COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 171, 21 July 1922, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE. sj >St? The borough council met on Wednesday evening, when lus Y\ orsliip the Mayor ( \?/ T. I.ewisl presided, and all councillors we» present, including recently re-elected fin councillors who resigned a sbort while back. 1 cace and harmony lias now been restored to the Council, after a period of "coasting about on very troubled waters" The Mayor read a letter received from the Rank of New /.calami offering to advance a loan of f.ntit) to meet the council's antecedent liability, at « ncr cent, for a term of 1.1 years, if r„ r shorter period nt Hi per cent, witli I per cent it was decided that the matter be held j a abeyance for a few months. j n the hopt that ere that cheaper money may be secured. The .Mayor also announced that he proposed to move at the next meeting that separr-.te committees be set up f ur Works. Legal, and Finance Committees Though the present system was for the whole council to meet in committee he I thought it better if the suggestion na» adopted. At Monavale last night a quantity of .oiled barbed wire, (lie property or" the Tost ami Telegraph Department, was stolen by thieves, who made a get away in a motor car. The wire had been placed near Mr. Itiiles' bouse )n the district mentioned, and | though the thieves were seen in (he viclj nlty. they could not he apprehended ere j the police were notified. The police have | the matter now in hand. The W.-iikato River is now i.ejng mar ] e J much more use of in (lie Cambridge area, | and a considerable trade is being done ny I the river boats. Rig shipments of coal ! came to hand on Monday and on Tuesday j two boats brought up large quantities of \ benzine. The boats returned with much timber. It is hoped that (he shipping company will handle perislufdo goods at an early date. TE AKOHA. In an interclub chess match Haimilton beat Te .Arol-n by nine games to two. 11l a mixed foursome for the captain's challenge shield, on the golf links, the best card was returned by ilf. Hankins and Mrs. Mann. TO net. Councillor K. IV. Walters presided at the monthly meeting of the I'inko County Council. It was resolved to support the opotiki Council in its effort to make the cost of erecting cattle di| s to deal wltn

cattle fici: a charge oil the Consolidated Fund. It was decided to support the movement promoted by the Ohinemnrl 'County Council to raise subscriptions in order to recognise in some suitable way the valuable services rendered by Mr. V. M. Strange In connection with the introduction of electric p.uver to the district. The application of the Woo.Hands Drainage Hoard for permission to put in drain improvement work along the 'dnnlontoti-Motunianbo road was referred to the engineer. The solicitors in the estate of the late W. W. McCartlle i asked for a refund of £480 advanced two years aero for work on the Koreone-Hutchi- | son road. It was decided to refund the amount as soon as special loan money is available. After a lengthy discussion, it was resolved that mi assistant engineer be appointed at a salary of £330. 'Mr. W. Dale presided at tbe annual district meeting of the New Zealand Dairy fompauy's suppliers at Elstnvv. Mr. A. J. Sinclair submitted the annual report, and Messrs. (1. Buchanan and F. c. TTmisen also addressed the meeting. Mr. G. W. iHorn stated be had visited the company's coalmine at Pukeiniro. which be considered was one of the finest assets the Dairy Company could possess. A vote of thanks and confidence in I be management of the company was passed unanimously. The New Zealand Dairy Company has received a cable from it.-; manager in LonJon stating he could dispose of 2.10!) tons of skim milk powder in the coming season at satisfactory prices. Mr. Percy Watson, the local photographer, recently sent a TV Aroha view to the English Photographic Exhibition, ami has just received word that it has been included in a very select number for hanging in the Exhibition. The challenge shield foursome* played at the solf links on Saturday resulted in a win for Mrs. M.uin and Mr. K. H. Hankins. Mr. F. W. Walters was chairman at the monthly meeting of the W.-iitoa Drainauo Hoard. The Bunk of New Zealand advised that an overdraft limit or £1200 hail been entered ag.iinsf the genera] account, the antecedent liability of £1130 to be cleared by seven miannl instalments. The chairman stated It was the intention of the Land Drainage Department to cease work in the Waitoa Stream as scon as the dredge i-nM through the Te lieu lieu bend. This would lie contrary to the former intention to carry the river cleaning up to Ohine Creek iunction. It was decided to bring the facts under the notice of the Elstow Drainage Board with a view to united a.-tion.

TAUIrfLAR-OTrUT. A! a meeting of the Borough Council on i Tuesday night ibe Mayor f.Mr. U. s. Srcadii'.au). referring to the propose! Wanganui | River 1 rr.st Amendment Act. 1922. stated that the draft bill was uot satisfactory in j that it was suggested thai the constitution |of the Wanganui River Trest shall consist I of:—(a. Members ~f the House of Representatives for the cle.-tonii districts of Wanganui. Pntea. and Rangltikei: tin one person to he from time to time appointed by the (roveruor-Ceneral: o-l three persons quali.fie.i to he eie'-ted councillors of the Borough of YSaiiganui: i,li two persons uuaii&ed i« be councillors "f the Borough of Tauuiarumii: and (ci three persons qualified to be councillors under the comities Act. 1020. in respect of portion of the district constituted b.v tile A'-t. This suggested 'alteration | would not give Tauinarunui district a fair j deal. He tlmugTit thai tb? member or 1 unmmeut lor the Waimarino electorate | should be mi the Trust. 1111,1 also the mem- ! ber lor iVaitoiuo. if his electorate was : bimmled in any place by the Wanganui I Itiver The Mayor moved that Mr. Veit'h , .ie asked to visit Taiimarunul to address a | public meeting regarding this matter. The i motion was carried. I A -.peciai genera! meeting nf the Tan- | umrumil branch i>r the Returned Soldiers' I Association was held on Tuesilav night, for | Lie pur-pose of electing a president t" fill the vncanci- caused by the resignation of ! Mr. 11. poles, y.-ho had left the liistrict. i Mr. c. C. Mapsac!: was elected r.i the posii pun unopposed. Mr. F. V. West tendered , .us resigimtimi ;l , -, \i,-..-president, as he . vas leaving the district. The resignation l was accepted with regret. Messrs J. i Drown jm,| it. v,\ Thomas were elected ! vlce-nresidcuts to til! the vacancies caused ! tr'lvi.JT'f' '■'•'"' ti " n :,s resident and | Mr. \\est s re-dgiiaiiiin. i Miss M. Wildiuuu has been appointed domestic science Instructress tit the local o,'i V.]. : -'." <l "'" , '" m ' !:i '" l 'c her new duiica TE KTJITI. A large ,-rmvd .-is-einl.lcl a! the Municipal Had on 1-rlday last to bid farewed to i»r. ■T. H. Will, the popular T,. Kuili ib.ctor. who -eaves shortly on .-, 12 months' visit to Eug•aml I he Mayo,. (Mr. 11. Hiuei occupied imc,-hair 1;, i , l -c l „,siiig ,i,c toast, ■iinr Wire *r' ,'>', ''• """'•'•nil referred to Dr. Wills splendid and unselfish devotion to I'liry .leriiig the epidemic am! his ,I*'"»? ;,t ah tune,,. [„ reply. Dr. \\ill h-niked tin assemblage for ri.e ~.,' ne «:iil iiceii honoured, and Interestingly ,iT "n teU y '"' s S "J">™ in the district, incidentally manidng ;i,e Hallway i>.»rt- vn«::l. Mr. M Mcßae. and Mr. A. Rlack.nan. .^.s l ;ira^^:,^ ! f 'r; v ; , o;^i n ■::,r u ,^:; l ••;•'; k;,^ various times. Other toasts honoured ',''•-": "Army a.,,1 Navy" ,Mes.s,v ri ,le" , /. (v--

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