OUR Daily Features

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13138, 12 September 1940, Page 2

OUR Daily Features

A PAGE FROM THE PAST

We re-print the following interesting pieces from the Bay of Plenty Times of September 15, 1890: “Messrs. Linton and Haua, fishermen, got a .splendid haul of 60 dozen mullet this morning, and are now selling them four for a shilling. “The local mills belonging to the Kauri Timber Company are still working half-time, which means that about 90 workmen are thrown out of employment on alternate weeks.”

“A few of Tauranga’s pleasure boats have been placed in the water for the coming season. We would suggest that the boating season be opened with the procession a little earlier this year, as our beautiful climate will admit of our starting before most places.” - “Quite a number of Tauranga- residents paid the ocean beach at the Mount a visit yesterday in search, of shells. Some rare specimens were found, having been washed ashore during the recent gale. Shell gathering appears to be the rage here just now.”

The Returning Officer for the Borough of Taurauga notifies the election of Messrs. R, Blake, Firth Wrigley and Peter Tait in place of Councillors Cjarke, Gilmore and Tait, who retire by rotaation ”