PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 85, 11 April 1929, Page 27

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

BAY OF ISLAHDS

Th* f"T:j-firßt sen era 1 annnaJ meetin* ©f th" Buy of Islflnds Pastoral and Industrial As.s/-.r;BHnn vtr? held in the Show Hall Wal--I'o North. Mr. H. T. Atkinson, president, ii, -he chair.

The bala.nce-sb«et showed receipt! £408 S with expenditure £363 4/10, leaving £4."> " ■=> to be transferred to permanent sc-ount.

I"be following r.ffirers ■were elected : Pref.: >nt. Mr H T. Atkinson (re-elected); t r president. Mr. C. I,u(ibrook fre-elected) f , t. mtv nnd treipurer. Mr. W. K. Bedggood r;;e. , : auditors. Messrs. W. Atkinson r m ' ; / r r®l**ted) : commitI" " t. Baldwin, A. E. Bedggood. V, I ? ,I ? n - f r i T ,hw '- «• FergusonE. A. C. Kingston. H. H. Mountain S F. Mountain and J. J,. p a „y - ttuuntaln .

I w« re.oHed that the association affll <» uith fhe Auokland Provincial A and P. i otinciL

MORRINSVILLE.

\- ,i meeting of the committee of the >1 rirr• nsville Boy Scouts last evening the secretary stated the troop colours had been printed by Mr. r. M. Gummer. It wa* derided to bold a dedication ceremony at Howie Park after the Anzac Day review A profit of t"l« 13/3 was realised at a (iVrVcnides conducted b y ">e Morrlnsville

fn a letter to the School Committee the Education Board stated that a report from tlie advisory Inspector recommending the erection of two additional rooms had been ni-proved by the board, and the matter wonld he broueht under the notice of the Education Pepartnirnt immedintely. Mr. J. S_ Cassidy has sold his farm of 123 acres at. Kerenne to Mr. J. Post, of Feildjnp. Mr. rassidy recently bought the Fairmont estate of 50f» acres on the Kereone Koad, he intends to live.

MATAMATA.

<~>n the occasion of his irarrincr nnd departure l roin the district the Matamata and Tatatere Oddfellows' Lodges tendered a farewell to Bro. R. C. Devey and presented him with a cheque in "recognition of the services he had rendered both lodges. Mr. Devey, who was a Matamata Rugby rep. last season, has left to reside in Palmerston North.

Phootin? on the Mangakawa rangre, Messrs. J. M. Fitness and B. C. Albert of Matamnta. secured a particularly fine fallow deer buck, a twelve-pointer. There have been very few better heads seen In the Waikato.

At the Matamata bowling green on Satnrday members took the opportunity of bidding farewell to Edward and Allan Bowler, two foundation members, who have retired to take up their residence at Te Aroha. Each was presented with a solid leather bowling bag. At the fortnightly meeting of the Matamata Town Board the clerk reported that less than three per cent of the current years rates were outstanding. He anticipated that the account# would show a lurplu# on the year.

TE AROHA.

.he following tenders have been accepted by the Hungahunga Drainage Board: w aghorn's drain, south, Devcich, 2/4 per rhain ; Waghorn's drain, north, Devcich -/6 per chain; Alexander roadside, Devcich, 2/5 per chain; No. sa, Grgich, 2/3 per chain; Walwhero East, Devcich, 2/8 per chain; Ifo. Sb, Devcich, 2/7 per chain.

TAURAITOA.

Mr. A. Brown, has disposed of the Star Hotel to Mr. Ray Purcell, of Auckland, late of Opotikl. Mr. Pnrcell takes possession at the end of this month. Mr. Brown has been licensee of the Star Hotel for the past 17 years. It was decided to hold a shopping day on the Saturday of the Exhibition Carnival Week, and to ask the railway to run special excursion trains on that day.

The Mayor (Mr. Dire) -will be a candidate for a seat on th# Tauranga Electric Power Board.

OPOTCKL

The Minister of Public Worts, replying to a request from the county council that the Government taka over the Waioeka •pedal rating loan of £4000, stated that there was no legislative authority to do so. Investigations would be made during the year by the Lands Department Into county Indebtedness. Mr. Small quoted a ruse to the Waioeka loan in the Raglan County, wherein the Government had subsidised the special rates to the extent of £300. It was resolved to secure particulars. The Postmaster-General wrote stating that the department could not see any advantage in transferring the Waimana district from the Glsborne to the Thames postal district. The council decided to grant the borough council £30 for work at the Opotlki Cemetery. It was decided that members of the council meet the settlers concerned in connection with rivar erosion on the Otara road. Councillors expressed the opinion that the experimental section of tar-sealing put down at Waiotahl was a failure as fast cars used the sealed road as soon as laid. The clerk reported that the connty overdraft stood at £7200. Rates struck amounted to £21,000, £13.000, of which had been collected. Mr. Saxby, who was attending his last meeting, was farewelled bv the chairman, Mr. J. H. Reld, who thanked" him for bis services on behalf of the Coast Biding, and the connty generally.

TE AWAMTJTTT.

At a mating of the Walpa County Tnunrll ft was decided to decline to accept the Highways Board's offer of a £3 for £ 1 subsidy toward ♦he cost of reconstructing and permanently surfacing the 14 miles of the Great South Road between Ngaruswahia and Hamilton. Tbe chairman said acceptance would entail an annual Inferpfit and sinking: fnnd charge of at least £ 2000 on tbe county ratepayers. As an alternative it was decided. If the Highways Board would Increase its offer to *4 for £1. to seek- authority from the ratepayers to accept.

TAUMARUITUI.

The staff of the Public Works Department, Tauinaninui. met to say farewell and make n presentation to Mr. N. 11. Lytn. who has been transferred to Wangnnui, ■where he ■nill take charge of the :southern portion of the Stratford Public Works district.

OHAKTJNE.

Mis? f'orhett. who bas been P]unket nnrse in this district for the last'twelve months, has resigned her position, ann win shortly take up her residence M™!, Nightingale. of Katikati, has hep D appointed Presbyterian minister in the Ohaktine district. Mr. H. L. P. Smith has been a PP°' nt ™ railrr.iT district engineer at Ohakune. in piare of Mr. W. R. Bagge, who has been transferrer! to Wellington. Mr. U. Poid-e has taken up the position a. • fhtant engineer.

taihape.

Tames MrColl. farmer, residing at Wal r»'ii near Taihape. appeared before Mess . F 'V Ptrinser and F. H. Andrews. .T P. «• at tlio Tnihnpe Police Conrt on a or brine intoxicated while CO" l ™™"* 2 ear. Screennt O'Neill stated that• was. a ha rd-working and respectnhle man 1...t drink seemed to be his Arv-iisp,] whs ronvieted nnd fined £ . (•n»t«. liw driver's license was cancclled fur a period of two years.