COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 286, 1 December 1911, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

WHAJTGAREL Arrangements tor the observance of Hospital Sunday on December 3rd are now T"-actic»Uy completed. Given one weather w promises to be s Mg •ueeesa Two origJuul features In the precession wiii be s mounted ladles' field nursing detachment. and s body of mounted free scoots In wfld West costume. At the Bnal meeting at the committee last night, it wee announced that the sals of badges had been very great. At a preliminary meeting of delegates from tbe School Committee held la6t nlgut, Wr J. Wilkinson presiding. It was decided to call a general meeting of delegates of all the School Committee In the North of Auckland on January 28. with the object of forming an association ct school committees for the purpose of more explicitly defining the position of those bodies In relation to the Bdnestloe Board, so that they be placed on a more satlsfaetery financial basis; also to be allowed to exert more influence In r* gard to the appointment of teachers. FAEKOA. The ordinary maathly meeting of the Ohtnemurl Connty Council was held in the Council Chambers, Paeroa. *«*«**&. Mr H, M. Cwbett (chairmen Presided. The engineer recommended that about «***» °* gravel be used in wpalrta*tne aroha-road. It was deemed to do the. work as recommended. The engineer was Instructed to call tenders for next meeting for the supply of metal for the Komata North and several -otherreads. » t RTbompson, engineer » «h*rgs of toe Hanraki Plains drainage works, wrote asking the Council to proceed with the formation ef tie Paeroa-Tahuna road, and suggested that the Oonoeil spply ft* » <*•*»•} gent for the erection of a bridge over the Piako River on that road. On o>e motion of Mr •Jtranre it was decided to make application for a epeelal rent «f *** *>* »J> rr e ™. the paeroa-Tahuna road over tie Piakft Blver A letter was received from .he kwal manager of the Bank of New Zealand stating that tha Bank Is Drejtar6<? to advance a loan of £IOOO for a swimming hath In Paeroa at a rate of 5 per cent Interest and 1 per cent ainkins fund. The Council agreed to accept the offer. a*>d decided to nlace the proposal before the ratepayers at an early date, Tfl« e.-rtoeer reported that the plane for the Netherton and Karanganake bridges were completed, *nd would in a few daTS tie forwarded «e ts the Public Works Department for spnroval. The Finance Committee reported the county s overdraft at the B*ok of New Zealand was | £8406. and that the total iadebtednesß of the county was £§soo.