KAPONGA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3422, 14 December 1896, Page 2

KAPONGA.

(PROSI OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The first annual meeting of subscribers to the Kaponga library was held in the Athenaeum Hall on Thursday evening, December 10th, Mr C. Maclean presiding. The Chairman read the balance-sheet, which showed the total expenditure for books to amount to £26 19s 3d, and the receipts to £21 19s lid, showing a debit balance of M 19s 4d. On the motion of Mr F. W. Wilkie, seconded by Mr P. Lewis, the balancesheet as read was adopted. The annual subscription hitherto has been 5s per annum, but it was generally the opinion that in order to carry on the library successfully this amount was inadequate. Mr C. Bates proposed, and Mr J. l>. Harwood seconded, that the annual subscription be raised to 10s. An amendment by Mr J. Plumbley, seconded by Mr P. Lewis that it be raised to 7s 6d was carried. On the motion of Mr Robertson, seconded by Mr Harwood, it was decided to issue subscription lists to members to clear off debt. Mr Robertson, who has hitherto kindly provided a room for the library, requiring the use of his room owing to increasing business, it was decided to fix up a book-case in the hall for that purpose, the members of committee taking it in turn to act as librarian. The following were elected committee for the ensuing year : —Messrs C. Maclean (chairman, secretary and treasurer), J. Robert*!!, J. L. Harwood, J. Nichols, and P. Lewis. Additions to our township still continue. Mr R. W. Hornby, chemist of Manaia, is opening a branch here. The timber is on the ground, and Mr Robertson being the contractor the building will soon be an established fact. Mr Arthur, carpenfer to the Education Board, will also soon be engaged in

building an addition to the teacher's residence. The supply to the Loan and Mercantile creamery is at present larger than it yet has been— about 2400 gallons passing through daily. The weather has been exceptionally dry during the past four weeks, and although it is most favorable to haymakers, yet it is generally agreed that a few drops of rain would do but little harm, and an immense amount of good.