Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6th, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6804, 6 December 1916, Page 2

Bay of Plenty Times WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6th, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL

-♦■ The Katikati Agricultural a^d Pastoral Association have decided to hold their annual show on March loih. The monthly meetiDg of the Tauranga District High Pchool Committee will bo held this evening. Mrs Mille, proprietress of the Tivoli Dioing Roi-ms, notifies that .on race day diuner will be supplied from 11 a.m and tea from 5 p.m. The local branches of the Bank of New Zealand and of Australasia will observe a holiday on Friday next on | the occasion of the Agricultural Show. The Borough Council office will also be closed from noon, and at the invitation of the Mayor the tradesmen are observing the weakly half-holiday on Friday instead of to-morrow. At a meeting of the committee of the Municipal Band on Monday evening it was decided to run an excursion toOmokoroa on January 29 ' (Anniversary Day). Under date October 15, Private Allan O'Neill writeß from Sling Oamp to the Editor of the Bay of Plenty Times,Vstating that he arrived at Plymouth on October 6 and was about to proceed to the ba6e in 1 ranee. While in London Private A O'Neill met his brother Ken, who was also due to pro--coed to France. The dairying industry shows signs of progression in the Katikati district. A number of milking machines have lately been installed, Mr W Lockington being the latest dairymen to show his enterprise in this direction. Mr J Jones, auctioneer, Auckland, advises: " Large supplies of poultry came to hand and arrived to a firm market, further supplies of poultry, especially turkeys, are required for Christmas sales. Turkeys are in strong demand. * The Women's Patriotic League ol Katikati held a very successful garden;] party on Baturday last, when over £6<| was raised. ■ ' I Miss Burton, Matron of the Rotorua* Sanatorium, desires to thank Miss| Maltby, of Tauranga, for the gift of; two cases of lemons. —Rotorua Chronicle. J A large number .of visitors from I Auckland, Waikato, the Goldfields, and coastal districts are expected to attend th& show and races, which are to be held on Friday and Saturday next, < Field service and greeting, cards were j received yesterday by members of the staff of the Bay of Plenty Times from Piivate W Q Padlie, who is in France, stating that he was well at the time of writing, October 18. Residents of the Te Puke and Make, tv Ridings should bear mmmd that the Public Works Department are running special trains between Paengaroa and the Mount on show and race days—Friday and Saturday next Excursion fares will be charged, Mr Faulkner's launch Farina will meet all trains, Among the visitors staying at the Tauranga Hotel is Mr N R McKenzie, Inspector for the Auckland Education Board, who arrived here yesterday by the Ngapuhi to conduct the annual proficiency examination at the District High School. The examination was held yesterday, about fifty pupils being presented. The New Zealand Loan and Mer« cantile Agency Co., Ltd., will hold a sale in the Judea yards on Thursday, 14th inst. The entries to date total 200 head of cattle. Particulars of the various lines will be found -in our ad» vertising columns, The Tauranga racecourse reset ye, which is being farmed by MrMcKinfey, bears a very attractive appearance at present. The harvesting of a fine crop of oats on the area within the racing track is now proceeding, and will return a handsome yield to the owner

