LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6505, 5 October 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A letter was received at the l as f meeting of the Te Pake Road Board f^,^ o ffcretaryof the Tau W £j Hospital 81»p Fund Committee, ro tK formation of a Provincial Co mmi tee to (ontrolthe dwpesil of funds A number of resolutions passed'at a meeting held iv Tauranga were J.J orwaided. , It was proposed that the Loimmttee at Tauranga mould control the Borough and County, the Com. mutee to consist ot the Mayor and two councillors representing the Borou K k Council the Chairman and two me£. bersofthorel^keTowaßoarland the Chairmen of the Cbunty Council katikati and To Puke fiid Boards —It was decidod to hold the matter over. *

The monthly sittiag of theMa e i ß . trato s Court will ba held oa Thursday next. *

A petition is tning circulated in th« town and district, for presentation to the Minister of Public Works, asking that arrangements be made for a traffic bridge across the Waikareao Eatuarv on the site of the proposed railway bridge, which if constructed would shorten the distance from Otumoetai to Tauranga by several miles.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited have receivf d the following cablegram from tneir London house, under date 23,h inst:—Tallow : We quote preßent'apot values for the following descrfcfcious • Fine mutton, 37s 3d per cwt; good beef 35 8 ydpercwt: mixed, 3ls per cwt! The market is good.

A team consisting of eight men will leave here by motor for Te Puke oa Thursday next to represent the Tailranga Gun Club against the Te Puko Gun Club in the competition for the Montgomery Cup.

A sitting of the Native Land Court will beheld at Opotiki on October 20th.

According to a notice in the Gazette mining privileges in connection- with special claims, water race, and resident sites in the Te Puke district are to be struck off the register.

A fine Lubia drama entitled ''Trapped" showing the temptations to draw a working girl from the path of honesty will be screened at the Opera house to morrow nigh'; also a picture which should be of interest attta present time, "The Czar's Gardens," a fine scenic view of three beautiful grounds The fiual screening otthe current programme including the star film "The Sorceress 1' and the War Topical takes place to night.

The following tenders were received by the County Council to day for reforming and grading ninety chains of tbe main road from the berough boundary to the vicinity of Mr A Dickey's property, Gate Pa:-J Kirn* ber, £240 3s; Keeve and Davoren, £247; Kohu Bros, £270; Rahiri Ngawharau, £282 10s; D Markham, £320—The tender of Mr Kimber was Eccepted, and when the work is coin-' pleted it shonld mean a great improvement in one of the most iiaportaut thoroughfares in the county,

The following are staying at the Star hotel:—Messrs Hensuc, Youog, Wilson, Thomson, Auckland; Lambert, Wanganui; Mr and Mrs Crothers.

As a special help to the Fatriutic funds all the picture shows in the Auckland district have combined to give an entertainment on October 27tb, when the gross takings will be banded over to the fund, as this includes the Auckland theatres a substantial auia should be raised and all local patrons should attend the Opera House on ttat date as all the proprietors are standing the full expense.

At the last meeting of the Rotorua County Council the overseer submitted a leport regarding the Pongakawa JRoacK He stated that the s»ody part on this road referred to by Mr J Lattrup was situated on the sborei of Lake Kotoehu aud in one place became very deep and heavy for a distance of about six- chains. There was in abundance of hard stone within a few chains of the road that could be used to metal that part at a cost of about 5i pev cubic yard, \vhich would take approximately 128 cubic yards by laying on 18 cubic yards to the chain. As this work was very necessary, li» would recommend the Council to bare it attended to. He understood the Public Works Department was about to form up the unformed portion of this road further along around the north end of the lake. It was decided that the candy part of the Toad b? attended to.

Messrs LoDgland, Gazard, Cheyoffj Morrow, Culpan, Izzard, Kirk (wur), of Auckland are at present staying at : the Tauranga hotel

We learn from Major McK«nzie that Messrs Herbert Harrison and Grordou Fairclough ioayc by tbe Ngapuhi to night to join the Tunnelling and Engineering corp3. Messra J tf Troulis and Deois Collio* have been passed as medically fit to* the Reinforcement draft.