COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 94, 21 April 1924, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

—•- PAEROA. The Borough Council met Thursday c___ ' ing, the Mayor, Mr. Wm. Marshall n, siding. A reply was received from, h, Hon. Minister of Public Works statin?t£ he would give full consideration -to ?_ council's request for further protectfrom floods by stop-banking of the Ohii? muri River. oeApplication for Loan.—The manac. Auckland Savings Bank wrote that- th council's application for a loan of iirm had been declined by the trustees. Rest Room.—The Obinemuri' CountCouncil wrote stating that It was prepare? to accede to the request for the use of th. room formerly the social room of the fir. brigade, for the purposes of a ladies' r?s. room at a peppercorn rental, with the n__ vision that the arrangement should be ter ininable by tbe giving of six months' notice The necessary alterations to the room to h<! made with the approval of the count? engineer. The matter was left in thi hands of the Mayor to complete. Crant for Road.—The Public Works D_. partment forwarded a grant of £30 toward. the cost of repairing the damage done i_ station Road by the Department's motor lorries Finance.—The Finance Committee's te port state that the amount of outstanding rates was £1743, which was £300 mor. than on March 31, 1023. The follow!.. rates were approved for the ensuing yearGeneral rate. 33d in _: sewerage loan Interest rate, 23d: street improvements loan id: hospital and charitable aid, hi; street lighting Sd, making a total of 7Jd In the £. The general revenue for the year wa« estimated to produce £4661 0/4. and the estimated expenditure at £2697 10/. The' total ratable value of property on the borough valuation roll was shown a*. £175.000. * Building.—Building permits to the val_, of £.O_S 10/ were granted. During the year ending March 31, 1024, 4S permllj were granted, totalling in value £13.750. TE AWAMUTU. There was a representative attendance at the annual meeting of the Te Awam.t. Municipal Band. The balance sheet showed receipts totalling £239 7/4, andshowing a balance at the bank of £79 6/1. Approximately £80 is still outstanding on the new uniforms, and It was stated that this amount would be a first charge of the £100 grant from the Borough Council. The election of officers resulted:—Patron, Mr. L. G. Armstrong; president, Mr. J.- c. Montefiore; vice-presidents, Messrs. J ; .Middlebrook, S. W. McMillan, and A. .1. Nation; secretary, Mr. J. Shore; treasurer,. - ■Mr. J. Flndlay; auditor Mr. H. Burchell; - committee, Messrs. J. C. Moateflore ani <W. J. North (representing the Borough Council), A. E. Patterson, F. Parsons, .. Clark, and band officers, conductor, Mr. _~ Newsome; deputy bandmaster. Mr. J. Goodchild; bandroom chairman. Mr. W. Teddy; librarian, Mr. F. Ford; custodian, Mr. L. Smith; sergeant, Mr. E. Haywood; corporal, Mr. T. Stitt; hon. members, Messrs. D. Bockett, M. W. Muii-, G. M. A. Ahier, J. B. Teasdale, C. W. Rickit. K. C. Ricklt, T. Spear, L. Dunn, C. A. Riley, C. Bygrave, H. Andrew, W. Jeffery, _jTv Y. Collins, D. Bradley, J. G. Wynyard, C. T. Rickit, and McPhee. The tender of Messrs. Ross and Mclanes, of Te Awamutu, has been accepted for the erection of the Presbyterian Chnrch at K-hikihi, subject to the consent of thePresbytery Plans Committee. The new building is to be built in concrete, with rough-cast walls, and several residents during the past few days have been carting the necessary gravel from the river. • At the annual meeting of the Waipa Rugby Referees' Association, Mr. I. F. McDonald was elected president, and Mr. D. Wallace secretary. At the monthly meeting of the Te Awamutu Power Board, Mr. J. T. Johnson' presiding, a petition was received from twenty-five Kiokio ratepayers asking the board to reticulate that district, and stating that they were prepared to apply for power at once. Referred to Worts Committee. The manager reported that the' revenue for the month of February was: Lighting £282 4/8, heating £32 18/S, power £616 0/1 ; meter rents, street: lights, etc., £79 11/2—making __ total of £1011 0/7, as against & 759 15/2 for the same period last year. TE AROHA. Mr. N. Quirk has donated a silver cup,. valued at £10 10/, to tne Polo Club to be competed for ac the sports gathering: ■ . The Crown Lands Department has. iecided to offer for sale several sections in the principal street here. This fact will tend to.assist the progress of the place; as the erection of residence. wiU be accelerated by building sites nelng made available. The Leader of the Opposition is expected ' to visit the Thames Valley shortly. The - organiser for the party paid a visit to the district this week. Although the advance payments for 'butterfat have bean somewhat reduced lately, the quantities or milk and cream now being received at the factories are keeping up remarkably well, consequent oh the decided flush of pastures. The latter fact tends to compensate farmers for the reduced advance payments. At a meeting of farmers it was decided to form a Veterinary Club, with a members _ _\_°._rP°- The membership fee was fixed at £2 10/, or £5 .if only 100 members are en- - rolled. A committee was elected to canvass the district, and Air. w A Clark was appointed secretary, pro tern. RAIJGATAUA. Mr. H. Diggle, the new stationmast-T, is expected to take np his duties this week. Mr. H. D. Hickey, relieving officer, has been in charge. ..__ Pleasant evening was spent in the Methodist Church Hall when Rev. and -Mrs. Spencer, of Raetihi, were the guests on "___ , eve of tbelr departure from this parochial district to reside at Eketahuna. After the concert Mr. Lucas (in the chair) presented the guests with a cheque, subscribed by the church members, and wished them every success in their new sphere. Rev Mr. Spencer, in reply, said he was deeply grateful for the kindness which had been extended to himself and his wife during their stay in this district. The following contributed items to the con-. cert:—Mrs. Murdie, Mrs. Schrodder, Mr. Philpotts, the Village Choir, and the Glee Club—all gave songs; Master Mclvor, recitation; Miss Selman and Mr. Mines, nolm and organ solo. Mr. Spencer also rendered several items. PUTARURTT. At the annual meeting of the rutsruru District Development League, Mr. J. R. C. Lochhcad (as chairman) submitted a report which stated that such subjects as Arapuni and the Taupo Totara Timber Company's railway line had brought before the board many matters of vital interest to the progress and welfare of tho district. These had been duly dealt with, and although in all caseg success had not yet been obtained, it was mostly within measurable distance. The report and the accompanying financial statement, which showed the board funds to be £5 in credit, were adopted. The following were elected the Development Board for the ensuing 12 months:—Messrs. Lochhead, Martin, C. G. Alcom. D. D. Sneddon, A. R. Vosper, H. J. W. Scott. K. S. Cox, R. E. Brown, F. C. Flyger and J Smith. ■ Building activity is particularly noticeable in Putaruru at present, indicative or the pKOgress which the town continues to make. On one corner opposite the post office a double-storey block, comprising five shops on the ground floor and offices above, is in course of erection, while another block of three shops is being built in Princes Street. In the residential areas several further houses are also being built. | FOR EXCHANGE. BUNGALOW, off Dominion Rd., vacant; price £117., equity £400; r.-seater Car wanted; must be late model.—Owner, o!w. Dominion Rd. T7IQUITY in new 4-roomed Bungalow, Mt. Xv Eden, for Section. £330.—Mclvor, 16, ■ Telford Ay., Mt. Lden. i.MOUNT EDEN.—Bungalow, 4 rooms, kitchenette. Owner wants House Hamilton.—D. Long, IL Swanson St. BOATS FOR SAX.--. C MADDEN, 2_, Phoenix Chambers (opp- • G.P.0.), for Yachts, Launches, ami boats of all description-. WIRELESS APPARATUS F__B_____J_ ACTDAL Importers of Hlgb-flass Radio . Apparatus. Lists and information tree. ' Johns. 32. Qneen St. *. SPARTA Batteries for Fords. £6; Dod.c £O.—S. W. Barker, 464, Queen St. D