WAIHI NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 149, 23 June 1906, Page 7

WAIHI NEWS.

CBy Telegraph.—Own Corrospondont.J -VVAIHI, this day. WAIHI BOROUGH COUNCIL. A meeting of the Waihi Borough Ccuiici! was held yesterday evening. lue ai.,n let \ health oth-cer reported a casa of iscarlet fever in Moreeby-avenue. The leclarattoa » of gold purchased by Mr R. B. B. Lambert ~ amonnted to ll.b'Joozs received, the »a- . Uoual Bank advised receipt of the sum ot i!l6 10/3 from the Govenuneht towards tilt, cost of Installing gas in the pobee quarters, -, and also the sum of JC3I 3/ fees, fines, etc., . from the Magistrates Court. ..„•■_. The -clerk of the Taurausa County Council wrote demanding the sum of £1. lb/, being the Waihi Council's proportion of the cost of the liav of Plenty licencing election, ; and also the sum of £10 7/9 in connectioa with the licensing committee's expenses. The manager of the National Bank wrote advising that the bank was prepared to grant the Council an overdraft on the ills-)-triet fund account, of £20,000 for the year ending IJLst March, 1007. With reference tci'the important question relative to local bodies, vvhethet- the demand for rates under section 4li of tho Rating Act must be signed .acccffdlnj; to. the . division by a Southern magistrate, Mr 1. F. Martin, secretary of the Municipal Association, wrote advising that demands were sufficiently signed if the signature of the rale collector was printed thereon or if he affixed, or authorised some person to afux, his signature thereto, by means of a rubber stamp. The secretary of the Rugby Union wrote asking for a reduction of the charge from 2» per cent to 10 per cent on the gate money received at the recreation reserve. . The clerk ol the OMnerhnrl Council \vrot» demanding the ram of £251 4/5 for man road maintenance during the month of Maj. The Ocean Accident Co. wrote quoting K7 per cent for covering the employees at th? Abattoirs. The Government office quetcl :.Ti,!> per cent, and the New Zealand Accident HV per cent. The staff committee recommended that, a manager be appointed at a salary of ,-cr, 5/ per week for the sanitary service The works committee recommended that K. N. Davies' tender of £26S 17/l> be accept cd. SPIRITUALISTIC ASSOCIATION. In connection with the Spiritualistic movement and the controversy new Rome on here, it has been decided by those interested to form a Waihi Spirb ua listic A«">eir.tlo,,. , and with this object in view they are convening a meeting for Sunday evi-ntn.--. • Ul> Ist It Is anticipated that the a.-wnoiati.m ] will be a strong one. members having ex- I I.ressed their intention of iavestigating the | tiubject. SEDDON MEMORIAL. | \t the memorial funeral s"-vi-e held on , Thursday it was decided that t!v> Maynf be asked tr, call a public mooting with a view lo erecting a memorial to the late' Premier, j A NARROW ESCAI'K; j A Are occurred yesterday in a house oecn- j pied by Mrs Mueller at Mataiim bui-h. hy j which the inleilor and roof sitstaiued some damage. Had II not been for the prompt) uetinn of Mr Cardno nnd other:', the entire building would have been dc.nroyed. The , Insurapce is nut kociwn. ;