COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 225, 20 September 1913, Page 9

COUNTRY NEWS.

i ii - ._, : , i ■■ OHAJ-wU-f-S.. Mr. H. Mf A lister, employed, at Carter's mill, -met with a severe accident, on- Monday afternoon. He was standing- at the • . skids between the- bolster and the trnck,•when ___ horses moved unexpectedly, drag- '■ . glngi the truck on to him, severely .cms-ins his legs. No bones were- broken, but the sufferer will be laid up for some time. At a special meeting- of the OhakuneBorongh Council it was resolved: "That- i ; Messrs. Turnbull and- Jones' report be , adopted, and that they carry out the work - ,- on a commission basis; that Mr. Blackiey be wired in terms of the above; that Mr. Cllmie, C.E., •be informed of the C-__n_U'--declslpn ye the electric light and power scheme. W-JHL THE OVERSEAS CLUB. At a general meeting of the Overseas i Club, held in the Miners* Union Hals, about 40 members were present, the resignation of the secretary (Mr. Johnston) was received and accepted with regret, illness being the cause of bis retirement Mr. ' Farrell was elected to fill the vacancy. The post of honorary treasurer was created, Mr. J. Whitehonse being appointed. The Waihi -Scoutmaster, Mr. A. T. Smith, attended the meeting by request of the club, and suggested, that a locai committee be set up, under the 1 auspices of the Overseas Club, with the ' object of managing and controlling the patrols. The meeting was unanimous in ' supporting Air. Smith's suggestion, and a. committee was formed with Mr. Farrelly ■ as inspector, and the Bey P. Cleary as chaplain. It was decided to celebrate the anniversary of Trafalgar by holding a • public function on that date (21st of , October). The membership of the Overseas Club- is growing apace. The local branch ; now numbers some 140. PAX-BOA. A combined meeting of the Goldfiejds Oddfellows Lodges was held at Waikino on ■Thursday night, when over eighty members were present. X.G. Bro. D. Grnbb, of the ■Waitekiiuri and Golden Cross Lodge, presided, and fourteen' other lodges were repreeented. The Auckland) district was represented by the following officers:—_*Tov. G.M. Bro. Dean, Prov. D.G.M. Bro. Popie, '■ Prov. ; C-S. Bro. J. McLeod, District Treasurer, i P.P.G.M. Bro. Thomas, P.P.G.M. Bro. Saunders, and. D-B.E. Bro. Matthews. The or- ; dinary business of the local Waltfikanri Lodge was conducted, after which a meeting . of the Past Grands' Lodge was held; when Prov. G.M. Bro. Dean gave the following degrees:—Past E.C.S. Degree, Past V.G.S. ; Degree, Past N.G. Degree, and Past Grand Masters' Degree. At the conclusion of ail lodge business the meeting adjourned for harmony. n\g. Bro. Grnbb occupied the head of the table. The members present were treated to a fine musical programme, those contributing being Bro. T. Knight and orchestra, Bros. E. Price, J. Pike, L. Jolly, , P.P.G.M. Bro. Thomas, Bro. D. Congalton, Bros. Peters, E. Thomas and D.G.M. Bro. ! Pople. Numerous toasts were honoured, , Including "The Manchester Unity" and "The . Auckland District." At a meeting of the committee of the i Ohinemuri A. and H. Society it was dei elded to hold tbe next annual show on Feb- ' mary 7. 1914. i KAICGAWEKA. A special meeting of the Mangaweka : Town Board was held on Tuesday evening. '. The engineer reported on the progress of i • the works,- and stated that the water mains to the station were completed, and ! that the. Bailway Department's plumbers were engaged In making the necessary connections. In the course of a few days the railway station will be taking a regular snpply of water from the reservoir. Electricity meters are now-fixed at 4be premises ol every consumer. This brings the Board 1 to a finish in respect of the loans raised , about a year ago. Tbe demand for Hs_t has been so heavy, that the ens-neer cont sidered it necessary to bring the matter of a complete duplication before the Board. The engineer was instructed to report to next meeting. The Town Clerk presented a detailed statement of income and cxi .penditure of loan moneys. From this, "it t was shown that tho water and sewerage ! works, which lncinded dam, flumes, power \ tsonse, pump bouse, septic tank, reservoir j and reticulation of pipes, had cost £7,617 ' 7/1. Tbe installation of electric light, > including poles, transformers, wire, etc.. ' had cost £843 13/3, and the extension of • the water to the railway station £524 18/S, ! the amount still at credit at the Bank 1 being £154 10/1, out of which interest accruing due has to be paid. The Town Clerk was instructed to prepare a detailed report, to be submitted to the ratepayers at a meeting to be held at an early date. A general meeting of the Mangaweka j Public Library Committee was ! ..i in the i Library building on Wednesday evening. The report of the canvassing and concert committees showed that £11 16/6 had been subscribed to complete the Seddon Memorial Bnilding, and the concert had netted about £12. after paying expenses. The latter amount, with the exception of '. a few pounds appropriated to the building fund, will be expended in purchasing new books. It was pointed out that it would require another £13 to complete the Library " .ilding throughont. TATKAPE. The Railway Depstrtrjjirnt held an inquiry at Taihape on Thursday into an alleged "ragging" case amongst the local railway cleaners. About half a dozen of the cleaners were charged with "ragging" a recent ' arrival. --i The Wanganui Education Board decided ! as follows on Wednesday. Re a request from Mataroa for an addition to the school, children must attend a neighbouring school. A request was received from Hihitahi that -. a school be established there, a list of ' probable pupils being enclosed. It waa ' decided to authorise a household 6chool. J The Minister agreed to grant £90 in aid \ of the proposed additions to the ■Raniiwahia ' school. . The Hunterville Town Board met on ! Tuesday night. The secretary of the Fire ; Underwriters' Association replied that the j application of the Board to have Hunterville reclassified would receive consideration. It was decided, oh the petition "of eleven '' ratepayers, to construct a footpath from ' Mr. .Ellis' tramline" to the bridge past .__ni ' Dndding's property: The foreman reported i s thirty feet of water in the reservoir and I the l»_nk perfectly tight. - 1 On Wednesday evening in the Temperance f Hall a farewell social was tendered to the j. Bey. and Mrs. J. B. Hall, who are leann» j \ tor prmond, Gisborne district. On behalf ! " of the oongretratioti. Mr. R. c. Bruce sented t-he Rev. Hall with a well-filled V purse of sovereigns, .ji~s_ Halj wtt_ aj' C j travelling rr.g and' hrnocb, and the children ; j j. with scitble mementoes. pie .Rex; Hall f j : s'tiltablr. replied. The Rev. ;&i_ciie' (Bulls!, {? [Bey. Grant Cowen, and Rev. J. B. -Evans ? i_l_. .poke anting tbe ereniug, \_