AUROA

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 20 June 1931, Page 11

AUROA

HALL COMMITTEE. A X.\T A.L AJ.EiETINCi From Our Own Correspondent). The annual meeting of the-. Auroa 1 liii-Jl oomauittoo. ..was lieJd on Wednesday ©veiling when there was a large attendance. A report of the proceeds of the electric light,deuce hold last .Jillv II "as read by Mr. 11. F. Wood. It disclosed a profit of £7 Ids 2d. This was transferred to tin- hall fimds A. report was given of the annual receipts and expenditure for the hall. I’he principal expenditure was £3O 4s spent on installing the electric: light. The balance of profit was £lO 16s- lid, which with the funds of the electric light dance made a total, credit of £22 The election for the new committee resulted in the return of the following members: Chairman, Air. H. Buxton (re-elected); secretary, Air. H .G. Wood (re-elected) ; committee. Alessrs. King, Sandford, Brown, Hughes, Shearin. Blair, Rowlands and Alesdames Benton. Brown and Afiss Duff; auditor. Air. IT. Gave. It was resolved that in. order to effect a. saving in current expenses there should be no caretaker engaged and a vote 'of thanks was accorded Air. Cutely for his work during the past year. A resolution was carried reducing the ha'll charges as follows: £1 for Jong night; lAs till 12 o’clock ; os for supper room and 2s (id for kitchen, with os for use of cookery. For meetings with hall and for special day use the charge will be LAs. The yearly charge for Pipe Band practices was reduced to £3. A verv high tribute of praise was given the ladies who work in the kit: lien at all functions. A series of six euchre parties is to be held, commencing on June 26 in aid of hall funds. Good prizes will be given, including a special for most points. Alessrs. F. Hughes and C. Rowlands donated a. prize each for the opening nigh(. The valuable work of the popular lion, secretary. Air. Wood. one of the “live wires’’ on Auroa, was freely acknowledged by the meeting and a vote made to hint of £3 3s for his untiring services.