A letter was rexd a k. the 1 ist m«eting of the Waihi Borough Council from Mr G V Stewart, who made nop.i catio 1 for a grant of £25 in respect of the up keep of the ho'iday resort at Anz*c Bay, Boweotown. it was decided that the two delegates, Cm. Hands and Walmsley, appointed to re- ! present the Council to meet the Hon. Mr W H Herries, oq matters relative to expediting the completion of the Waihi-Katikati section of the Eist Ooast Railway, should on the same occasion • discuss the question of the Anzac grant wMi Mr Stewart. The monthly meeting of the Tauranga Harbmr Board will be held at 10 a. m to-morrow. Members of local bodies should re* member that a number of deputations are to wait upoi Hjn.3 * W H* Herries and W D S Mic Donald at the Coro nation Hall on Friday morning. The aunual sports gathering of the Tauranga Athletic Club will be held as usual on Boxing Day on the Domain. On this occasion 75 psr cent of the net profit is being given *o the Hospital Ship Fund. The full programme in advertised in this issue, and tpecial attention is drawn to the fact that nominations for the open events close with the becretary, Mr J Crichton, on, Sat • urday next. The conference of delegates of local bodies interested in the proposed Parliamentary tour will meet Hon W H Herries at Tauranga tomorrow •evening. Bookings for the races at the Tauranga Hole' include:—Mr aud Mrs Eastwood, Mr and Mrs W J Brown. Messrs Roche, Gordon, Cambridge; J Williamson, Flynn, J Rae, R Wyn». yard, Auckland; Beaton (2;, Remuera;! Whelan, Waihi. | A meeting of the Finance Com:nittee§ of the Tauranga County Council was? held in the County Council Chambers - yesterday morning, Crs. H Southey, T Lochhead aad J B Stevenson being present. Accounts amounting to £442 5s 8d were passed for payment. Another meeting of the Finance Com mittee will be held at 1(J a m on Friday, 22nd inst, to certify to accounts received by the clerk prior to that day. Three more cases of scarlet fever are reported in the Borough, the fifth within the past few weeks. In view of the recent cases some parents are apparently anxious about their children attending school. Mr Law, the head master, desires it to be known that all members of the families cono.prned attending school, have been debarred from coming, and every possible pre« cautiou taken to prevent anything in the nature of an outbreak. One of the teachers has aUo been relieved of duty until any danger of contagion is past. This unfortunate happening has necessitated the postponement of the children's concert, which was to have beea held just before Christmas, until perhaps towards the end of February.

The Hon. W H Homes and Hon. W D 8 Mac Donald will arrive in Tau« ranga to-morrow night and will be •taying at the Star Hotel. A few weeks ago Messrs R H Fhelan and Maltby, of Otumoetai, secured from Mr S R Lancaster, of Paimerston North, a purebred Jersey bull and ffre purebred yearling heifers. The cattle make a fine collection, and are a valuable additioirto the Jersey stock of this district. Mr Phelan has entered two of the heifers—Sweetest Hope and Silver Victoria —for the Tauranga Agricultural Show. These heifers are the progeny of K. 0. 8., one of the most famous Jersey bulls ever imported to New Zealand Included in the list of visitors stay* ing at the Star Hotel are:—Messrs btewart, Matata; Barry, Okoroire; Pollock, Rolfe* Smith, Auckland; Clarke, Te Kuiti; Cooney, Rotorua. Mr G V Stewart, Chairman of the Katikati Road Board, has received the following letter from Mr R S Hanna county clerk, Te Aroha, in regard to Thompson's Track:—"l have the honour, by direction of the Phko County Council, to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the loth inst on the ; above matter. I duly placed the letter my Council at ita la9t meeting, jand am now directed to reply and state 'that the councillors regret very much I that they are unable to be present with jyou when you propose to wait on the ? Hon. Mr Herries and the Hon. Mr - Mac Donald with reference to the Government improving the track. I am, however, directed to state that the Council will be pleased if you will kindly apologise for their inability to attend, and to ask you to kindly press to have the track made into a good road so that vehicles can travel from Tauranga to Te Aroha in ease." Mr R W Dyer, 8.M., will arrive in Tauranga this afternoon and will stay at the Tauranga Hotel. The District High School will be closed on Friday next for the Agri • cultural Bhow. Registrations at the Tauranga Hotel include:—Messrs Smith, Gilmour, Richardson, Auckland; Crimmins, Johnstone, Waihi; Nelson, Whakatane; and Misses Hill and Wallace, Clove* do". • Farming lands in the Katikati dis • trict continue to change hands. Mr W Lotnas has bought from Mr Alley the farm formerly owned by the late Mr Martinson. Mr T J Mulgrew has bought Mr Clapham's farm, whilst Mr Bint has exchanged properties with Mr Goodwin, of Avondale. Mr Alley has bought Mr Stephen Norm' farm. Four acre* have been purchased from the Rev W Katterns as a site for the Anglican vicarage. A team of bowlers from the Rotorua Club in a Francis Cup match, played on Wednesday, defeated the Opotiki I Club by 20 points to 13 after a good game.—Whakatane Press. In addition-to the money collected for the Belgian Fund by the officers of the Salvation Army on Saturday, Cap* tain Kennie has received the following denations :—Staff-Captain and Mrs Moore £5, Mr and Mrs A Oliver £2, Mr aad Mrs Pearce £l,Mrs White £1, and Mr H Oliver 10s 6d. The Officers will be collecting at the Show Grounds on Friday for tho same purpose. Mr C F Washer, nominated by. Messrs B C Bobbins and J Crichton^ was the only candidate nominated for the office of councillor rendered vacant by the resignation of Councillor Wilding. He has therefore been, declared duly elected. A. ''■& t. CHICK KAISER the constitution builder, is naving a record run this season. Jt is obtainable at all store) 3 at prewar Drices. ■; : ~...■■'\=->^;7 v; <^ >; '<

