HARBOUR NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 179, 31 July 1903, Page 2

HARBOUR NOTES.

Mr E. W. Hornby writes to the Wiiim-ite Witness as follows : H ieing I th*fc " Ratep >yec" in your list issue has asked you a question in regard to the recent appointment to the Harbour Board, I trust you will enlighten him, In reply to his direct insult, to the Go-M-rnment p*rty, in duty bound I must lefucw his sctmialouH i'liputition. No '•ignr.-mindo.i rn.in would dare 10 impute that the Government nominated myjsalf with tue id«>i that emolument would accrue. Oa th) ontrary, i; was for adequate representation ol the whole diatri;-t. Now what is thu matter with " Mtesrs Boddie, Wilkin or others'(' as he puts it. Take Mr lioddie, who would reprrs-nt Elthatu. in the Elah >m F.irmers' Union meeting ! i; was te-olvftd that " it is in the b s li'iV.revs of the district Uias thfe New Plym iuth hiubour should be tx tended iu tha early future, e'e,, etc." In respect to Mr Wilkie his property is nearer New Plymouth thin that of any representative from this erid. Finally, feir, I do not intend to btdrawn into a newspaper controversy, but would remind your r«aders that having lived on the Waima'o Plainsfor fourteen years tbey can rest assured that I will conserve their interests to the b:sfc of my ability, and remind " Ritepayor' if I have not already done public work, it is high time I did eo "

Speaking at Manaia, Mr Maxwell asserted that the harbour had cost £530,000, and the revenue for last year was but £7OOO. It had never paid its way. To do so it would have to earn £26,000 annually. Haw,he.a* , ted ) would a farmer get on who paid no rent for 20 years? Very badly,he was afraid. [Most farmers would be glad to get such a concession.—Ed.]