NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
[FHOM OCR OWN COBBESPONraOTS.I WAIHI. AT the half-yearly/ meeting of the local John Leydon Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., held on Wednesday evening, the usual election of. officers took place, resulting as follows:— Brother E. Bedford; V.G.. Brother D. Conttß; elective secretary. Brother M. i Volger;? auditor, P.G. Brother Glennie; district deputies, 1 P.O. Brother D. Saunders, and P.O. Brother Glennie. The lodge was reported to be in* very satisfactory condition, new ! members) being initiated at every meeting.. --■'•"■■ ■'..• •.■.•'■-'>,-.,, J The Waihi Borough Council, considering thai! . the Paeroa-Waihi main road was mot; recent ingr the attention it should from ■; the County Council, complained to the Government o!f the matter. The Government, however, deeline to interfere, a* the following letter from the Under-Secretary■■ will ; show i—"Beferrmijf to your letter of the 6th. nit, and to subse- > quent correspondence on the subject >of the maintenance by the Ohinemuri County Conn- i oil of the Paeroa-Waihi Koad, I am directed: by ; the Acting-Minister for Public Works ; t<H' • inform you that your proposal that the Go n vernment should make an effort to cause this county tc keep the road in proper order ha<» been carefully considered, but as the Minister is of opinion that this it a matter winch should be settled between the local bodies themselves without ; the s interference of u Government, he regretH he does not see his wa;r to comply with your request." l :i 'w- J *: : - PAEBOA. AT the meeting of the local Jubilee Lodge, at Paeroa, the if olio wing were elected;— Brother T. Casley; V.G., Brother Williamsr ; elective secretary, Brother Parry. '"!, , "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 3
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267NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 3
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