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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1907, Page 5

The annual meeting of the Mauku Branch of the Waiuku Railway League was held in the Patumahoe Hall on Saturday evening. There was a very large attendance, and Mr. H. E. R. Wily occupied the chair. The report of the year's work and the balance-sheet •were adopted as satisfactory. The election of officers for the ensuing year was as follows:—'President, Mr. A- B. Barter; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Howard and J. Henry; secretary and. treasurer, Mr. F. E. Simpson (re-elected); auditor, Mr. H. E. R. Wily; .committee, Messrs. Cuff, Schlaepfer, Wily, Cotter, Kemp, Muir and Pleydell. Arrangements were made for a vigorous campaign, and the Branch intends to take every opportunity of impressing upon the Governjinent the advisability of constructing a ■ rail-way from Waiuku "through Mauku and Patumahoe to connect with the Main line. Socials will be heid at frequent intervals (the first on July 25th), the intention being to keep the Branch in a vigorous and flourishing condrtiaa. — Own correspondent.

The attention of the public 'is drawn, to the sale of valuable household furniture and effects, the properly of Mr. Arthur Heather, by pnMic auction tomorrow by Mr. Mandeno Jackson, at Mountain-road, Mt. Eden, at 11 oN^ock.

Captain Corbefct, of the secw Korora, denies the report of the Customs Officer at Manganui, that the scow missed stays and got on the rocks at Manganni. The skipper says the centreboard was down and touched the ground, and, to stop the vessel from missjSg stays, the anchor was dropped.' The K«cora sensed' at ABcfcfemd this man*.BJfr - ~- v- ' "