THE MATAMATA RECORD. Published every Thursday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920. Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 203, 2 December 1920, Page 2

THE MATAMATA RECORD.

Published every Thursday

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920. Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

The Only Paper published in the Mutnnmtn Countv

Office Tower Koiul P.O. Box :JS ’Phone 82

Haymaking is now in full swing in . tile district, and record crops are imported. Word received in Matamata from Sir William Hemes, M.P., this week, is to the effect that he was making steady progress, and hoped to be 1 about again soon. At the Matamata County Council meeting last week the clerk intimated that the whole of the Council's account would shortly be transferred to the Bank of New Zealand, Matamata. Several councillors welcomed the remarks. * Messrs. Finncrty, Darby and Findlater have effected the exchange of I Mr. J. Hill's property of Gl acres at Tc Puke, and Mr. E. Murphy's 143 —acres at Te Poi. Both men have ~ taken possession of their new properties. Metalling, gravelling and sanding work, to the extent of £6OOO, was car- • ried out in the Matamata county during the past year and contracts let and work in hand amounted to a further $4879. Mr. W Mathers, of Hungahunga, ■was elected to fill the vacancy on the Hungahunga Drainage Board, caused by the resignation of Mr. J. A. CloMr. Mathers polled 136 votes, and his opponent, Mr. H. 0. Cooper, 20. Mr. T. McLcay was appointed county ranger at the Matamata County Council meeting on Wednesday. It was agreed that cottage cows should, as far as possible, be exempt, it,being the unanimous opinion that they did very little luu-in on the roads. / It is stated that the y; c . '.. transferring savings bank accounts from the Auckland to Hamilton district is I not proceeding «as fast as it should : Savings tank depositors are likely to suffer serious delay in withdrawals if they postpone the transfer. The staff is'available, it is said, to now expeditiously handle this work. We regret to record the death of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holmes. The little one was a week old, and died on Monday morning. The funeral took place on Tuesday. .We also regret to record the death, on Sunday, of the year ; old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Llewell, the. cause of death being pneumonia. The] funeral took place on Tuesday.

Several eulogistic remarks were made concerning the clerk of the Matam.'ita County Council (Mr. IT. Lewi&) at the annual meeting held on Wednesday.. Crs. Stopford and Pohlen vert the speakers, the former particularly congratulating the clerk ' upon action recently taken by him regarding hanking facilities at Matamata. Cr. Pohlen said the county was * extremely -fortunate in having a servant o? ihe calibre of Mr. Lewis. Tc Poi subscribers have asked the question: "In view of the recent de- ■ cline in tKe prices of cheese, how much would the Te Poi Dairy Co. have lost had it consigned instead of selling outright its output?" Taking the output at 250 tons, and the fall at £lO per ton, there would be a loss of £2500. ,To thia must be added the halfpenny . per lb. increase in shipping freights, WhicH would amount to £lO7l, making '■ a total of ,£3571. There are 48 suppli- ' ers,.so the average loss.-would be £74 7s 6d. . , The first social evening for mem- " bcrs and visitors -was held by the Ma- . tamata Club on Tuesday.' There was * a large attendance, visitors being prc»»ysent from many adjacent towns. Mr.. ST'XJren wafc. master, of ceremonies. During ihe evening billiard and euchre .tournaments \\;cre held, the. wjnner. of. the. former being Mr: J. H. Wilson, with Mr. S. Stockdalc runner-up. The euchre tournament was won by Mr, H. J. Buckley, with Mr. C. Flett next. Orchestral,, items were- splendidly played by Messrs. P. C. Ingham (piano), W. T. Darby (violin), H. CleJanil (cornet),.and S. Williams (piccolo); Songs were rendered-- by Messrs. S. Uren, Maddock (Hamilton), Clcland, Prowsc, and Yardley, and Mr. A. I. Flett greatly amused with Maori stories.

The Methodist Church bazaar will be held on Tuesday next. At the Wcstfield sale on Wodnesbay ox beef maintained recent rates, but other lines were easier. The many friends of Sir William Merries will regret to hear that he is ill and is laid up in a private- hospital in Wellington. A number of pipes for the Matamata watei supply scheme have arrived s>n:i been put out ready for laying in several streets.. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Company, Ltd., have taken over temporary premises in Tower Road. It is stated that the company will shortly build permanent premises. The rainfall at Tirau for the month of November was 3.44 inches. Rain fell on 10 days. The maximum fall was on the 3rd, amounting to .SI inch. The rainfall for the corresponding period of last year was 1.67 inches. The fall for eleven months has been SO.Cliinc, as against 38.22 in for the eleven months of 1919.

There was a fair attendance in the Town Hall on Friday evening, when Mr. Clement L. Wragge gave an interesting lecture on the universe and the weather. The lecturer spoke of the marvels of the "Endless Universe, the Seasons, and Radium." The talk was exceedingly interesting, though highly scientific, and was splendidly illustrated by limelight. The lecturer showed many slides oT astronomical voiiders, and told of the marvels of the heavens, pointing out the significance of this earth and everything on it in the general scheme of tiie universe. He described how the potential alterations in the ether waves affected the seasons, and how, by studying these waves, he could gain a high percentage of accuracy in bis weather forecasts.