OUR DAILY FEATURES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXV, Issue 12391, 31 July 1937, Page 2

OUR DAILY FEATURES

A PAGE FROM THE PasT

Tanranga 50 Years Ago

The following paragraph. a „ 1 ed in the Bay of Plenty July 31, ISS7: ’ llnie s At the usual meeting County Council, held on%? E Mr Ford, the Te Puke Ues % waited on the Council to all 6 **, assistance in prospecting Puke district. He stated that .X had discovered three reefs of gold, but it was verv ex to get the tests made. 'Th e P man said if the Council would ' a sum the Government would T °? 1 sidise. Cr Willmott said wJ nad promised a grant in a ‘ w J* iu Wellington, if gold were fJJjV exist. Mr Ford said four had been on the ground for i ' months. On the motion of o r S?' 1 ' leeu, seconded by Cr Willmm. i' vote of £lO was granted,” U ’ i! i "At the meeting of the n ■ > able Aid Board yesterdav, the awf ion was expressed in‘favour t? putting all in receipt of charitJHi aid in a building provided fL purpose. Mr Galbraith thought tk i should have a treadmill for some Tf the applicants who did not ?eemY \ dined to work.” ” ' ' “At the County Council meetiJ a petition was received from carried on the Tauranga-Rotorua road ing the Council to inform the’ Go? ernment of the state of the roan On the motion of Cr Macmillans was resolved that the Chairum write strongly to the Government c ! I the matter, and that Cr Fraser » on Mr Grace and request him toad the Government to put men on road at once.” 1