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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 September 1921, Page 12

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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

MEETING OF SETTLERS RE PROPOSED HALL. On Tuesday evening a largely attended ,meeting of settlers was held in the local schoolroom. Mr J. Finlay as convenor was voted to the chair. The chairman said he had no scheme to lay before the meeting. • Every settler and visitor who attended our local winter functions could see the school space was too limited for their

growing requirements, and it was up to us all to make provision for a fairly large hall for tho coming year. (The main thing was the finances. Owing to the stringent money market an appeal to the banks did "not hold out much hope in that quarter. There was a little nest egg in store, held by the treasurer of the entertainment committee, but before a start could be made with the building the bulk of ■&, Pf obaWe <»st should fe e j n j, an &. i The chairman asked for workable sug- | gestwns as to ways and means. l # Mr H. George laid before the meeti in.X a ™«Kh estimate of costs for a hall I «'j£s° llt J""n& which came to about

A. senior committee of settlers was appointed, Mr F. Mills to be chairman. Mr Finlay declining the honour owing to ill-health. Mr G. T. Frances was appointed secretary. ±lA J u, mor or working' committee of j the oalanco present was appointed. ,with Mr Woodley. as chairman. This committee h to elect canvassers to wait on settlers to ascertain what financial aid was avnilnble, also to get information as to purchase or lease of a suitable site. ! nearly £200 being promised. To aug,ment the funds the entertainment j corning present decided to have two 'Twi + ? Ce«* t he firßt on September j 9 *pd thQ final on September 16 >V n S 111Ce«7" ritinß tl)e. above I learn that two settlei-s ate w^lintr to lend £100 ''2 «. tt \ VeZ ye- free of interest, to the Hall Committee.