COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 35, 10 February 1904, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

i PAPAKCEA. I Ou Friday last Ihe Rev. T. Norrie, as ! Chairman of the Papakura School, had the I pleasing duty of presenting to the scholars I ten first class good attendance certificates. I and in doing so he complimented the teachers ou their success, and the scholars j for their diligence. He also reported that he had just received from the secretary ! of the Board of Kducation the announce-j ■ ment that two of the scholars, viz.. Stan- , ley C. Jones and George Black, had been) so successful at the late examination as j to be qualified for free places in secondary schools. PUKBKOHK. ; Au Important and well-attended meeting | of the ratepayers of Pukekohe West Road District was held on Saturday evening for the purpose of eonsdering the advisability of obtaining a loan of £9000 for the improvement of the chlffif roads of the district. The meeting was convened by circular from the road board, and the chair was occupied by Mr .!. Routly. chairman of the board. The area proposed 10 be affected Includes the whole of the road dit-uii: t . with the exception of the Utickland Ward, which has already obtained a loan for its ' iinnroveincnr. The ehairuwn gave a _TtJ.li ' aud clear explanation of the proposed expenditure, and staled thai lhe loan would be expended in placing metal ou the roads, and the forma; ions would come cut of the ordinary revenue. Allocation of l>an: Hi!broad. i_t_S; Camorontown-road, £280; Tuakau-roaii, £250; Laurie's Swamp-road, ■C3SU; Cape-road. £549; Kootuao's. £.H2O; ' j Benny's. £52fJ: Douglas', £300: Pollock's. £R9o:' Itogeiv'. £175: Hart's, £7">0: Pu'.ii. £2800: Village. £1045; Cemetery. £50; - Jackson* cornar. £-0. Many questions - were asked by the ratepayers, and .1 resolution proposed by Mr Pollock, seconded by Mr DaJton. "That the road board lie re--1 quested to take a poll on the borrowing . scheme," was carried by an overwhelming ' majority. Che -ftow of hands being 43 for the motion and 3 against. It was also decided, on the motJofj <*f Mr Dell, that if the loan be obtained th*t an engineer be Qb--1 talned to superintend the more importajit - part of the work. A vote of t__an__s' was . passed by acclamation to the chairman and members of the road board for their services in connection with the loan question.