OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1922, Page 6

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Both Messrs. Gibson and Yoting, the newly elected, members of the Egmont County Council, will be useful members, and Mr. Huston Young has decided opinions regarding the w<orking“ of the plant, and, having been a contractor*in all the phases of pioneering work, is well acquainted with the values of road work, and is intimate with all parts of the district he represents. Mr. Gibson is not a parochial representative, and is a good analyst of finance. When he gets an inside knowledge of road accounts I anticipate he will be above the average member in deducing fair average expenditure in the northern and southern ridings. The recent resignations of three members from the council came as a big surprise to Opunake . ratepayers. The average Opunake ratepayer is about the most disinterested ratepayer in the county, owing principally to the fact that the Town Board is the local body governing out affairs. The rift in the lute 0^- caused through the desire of north and south members to get the biggest share of expenditure, A fair deal to all, and special privileges to none, should be the slogan of all councillors. At the Tow-n Board meeting on Monday evening, the members present were: —Messrs. C. A. Trotter (chairman), J. P. Burton and Dr. T. N. Watt. The board decided to support the Cambridge Town Board’s resolhtion asking Parliament to legislate for Town Board elections to be on the same day as municip il j elections. The clerk reported that a fair I amount of rates and rents had been col--1 lected by the board’s solicitor. Mr. ; Mays, foreman of the hydro-electric 1 works, reported that good progress had Ibeen made with cement-lining the tun--1 nel. The earthwork at the dam was close up to completion, and the facing of the conduit was completed. Two lessees of town sections gave notice to lease under the new tenure. It is the opinion of some lessees that they will not require to go to any legal expense. They must at least go to the expense of registering a new lease. The original lease is surrendered, consequently they must get a new’ title. There will be cancellation fees as well as registration fees. The foreman (A. C. Donnelly) reported that he had attended to footpaths and bridges, also trimmed hedges in the domain and cemetery grounds. I It is reported that a visitor to Opu- ! nake is prepared to assist the Harbor Board financially with, the construction of the harbor. Nothing yet has been officially notified to the board. Dr. Watt and the staff at the Sea View’ Home have a busy time. The hospital is full of.patients. Few r residents noted that last week 1 was the eighth anniversary of turning the first sod of the Opunake railway. The Rev. Solomon has taken up the duties of the Rev. C. Palmer, of the Anglican Church, in this district. Prior to her departure fox- Auckland, Mrs. Pease was presented by the members of the Anglican Ladies’ Guild with a travelling rug. All wish Mr. and Mrs. Pease a pleasant journey, and that their future w’ill be cast in calm and serene days.