MANAIA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 November 1927, Page 6

MANAIA.

(From Our Own Correisixnident.)

BOY SCOUT COMMITTEE

ANN UAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Manaia Boy Scouts’ Committee was field last evening in Mr. A. U. Bennett s office, wnen raere was a lair attendance oi citizens. Mr. a. G. Dennett presided. JUIO* pCpDl't Stllt-GCI t-iIC t/l'OOp HUIIILK2I- - oo 3 w.itil an average uii-enuiuica oi j,*±. d was over cue 1006 iS-U6 tunica tne aeparture fiom Giro Ui6Cri.CC OI XmiC JACV. O . who lkdn oinciaceU. uo iscoutniuocer. mo troop iiau ueen loicuuate in tne Bernices ox Mr. lingers, ox Otaaeno, as tue rormer's successor. Dn Die aving s Dirtnuay a neiu ixay was hern uiiuer tne couL.ro! ox Troop Deader x'uyiie. On tne following Saturuay traoaing work. was done between Mantua and tue Ivapum beaen. J.n jmy candidates were examined by ouomaster DutciieocK at Hawera ioi nrst class anu proficiency badges, suosequeutiy presented by the president. At xiawera oil Labour Day tne troop won the marching competition, uas second in tne ambuiance and signalling tests, and with. 14 points secured second place in the banuei competition, widen was not completed. During tne year Mr. xYlead had given instruction to tne troop in rope splicing. By invitation of the Girl Guides tne troops attended the ceremony on wctouer so wnen Die former's flag baa ueen dedicated, tne Rev. xUr. Orchard giving an instructive address dealing with tne British flag. Tne report concluded with an appreciation of tlie work of 'Troop Leaner G. Payne for Keeping tlie troop together for many moatns suoseqiieuD to the departure ox tne Rev. xVx. omitii and prior to tlie appointment oi scoutmaster Rogers. jTie balance-sheet snowed an excess or DU Ids 2d of assets over liabilities, the cash credit balance being £L) ss. me report and ualauce-sneet were adopted, tne president expressing appreciation of tne growth of the troop irom 20 in tlie previous year to 33 at present. xiie election of officers for the ensuing term resulted as follows: JLTesinenL, iur. A. G. Dennett (re-elected); assistant scoutmaster, Mr. U. xVbbott; .secretary and treasurer, Mr. T‘. 1’ . Hammonds; committee, Mesdames i\. Da. vis, J. nay ter, J. Ldiristie, A. G union, scoutmaster Rogers, Patrol Leader u. x'ayne, Messrs.' G. Abbott, G. Meuii, J. Dakers, E. Wells, A. Uamim.

x'atrol Leader G. Payne stressed tlie importance ox having an ambulance outut ior tlie troop, and it was resolved that tlie committee procure tlie necessary material. Mr. j . Dakers stated that ..the Manaia Public behoof committee had generously given tlie two drums of tlie sciiooi band to tne Boy Scouts to assist in forming a hand.- —It was resolved that a vote ol : thanks be ac% corded to the committee for their generosity.

Tile matter of forming a drum and life band was Jolt over until after Christmas.

it was resolved that the committee subsidise the Boy Scouts to tne extent of £3 towards tlie tents in the annual camp.

A recommendation by Scoutmaster Rogers that a copy of the latest Scout uuulo for each ooy be procured was unanimously approved by the committee. It was resolved that the committee meet every two months on tne last i’uesdav. LOCAL TOPICS. Mr. L. Duggan, son of Mr. and Mrs. H . Duggan, oi JLnaha, had the misfortune yesterday afternoon to break his leg whilst jumping over a fence. The injured man was admitted to the Hawera Public Hospital. His many friends wish hint a speedy recovery. Great preparations are being made for the monster Gipsy Fair, which is to take place in tne Manaia Town Hall next Wednesday afternoon and evening in aid of St. Cuthbert’s Church. The various stalls and sideshows are complete. As this fair will oc the first ot its kind in Manaia, no doubt it will be well patronised. NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY. Books by the undermentioned authors have been added to the Waimate Plains Public Library:—Clarke, ‘‘A Case of Consciencei, “Ifie Deep Heart,” ■’Only Ami'S,’’ Tressider’s Sister” ; Ayscoug.li, "The Story of Oscar”; Kuibbs, "Temescal” ; George, ‘‘The Romance ot John Bambridge” ; Page, '‘Where the •strange Roads go Down” ; Grimslraw, ‘‘The Candles of Katara” ; Marshall, "Child of the M ild” ; Selincourt, "The Cricket Match”; Conyers, “Irish Stew” ; larking ton, “The Plutocrat” ; Farnoil, “The Quest of iouth”; Dully, “Oriel”; Seymour, “Three Wives”; Cook, “The Cave of Endor” ; .Saunders, “John o’ Chimes” ; Bennett, "Elsie and the Child” ; Bag by, ‘‘Peter Burling, Pirate”; Lindbergh, “We”; Kyne “Made of Money”; Dell, “Tetherstones,” “The Unknown Quantity” ; Came, “Tlie White Prophet,” ‘The Eternal City” ; Peterson, “Guilty, my Lord” ; Bums-, “Ringing Sands” ; ‘‘Thomas, "Rain and Shine,” '‘Merry-go-round” ; Douglas, “The Great Fur Trail”; Ellis, Catamount Gamp”; Westcrman, “The Treasure of the Sacred Sake.”