M WAHAROA.

Matamata Record, Volume X, Issue 883, 15 December 1927, Page 5

M WAHAROA.

» Croquet. i; f '/A social, promoted by the members rdf the Croquet Club, and held in the Y.M.C.A. on Monday, was well attended, and proved both enjoyable and successful in every aspect. Various competitions were conducted 'Jjfh' during the evening, and a progressive euchre tourney was held. The ’winners of the latter proved to be: . Ladies, Miss Chapman; men, Mr. L. Johnston; booby prizes, Miss Mapp and Master Jack Pickup. The winners of the nail driving contest were, Mrs. F. Goebel and Mr. R. Casey/ A Christmas cake .was won‘by Mrs H. Calladine. The spot waltz competition resulted in‘a win for Mr. J. D. Bryce and Miss L. Bryce. ■ During the afternoon of Tuesday, 12th inst., a golf croquet competition fo.r a trophy presented by Mrs. Bryce was played and resulted in a victory for Mrs. R. W. Burns. Subsequent to the match, Mrs. Burns was handed the trophy by the president, who also asked Mrs. F. H. Goebel to accept from the members of the Croquet Club a present in order to mark their esteem and appreciation of her efforts as secretary. The club has been particularly fortunate in being able to secure soil "w 1 for the turfing of the future playing p area upon the Domain. Another tennis court has recently been prepared upon Mr. R. Casey’s property and the spoil from there has been placed upon the site of the -old tennis courts. A lawn will be sown later for use by "the croquet . players during future seasons. • Tennis Club Social. ' . . The recent Tennis Club social, at which music was dispensed by a Morrinsville orchestra, proved a .success, visitors attending from near and far. Following the supper interval extras were supplied by the V; ' Public Hall Committee’s new pana- ’ , trope instrument, operated by Mr. W. Farley. The music thus provided was well received by the dancers, who •enthusiastically declared that it riv-

i v ailed the orchestral programme sup*lled - Domain Board. ' The usiial monthly meeting of the , Domain Board took place on Monday. Intimation has been received from &’■ -the LbndsDepartment confirming the appointment of Mr. J. D. Bryce to reposition upon the board, followresignation of the late secretary of that body, Mr. Thos. t "Thompson. ’ Mr. Bryce will act as secretary pro tern. i Progressive League. At a recent largely attended and. representative meeting of residents B and business proprietors of the district thereabouts, a decision was reached that the Progressive League, E/- • which -from 1921 until 1923 was a V- . -particularly live body in the locality, and which was* directly responsible S for several improved services for the public of Waharoa district, should be | { revived. For a considerable period the fact has been appreciated by those interested in the progress of this district t r that until the league was reorganised or a like; body was formed, cerJV : tain disadvantages now apparent | '-W would not be overcome. The meeting was particularly •unanimous regarding certain improvements which should be secured if the league is supported by the whole community and an executive representative of the whole district was elected, as follows: —President, Mr. J. D. Bryce; vice-president, Mr. V 1 r W. R. Wilson; committee, Messrs. D. • .♦«!;. Casey, junr., J. E. Barker, W. P. W: - Ryan, H. E. Salter, W. McGill and R. Casey; secretary and treasurer, Mr. <O. Lasenby, were elected after considerable difficulty had been experienced in securing anyone willing to undertake the positions. The annual subscription to the ' league was-fixed at five shillings. Among the first matters which are I -to receive the attention of the Prot gressive League are the changing of -the weekly half-holiday in Waharoa and the improvement of service sup--plidd, by the Railway Department. . ... In connection with the former rnat- • ier a petition was presented to the -members of the Matamata .County m Council bn Friday last; seeking auf "thority to revert to the observance f -of Thursday as the statutory V, holiday here from the commencement -of the coming year. For many years, in fact for twenty -year?; the holiday was observed lofe*'tally -oh Thursday, l# » 1925 was -Changed to Wednesday of each. week, ft Owing to the fact that the regulaW idons provide that the same holiday mukt be observed throughout the whole county, some difficulty will ; • r doubtless be experienced in arriving ' ' at a satisfactory adjustment ■of the - -hatter. The contention of Waharoa settlers and business people as outlined in the petition from the latter, «hd also the letter from the Progres-

sive League in that the closing of business houses locally on Wednesday when the weekly sale is held at Matamata is detrimental to local trade and inconvenient to the farmers of these parts. It would appear that if the adjustment to Thursday was made, and this would necessarily be -observed throughout the area served by the Matamata council, in observance of existing legislation, that day would not prove advantageous to the Tirau centre as a sale is held there on Thursdays.

The only solution possible which might be arrived at and which would be acceptable to all concerned, would bb‘ thewaiving of the restriction which requires that the same halfholiday must be observed throughout the council territory.

As the result of the petition from Waharoa, the whole matter will be dealt with at the next- meeting of the County Council, when it is hoped that the position will be fully appreciated as far as local arrangements are concerned, for the existing regu-. lation is decidedly disadvantageous, to the whole district. Waharoa has no community of interest with Tirau and adjacent districts from a business viewpoint, and consequently should not be hindered in its trade operations by the regulations now obtaining. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wright, of Ngatihaua,” together with their visitors, Mr. and Mrs. W. Clow-, of England, are visiting Rotorua, where they will remain until the New Year. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Costall, of Wardville, are at present visiting Auckland.