CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 24 April 1907, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

ttll/XTY COUNCIL, AFKAIKS. To the Editor. Sir.-llr. George states in vour column that, although .Vlr. Tate was chair ■ man 'for one year he does not think lie saw much of Foreman Eveils or the road either. Now, Sir, I can tell you, from my own personal kno\vlod"e. that I saw Jlr. Tate three or four times during the year as chairman. He says that Kvetts' road is, he believes, generally considered the worst part of our country road. I quite agree will him 'in this in respect of Hill's, but the condition of Kvetts roads is very good; and, if Mr. George is correct, his statement, why is it that our member can not detect the cause'! 1 would like to know where there is another road (hat has the heavy traflie that Kvetts' has. .from ilr. George's statement Kvetts' must have changed very much lately, as our late chairman, Jlr. Okcy, told the CV'incil just before he left that Kvetts mil his road were the best in the Countv Council. Jlr. George suggested that he would lie only too pleased to argue the point on county mailers, but not"in print, with me. 1 trust at an earlv date I may have the pleasure of meeting him. I ««'. 'do., HATEPAYKK. Koru, April 22. SCHOOL ELECTION'S. (To the Editor.) Sir,—Why is it that the meetings for the election of school committees are never advertised? 1 see (hat a small hut select party met (presumably bv invital ion) in the t'raukley road' srhool- '' ", and elected themselves into a conimillee. I think that if as much energy as was used in furnishing a rel»"'l of this meeting to the press had been expended in advertising the holding thereof, a much more enterprising, not to say ellicicnt, committee would have been the result. Hoping that the present committee will be able to find the means to renicdv this in future,— I am. etc., "Ol'T IX THE COLD." JIOAD WOHK. To the Editor. Sir,-In these days of keen competition among contractors local bodies have the greatest dillicuUy in getting contractors to carry out their work according lo specifications. In many cll9eß (jua ]i: lied engineers are employed to superintend the work, yet this does not get over the difficulty, iam glad to sav, however, that 'there are contractors wlio make it a point to carry out their work in a faithful manner. The Egiuont lload Hoard has just had completed about a mile and a half ojf metalling ou the Smart lload, the contractor being Jlr J. iMontitlore, who lias eompleHcd his workin a thorough, workmanlike manner, and, 1 believe, to the entire satisfaction of the liond Hoard. Jlr 11. Martin, commissioner for that road, had the superintending of the whole work, and the thanks of the ratepayers are due to hiin for the able manner in which he has performed his duties. 1 have no intention of giving either of these gentlemen a cheap advertisement, but think credit should be given when credit is due.—4 am, vie, IiATKI'AYFK.