WHANGAROA COUNTY

Northern Advocate, 16 August 1933, Page 8

WHANGAROA COUNTY

Council’s Monthly Meeting. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Whangaroa. County Council was held at Kaeo on Wednesday, August 0. A circular letter was received from the Otamatea County Council urging that a cotnbincd effort be made for the identification and eradication of ragwort. The opinion was expressed that very little, if any, .exists in this

county, but it was decided that each member should request the residents of his riding to report the presence of any suspicious,plants. In,reply to the council’s • request for consideration of rates overdue by Crown tenants, a letter was received from . the Minister of Crown Lands, promising /that “the matter would, be investigated,” It was decided to call for tenders I for the purchase of the county’s Graham truck. Accounts amounting to - £203 were '■ passed. Last meeting’s, resolution striking a j general rate, of 4|d was confirmed. It was noted that since 102(3-27 there has been a reduction in the general, rate from 71 d to 4Jd, and the point . was stressed that if all ratepayers could be relied upon to meet thqir obligations, rates for the current year could be reduced to 3d.

The engineer was instructed to attend to various small bridges needing repairs and was also authorised to ■purchase a surveyor's tape to facilitate the carrying out of engineering survevs.

The chairman and Cr. T. H. Hayes were appointed to attend the amalgamation conference at Whangprei on Friday, 18th instant, and the, clerk was instructed -to.prepare 'the' -necessary data. Hospital Board. At a meeting of the Hospital Board, held prior to, the .council , meeting, Mr W. H. Lane presided, the chairman being absent. Correspondence was received in 'connection with the admission of a local Boer War veteran to a home in Auckland, the matter being left in the hands of Mr, .Tdhanson for action. A . letter ■ was. received, from the secretary giving of' his : wish' to re-1

| sign his position, the resignation to j take effect on October 30th. This , was received with much regret, and mem--2 hers of the board spoke in eulogy of 1 the way in which Mr Gostar had; performed Ills duties. The question' of i filling the vacancy was left iy abeyv anee pending the return of the chairr man. [ Harbour Board. I Owing to the increase in tonnage at s Totara North Wharf, the collector's L salary was increased by £l2 10/ per 5 annum. , . ! The action of the chairman ,in havi ing the roof of the wharf shed-'re- ‘ paired and painted and repairs made ■to fender , piles was approved. y' The secretary Vas instructed'to"obtain a. legal opinion on the question of dues collectable on goods shipped outside the heads. ' . V. Golf. yV. The first all-for-all hole matches •were played on the Whangaroa Golf | Club's links at Kaeo last week-end. IPlay resulted as follows (winners menItioned first). — Fryer v. \orke, 1 up; Wood v. Moselen, 2 and .1; Lane v. V. Whitehead, 1 .HP; W. Whitehead v. C. Whitehead. - up; Yorke v. Moselen, 2 and 1; Y. Whitehead v./C. Whitehead, 2 and 1; Lane v. W. Whitehead, 2 and 1; Wood v. Fryer, 1 up; Brown v. Dane, I.up; W. Whitehead v. Fryer, 2 up; Lane v. Wood, 2 and 1; Yorke v. C. Whitehead, 1 and 2; Moselen v. V. Whitehead, 1 up; Yorke v. Dane; 3 and 1; Y. Whitehead v. Brown, 2 and IV . Bachelors’ Ball. The annual social enterprise of the local unattached male was launehed'at 8 b- m - i' l ]> .ve’s Hall last Thursday evening. Superlative orchestral, music was supplied, while Mr Gordon Teal carried out the onerous duties of M.C. with his usual vivacity and joic. do vivre. Extras were , supplied by Mihs Jecentho and Mr Gibbin. , " ' '

The Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss F; Hughes and Mr Connolly'/ % Except that the supply equal the demand the supper served Iby the bachelors was all that could bjordesired. The gentle art of terpgicb&o was exercised until 1 a.m. ,- : f

The general opinion is that the bachelors have excelled themselves and the eventuation of the spinsters’ threatened retaliation is awaited with impatience. Saturday’s Football. The semi-finals in the knock-out competition for the Johns Cup were played at Kneo last Saturday. Omnium and Kaeo mot in the first match, when a hard forward game was seen. Omnium forwards let their backs see more of the ball than usual, with the result that Hughes crossed Kaeo’s line twice. An attempt at field goal by Johns all but notched four points for Kaeo. Kaeo’s only try came when the ball went from the scrum out to the wing, where McKenzie dived over. No tries were converted. Apanui and Matauri mot in the second match, Apanui winning fi —0. Next Saturday Omnium and Apanui meet at Kaeo in the final for the Johns Cup. Kaeo and Okatere meet at Kaeo in the first match for the Mewett Shield (knock-out) competition.