PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 1 June 1907, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

IIAWEUA. (From Our Own Corespondent). Events casting their shadows before them, denote a trio in our next contest for our J1.11.11. 3|r Hutchison is spoken of as likely to try and unseat Mr Major, and Mr \V. (iomllund (our new Countv chairman) is also spoken of as a likel'v candidate. Our roads has beecn a subject of serious comment of laic, anil (he idea of constructing a tram line in place of the toll gates of the dark ages, seems to be taking on. A meeting of representatives of l w al bodies was held on Saturday last, and it was decided to get an expert electrical engineer's estimate of the cost of a line to Kaupnkonui. .The county cleric was instructed to obtain Hie cost of such report and produce same at the County Council meeting to he held on .lilac lath. This i s without doubt a step in the right direction, as those who use the road will conlrilmlc to its cost. tine pari of the ilUriel has been represented as very conservative, hence this plan 0 f |,«,.nir.tion will settle this question. I would make buhl (o say to those v.ho oppose it would be simply cutting (heir own throats. A trainwa'v via Xormanby and Okaiawa, thence l.'v lh.-Ahipi.ip:. road (o liialm on the Alain South road, would tap a really ~n u, l producing and fertile district, ami'ensure success to the undertakiii"-.