KAPONGA

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 17 November 1932, Page 2

KAPONGA

TOWN BOARD AFFAIRS. REPORTS FOR. THE MONTH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Commissioner A. R. Bates (chairman) presided over the monthly meeting of the Kaponga Town Board, held ithe board’s chambers on Tuesday evening. The following were also present: Crs. W. G. Oran, E. L. Abbott, E. A. Law, W. Man*, J. P. Gibson. An apology for absence was received from Commissioner H. J. Mills. Accounts amounting to £450 were passed for payment. Of this- sum £155 represented salaries and wages, £4O of which has been refunded by the Unemployment Board. Interest and sinking funds accounted for £225, whilst°the electricity department absorbed £3O. The electrical engineer (Mr. A. \\ . Anderson) reported for (lie month of October as follows: Power Houses and Bulk Supply. Both power plants ran without mechanical or electrical fault, but fouled turbines gave a small amount of trouble and rendered it necessary to close down the d.c. plant during the evening of Saturday, the Bth, to remove the rubbish and permit generation of full load. A total of 52,880 units was generated in No. 2 power-house as compared with 55,890 last year, while a bulk power purchase of 2530 units plus 46 k.v.a. was made at a cost of £l9 8s Id, as compared with £23 last year. An abundant water supply was experienced during the period, with many freshes in the river, which entailed minor troubles but did no damage to the headworks. Repairs were made to the fence at No. 1 dam.

Reticulation. —Minor troubles only were experienced on the reticulation during the month, the only interruption being due to the failure of the bulk power supply for approximately 25 minutes on the morning of the 28th, rendering it necessary to disconnect the upper Manaia Road feeder for that period. It was found necessary to replace a number of high tension insulators on the upper Rowan Road, the ■ original insulators having apparently been mischievously damaged by stonethrowing. Poles were carted in from the Skcet Road and de-sapped for future use, and attention was given to consumers’ service lines that were giving trouble. Service lines were constructed for one domestic, one milking, one ‘commercial and one pumping installation, and these installations were duly connected to the system. The foreman (Mr. A. Melville) in his report for the month’s work stated that time had been mainly given to tar-patching roads. The Eiltham Road east was almost finished and a start would then be made on the western portion. Attention had been given to the septic tank, which was working satisfactorily. The flush tanks would be inspected during the month. During the cutting of branches of trees in'the domain it was noticed that the box-tliorn hedge line! very much overgrown and required attention. W ork was also required on overhanging trees at Victoria Park, where the creek also needed cleaning o\it.

Arising out of the foreman’s report it was decided to undertake the domain and park work with the assistance of unemployed labour. It was also decided to have “clean up” day, on the same lines as last year, on December 13 and 14. The sub-committee set up at the last meeting to go into the question of erecting a row of seats down the western side of the park submitted proposals for carrying out the work and it was decided to put the work in hand as soon as possible. The financial report showed the bank overdraft to be £172 as compared with £6BO at the same period last year.

PERSONAL GENERAL.

At the monthly meeting of the executive of the Kaponga Girl Guides on Monday evening arrangements were made for the Guides and Brownies, between the ages of 9 and 16 years, to take part in tlic competitions at Stratford this Saturday for the Herbert Smith Trust Fund Cup. Mr. S. Palmer, of the Bank of New Zealand, left on Monday for Auckland, where he intends spending his annual furlough-

Miss J. Baucke, of Paraparaumu, is at present on a fortnight’s visit to Kaponga and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Brewer. The allocation of funds under No. o unemployment relief scheme for this week were sufficient to provide work as follows: Single men. If days, or 11s 3d each; B class men, 3J days, or £1 13s 9d each ; C men, 4f days, or £2 5s each. This was “stand down” week for a good number of workers and the allocation provided a little more per man than has been the case during the past few weeks. It is anticipated, however, that less time per man will be available for next week.

MAORI METHODIST CHOIR. The Kaponga town hall will be the centre of great attraction to-night, when the popular Maori choir stages its programme of characteristic music and oratory, interspersed with examples of native games and other typical customs, and supplemented by English vocal and instrumental items of Maori interpretation. During the present tour of Taranaki this talented choir lias been enthusiastically welcomed by .capacity audiences. The Opera House in New Plymouth was crowded. The party, which includes accomplished musicians, is said to be at the very top of its form this year, and it is anticipated that the Iyaponga visit will add another to its growing list of successes and delightful entertainments.