TUHIKARAMEA.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1136, 7 October 1879, Page 2

TUHIKARAMEA.

Septembei 30th, 1579. At a meeting" of the District Hallway Board, he'd on the 27tb inst., a letter was read from F. A. Whitaker, Esq.,' asking what he could do to further the interests of the'district. Tbe Board instructed the. Secretary to acknowledge the letter, thanking Mr Whitaker for his courtesy, and reg nest him to use his iiifliiFMice with the Government to gel a grant m*.ae to complete the roa I to Hamilton Railway Station. Also, that, through tlie properity of the il m. J. WilliHinson, to Rakahia S. ation. Re.-.i*leuis on this side of ihe country h-ive certainly a claim on the G ivernmenr, that roads shall lie made to yive fiein access ! o the railway. The n itui'o ol the country through w.iich die lm« has been oarrie . (nr-iiir ri.-arl-. all swamp), renders ' -'he making uf these roads far too costiy foe .ny ol the local ooliiS t. ai tempt the work. Clarke's road. The Secretary Was iv ducted to writp. to Mr Smith, of tho Survey office, asking if his department would undertake the necessary survey to enawle this road to be proclaimed ; or, m default of that, to advise as to the best means of getting the work done, plans oi-tained from ih« office no r . being snch as to satisfy requirements of the Act. SCHOOL We had. hope; I to have seen our school opened ou the first of October, a teacher huviM.** been appointed. Judge of our surprise, when Saturd iy's mail brought a letter from the Board of Education to the Chairman of the Committee, stating that it was necf-'ssary for the young 1 idy appointed to have another three months at the train- ng school m Auckland, and coolly informing him that the Board had therefore decided on keeping the school closed uuiil January. Settlera here have to pay their share towards the support of schools, and it seoma hard that their children should be debarred from obtaining those advantage-* to which they are entitled. The present way iv which members are elected to the Boa ril is a complete far^.e, country districts h:\vinij no chance of beino* represented. It would be more just if the couotry was divided into distw tricts of two or three counties each..?" and let each send their own repfe^ sentative. — Correspondent.