COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15375, 9 August 1913, Page 11

COUNTRY NEWS.

*~- B ■ r FKO a ocnt OWN CORBBSPONDXKTS.T TE AROHA. THE BOY SCOTTTS. I lp The swearing-in. ceremony in connection 1 -'-*' with the Te Aroho, boy scouts took place ffe at the Men's Chibrooms on Thursday if': evening, fin the presence of * largo num-1 bcr 0 parents and friends of the l s boys. | jr"- The Rev. "^ : - E. Connolly, scoutmaster, j |||;' : Cambridge, officiated, and was assisted, by i P? •Mr Baulk, scoutmaster, of : Frankton. i I®' After the ceremony, both gentlemen gave j B short addresses, which were listened to] !m. most 'attentively by the scouts;. •• '• ! W The quart? l ' l ! conference of the Waikato I m Federation of the Church of England f- Men's Society on Wednesday, in the Te j S— Aroha -bandroom, was well attended by PIP delegates from the various branches. The |f:? ; «-president (Mr. EL V. Warmington) - : nrasided, "* <bo absence of the president M : Mr. J.'E. Herbert). The hon. secretary (the Rev. W. Connolly) was also present. p Very interesting discussions took place on §■ the Bible in Schools and Church Coffc operation. questions, the subject being inI I'iv traduced by the Rev. H. O. T. Hanby and W Mr. W. ;E. Barnard respectively. The S Rev. 0. J- Kimberiy, organising secretary I of the Church Mission Association of New P Zealand, gave an illuminated address on f| ; tne "study circle" method of missionary Hi reading, and a resolution recommending II the system to the branches was adopted. Wk Mr. Sergei (Hamilton) gave a report on [*■£'■ his missionary tour around the Waikato, fir and regarded the outlook as : promising. Si- The Be*. Mr. Drake (Frankton) introfe duced "'.Methods of- Bible Study," and Mr. W' Sergei spoke of the '" Ad; School Movefh ment," which the Hamilton Clnvch of f y England Men's Society was supported : in-' ]• dividuaily, as a means of meeting men inft; terested in social problems in their relation to the' Bible: It was resolved to urge the Ifi branches to da-cuss the subject of Sundayf;fc school work aft part of the • nominal; busiW% ness of members. . The conference ; con--1% eluded at » lat© hour on ,> Wednesday % night. A sen ice in St. Mark's was atfSp tended by members, an address beinggiven !jy the Rev. H. O. T. Hanby. The i ■ m next 'quarterly conference will bo? held at ':.'» i'Hontrjl'i: it was resolved that 'the- annual , : .~ meetings of the federation should be held i ;tT in Hasiilton,-' and the other three quarterly-I confereiKes in the branch centres iavi- 1 tation. -"■:■-_,•"

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W" ; "''■ '•."'■■ -->- ... ■■:^\ : '-i : ,:\ - : -v-hv: ; THE DAIRY COMPANY. . " ' ;-;_\ Hie annual meeting of the' Te Kniti Co-; V operative Dairy, Company was held on, £ Thursday in the Municipal Hall, : There J. w*s a large attendance of shareholders and a-Bttte™ ~f rota every portion ©£ the district. The balance-sheet showed a satisfactory . position, the amount: of lljd per lb fat, butter fat having been paid out to supv , pliers during the season, and the operations of the company having resulted in a fi:} small profit. In hie report the chairman * , \" of /directors {Mr. J. Boddie) referred/to the phenomenal increase ia business of ; the '"' company, . the. number of '•• cows supplying 1 ' having been increased from about; 300 to . between 2000 and '[ 3000. ;;• This number vrV "would be further increased during tlte* com- / ' ing season, and it would;be no surprise >: " to see from 4000 to 5000 cow* supplying. Iv. interesting feature of ihe business was te/. that, while in the first season the/number ' •/• of shareholders was eight, there were now '£,' SO shareholders, repTesenthog "at least- 1500 .;,■,,.- shares. A vote of thanks and appreciation ■;v to the chairman for his efforts in proowt- //•. tag and carrying on the ~ company was 1 v":;' carried, and it was resolved that a bonus /■'- of £50 per year ,be granted, the chairI - : man. Twelve nominations: were received, J'' , and the following were elected to the ■ directorate for the - ensuing term:— •'■; 7 Messrs; J. Boddie, K. M. Somerville, ; F. ;• . B. Coiboy, J. Steel, C. Roantree, E/H. Mm Hardy, 1 and C. Marx. It {was decided to 4. -, open the (factory for business on August 14. The constantly-increasing traffic at- the - , g .railway station renders frequent additions i f;, .to {he stotion accommodation necessary. |j Just nenr some extensive work is being carried out with the object of bringing the equipment up-to-date. .The \ signalling system is beilag greatly \ improved : arid/the M'£ interlocking |?sys tern *is r being put into use. The station buildings are also to be en--1 larged. / Hitherto the night trains .between. Auckland ' arid -~ Wellington, which cross at Te Kaiti. have not been apble to get along-/ J i side the platform, and! travellers from ■.' Auckland arriving at Kvriti at 2 a.m. |tpj!£sv« been' greatly inconvenienced. The ; improvements now being carried oat will < j. allow both trains to pull up to the plat- v form, and the risk to'nigit traveller* will thus be avoided. f"j ' ' t • * - ,-'3';---:v-fe\-.,- <■:■■ ■ r~: ."■:..:■■. ;.;■'■-',::-'-•.;-;-: ■■■ ■"'■-■■ :-/-v-,-.v,",vv. : ;. .;.■:.■■

