LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6497, 25 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Bed Cross Tea held by Mesdaines Baigent- and Giftord ui Tuesday last the sum of £2 u 8 waß rowed for the Wounded Soldiers Fund

WrJDMck-nzie.oDeofthemem. bars for tlie North Ward oa the Auckland Board of Educatiou, arrived from Kotorua yesterday to spend a few days in Tauranga with his brother, Mr J A McKenzie. Messrs Garland Borribull, Banks. Auld, Murray, and Mckenzie (members of the Board) and ana Mr J Earrell (architect) aie making an official tour of tho Bay of Plenty district to ascertain the Educational requirements of e*ch Icoility aud adjust any small differences that may exist between the Board and School Committees. The members of tbd party, other than Mr MoKenzie, aro expected to reach To Puke en Monday and will arrive iu Tauranga the same daj. All will leave far Auckland on Tuesday, but the outward route which they will travel will be governed by Ih3 condition of the roads."

Messrs Parkinson and Priest of Auckland; and the Rev Katternsof KaliKati are staying at the jbmmewial hotel while iu Tauracga

Included in the recent district orders of the Auckland Military district are particulars regarding the sending of gift; goods to the Naw Zealand Expeditionary forces abroad, Parcels or packages should be sent by post in the usual way. Anything that .cannot bo so sent should be consigned to the Defence Shipping office, No-tf died, King's Wharf, Wellington, for shipment by transport, as opportiiDUjr oilers. These packages must be marked with their contents and the purpose for which intended, Prior arrangements must be made for perishable goods. All gift goods are carried free on the railways.

Mr Davidson, a member of the staij of the "Weraroa Experimontal Station, Levin, has been appointed manager of the Tauranga Experimental station in succession to Mr Berridge,

On the 7th inst, Colonel Ward, President of the Railway League, wrote to the Prime Minister, the Hon WHHerries, Mr "H Poland, M.P>, the Aucklaud Railwav. League, acd the Minister of Public Works, forward* ing copies of resolutions passed ft a meeting of tbe League on the "6th inst boaring*on the construction of the railway between Waihi and Taurang*. Mr Heiries replied that'he would be pleased to interview the Minister of Public Works on the matter. Mr Massoy in his reply promised the matter would have careful consideration when the next Railway Authorisation Bill is before Cabinet. Mr Fraser vouch fafed no reply and Mr Poland proroined that he would do his best to induce the Government to make ft substantial grant for the work. ,

A meeting conveued by the Tauwnga Chamber of Commerce and the .Jocbj branch of the Farmers Union, wm held yesterday in the Coronation Hall to consider the possibility of obtaining"., more data to lay before the freezing works experts, who are to select the site for the proposed freezing worte. It was resolved, en the motion of Mr D Taylor, seconded by Mr Green, that;,:, a committee be set up for that purport, ; consisting; of His Worship the Mayor* the Presidrntof ths Chamber of ConH meree, and the President of the - Tauranga Branch of the Partners,, Union. . Included in the Star hotel visitors are Mrs Duncau, Misses Duocaa (2), Missßriee, Wanganui: Mr WTCarr, Rstorua; and Mr J D McKenzie, Whaugarei. Wolfe's Schnapps, a wholesome a«d a palatahl* stimulant. _________