LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6487, 14 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Staying at the Tauranga hotel whi'e in Tauranga are Messrs Bach, Purdie, Falconer, Mitchell, Hoban, Miss Mullins Auckland; Mrs Tapper, Mr Ryan, Rotorua; Messrs Turnbull, and Harvey Waihi.

Cr Castaing urged at the meeting of the Borough Council last evening that something should be done as regards litliug three large holes in the roadway located respectively opposite the Commercial Hotel, Mr Tanner's barber's shop, and Miss Lacey's premises. Mr Gumbley replied to the effect that holes opposite Mr Tanner's shop and the Masonic Hotel had been filled up, and the others would* be attended to.

At the last meeting pf the Harbour Board a letter was read from Mr R 8 Ready, who wrote " advising that the Chamber of Commerce had unanimous' ly passed the following .resolution:— "That the Harbour Board be congratulated on the progressive work they are doing and this Chamber respectfully assures trie Board that if necessary we are prepared to give every assistance in furthering any schemes they may undertake for the improvement of the port." Mr Gill moved: That a reply be sent to the Chamber of Commerce expressing the Board's appreciation of the toue of the letter.—Mr Adams seconded and pointed out that the Chamber had taken tho necessary steps to have the Board established. If the district were to be extender the Chamber could render assistance in that direction.—The motion was carried unanimously.

The Mayor moved at the meeting of the Borough Council last night—That this Council desires to place on record its profound sorrow at the loss the community has sustained by the death iv action, in defence of tbe liberties of his country, of Mr A W Kent. Mr Macmillan stated that the late MiKent had worked for the Borough as surveyor's assistant and was on c 0 f the first to volunteer. Later, w_, en the war was over, it Wd ß his intention to have a permanent memorial placed iv the Town Hall iv honour of those who had fallen in their country's service,-— The motion was pnssod in silence, all members standing. Tho Hon. W. H. Herries intends establiehing a separate Public Trust Office to deal with Maori matters. The Tauranga Harbour Board, at its last meeting, appointed the Chair man (Mr G. V. Stewart,) Messrs Soulhey, Adams and Green to act as a Einance Committee and to meet at 10 a.m. on the day of Board meetings for the purpose of going through the accounts. It was decided that three should form a quorum or the committee, n-iine Wolfe's Schnapps}*. Beware pi substitutesi-get $he g&

Included in the Stat hnf_i . f atet Messrs HMlett, HodZ* IBN <_uefc, Auckland; Darlow, fe U"> Mr G Vesev Stewart ' ok • ****• ' the Katikati Road BoaVd h *ltmim<l' 'I'" f-lWin R letter torn W,rd,MinUt«rofFin aß „. master Genera!, in tenlv tn'- i °8t* passed by the Board L* nS?*4 - our issue of 6 th instil%**in please convey to the meinW? I M Katikati Road Board ml*?" 01 ««• ojaticn of tho reaolatiin c ™ fr then- last meeting and r , 8r! le<Ut such kindly torastoL^U ■ with the National Cabinet 7^ present tune, when the Mother gLS* and the Dominions need all the, l- r? their people cm givo them, I X"* must set purely p er? onal and * considerations a.ide and irl P* * common effort lo p.omote. Jeif* can the vital interests of the i ' '•* The.good wishes of jour B ow fT' additional incentive to mot I* utmost towards this end in thenlv y with winch I have been eutr ff? regard to-'Ackers''coasideration I,' been given to this matter.J V"! instructions have been issued m °*b masters. In f uture lett l 0 Po*U officers have special instruct^ff do so, and these will be given ° when there is valid reason tor ! f^' delivery. «-n iorre!u. lUg . A letter from Mr C F Hulm. read at the meeting of the R as Counoil last night, askin, f is sanctioned, that the^ extend to him the necessary fiL assistance to complete the araSf his property in First Avenu X H Whitcombe also wrote B !f; to the Council's notice dramapoflotloo.etatiDgheS^ a position to do the work remii^SThe Council decided to loU?^ wo apphcations until the _ eßU lt of v loan poll is known. '* At the meeting of the BoLv Council last night the application^ Mr B Grundy, received the prev^ meeting, for water to be laid i to -iSv property m St John Street, waS IT sidered. Mr 6umb% J surveyor submitted a report otaS" matter. He estimated that the J -llbeabout£lllO M ndrecomai.at - ed that the application be granted 0B the half rate system-Tile Mayor ; stated he was opposed to the half rate . system, ,as it meant a collection of' inadequate pipes, such as were placed I on the camp and in the vicinity 0 f t Turret Road. In the. latter localitTthey had paid for two lines, of pipe, neither of which were adequate T|, e ' 1 time will come when they win s have to take out the small pi peß > and Uy mains sufficient for fire. ( fighting purposes. It was better for the people to borrow the money aod ! have adequate mains laid. He movedi That the matter be holdover until r the loan poll has been takeo.-Cr Castaing seconded.—Or Badger siio the half rate system was introduced 1 because there was no other way of financing at the time, and he thought it was justified under the circumstances He agreed, however, with the Mayor, ' to borrow the money and give the people the water throughout the l Borough.—The Mayor's motion was then put and carried.—An application was received from __r APetherbridgo, asking for the water to be laid on to ■ lot 400, section 2,v and it was dealt , with ,in the same manner as Mr Grundy's request.

