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WATER FACILITIES AT PKKINA.
A large and influential meeting of farmers
acd others living in the neighborhood --f
Pekina was held at the Pekina Hotel on No
vember 29 to discuss the necessity of asking
the Government to sink a reservoir in the
township. Mr. M. Duffy presided. It waB
proposed by Mr. Jno. Daly— 'That a peti
tion De drawn up ana forwarded to the Oom
miesioner of PubUo Works, requesting that
a reservoir be; made in the township
oi Pekina.' He eaid at present there was a
very great scarcity of water in the district,
people having [to cart water seven miles, and
it was only through the kindnesm of a private
pereonth&t water was obtainable when (bey
came that distance. The motion waa
seconded by Mr. T. McNamaba, who said he
waB quite sure that if they made known their
wants to the Oommiesioner he would assist
them if possible. Pekina people had a good
claim on tbe Government, .as all the land in
- the hundred of Pekina was 'sold and paid for.
The Government never had to spend
one penny in the plaoe in schools or
other public buildings, so that he did
not think they were asking too much. Mr. M.
C. K£NNr supported, and stated that there
were many people who would be benefited by
the prcpoeed work, as most ot the crop3 were
very poor, scarcely enough wheat being ob
taictd for seed. He thought it was bnt just to
urge tbe Government to construct useful
public works. Mr. E. Tbat&bs said that
travelling _ etock were put to great incon
venience in goirjg to Laura and Jamestown
markets by not being able to obtain water at
Ptkina, where they could almost always de
pend on feed, and they had to travel from
- -Orroroo by the Yatina and Blackrock plain,
where there was not a particle of feed. Cm
eequently when they arrived at market they
looked wretched and did not: bring near their
value, wbich was a great lots to the formers.
Mr. F. Tihknet and otheraalso supported tbe
n-otion, vbicb was carried. It was resolved
tbat a tpertiorial be forwarded to the members
of the district (or presentation to the Commis
sioner in support of the request.
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