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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 70, 16 December 1937, Page 22

WAWKURAU’S XMAS BARGAIN OFFERINGS VEN the slump failed to arrest the progress of Wai- -■ ~ — pukurau, and to-day it is one xay A \ of the most thriving and prosper- B A X l ous boroughs in the North Island. mt During the evil days of the de- £ N-yaf L pression there was always “some- ZH A thing doing” in the district, and X \ . £ vw/ no greater proof of the confidence M H of business people iirthe borough ziW’B’ cou1( 1 offered than the fact that x. building continued almost undis- Jr ? Z* \ / § turbed. f \ N'y \ \ Situated o» the banks of the Tuki- Nl tK ( % \A tuki River, Waipukurau lias a population of more than 2100. The main No matter whether it's the latest senJ NJ thoroughfare, Ruatanlwha Street is *4' lined on both sides by attractive and. t 0 j n our ex tensive Christmas up-to-date shops. Though the district stocks. Here are books aimed at every A WHOLE WORLD i s principally dependent on the farm- taste ... in fiction, travel, adventure, IN THE PARLOUR ing community, the shopkeepers have saence, autobiography. contrived to serve the people with the Other suggestions are box stationery, Books are for more than mere entertain- very latest in fashions and goods from leather goods, fountain pens, propelling ment. They open new vistas for the . the t di scr j m . pencils, playing cards, bridge scorers, y ° Un9 m ' ndS f ° inadng buyers will find their exacting See our selection — All prices. demands promptly and satisfactorily For boys and girls of all ages. met. ZX 0 lyL BJD Wise and efficient government by the W. LOURIE X U taTt»X U ta««“”?h»S Waipukurau WAIPUKURAU to the future, and the comfort of in-waii-ukukmu. habitants. All the footpaths in the , borough are concreted, and the council x entered last year on an extensive pro- „ gramme of roading which will involve ___ an expenditure of at least £5OO a year, all of which will be found from reIh' <3 JC (Il | S Two years ago the land near the town \ i suffered severely from a heavy flood, [f -jr . but the council has this year spent I .iIrP’RT about £2500 in river protection works, y Q £ flvV'. so tJja( . the arca j s now completely free I OU OK IVN V. \ yy from any possibility of damage from WellMinions ot sheep Dressed Waipukurau is the centre or a pros- I-T'”:YlCfi Central Hawke's Bay's porous sheep-farming district, with IVlcin, k T.'. ft Jl H w jl j \az many large holdings. Hundreds of SiTlMn Smartly Dressed Women milcs of rol H ng country, some of the YOU 11 '• T'J MX I naturally look to us for best in New Zealand for this class-of , * . . farming, radiate from the town, and KdOW 11, their Frockings. the district is exceeded only by the k V .pL-V , , , ... Wellington and Canterbury provinces U* * W Womens Wear Now In Vogue j u the number of sheep. • H A On Display at There are now about 4,050,200 sheep T'flilm* l\ i in the areas surrounding Waipukurau, x “ . - , I | rrv| an increase of nearly 250,000 since t < 11 Ihp 1932. stud sheep number.about 25,000, giffl Wi i and there are nearly 1,000,000 sheep of y.lj. -Igr "y distinctive breed not entered in • the ffiji H TI flock book ' witk something over 3,000,- iS*' w/ m H 'SJ’ h 000 crossbred sheep. There are about T 5 V fcai yjS- w/ 2300 flocks, mostly from 1000 to 2500. Zyl IL. H irMh The railway station at Waipukurau B . JT1 1 | U.JLJL MANTLE AND MILLINERY, is an eloquent indication of the intenaa,* mniznD a ti give sheep-farming activity m the dis- WAIPUKURAU. WAIPUKURAU. trict, for more stock is handled there than at any other -station in New Zealand.- / . Banks are said to be a sign or the , prosperity of a district, and if that is so Waipukurau is a town to-be envied. — In a town of 2100 inhabitants there are Stive banks, one of which has just start- • p C ed to erect a handsome building valued ■ -w--] ITT® £0 JL at £5384 on one of the street corners. * The Central Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board has also undertaken the Ulclb erection of modern offices at an estimated cost of £4335. ; Building has gone ahead steadily but surely, as a review of the figures from 1927 will show. Last year 20 permits were issued for buildings valued at nearly £20,000, and already this fin- . T-| f- " T ZL“'I ancial year 17 permits have been issued ’r U iL—Hfor buildings of a total value of CHRISTMAS FOOTWEAR figures for financial years FOR YOUR GIFTS. ended March 31, are as.follows:-192W ‘ 38 permits, value £16,u14; 133-,. 