KOMOKORIKI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9013, 28 March 1888, Page 6

KOMOKORIKI.

; A SOCIAL was, on Tuesday, March loth, given l by the Komokorikians to their friends, at [ the No. 2 schoolhouse. About fifty in all , were present. A large booth was erected . alongside the school for a supper room, to which all sat down about nine p.m. Coffee ! was again provided at three. A large tent i kindly lent for the occasion did duty as a ladies' dressing-room. Dancing commenced j at half-past seven, and was kept up with > great spirit till daylight to the violin music i of Mr. J. McGuiness, of Warkworth, and Mr. Burns proved a very efficient M.C. Great credit is due to the promoters for the way in which they worked to make it a success, not a single mishap occurring to mar the evening.—[A Correspondent.] : MAHURANGI. The twenty-eighth annual meeting of subscribers to the Mahurangi Public Library was held in the Public Hall, Warkworth, oh March 14-Rev. R. McKineey in the chair. ; Mr. Campbell, secretary, submitted the ! j balance-sheet and repoi t for ISB7, showing ! —Dr. : Balance forward, £10 8s subscrip--1 tions, £8 (is fid ; Government subsidy, £8 lis 'I4u : total, £27 Os (id. Cr. : Books purchased, j £12 2s; printing catalogues, £1 5s 9d ; insurance, 18s ; postages and stationery, 2s fill ; i I management, £3 ; balance, £8 18s 3d : total, | £27 6s fid. During the vear 50 new hooks and 28 magazines were added to the library, , and 1040 books were issued. The library now contains upwards of 1400 volumes, comprising many of the best works of history, biography, science, fiction, reference, &c. j It lias taken many years to acquire the stock of valuable books now in this library, and the committee of management will be glad to see the facilities now open to the youth of our district of continuing their education, so well begun in our public school, taken advantage of, and it is tobe hoped that many of the community will avail themselves of the institution. The following were elected the committee of management for the current year:—Rev. R. McKinney, J. M. King, J. Harrison, W. J. Wilson, P. F. Russell, N. Wilson, and E. Morrison; chairman, Rev. R. McKinney ; secretary, A. Campbell. The election of school committee has already begun to agitate this community. As there is still some five weeks before the day of election, the would-be candidates evidently consider there is nothing like i taking time by the forelock.— Cor- ( respondent.]

OPOTIKI. At a special meeting of the Road Board, held on March 12, the clerk reported the result of his inspection of the bye-road leading to the schoolhouse, stating that one row of pipes required laving, one culvert constructing, and l.'! chains of road forming to keep the creek in its proper bed, whereas at present it flowed down the centre of the road. Resolved, " That this matter stand over until next monthly meeting." The chairman reported the result of his recent interview with the County Council re the erection of a bridge across the Tarewarewa Creek, stating that the Council would probably construct the bridge if the Board would first construct the road or guarantee its construction. It was agreed, " That the clerk call for tenders for the 58 chains of road, as shown on the plan on the east bank of the Waiotahi, tenders receivable at the next monthly meeting, April 5, the work to be divided into two sections, and tendered for separately." The question of cutting a drain at the lower end of the second bush was discussed at considerable length, and it was resolved, " That tenders be called for for this work, returnable at the next monthly meeting." Mr. Dawson reported that he had visited Mr. William Steele's land, and found that about 2i chains of the road required forming and a small bridge erected in the centre to give him access to his property. Mr. Chapman produced a list of sections which are now being offered for sale by the Government, and which he suggested the Board should apply to have reserved for road purposes, as they will eventually be required for a main load. Resolved, "That the application to the Crown Lands Board be made, and the numbers mentioned in the letter of the blocks which it is considered are absolutely necessary for road purposes." The meeting closed' with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The first meeting of the new licensing commissioners of Waioeka and the usual quarterly meeting of the Bench were held in the Court-house, Opotiki, at noon on March 7. Mr. R. Wright was elected chairman for the current year. The police stated that the licensee of the Opotiki Hotel had provided the fire-escapes required. The police report upon all the licensed houses in the district was received from Sergeant Cahill, and proved faily favourable in all cases. Some small defects were reported and remarked upon by Sergeant Cahill, who undertook to see that these were remedied. The application of Mr. Morris Moses to transfer the license of the Masonic Hotel from himself to Mr. Frederick J. Lightoller was granted. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.-—[Own Correspondent.] ARATAPU. A meeting of the Aratapu Football Club was held in the Aratapu Hall on Monday. The following officers were elected Captain, John Johnston; secretary, James Graham ; committee, Messrs. J. Smith, C. Baker, and another. There are plenty of footballers in our settlement, and a strong Aratapu team is expected. Tne sawdust provides an excellent practice ground. Mr. George Lowrie, of Mangonui Bluff, intends to bring a Maori team against our local men, and a good game is sure to result, for the natives in past seasons have showed themselves thorough adepts in the game Our school boys are hungering for another cricket match with the Aarapohue school boys, and feel confident of being able to secure a victory. — [Own Correspondent, March 19.] NORTHERN WAIROA REGATTA. The Northern Wairoa Regatta came off at Aratapu on Saturday, St. Patrick's Day. At eleven o clock the sun shone out and the weather was beautifully fine for the rest of the day. A large concourse of people gathered on the lleawa and Aratapu wnarves to witness the contests. The Camille was to have been the flagship, but owing to appearances of bad weather, the captain refused to leave the Kopuru Wharf. To supply her place the little steamer Tangihua was moored to the Heawa Wharf and was constituted the flagship, and although the steamer was small, a large number of tickets of admission to her was sold. The Northern Wairo?. Brass Band, under Bandmaster Phillnot, discoursed sweet music throughout the day. The contests, with one exception, were not of an exciting nature, owing to the paucity of entries. The whole arrangements were successfully carried out and reflected credit on the committee. The following are the results :—

Yacht and Open Boat Rack; course 12 milts.—Avery Irixy, 1 ; Thompson's Wilhelniina '2. A fine sailing breeze prevailed throughout the race. The Trixy made the best start and kept the lead "throughout, winning by about four minutes.

Eightf.kn'-foot Boat Race ; course about (i miles. - Melville Al, 1 ; Dargaville's Stella, '2. Bell's Kate was the only other entry. Champion Single-handed Punt Rack fell through, there being onlv one entry. Swimming Rack, 250 'yards.— W Wright, 1 ;C. Anderson, 2. Pretty close finish' Waiti, a Maori, also competed, but was quite out of it.

Boys' Single-handed Punt Race- no entries. " '

Champion Sculling Race.— A. Bailey, of Auckland, 1. 1 Here was on3,v one other competitor, Joseph Brown, anil 'in rounding the lirat buoy he ..sized, the water being rough. Bailey then had a walk over. (iHkas\ Boom.—John Powell and John Brown both carried off the flag and divided the prize. Mill Hands' Four-oared Race.—Rose (Kopuru Little -Mill crew), 1 ; Acme (Koj.uru crew), - ;A1 (Kopuru crew), 3. The Pirate, Henry, Mabel, and Northern Chief also competed. This was the event of the day the seven boats made a pretty start, and all strove for the prizes. On passing the Hagship the first time the Rose was about four lengths ahead of the Acme, and the A 1 some two minutes behind the same. The Rose maintained its lead to the finish. The first four boats contained Kopuru crews, then followed two Aratapu boats, and last a Kopuru boat. A dance was held in the Aratapu Hall in the evening, and was fairly attended. The music was supplied by the brass band.—[Own Correspondent.]