COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 105, 3 May 1917, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

OHITSA Aliont l a.m. on Friday, the 27th of t»l i, ' "". hen Wils ons boai-dinghouse v.os discovere,l to be 0,1 lire, thank-s to the ~a ' "i help <,r a number of wlll.ug hands the are was got out after it bad cocjiWerabJy burnt the ceilings of the dining rood and kitchen, also a number of the rarters. Fortunately, it was a calm night. It is estimated that about £30 damage was done. With the advent of Mar the Omllock teams arc oil the roads until next spring. on lucstlay last tbe mall coacb started the winter time-table, leaving here at S a.m. and due to return at 4 :.(> pm On last Tuesday night the election of a school committee was held in the schoolloom, when [here was a record attendance or houseaoliers. The election resulted in Messrs Percy Goldfinch. </. -H-arrls. C. H Hope. .1. li. Risk, and P. Thomas being the new committee. Mr C. 11. Hope was re-elected chairman, and Mr I". Thomas was appointed secretary and treasurer.

TS AKOHA,

At the annual meeting of parishioners of st. Marks Church there was an attendance ot nearly 100. Tb e balance-sheet showed receipts i-Ui !..:.. expenditure f.'.S." 1-/10. Ibe debt balance at the Rank of New /.eiiiand had been reduced during the year from OK! 3/7 to £37 7/2. The report "aud •alancc-sheet were adopted. The vlcnr Rev. ~I . Morsel spoke on the want of a new church, and a parish hall. The follow, ing "dicers were elected:—Vicar* warden. Mr. \\ .H. Mllllken; people's warden Mr V" A ;.'"r ,liKl ' : 'entry. Messrs .1. K. Nlcol.' ■I. Si. Ball. A. F. r.urtnn. (i. Hedge. It I s:;T^sne,d A - ,sr,,< ' < '- w - T - iiush ™- and The School Committee elected at Waiorongomai was as follows:—Mrs Porter MfWHni. W. Ualli (cliairmaiii, J. Tallestlne' Hamilton, aud J. McSweeney. At Elstow the following were elected:—l". SI. Strange •m.l \ v n 'r"l'■■■ ■'' '" Amdt ' C - «™ln S er: and \\. tr. Looper.