14 We carry a complete line of the permits, value £6775; 1933: 10 permits, newest and most beautiful Christ- value £2703; 1934: 13 permits, value Extensive Stocks to Select mas Shoes and Slippers. £7752; 1935; 15 permits, value £483-1. From . 1936: 23 permits, value £a622, IJ3< . Our new cash .trading system 20 permits, value £19,591; to date this >->( -gJ means year: 17 permits, value£l4,os2. S LOWER COSTS, CHEAPER PRICES Sound Finances. and BETTER VALUES. The Engagement Ring G T GIVEN boXl“plLed firmly on 1 a U t“und Specialists, Watchmakers XJ. X. ma ▼ v footing. The rateable capital value for and Jewellers, FOR FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR, the year ended March 31. was £466,028, and the unimproved value WAIPUKURAU. WAIPUKURAU. £147,318. Ten years ago the capital value was £421,574, and the unimproved — - ' " value £150,566, but the borough was revalued in 1935, so that the earlier z ■ mines would naturally be reduced con- - siderably. The borough is rated on I - “ C* the unimproved value, and the .rate is CT OCOtt S opeClHl io 5-Bd. in the pound, with a special rv .A. , • „ water rate of £l/10/- a year. OsCx£> The town has an excellent water z? _a. L supply, which is never short for houseFROM OUR XMAS BAZAAR hold purposes. The water is obtained (Next to our Main Shop) from wells three miles distant, near the Br/y // / , riverbank, and in order to obtain pres- , Toys and Fancy. Goods sure it is pumped into a reservoir on i i Cfnr-L' tn Rnlnrf the hill at the back of the town. The Unexcelled Stock to Select reservoir has a capacity of 651,500 galfrom i onS; an d the pressure is 1351 b. a square f® ( P inch. 1 ggr-f Outdoor Attractions. OflffiClC Outdoor sport offers many attractions near Waipukurau. Golf, tennis. 11 1 Zt bowls and cricket have their appointed A good book is one thot is reo( j Qn d /Cl. m 3 areas and there is good shooting and remembered and is usually treasured ( trout-fishing in the district. Uuek and our great book se.ee- \ black swan are plentiful on Lake Hau many gift worries reasonably. \ tuma, and quail and pheasants are' fairly plentiful in the district. In the TRAVEL • ADVENTURE FROM OUR MAIN SHOP back country red deer and wild pigs ROMANCE ” - REALISM -a- “ s mated cost of £l5OO, but the exact site Stationery, Fountain Pens. nP has not yet been decided.-. • JL JL The -Waipukurau aerodrome is one a II?A NT T re-iw-x of the safest ill the Dominion. The 2tL« <X CO. JLIU. grounds hrfve an area of 112 acres of Waioukurau waipukurau le vel land, and the. entrance is only WaipuKurau. WAIPUKURAU. h!]]f m . ]e from tbe t0W1) | ———--—' Three parks are situated in the town. The Paul Hunter Memorial Park has an area of five acres and a half, and 1 "' ' I is on rising ground at the back of the . —— town. tVithin the area are the Plunket ) Rooms and the women’s rest room. wr-- A’Deane Park, with an area of one \ , Y 7 v. FsLVTILx acre and a half, is on tbe Porangahau ->.\ tea Road, toward the hospital, and is beau- 1 T | tifully laid out with lawns, Jio'[ er vix I I beds, ornamental shrubs and v inning g® > * i R paths. Swings and slides have been N.rTTLtaggaUi | provided for the children. ' j** R Cricket, and other sports are held I in Russell Park, near the traffic bridge, X" x Il 1 which has an area of 13 acres and a A'’\\ H .’ Il quarter. The motor camp is situated HEafsAl Hra ' at the southern end of tbe traffic V bridge, about a quarter of a mile from - ,y, Vlu7ter St fo°r 11 motoi I -tars. "anP with" all For Permanent Waving, Eugene or M X con phi- fnci des available. Non-Electric methods, or general If X waipukurau is a centre for local Beauty Salon work you are reV II government, and no fewer than six commended to try our skilled staff 1 important local authorities have their —Satisfaction Assured. fete headquarters there —the Waipukurau CHRISTMAS GIFTS [ ~ Borough Council, the Waipukurau VHKIJIWUW « county Council, the Patangata County Suitable presentations would be Council, the -Waipukurau Fire Board, Contoure Beauty Aids—a large ««Ss* K t- be waipawa Hospital Board, and the selection stocked. See the H.M.V.—the World's Central Hawke’s Bay Electric Power most efficient REFRIGERATOR Board. y Mar Celle at our Showrooms. and € „ gin)Jer> Mr . 'T' Qalntl P RFWI FY Sr CO LTD H. B. Smart. The council comprises J[ Olid- ’ Messrs. J. L. Braithwaite, G. J. Brom- WAIPUKURAU WAIPUKURAU. wcllt r ty. Carpenter. J. McCarthy, WAIPUKURAU. i H. A. Martin and J. Windle. I, „ L ... .'A™