NORMANBY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 30 January 1912, Page 7

NORMANBY.

TOWN BOARD

LI'BOK OTJB OWN COaEEspONDENT.3 A special, meeting of the Board was held on Monday evening, when Crs. Davies, Free, Kemp, and Preston were .present. An apology was received from Cr. Holmes and accepted. On the motion of Crs. Free and Preston, /it was decided that Wednesday be the day fixed for holding the statutary half-holiday. COUNTY ROADS. A lengthy discusstrion took place as to the necessity of coming to some agreement with the Hawera County Council regarding the repairs urgently needed on the county roads, especially that leading to Okaiawa. The Clerk stated that last year about £20 had been expended over and above the county rate and subsidy, and up to the present for the current financial year, upwards of £120 had been spent, leaving only a small balance to be expended ,whtch would be quite inadequate to even patch the road. Eventually it was deLcided, on the motion of Crs Davies and < K'emp, to write to the Minister for Public Works, asking permission to erect a toll gate on the Normanby-Okaiawa road, and the Clerk was instructed to prepare a statement of expenditure on the county roads for the last two years and forward it to the Clerk, Hawera County Council and also to draw attention to the fact that the Board had exceeded the amount agreed on to be spent on these roads. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. A meeting of the committee of the ftaledonian Society was held on Friday, ""jirhen there was a good muster of mem'bers, Mr Massey being in the chair. "The secretary stated that there was a . small loss on' the last gathering, and it was resolved to make an effort to remedy this, all present promisling to do their share. Accounts in connection with the gathering were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The catalogues for the Show in March have been received from the printers, ■ and copies will be posted during the current week to all known exhibitors. The Secretary (Mr Cowern) will be pleased to forward a copy to all intending exhibitors who may have been inadvertantly overlooked. The schedule which has been made very up-to-date, •wilr compare favourably with any sim- ', liar society in the colony, there being a large number of valuable special prizes, .which should ensure keen competition. MISCELLANEOUS. The many friends of Mr W. H. Web- ■ lev who was in business here for a-| number of years, will be pleased to hear j that he has returned to the colony after a visit to the Old Country, and is very •much improved in health. Mr Webley is at present living in Auckland, but in a letter received a few days ago, he stated his intention of visiting Jsormanhx early in February- . ' The Hawera Band gave the residents a treat on Sunday afternoon, when they r.Midcred a e;ood selection of music in Victoria Park. Bandmaster MfLonm>l! is to be congratulated on the great improvement he has made in so'snort a time. U is hoped that this is only the Mir.st oi" a series of concerts the Band wi'.t give here. The Electric Pictures were again greeted with a good house on Monday, when, as usual, they exhibited an ex- ' eel lent set of films' The management informed me that it is intended to visit Nnrmanby weekly if suitable arrangements can be made regarding the hall. Should they decide to do this, no doubt their endeavor to amuse and educate ■ will be appreciated.