Pilfer " WAIUKU.

OLD KESIDENT'S PUNEBJUi. The funeral of the late Mr: "A.- E. Mefl«op took place on Tuesday. The -large : '&t~i tendance testified to the -respect in which ] *#%*{Jie deceased was held, the cortege' being tonsiderably a' quarter of a mile long. j The coffin was ;' covered * ■ with ' beautiful j wreaths. , ; , The: service at the Holy Trinity i Church and the iesraeteryJvaat'ittpß^^rely' conducted by }. the ; Rev. C. A. v' Vaughan. i ||||||jTfie. ; chief mourners were: three, sons and j »^^pfcfer "~~ brothers;.of deceased.-.. . .* -' . ]

HUNTLY. ,

COMING POULTRY SHOW. Judging by the largo number of entries, I |§§||ifie'' show to be ; he'd under the auspices of 'j t the Huutly ; Poultry and Kennel Club on j Wednesday and Thursday next promises to ; ; ; -lie an undoubted success.;..,.' So. ': far 174 entries have been made in the dog and 176 pfgm"the poultry classes, while canaries, cage birds, and cats will 'be well repeated. §§l||An mating exhibit will be the pheasSpjiptej which have been reared locally. The tickets for the art union are selling reC [. markably welL ~,; At ra. special meeting held, on: Friday night, Mr. J. P. I Bailey: ■ presiding, ;■ the I council of the School of .: ; Mines agreed to j||&; register under the Ineoffporated Societies* j f. Act, and by so doing give the "school" j ] : legal status. . ■ - >.-■ \ $&• The monthly ; meeting of the • District J School Committee was held on Friday | night, Mr. J. Elliot presiding. The! j.-; motion • carried at the ..'previous meeting WMW by which it was. proposed .to remunerate i Y "the secretary for his work was .'rescinded ■ <*\ : on the ground that such action waa illegal, j '%' Mr. Jones consented to continue to act in, j ■/:.- an honorary capacity. The action of the . |tf.t board in closing the school on account of | t-'&y the occurrence of an alleged case of small- I <i ', Sox without reference to the committee, j ■ • Whig considered arbitrary, it was resolved f * to protest against the continuance of simi- ;.' . lar procedure. The intention to close the ; school for a fortnight in order to enable Js; the teachers to attend physical culture j. -' classes evoked a vigorous protest, the com- | mittee being of opinion that a better > method of conveying such instruction was i \ highly desirable. The headteacher reported I that for July the roll number had been 408 ':• , and the average attendance 354.7. The I' bapxd notified that an allowance of £1917e i'/: had been olaced to the credit of the committee. The members again decided _to ;'&' join the School Committees' Association. ]'«s..* Accounts amounting to £4 19s 4d were 111 /passed for payment.

|j|§; ALBANY. \

t|t VISIT TO THE SCHOOL. : On Tuesday morning Messrs. Harris, Jlarrav, and MeKenzie, members of the Board" of Education, and Mr. I. Farrell, architect to the board, drove out to Albany, and were met at the school by members of iiitiP School Committee. Their mission was p.'tmia view the piece of land commonly known *£§f§ to the school reserve, and report upon the f|||ffch of the School Committee to have this I: section, consisting, of nine acres, which is P^f present Crown land, set aside for school imposts. At present two acres of this ■'.''-Motion is occupied as a school site, but, --'** more than half this area is occupied by .-Wldinsrs and eehool garden, there is not : sufficient ground left available for paddock playground. After conferring with the - AWmmittce, the visiting members decided to :."■■•*dvise the Education Board to acquire the |»|tee section,, The school garden was in-

