BY ROAD TO KAWHIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81894, 27 November 1906, Page 3

BY ROAD TO KAWHIA.

A LAND OF GREAT POSSIBILITIES. Air Mac Lean, who is connected with Mr George Livingston's lana agency business, paid a visit to Kawtiia tne ether clay. In company with a iuend ne left Waitara in a buggy drawn by a fine pair ol horses. Eveiything went jn merri y as far as Awakino, ihe road being in very fine order. On the road at five o'clock on the Tuesday mornicg, ram falling in torrents. The ptospect was gloomy enough and matters were not improved by being bogged on tiie Tangatamaire, the horses walking ..'aay frjrn the vehicle. "Language" was profuse for awhil'c, but witti the help of some fencing wirtj the buggy was extricated from the bog. Had tiij; horses been liui reliable and steady it is piobab.e ono of them would have been smothered in the mud. It was seven o'clock that nigm when I'i j Pio was 'reached. Covered in mud, and drenched, no fire to dry anything, this was a nice experience of backblocks travelling that had not been wholly unexpected. Ihe pariy was on the load again at 4-Jo next morning, and what'a road it wasl To use Mr MacLcau's own language: "It was in a disgraceful state, considering that it t.vas within ten miles of J e Kuiti. Almost every mile it was necessary b get out anil let the horses plough through the mud at be.-t :uey could." At Te Kuiti irain was taken for Te Awamutu. What a cliangc! "1 never enjoyed myself so much before," said Mi MacLcan. Then from Te Awamutu to Kawhia, the road being as a biltiaid tab e when compared with the Government main road ovei Mich we first part of ihe loanicv had been marie. As tlougii to give a grea'er variety of voyaging, the next ten miles were by steam launch acrotfi the magnificent Kawhia Harbour to Kawhia south. This landlocked stretch of water should spell a great fu.ute for the count])' there, in tne visitor's upinjoji Thi, will not evmuato. However. until ;he Native land quest.on has | )r . a satisfao irily settled. Resuming overland travelling the pan;, passed 'nruuga thou-andi of acres ip-top grazing land held by tit.- iativcs. As tile country seemed cap. o e of carrying a much larger population, jit seemed thai here was a c...se where tDe Government should acquire the land and settle it. fartijci ;ou;h ! through magnificent dairying I land, and tnen Marakopa Valley, the I objective t)i the trip, v,as reached. [ Here the pioneer liters *,ver« Messrs. Bell Bi'js. and Ro,s. who ai,■ niincipally re-i,oiiMb!'- fo r ii... pi'Mled

-t'-iun*r y-'ivi';e »»n tin; ijyi to be initiated by ihe N. s.S. Co. Thousand*. cl in irs of d.-.id level J:ind uj) I he rivti- luuk fit to cclipv- the pick of southern Tarannki fur dairying purines. Having tian-acieil tinbusiness that took iiir so far ?r< >m imme. they reir seed their .stops. Th f : Wcatln-r wa> better un the ictum o-u'ne,. and nnny c-id Taranaki pe"p:-' \\« „ vari.-u? places along tl. c Asain Hi,- T.injfatamairi- j.r--\ -i nm a iff anr| tricky., and ;! team ot bullo'ks h.itl to be procured ' i ha«! Hie A, a i«-euli of tile tsip ti rn negotiated th«' s:il" of aei<s of land, and gained exporir» t <.. i! it . country •hat -iiou d |h'i.v. 1 inv.duaiji, to eli<nU \\ii-. !• iv n:«p. 1,.- dij« ii- t ] u, lhe u<ii 1 Ji' tii pait <<f tlie piovilic<\

NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUCH COUNCIL. 'l'lic Bnwiigli Council had a sitting extending over nearly inui In uis on Monday evening. There were picsent: His Worship tlie Mayo, (Mr E. IJjekrill), Crs. Monteatii, Belliingcr, W'ilsi.ii, l'aiker, Coilis, Hutce.en, and Browne. All apology was received from Cr. Webster for his 11011-a.tendance. WAIWAKAIIIO BRIDGE. Ml Roy, county solicitor, forwarded the ilratt agreement by tlie i'araiiaki Count} Council in connection wn.i this Council s contribution of £SOO towards tlu cost uf the erection ui tut Uaiwakailio bridge. Tne coumy j solicitor could not- accept the clause I tu which the whole onus of tne sta- | bility of tlu budge was thrown on i the Couniy Counci, and in which it ! was provided that toe borough, by ; ts j pieseut contribution, was absolved j from any fuitinr liability. in tiie discussion it was stated that j this clause allowed 110 la itude for de- j sttuc>ion of t.i« bridge by ea.th- ; quake, flood, or, as the Scaiarers put it, "by act of God." The clause <was referred to the Waiwakaiho bridge committee to endeavour to arrive at an amicable arrangement. ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

