WAITARA HARBOR LOAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 262, 15 April 1915, Page 8

WAITARA HARBOR LOAN.

MKKTIXG AT TIKORANUI. About twenty ratepayers attended the meeting hold in the Tikorangi Hall on Tuesday night to discuss the Waitara Harbor Hoard's proposal to raise a loan of £13,000 for the improvement of the Waitara River. Mr. U. Alexander presided. Messrs J. nine (eliairman), H. K. Vaughan, and A. W. Ogle explained the scheme on similar lines to those of the Uruti meeting, and, after a few question* had been answered, a resolution ..was passed on the motion of Messrs .1. W. Foreman and L. Faull, thanking the board for the way in which they* Had placed the scheme before the mocti'ig. The mover complimented members on the clear statemnt of tlie case, and mlsd expressed the opinion that ratepav»is should go home and give the matter their earnest consideration.

' AT HUIRANGI, Messrs ,T. Hinc (chairman), (Vie, Yiiughan, Hicks, and McKenzie, members' "f the Harbor Board, together with (he Harbor-master (Captain Thompson) visited JTini-aii-ii last ni«ht to place details of tin' loan proposals before t!.e ratepayers of (hat district. Owine; probably to lie wet evening tlie prevalence of influenza in (],,. district, only f.vo ratepayers (Messrs S. TiirnbiiH and 0 .1. Horriek) attended. Tbe liu'otiiiff accordingly lapsed. MKKTINti S AHAANUIOI). A meeting will be lield at Tarala io-ldf-lit. tit Ibvmii on Saturday niylil, and at Wiitara on Tuesday liiijht. As i.lio members of tbe board have'devoted considerable time to tbe srbeme, it is to be hoped that ratepayers will show their appreciation by attending to discuss this matter, which is of vita) importance to their interests.