spec ted and admired, a special feature noted being a bed of daffodils., the gift of Professor ahcmas, showing some fine blooms;': ;,<;.<&.;: party vof Harbour Board - members motored; out to Albany on Tuesday, the party consisting of Mr. J. H. Gnnson (chairman), Messrs. Heather and Adams and the secretary, Mr. Burnett, and Mr. Mumer, engineer to ' the board. " At the upper wharf a number of settlers waited on them, and as an outcome of the visit improvements to wharf and goods shed are : to be, immediately put in. hand ; and effected. The 'party then proceeded; down too river, and noted some obstructions which are .to be shortly removed. A sum of £500 is to be spent on this work. *>: ':_. The 3rd Regiment A. M.R. and the local Frontiersmen are holding a grand military ball in the Coronation Hall. Albany, on inday, August 15, 1913. The music will be supplied by members of tho Regimental Band. r • , Tho building, trade is very brisk in Albany. Mr. F. Robinson lias just completed a residence for Mr. Downs, a motor garage and residence tor Mr. Powell, and is now building a large house for Mr. A. Stevenson. Mr. Ruehbrook is building a house for Mr. Charman at Lower Albany.

WARKWORTB. /

WORK ON THE FARM. : . ' , Farming operations are in full swing, and a larger area is being brought into cultivation every year. A rather remarkable thing for this time of year is that several farmers could not plough because the ground was too dry, and this in July. A pleasing function took place here when, on the occasion of his leaving Warkworth for Auckland, Mr. Leo Buckton' was presented by his colleagues with a handsome silver-mounted pocket-book •to show their appreciation ; of his goodfellowship. J Having been through the chairs of the local lodge of the M.U. Oddfellows, the brethren of that lodge, as a mark of their esteem, presented > him with a Gladstone travelling bag. The inhabitants took part in another; handsome presentation of a dressing-case suitably inscribed, and at a social attended by a'large number a public presentation was made by Mr. Walker, who conveyed the hearty good . wishes of his fellow-townsmen for hid future welfare. Mr. Buckton suitably responded, and a very pleasant evening was passed. I

-; , -." . ROTOKUA. -

SUCCESSFUL POSTERS BAH,. ; The v. recent poster ball, which was a great/; success, assisted , considerably : to- '-. ! wards the funds of ■ St.. " Luke's Parish Hall improvement fund. The total receipts were £31 Os M,/arid the expenditure .only amounted to; £5 12s 6d. The. small amount of expenses' being doe to the very large amount of liberal assistance and donations.

For this time of year the Government gardens 1 are 1 looking - well, and a considerable amount of work is i being;; done, so that;;. :^eyj)wiU; r pfese'iU'-'a'-' : more beautiful appearance in the coming spring. There "has ;. been a ; splendid bloom of wattles in and around the gardens. r Just behind the new bath buildings a new fish-pond is being construct ■-• for the purpose of experiments, !: which are now being made to try and ; ascertain; whether or not shags are responsible for '. disease in : the ; trout. The:.- authorities have decided to establish a yard in connection with the sanatorium, ; arid already a; commencement has been made with the work of erecting! the fowi*houses>^ which are to bei.near the veget-able-garden in the grounds.«;; A start has been made with about 50 birds (Leghorns arid Orpingtons), but later on this: number will probably be -doubled. -Mr/ J. N. McLean : ; ; : h4?i... given . the/ authorities much assistance in. % the ' construction v and economical working of the fowl-yard. /- - WAIHL THE BOROUGH COUNCIL. * ' -i ,The 5 monthly meeting /of;- tL'e Waihi Borough Council ? was •? held yon':* Thursday evening." ■>■ The manager/of the. National Bank J advisee! that Treasury remittajice.s, totalling £637 5s r 3d, had b^nfplaced to the credit /of, the district fund account, and. declarations were received announcing the Enrchase of 12,662cz of gold within the borough. Telegrams were read from the ,Prime ; Minister and the Minister ; -for,- Jus; lice /thanking the .; council /.for its/ resolutions endorsing/the, attitude adopted by the Government in connection with the 1 Waihi strike. ~' A letter was; received from the ; secretary of the Ohinemuri Mines and Batteries /Union'of /Workers/ (Mr. N. Pulham) endorsing the action of ; the council in baking steps to alter the borough by-laws to permit of the suppression of strieet-corter oratory iof : ah; undesirable character.: The Labour; Department wrote asking the)/ council to /approve of the ; appointment, as inspector of factories, of Mr. T. H. Erwin (borough sanitary, inspector), and it was /decided that ; Mr, Erwin be appointed. // The Under-Secretary of Mines forwarded copy of the >Order-;in-Council distributing the gold duty between the Waihi Borough Council and jthe^Ohinenruri; County Council.. The secretary /of the -Tauranga:; Railway : League sent "a resolution advocating the pushing on of the East Coast, railway, from Waihi tOiTabranga/arid from Tauranga to Waihi. It was decided, on ,the /.motion of the Mayor, to lend the council's hearty support to , the matter. The Finance Committee's report stated that the district fund account showed a debit balance of £5730 148, against which * gold /duty due amounted to £1278. The necessity of immediate steps towards providing a more adequate water 'supply/ in ' view of 'the threatened drought last season, was urged by the / Mayor. ; He moved that a subcommittee be set up to consider the matter, procure expert advice, and -bring down a report for the Works Committee. The motion was carried. - ■ /-.

