NORMANBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 January 1925, Page 4

NORMANBY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TOWN BOARD. At the ordinary meeting of the hoard there were present Crs C. Coad, P. Leydon, T. Lloyd and A. Hills. In the absence of the chairman, Cr Coad was voted to the chair. The. - new regulations in connection with motor lorries were discussed, and the clerk was instructed to writ© protesting against them being gazetted as at present framed. The chairman was appointed a delegate to attend a conference between local bodies if the same is arranged to discuss the matter.

The Vjaluer-General wrote that the question ’of revision of the Normanby town district will come up for consideration when the next revision list is being prepared in a few months’ time. Mr Coleman, Inspector of Health, was appointed sanitary inspector as required by the Health Act of 1920. The Health Department’® letter regarding the registration of eating houses was left with the chairman and clerk to deal with.

Mr S. Franklyn was appointed dog tax-collector for the ensuing year. Notices are to, be sent to residents who have gorse growing on the roads opposite their sections,-, and the names of -all those who have failed to cut noxious weeds growing on their property are to be handed to the inspector to take action.

It was left in the hands of the Works Committee to have the main roads cut at different places to ascertain what metal would be required to, repair them. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Arrangements in connection with the forthcoming show, to be held on February 11, are well in hand. Never in the "history of the society has such a fine collection of silver cups, rose bowls and special prizes been donated for competition. Messrs Lovell;and Christmas have donated a silver cup, valued at £5 ss, as points prize in the decorative section; Messrs Bennett and Sutton’s silver cup, valued £3 3s, is points prize in the cooking section; Mr A. E. Linn’s rose howl, valued £5 ss, is points prize in the farm produce section; the G. H. Hadler rose bowl, value £3 3s, is the points prize in the poultry section.; the* president (Mr B. C. Gibson) will give a rose bowl valued at £3 3s for most points in sweet peas, roses, asters and dahlias. Beside the above the following ladies and gentlemen have donated cash or value prizes: Messrs T. Robson, J. A., Archbold, Hodder and Tolley, R. J. Ballantyne, J. Forbes, J. Howe-Giles, W. Hair, A. Hills, Gallowav and Sons, J. Meuli, F. Pidgeon, Staub and Co., C. Coxhead, Welsh, McCarthy, Reechey and Houston, Duncan and Davies, Borthwick and Sons, H. Johnstone, F. Gillanders, J. Edwards, Te Aro Seed Co., C. C. Rassmussen, G. H. Mills, R. J. Linn, D. E. Scott, Newton King, Ltd., Fletcher, Humphries and Co., H. A. Lennon, W. Moss, A. Hastie, /Burgess, Fraser and Co., A. Grant, Normanby Dairy Companv, Mesdames A. Morse, J. Archbold, J. Edwards, F. Pidgeon, J. Meuli, C. Coxhead. D. E. Scott, Misses Anthony and Pettigrew. _ A ladies’ committee have again undertaken the catering, and will he canvassing the district next week for donations toward the same. Two nipers from the Eltham Pipe Band (Messrs Hamilton and Gower) will be present, so patrons of the show can rely"that the musical portion of the programme will he well catered for. If the embargo from the Health Department preventing children under 16 years from attending gatherings is cancelled Highland dadng for children will form part of the programme, and in the event of the competition being held Mr A. Bissett is to be asked to judge. ; . The membership of the society is not being overlooked,’ the secretary having, enrolled 52 new members during the past week. PERSONAL. The death of Mr L. Slinger, which took place at the Hawera Hospital, cast quite a gloom over the township. Mr Slinger had been in business here for a number of years, and the large number attending the funeral at Hawera Cemetery vesterday testified to the esteem in which he was held. Mrs Slinger and family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.