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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 9 December 1913, Page 4

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(From Our Own Correspondent ) PERSONAL. Mr McLachW assistant at the local brench of the Bank of New Zealand has recexved notice of his transfer to J'ongaroa. He leaves Opunake for his xk e\ Priori Upwards the end of the m^V? 1"^ Hi 31101^ stay in Opunake Mr MeLachlan has, by hiif genial disposition, become very poplar among his friends, and will be missed by aU who have known him. ' DwingSatn^ay»6tehnia,at the local courts, opportunity was taken by Mr KnelLpresident ©f the club, to present on behalf of thfe club mimbers, Mr John Russell with a gold-mounted penaant in recognition of his. valuable eeruoes to the club in diffeneaat capacities during; the past season. Mr Russell suitably acknowledged the gift/and 6tated his regret at leaving vJpunake and Opunake people, as during his brief stay amongst them > everybody had studied to make his visit a pleasant one; Mr Russell, who .has been visiting Opunake for the benefit of his health, is now leaving for the Old: Country. STOCK SaiK. There was* large attendance of farmers and stock-raisers at. the local salo-= yard* on Monday. All forward stock brought under the hammer caused keen bidding, but stores and. backward lots were not at all in demand. , HORTICUJLTURAJL SOCIETY. The adjourned.annual meeting of the PRM^ake Horticultural. Society, was held in the Town Hall.on. Tuesday. Present —^Messis Judson (chairman) and a fair number of members. The annual bal-ance-sheet showed a credit balance over all liabilities in the : general account of £13 Is 9d,the credit oft the trust account •being.afiP 17s. Members considered the; financial; positiiott; very satisfactory, in view of the drawbacks which the Society had had to battle against IThe balance-sheet, as read,,,was adopted. The election, of officera for "the ensuing year resulted as follows:—Patrons^ Mr Wilkinson, H.F., and Mr Knell' president,, Mir M,, G. Brennan; vieepr^idents, M«^ Judsonv Malcqlhi and Opie; hon: secretary and treasurer. Rev. O. M. Stent,v auditor, Mr Marshall; committees (ladies) Mesdames Rogers, Brennan, Guy;. Chambers, O'Brien, Feawer, sen., Feaver, jun., ©reig^ Malcolm* Opie, Crocker arid' Knell, Misses Pettigrew and Strange;l gentlemen: Messrs Moore, Marshall, i Ross, Strange, Geo. Rogers, A. WalUs, Tofeland, Hodgson, Pettigrew, and Chambers; • The date of tfce Autumn Show was fi*ed for the last Wednesday in Feb-. ruari provided that thkt date did not clash with any of the adjacent 6liows. A vote of thanks to the chairman; and past officers terminated the meeU ing-