Bay Of Plenty Times THURSDAY, SEPT 16th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6489, 16 September 1915, Page 2

Bay Of Plenty Times THURSDAY, SEPT 16th, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Or Badger asked afe the meeting of tha j Horou»h Council on Monday evening-; :f the construction of the Council's pnnts had been completed. If so, he sai i, it was time th« Council move 1 in the direction of procuring metal. Th« Mayor said he had written t,i ihe Minister of Pablic Works, askiacr for a quotation for metal from the Moturiki quarry, which would only luw to bo hauled a slvv.-t <Hsunee. <> Whiting: said the \vn wojhli *r had delayed the caulking of the punts. On the motion of Cr ijHdgr-r, seconded by Ur Cfistaing, the Consulting Cotmuittee was authorised to make arrangements for the supply of metal. A man u-uaetl Mtie^iV was ad nit-cd to a private bos-pita I ;it Rotorui on Thursday with a broken thigh severely crushed back, and chest, the lips split open, and ;iu abrasion ou the lie td. The accident was caused by a falling tree, at the 17 mile p g, T;iui\ir.gd Eoad. A commencement was made yesterday with the rnilwf.y work at Sulphur Point, a gang <•£ seveu men making a start with the formation of the approach road co the station from Clff Roal. Accounts amounting to £091 16s7d were passed for payment at the last j meeting of the Borough Council. These | were distributed as under: General account £307 18s sd, electricity aceouu. £;50.5 16s 2d, streets loan £60 12s, town hall £17 l(h. The overdraft of tbe general accouuton the some cay was ii' 2,799 13s 7d The-streets loan of tho Borough Council on tho morning ;>f Monday last was in credit to the muouut of £3,8(53 IG* lid. At the same time the available balance of thw town hall loan stood at £-1,010 lot 111. In response to letters covering copies of resolutions recently passed by the Baihvay League, the President, Col. Ward, has received letters from the Hon W H Herries and Mr H Poland, M.'Ps. ThtJ former says h« will have much pleasure in interviewing the Hon Minister ot: Public Works on the subject, and fcir Poland expresses his entiresympatby with theLeagae's resolutions and says he will d.; his best to secure a substantial vote for tho line between Tauranga and W- ihi. Mr Petfoy of Oaoaaru and Miss C'arke of Dannervirke are at present spying at the Star hotel. Four bnilding permits were issued by the Borough survey or last month to Messrs Pemberton, Mullions, Chappell and Wilding. These returned the sum of l2s 6d in Fees and represent the expenditure of £340 in new build. vgs. The Town Clerk reported to the Borough Council on Monday evening thafthe Government subsidy en rates for 191415, amounting to £187 10s, has been received. A clause in the report of the luspector, read at the last meeting of the Borough Council stated : "The pound | has had a particularly quiet mouth. | Fees amount to lls, only s;x head of stock having been pounded/ The Librarian's l'eport presented to the last meeting of the Borough Council showed there are eighty subscribers to the public library. MrSH Sargeant, formerly, health inspector at Eotorua, who was sent i some time ago to Trentham to assist in I the work of improving the sanitation ; of the camp there, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and appoiut | ed permaneut-sanitary iuspector of the ■ camp. \ The principal exports shipped from i Tauranga last month comprised:—so 2 cases of fruit, 15-1 boxes of eggs, 185 bales of fibre and tow; 171 sacks of maize, 175 bags of onions, 91 boxas of butter, 71 cases of fish, 64 sacks of kumeras, 41 pigs, 918 sheep, and a I large quantity of timber to various ports. I The star picture "The Pauper Millionaire" to be screened at the Opera House to night, featuring life in Broadway in the battle for wealth, should prove a good attraction to picture patrons. A fine Pathe colour "The Mountain Stream," one of the latest Elms in natural colours, should also prove attracive. Edison's fine human drama, "Mother and Wife" will doubtless appeal to all. The big Keystone comic "A Barnyard Flirtation" ia the concluding picture. Children's free night will be given to morrow Friday, when a special war film will be screened.