KIHIKIHI.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 16, 9 June 1911, Page 3

KIHIKIHI.

(Own Correspondent.)

Wt ether due to an entire lack of interest in affairs municipal, or to some other cause equally inimical to a proper regard for questions of local government, the fact remains that two meetings called in this township for the consideration of important loan proposals, have had to lapse through an insufficient attendance of ratepayers. The proposals themselves may have been good or bad ;.public opinion if it exists may have been favourable ; but it is of vitiated civic consciousness or warped public intelligence when matters so closely affecting the good government of the town command so little attention. If a town is worth living in it is worth living for, and none of its concerns should be outside the interests of any resident with the slightest aspirations to good citizenship. On Tuesday evening the Literary and Debating Society resumed its normal state and met as usual in the Society's club room' for its weekly discussion. One of the*chief objects aime-cl at when drawing up the syllabits was to make it as varied and instructive as possible, and this has made the meetings entirely different (although equally interesting) from each other. " A Night with Authors" provided the amusement and entertainment for Tuesday evening, almost all present contributing to the success of the meeting. Dr Henderson has very kindly shown his sympathy with the Society by signifying his willingness and pleasure in addressing next week's audience. " What to do till the doctor comes," is the subject selected, and knowing that this will be most interesting and beneficial, the hall has been secured for the night of Tuesday, 13th, to enable the general public (whose presence is cordially invited) to hear the lecture. The adjourned meeting for the election of a School Committee took place on Monday evening in the Town Hall. Although the attendance was small a sufficient number of nominations had been received, and there was no difficulty in proceeding with the election. Mr Fraser Smith was voted to the chair, after the business had been opened by Mr T. Wilson (the retiring chairman). The report and balance sheet were read and adopted. The committee for the ensuing year comprises the following gentlemen: Chairman, Mr Chas. Taylor; secretary and treasurer, MrFraser Smith, and Messrs S. Temple, F. Moody, J. Verner, A. Rysdale, and C. Thomson. Votes of thanks to the retiring committee and its chairman concluded the business.