000, Ot including metalling approximately about £676,000, or for metalling aloce « 8 00 /^ d .*!h T6 0084 of formjtion /523,000 will be required. On Saturday, accompanied by about 1 *0 settlers, the Premier rode to Putikituna, where he embirked in a canoe for Pipiriki, doing tfce journey from Whanjjamomona to Pipiriki in fen hours, arriving at th# latter place at 8.30 p.m. On Sunday he proceeded to Wanganui by river steamer, arriving there on Sunday evening.