The death occurred at AuokUid'jlH Sunday morning of Mr Wm Garrrtll senr. He was t^lkina: at h 8 boitaSSß bis eon. Bombardier JT Garrett »ki?iß without any warning of previous inSSIH position, he suddenly expired l?^3B Garrett was a native of County Caf^^S Ireland, having come to New ZmuShl in the ship Lady Jocelyn, Mainenjwiiß uf a party of settlers under Mr Q V«tftil Stewart's Katikati Settlement *cwHll Before long Mr G*rrett went torS Puke, aud for ssme time held twU position of Government valuer, j^i fjM on he*resigoei his position i Q (T/H Government, and started buiinesi t§ 49 land and estate agent in AackUhffl Mr Garrett took a keen internt Si 5! public affaire. He was uhiirm*i;2l the Edendale School Committee, chtii 3 man of Mr C J Parr's election ciopwiii committee, and president of the iS.i land Agents' Association. Mr Girt*! I leaves a widow, five sow, and S^ daughters. Thre3 sons are withiSP forces: Sergeant Jack Garrett, of M^M Australian Light Horse, and BernSiil R Garret , and Bombardier J T (favsfl ret, of the New Zealand Expedition^! Force Mr W Garrett is manager Jl Auckland for Mason, Struthers andCb 1 and Mr Alex Garrett is iv Sydney \1 Staying at Mrs CobbY (Quildford\B are liieutentnt and Mn McDoniwJ and Miss Douglas, Miss E Btoket thtfk Mies M Morton, of PapamoaT ' *§i At the last meeting of tho Waihi^l Borough Council a letter froml£€l Geo. Vesey Stewart, of Katikati wii^ read. The writer urged tnat the ad. I vantage of hastening the completion oil the Waihi-Katikati section of theE»:tl Coast railway was of paramount in portance to Waihi and Katikati. fli^ pointed out that goods were arriving by $ rail at the station near Mount MtJtt&j ganui, and were cjnveyed across tail? harbour to Tauranga and vice veiu^i Communication between the nilwi|¥l head at Mount Maunganui and Kttißfi kati by launch would conupct with tbi^l Katikati-Waihi section of therilway»>| The Waihi section, the writer contend* % ed, would pay right away. He trosUi that the Borough Courc;l would join'| Kitikati in a deputation to wait upor! the Hon. W H Herries on the occaik* I of the Ministers' visit to Tanrangt «*Jki was resolved to adopt Mr Stewart'*^ suggestion. Crs. Handa and Wak>>3 sley v« c appointed o represent UwS Council to wait upon Mr Herries,—l Telegraph.