GREYTOWN NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1909, Page 3

GREYTOWN NEWS.

[BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] GREYTOWN, This Day. The Greytown Borough Council met on Monday evening, when the following business was done : — The Moroa Waterrace Committee wrote, informing the council that a new groyne would have to be put in at a cost of £16. The letter was received, and the proposed work is to be inspected. The council agreed to pay £23 per annum towards the cost of the sanitary inspector's salary, as desired by the Health Department, provided he also acts as inspector of nuisances and buildings. The full salary will be £175 per annum, with travelling allowance. It was resolved to procure a copy of index to the New Zealand Statutes. The question of putting down a fire sump at the north end of Greytown was referred to the Works Committee. The sanitary officer gave a satisfactory report on the state of the borough. The request of the Greytown District High School with regard to gravelling has been attended to. Mrs. Hardinge has been granted leave to alter the water-race on her property. The water-race overseer is to givo ten days' work per month on the borough roads to help lighten the cost to the first account. The Cemetery Committee reported having planted a number of trees in the cemetery and trimmed up some of the old ones. The council decided to regulate the speed of motorcars and bicycles going through the town. A committee was set up to deal with the bylaws generally. The semi-final in a local billiard tournament was won on Monday night by Mr. P. Rogers, who beat Mr. A. Rains. Mr. Rogers meets Mr. Geo. Satherley in the final game. The Presbyterian Dody held a "social" here last night in the Fire Brigade Hall. It proved very successful.

Pearl shells which arrived at Wellington by the Manapouri from the Islands on Thursday were enclosed in 300 cases, and valued at something like £2000. They have been secured by Auckland agents (says the New Zealand Herald) for their London principals, and are being sent Homo by tha first etoamer sailing.