The New Plymouth Harbour Board offered to pay /,ioo per annum >n monthly instalments for lighting the wharf and port lights, the term to be for live years for certain. Extra arc lamps Uooo caudle-power) il required, to be at the rate of ,£l4 per annum each; extra clusters (90 c.p.), per annum each, the Council to carry wires to the foot of the bieakwater. This agreement to be sub ject to the ratepayers approving the ban for extension. Tne lights required at the port are, four arc lights ol 1000 c.p.; four clusters jinca'nde--scent.;, eacti (jG c.p.; being lit on an average six hours per night; two port lights of 150 c.p. and 04 c.p. respectively, lit ftorn sunset to sunrise daily. The Electric Lighting Committee

recommended the Council to adopt this offer, and the adoption uf the report was carried on the motion of Crs. Monteatb and Wilson. BUILDING BY-LAWS. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. and Macky, Logan, Caldwell and Co. submitted jilans of projected buildings, and were granted permission to dispense with the intermediate brick wail required by the by.-laffis.

GAS MAINS.. The borough solicitor, who had had been asked to advise Whether the Council could require the Gas Company, when laying their mains, to adopt any particular levels at me request of the Council, reviewed "The _\ew Piymouw Gas Co. Aa, and stated that sccaun 7 piovuled Wat "110 street or sewer siiall (except in cases of emergency) be opened or broken up except . . . accord-

ing to such places as shall be approved by tho Council. . . Dealing with the question of alterations to tlie levels of existing p,p_s, the Council may, by notice in writing, require the Company to c: >re any such pipes to bo raised, . ».»k or otherwise altered in position. . . Provided sucii alterations be such as to permanently injure such works or to prevent the gas from flawing freely and conveniently as before. The expenses attending such raising, sinking or altering and full compensation sliall be puiu Ijy Hie Council to the Company." Cr. Browne, who hail it lj for the opinion, said ne was anxious Uai the gas mains should be put at such a level as would not interfere with the sewers. He suggested tin- G Company should consult with the borough engineer before opening up ncV streets; the Act providing ror me plans to be submitted. Thi; Gas Company will be to supply plans when about to open new streets for mains.

THE ABATTOIRS. The abattoirs manage;- i poi.cd that a bullock belonging 1,1 .o-'-sis Sj.e iiiothev.-, a.id escaped irom tho abattoir paduock. the iiad not been branded wnli tin' abattoir bland, In; thou&nt lae Luuii..,i \va> not K.-spt/n^ibio. lAbattoir CwnmiiUv uroinmendt'd repairing u»e lVn«-«:> ;it tin; starving paddi,Uv.—Ad-ip^d. LARM:;GIJi LiJiKAK ';.

Cr. Bellnager. ciiauniau ..f the Carnegie Libiaiy Commute,.', a. ked leave ta amend the conditions under which the competitive tksigiis for Hie new library building are bong invited- 'f he date lor receiving tne designs was extended to January ;tn next, the provision lor a perspective drawing deleted in favour of two elevations, front a'nd back. Tlie proposal to dispense wim complete specification met strjng opposition lioni councillors, Cr, Bcl'iuigci' being of opinion this,would cause coinpeiuois unnecessary work, whilst oilier councilors thought it impo-sible to deal with the plans 'without specifications, anil this pioposal wa- defeated. Tne clause providing thai all plans beeome the properly of tlie Council was amended so that the Council should hold the plan a iintil tenders had been acccptijl. Cr. Be.lniigcr's piooosal was to return all unaccepted plans, but Cr. brownc pointed out that the plan accepted might not be carried out for the money at the Council's disposal, in which ca*e some other design must be used. I'liy commission to be paid for carrying out the work was incieascil from *5 to 5 l?er cent. GENERAL. Mis Alice Paul asked that ihe sewqr be laid in Vivian s rect for about two chains west of Broughamstreet. —Referred to the Drainage Commit tee. Mr \\ • Courtney a-ked for water to be aid on to section 1257. —Referred to the Works CocmitU'e.

The borough foreman recommended that Mi C- Riley be allowed to take earth fr .111 Uaring-terrace. providing he would grade the road and make (lie bailer to tiie satisfaition of the Council.—The application was granted. Mr Selwyn Edward- foiwarded lii* resignation as switchboard attendant ai tile ecclric light station, tin- r> -igiiiilio'n to take eficct In'in JanH.ire Stli 1,1-xt.—Refeiretl to the Electric Lighting Committee.

Air J. T. Mannix. contractor for Mewr* F- Griliitlii :m<t Co.'s new premises, asked pet mission to stack material on ihe Council'* .ull<ji 11 i the sile.—'l'ln 1 W rks Coniniitli o irfl'i nil 'n i obi'-cliim. p:i'Viilcd Mr .Manniv would 11 move the material on 1-1 days' and ti'e application was jjrantoil. Mrs-is Aid. rt en ;ilid Co., publisher- "t the -TouiM and Nonurcrs oj N*w Zealand." offered to supp'y tin- Council with rTT the Tarannki at £ut p«T thousand.— On the motion of O'. Wihon. it was ; decided to inform tin* writers that the | Council had no funds.