Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6th, 1915 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6506, 6 October 1915, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6th, 1915 LOCAL AND GENERAL

- Accounts amounting to £897 lls 9 were passed for payment at the meeting of the County Council yesterday.

We are informed that tho Auckland Commercial Travellers aud Warehousemen's Association intend to hold a series of concerts throughout the Bay of Plenty next .month in aid of the Auckland Patriotic;pund. The dates decided on are as under: Tauranga, November 2nd; Te Puke, November 3rd; Whakatane, November 4tb; and Opotiki, November 5.

Cr G V Stewart informed the Tauranga County Council yesterday that tke survey of a large area of Crown lands in the Katikati district has been completed by Messrs Atkinson and Dunnage. These surveys had been effected as the result of representations made to HonWF Massey and the catting up of the land would result in a considerable extension of the Katikati settlement. No word had been received, as yet, regarding the offering of the areas for sale.

There is an ominous calm about the war news to day. Not for several months has so little news reached us as to day.

The annual goueral meeting of the Tauranga Athletic Club will bo held in •he Maeouic hotel next Tuesday evening.

Mr lv«bt. Johnston has forwarded £'- in payment of his fineiu connection with the Mock Court.

Cr Lemon, speaking at the meeting of the County Council yesterday, said : "I must compliment Mr Gray on the condition of the Tauranga. I c Puke road. All the years I have been here I have never seen it in such good order. The road is certainly a credit to Mr Gray and tho district."—Cr Leraon suggested that as soon as tho work iti hand was completed that work withe road should then cease fora time. Cr Lally concurred and tho suggestion *aa agreed to.

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Mr Ct Maxwftll waited on th«p>, 4 Council yesterday and asked,™ *" of the petition »4h i 8 bei^V^S to the Minister of Public M'orb n U m ? for the construction of a Cml bridge across the Waikareao E<t! on the site of tho pronoaflrt »,' y brid6o-rheChairmScrru;ay-spoke in favour of the proposa' 1 ■the Council- unnniuiouslv deoidJ. endorse tho petition. " - tj Opera House to night. This I featuring a girl w l, o get , . **% convict's power has some very thrill and exciting; scenes A patrioticcCf don play -lor King and Cou " is most interesting n tho present i 3 as is also a 1™ l^ Redman's Loyalty" A bri p"* comedy «A Shocking Eveni" Jtl Lubin farce "The rSo of a CliiS* « will conclude tho pr^'*". special feature of the programme , •., be ..ThoCzar'sGarden'-aStS oi these most beautiful grounds. Residents of the Katikati dlsfr1 » will remember that about ebhtein months a^o representations wore mS to the Tauraoga County Co^dit the Manager of the TjakiSlwoSj Company that access to their ,v *hould bo provided through .Woodland! ihe matter was referred t^ at ?1 meeting ofthe County Council yeste ! daybyOrbtewarr, who detailed tho steps taken by the Katikati R o »d Board to which body the matter wl referred by the County Council, H , said that Ministers ofthe Crown til! Mr H Poland M.P., bad b£n co^! mumcated with and on the suction ofMrWJGrayarr (m e ß t7ari beeen.made for the contiouatioa ofthe Woodlands road to mee t a road junctioning with the main Tauranjra. Wailu road, providing an alternative route from Katikati to Waihi. H«" had been informed that Mr Atkinson Go^f^ment Surveyor, had received official instructions to proceed with the survoyof the road, which would give access to a large t-xtentof new country He moved: That this Council detdres to express their appreciation of tho action by the Gorernment in bavin* authorised the acquisition of the road to "Woodlands- mill and its extension through four miles of new country to meet the Government road at Waimata having its terminus on the Waihi main road and thereby opening uDacon< siderable area of valuable land fir settlement.—The motion wag seconded by Cr Hume and carried unanimously. Ihe Tauranga Athletic Club, whoso ranks are continually being thinned by members volunteering for the front, intends to give several departing members a farewell evening next Friday. .

The steamer Ngatiawa is duo to leave for the coast at 5 o'clock to* morrow morning.

The residents oi Gato Pa are tendering a farewell social to several volunteers from that district tt> morrow evening. The function will beheld in the racecourse buildings and the promoters extend a hearty welcome to those volunteers who are 'now on final leave in this district ..to attend the ■ function. A special meeting of the County { Council was held at 10 45 am yesterday for the purpose of considering and finally certifying the balance sheet for ; the year ended March 31,1915. There ! were present: Councillors H Southey (chairman), G V Stewart, J Hume, T Lochhead, C Lally, W J Griffin, TP Lemon, and E J Matthews, After • number of questions had been answered Cr Hume moved; That the balance sheet be certified and the following rates, being irrecoverable, be writttu off:—General rates £ 135 2s sd, GUaritable aid rates £22, Te Puna separate £9 6* 9d, Te Puke outlying rates £1 13s, W"aimapu separate rates £7 7s LOd, Special rates No 4 .£7 58, Special rates Noo £ll 4s sd, Special rates No 6 £9 7s 4d.—The motion war seconded.by Or Lochhead and earned unanimously.

The N. 7j Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. has received cable advice from their London house that the recent wool sales closed -.with a betier tone as compared with July, Inferior Merino and scoured fine crossbred was 7^ to 10 per cent lower, scoured medium course 10 id 15 per cent lower, crossbred greasy and lambs 10 per cent lower, aud scoured Merioo medium 5 to 1\ per cent lower.

Oollett's Motor Service from Tauranga to Rotorua, via Te Puke and Paeugaroa, is now. ruuning*daily, lea? me: Tauranga at 9 am. Booking office, WJ Baigent, Wharf «t. Itae 7b\* . ■: t . >