The Public Works Department hu advised the Tauranga County Council that the sum of-£350, £1 for £l, is authorized to be expended in'the erection of a bridge over the Waitakohe stream, on the Tauranga - Waihi road. Tha bridge is to consi.t of three stringer spans, each 2'Jft in- length, and resting on concrete piers—Mr Gray, supervisor, stated at tbe last meeting of the Council that applications hid b9en made for an additional grant of £50, as the plans had been altered, thus increasing the cost of the structure. Ho also intimated that he had communicated with Messrs Anton*, Ltd., regarding' steel joists and their quotations showed a considerable .' ac vance in, price—lt was decided to defer the erection of tbe bridge until such time as steel joists are obtainable at or near the former price.

Cr lanner moved at the meeting of ,the Borough Council last ei'ening -tThat the Ministor of Public Works be requested to place a sum ol £100,000 on the Estimate- for the construction of the East Coast Biilway between Tauranga and Waihi.—TU motion was seconded by Cr Castling and carried unanimously. . , - The Town Clerk asked the Borongf Council last night for instructions «& cutting off water in cases of noa j»J* ment of water rates this year. In reply to a question, Mr tlheanatt said the water rates outstanding totallw abont £400.—The Counoil unaniiioi* ly decided that fourteen days' notice b» given that the water will be cut oft unless the rates are paid. - \

We are compelled to hold over to day the report of last night's Council meeting and a number of letters to the Editor, which will appear to morrof. The following additional Hock' Court Fines have been P'"k--J Dowling ss, M Bpence £1 U, H * Yokes 10s 6d, B R Sneddon 10. Bd,U Fairclough ss, A friend ss. A public meeting will be hM® the Coronation Hall to morrow nig™ at 7 30 to consider the matter of, w administration of local patriotic funds* MrßDarlow, district secretary of. the Ancient Order of Forester., v visiting Tauranga. A special meeting of Court Royal O/ik is to be bdd*t 730 to night to discuss 0^ 1 \ matters concerning the Court with m I Darlow. A full attendance (£*&' beta is requested. The quarterly bitting oft^% ranga Licensing Committee was B«* in the Court bouse on Thursday V*i the 10th inst, tho members p»«w being Mr R W Dyer S.M, climW aud Messrs G _j_ Ward, B *£# ,- Pohlen, and C C Norris. A letter" apology was received from Mr w*™*^ , who is at present'in Australia. *"■"* * fcrsof the following licenses, f«» granted:-Okoroire hotfll, Geo »»* - dereon to Win Griffiths; Gran* a*" _-• (Te Aroha) John McSweeuoj " ,; Margaret Lawless; Palace Wi* j. Arolia\ M Lawless to J EFalcoa* At the Opera House Wj# g Hugard's Mysteries and Ching.-ffg'^ !__©, willgive their grand «t|#_fg<& These two clever magiciwij- ffigjp' supported by an esceptio»a%_ysp| f company of artists, and'P-W^ygg weather is at all tine a l^ffijHfj should greet them. will also appeal to -ao,;r^|^^^^P SS]