WAIPUKURAU.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 2

WAIPUKURAU.

(Own CorrespondenL) A PROGRESSIVE TOWN. If the progress of Imilding mtiv be taken as a reliable judication of the (•oiidition of things in AVaipnkiirau. I th< n lio general outlook fur our town is entirely good. Things geii('ial)y in the building’ line seem to be quite as good as in. time- pt peace. A ery few businesses in A\au ; ipiikiirau have been doing badly, ifi aftected at all through the (.-risis, j iTlie building trade lias certainly not, I suffered. It. is interesting to note [ t.iat tn one day (\A editcsda y ) live building permits wire a)>plie'i tor. Three of t.'iese vv c'e gra tit< d _ lo' I■uih I i ng ■ to be erected ill Wellington road, 'tie in Nortlmmberlaji.l street and cue in Wallace road. Ihe. I work of erecting the up-to-date new 'premises for the County Council is j jtiow in full swing, the building being i erected on the council’s site :[i i N ort humbei .and street. A resi'denee is being built for Air. I’. E. , Rowe on the AVellingtoil roftd ami lanot ler is nearing colllp]ell,"ii - to jhe order of Mr. J. Littleton on tlie hill overlooking the railway line. . Three bouses tire almost finished jot I Mr. \\ . ('. Hew itt "11, the Ibituimi road, near the main 'I akapa.ii road. In Wallace ro id an up to dale r<'~ideui’f is in the cnurse ot erection !<>;' Mr. (.. B. As.'lle.' . Al Ihe hospital the erect ion <>f the administration block is ill full swing and nearing complei ion. In the main thoroughfare Ai •. J. At inlove is creeling, as an addit ion to his presi nl business .premise.;, an itp-le. date reinforced two-storey cimeretc Imilding to serv e as a snovvroom for farming implements. Air. E. Drew, who has lieen on the stall' of the Wtupuknraii branch 01. the I nion Bank for some time past, has received notice of his transfer to JXthiatibi. The follow ing 1 etm w ill leave \\aipukurau liy coach al 1.3(i p.m. on Saturday to take part in a football match aginst Onga Otiga : Popp'd well. Rowe. Monteith. Golder, Craig, Hall. Mclntyre. Kraggs. Maim, .Moran. Sharpin. Nicholls. Chambers, Alorrison and ( armichael. The. Bishop of the Diocese (Bishop Sedgwick) will be entertain.'; ;it a, social at St. Alary’s Hall on Monday evening. The secretary of the Boy Scouts has received a donation in tiie shape of a set of boxing gloves from Air. Frank Mcßoberts, ot Alaiakeke. Bishop Sedgwick will preach at Wanstead on Sunday afternoon. I A t utile how ls (aide has been erect 0,1 at the Bev Scout s meet ing room, land a ping pong table is also to be , installed. This means of amusing the lads in their sp-ire time yas made possible as a result of a billiard cloth donated In a local firm. .Mr. J. Fleming, of our. town, who is at present on a visit to tlie South Island and engaging himself in shooting mutcdies. has already (at the first iii(i't) seerml well, having with four otiiers div ided £to(» in one match. In the sweepstakes Air. Fleming divides with six others the whole of the prize money. In the big match he vvas placed third. I am sure it is with great pleasure vve learn of these results of our ioeil shot, and as lie is to compere in several more meetings, wo shall look ( forward wit.lt interest I o the results. I The monthly meeting of tlie school I committee was held in the school on 1 AA’ednesdav niain. Present: Messrs, IJ. AA'arren (chairm'tn). G. Smiles. A. D. Gibson. F. S. Hokpinson, T. Hutchiiison and T. F. Green. Tiie secretary reported having paid a deposit on the purchase of land lor school playground extension purposes. and expects that shortly all a-rratigemenls w ill be carried out for financing the amount, required. Tlie headmaster report cd that everything was in good working order In the school and its surroundings. Accounts amounting to £1 7 3 were passed for payment. Alessrs. llot>kinsoit and Gibson were appointed visiting committee for the ensuing month..