' OTOEOHANGA. * \ -.

:'.' . TOWN COUNCIL. — An amount of important business was transacted at the last monthly meeting of the local Town Council, when there were present: Messrs. Elliott (chairman), Ormsby, Vicary, and Benner. Correspondence was approved, including a letter to Mr. C K. Wilson, M.P., asking him to endeavour to have this council placed on the same footing as other local bodies in the matter of rates, collection of taxes, and enforcement of noxious weeds regulations. In replying, the member had promised to bring the matter under the notice of the Ministers concerned. The clerk reported that the new valuation roll was not yet to hand. A letter from the secretary of the' Town Band stated that two oi'three more instruments were urgently required, and asked if the council was prepared to guarantee the sum of £12 for purchase of same. Members were not sure of the legality of pledging town money for this purpose. It was finally decided that if the instruments are vested in the council the money be granted if it is ascertained that this course can be legally taken. The Maori Land Board desired to know if the council had any by-law regulating the width of business and residential sections. It was decided to frame a by-law fixing the minimum width of business and residential sections at SOft and 60ft respectively; Tuhoro Street and Maniapoto Street to comprise : the business area. Applications for building permits were sent in for a house in Rangitahi Street for Mr. Harrison; shop in Tuhoro Street for Mr. Corban; shop and livingrooms in Maniapoto Street for "Mr Cowley ; shop for Mr. Why to' in Maniapoto Street. The applications were handed to the Works Committee to deal with, the council deciding that it could not' grant permits unless satisfactory plans were forwarded.- The action of the chairman in having crossings in Kanawa Street attended to was approved. Accounts of £2 12s for sanitary plans, and £225 for sections were passed for payment. Arrangements were made for the holding of a public meeting to discuss the proposal of raising a loan for a municipal hall; also for the taking of a poll of ratepayers on the proposal. Messrs. J. A. Ormsby (chairman), Pig gott, T. Hosking, Harrison, and Rhodes were present at the last meeting of the Otorohanga School Committee. It was reported that £8 4s 6d had been cleared >&t the last school concert. The Visiting Committee reported that school cleaning

and sanitary work was being satislactorily performed. .It was resolved to charge the Defence Department :2s 6d for each drill held in school. The chairman's action in granting permission for the placing of a small organ in Te Mauku scnoolhouse was approved. The headmaster's report on the teaching staff was very satisfactory. During the illness of Miss Ashbv the infant classes had been conducted by Mrs. Hall. The roll number for June was 149, with an average attendance of 110; July numbers were 151 and 94 respectively, the prevailing epidemic accounting for the drop in the attendance for July. It was decided at once to disinfect the school. Messrs. Harrison and Miller were appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month. Accounts amounting to £10 12s were passed for payment. At Thursday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court, a test case was tried, in Which C. Elliott was charged with keeping an unregistered dog. Mr. Hosking, appearing for defendant, said his client did not wish to evade payment, but considered the fee should ' go to the local Town Council and not to the Waitomo County Council: „He said the county did not operate in * this township district, where defendant resided. The magistrate said he' would forward his written decision. '•

HAMILTON. FAKEWELL PRESENTATIONS. Mr. and Mrs. McKendrick, who have been conducting evangelistic- services in Frankton and Hamilton for some weeks past, were the recipients on Thursday evening of a handsome presentation from those who have attended their services. The presentations were made by the Rev. A. Gow and Pastor- Peary ..respectively, and were suitably acknowledged. At a meeting of master painters it was decided to form the Hamilton Guild of Master Painters', Industrial Union of Workers, and the following officers were appointed: Master, W. H. Tucker ji deputy-master, P. B. Booth; secretary, F. Cole; treasurer, C. P. Taylor. ' FRANKTON. , - : j - . BAND BENEFIT.'. . A waltzing competition, organised by a committee of ladies in aid of the music fund of the Town Band, resulted in netting about £8- The winners of the competition were Miss Harvey and Mr. F. Herbert. * -