A PROGRESS COMMITTEE WANTED.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2051, 30 November 1907, Page 2

A PROGRESS COMMITTEE WANTED.

PROMINENT CITIZENS DISCUSS THE MATTER. Whilst the Outer Harbor Committee was reflecting last night upon the fact that there was no immediate, use for its energies, tho Chairman, Air. W. L. Rees, suggested that they should alter tlio name of the Committee to a “Progress” Committee, with a view to taking up ia number of public questions vitally affecting the welfare of the town and district. There were such matters as the roadin g of tho town and of the County, drainage, and many others that urgently required attention. Gisborne folks seemed to be terribly backward where public matters were concerned, but they had got the Harbor Bill passed, land they might got other things. . Air. T. Adair thought it would bo better to continue intact as the Outer Harbor Committee, even though the same members were also on such a now body as Air. Rees had referred to. Ho was heartily in sympathy with the idea. Mr. Lissant Clayton said that besides the matters mentioned by Air. Rees there were some others he could mention which certainly required looking into. There was the subject of an improved steamer service for the district. Hardly a boat came or left the port but was overcrowded. Then the postal service was far from satisfactory, and tho system of levying late fee charges was simply abominable. The telephone service was giving a great deal of trouble to business people. Air. Adair interjected that he thought the service had improved somewhat lately. Air. Clayton went on to state that a continuous service should be granted. The main difficulty, of course, m approaching'such matters was the extraordinary apathy displayed by Gisborne people when any project came up that was for the benefit of the town. After further discussion the matter Was dropped, it being understood that those present would take action m the direction of calling a public meeting to consider the proposal.