PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 106, 7 May 1931, Page 19

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

TAUPO.

On Sunday the Rev. Paul Teniucra preached his farewell sermon in the new Anglican church at Taupo. Ho has accepted the charge of Manutuke, near Gisborne. The lessons were read by his Excellency the Governor-General,, who is spending a holiday at Wairakei. On Monday evening a social gathering took place at Mrs. Montgonierie's home, Mount View. A very pleasant evening was spent, with the usual farewell wishes for Mr. Temuera and his wife. They were presented with a purse of notes. When the football season opened in Taupo on Saturday numbers of children were as usual in and about the field. A car came down the road. A boy ran in front and was knocked down, but not dragged, as the car was travelling slowly. The little chap had both legs broken and received abrasions. He was attended by Dr. Armstrong and sent to the Rotorua Hospital. Judge Smith has purchased the property across the river which was recently owned by Mr. Morrison, K.C., of Dunedin. Judge Ostler has a property at the other end of the lake, and he delights to throw off his legal burdens on the banks of the Tongarira River. TE AROHA. Last year a committee of Mangaiti settlers sent in to the Department of Health a complaint relative to the Te Aroha Borough using the Waihou River for drainage purposes, thus constituting a menace to health. The Department took up the matter, and the suggestion put forward was that the borough would have to duplicate the whole of its drainage system at an estimated cost of £60,000. The council then decided to fight the proposal. The subject was from time to time considered in committee, and finally negotiations were left in the hands of the Mayor. A counter proposal was placed before the Department with a view to meeting its demands. This announcement was made by the Mayor at a public meeting on Tuesday evening, MATAMATA. The annual general meeting of the Matamata district branch of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association got through a large amount of business. About CO returned men were present. The balancesheet showed that a total of £110 0/6 had i been received during the eight months the : branch had been in existence. During the year, by resignation, the branch Qost the services of Mr. C. D. Brown, of Putaruru, and Mr. E. Mclntyre, of Matamata, both valued members. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr. G. G. Griffiths; vice-president, Mr. F. Rose; executive, Mr. J. R. O. Lockhead and Rev. G. H. Marr (Putaruru), Messrs. G. Wilding and N. L. Higginson (Tirau), Messrs. Walls (Te Poi), Payze (Peria), Marshall (Okauia),..Gow

(Walton), Rev. A. C. Hampton and Rev. J. W, Burley (Matamata); secretary, Mr. G. G. Bell; assistant secretary, Mr. T. E. McMillan; treasurer, Mr. D. Waterson; auditor, Mr. Barkman. The following, new members were elected: Messrs. W. S. Clinch, R. W. Burns, C. Ingram, F. Mateer, W. Slade-Gully, W. G. Connor and Rev. J. W. Burley.