COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15390, 27 August 1913, Page 4

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FROM , OUR. OWN - CORRESPONDENTS.

CAMBRIDGE.

BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY. A committee "meeting of the Beautifying «|||||| Society was held on Monday evening. Satis-';. factory progress w** repotted as to the | Works in hand on different reserves in the J;fflm borough, and receipt was reported of: a >§|||t subscription three-guineas: to the socie- ';!WM ty's funds from Messrs. Hancock and Co., ;|« of Auckland. It was decided to ask the ?;§&& Domain Board to erect a glasshouse for ymß raising seedlings, both for planting in the. ~« Domain grounds, and to assist the society's ■JiWbS work. : ."' "',- : ' ' ' "^Wm A meeting of the directors of the Cambridge Terminating Co-operative Building '£?§& Society was held on Monday afternoon, |ij| when Mr. W. G. Care was appointed chair- ' || man, and Mr. M. Butler vice-chairman. jff The Bank of New Zealand was appointed <j : m bankers to the company, and Mr. E. Eraser ■ was elected solicitor. The salary of the 'M secretary' was fixed at £60 per annum, Mr. ;M E. Veale being appointed for the first six ":-% months, with a bonus of : £10 extra, much * || extra work having to be done during that jjl time. All other necessary arrangements for ;f| getting to work quickly were made. ; 1 The monthly meeting of the Cambridge | Road Board was on Saturday, Mr. If. v|| Booth presiding. In reply to an inquiry, , y| the clerk to the County Council wrote that " m it was not possible to reduce the rate this j year. The chairman was deputed to at- f; tend the forthcoming conference at Hamil- ' •■,?'■■ I ton in reference to celebrating the jubilee \ K ~- of the Waikato. In regard to the much- _' -,j vexed question of obtaining gravel supplies, it was resolved 'to write to several Crown yf^ffi I tenants asking if they will allow the board to test their grounds for gravel, and failing an amicable arrangement the board will • i -^Jlf|| take steps to acquirer what land ?.t re- '■'&§fS| quires under the Public "Works Act. '-'^liflf ;*;:-•■;;■ .:->■ ; . ■ '.. ■■;- ■ fbankton; ■'. . T 338 BOROUGH AFFAIRS. ■•-*§& At the meeting of the Borough Council • \Wm a: lengthy report was presented by Mr. Herbert in connection with the electric . ,|3» light, and as a result it was resolved that |w in future all meters should be read, .and- _"3J]ji|ffl their readings bo entered up, that power should be /charged at 3d, and the arrears 'ujfl|f charged up at 2d, and- that consumers who Vsffll desired to instal a Ferraute meter could do M so at their own cost. - A letter was received ' ?{-2Jsp from the Minister for Railways stating that Vjl | he had promised <«>;• erect an overhead ;f!l||§ bridge at the Lake Road crossing: if' l .- the council would , make the approaches, but that ha j had promised/ to ; have a, reportf||§|||| made, and this was being done. In re- ■ ujjT; turning the balance-sheet the AuditorGeneral' wrote stating -'that the: audit inspector had advised him that the lr:a board had illegally transferred loan mousy to the general account. -The balance-she-also showed that, a sum of £1180 7s Bd was; ■ : i >. owing to the loan and- that act L:> would be * taken unless the money was ;: refunded. He asked 'what the i council in- ' tended to dp in the matter. It was decided . to ( reply,: stating that* the, council acknowleged'tlie illegality of their action, but pointing out that the-mor..ey used was the , unexpended portion of a roads loan thai they had intended to use on the main road, between Frenkton and Hamilton. Owing to the work on the Hamilton end not being as good as expected they did not want to ' spend: the money yet, and had used it*, to meet the debit, balance on the electric and •-* ■* £i\ waterworks loans. They were raising .fursupplementary loans for these schemes, ] and would then refund the money to the ; board's loan account. , ! ,:.:.:-;', te. KOWHAI. .;; :* "7 • : RIFLE MATCH. " In a match between the local rifle club and the • Ngaxuawahia corps of tie Legion: * • -' f £ of Frontiersmen, the latter won by IS'- 1 points, to 149. • ' - . ,-~1& .'r . - '■:■'■' '-'•'■■?■■'■'"■-■■ - TROTH!*TT a • -' CLERGYMAN RESIGNING. . ; -; -':; At a meeting of the congregation held on Sunday night in. St. John's? Presbyterian '.'■■■. Church, the following resolution was cat. • i;i ried : "That the congregation learns: wit deep regret;that their pastor,' the. Rev. ( , Thomas Scott, has. through continued illness .to resign his charge. The congregation while reluctant to lose his . w L'?J;t|f do vso because they feel ' that -no othe'" course is ; possible .at' the present, both fo? Mr. Scott's own health and the good of the congregation,, which, he has shown by his devoted labour, he has had so. much' at "<:■ ■■::■:■ heart. They therefore accede •to his resig- ' nation." It was also resolved to ask the -;£•; Presbytery 'Of Waikato to nominate the Kev. W. White, of Waihi» as interim moderator. of the charge. : Last- week the memberi of the Kotorua $ Fire : Brigade entertained fireman R. L. \''sM Griffiths, who has been connected with the ' .', brigade about eight years, r on the "occasion of his marriage, which recently took place. Superintendent Bennett, on behalf - of . the brigade, presented 'Mr. and Mrs. j Griffiths with a silver-mounted' salad-bowl, ■' '.- and wished them long life and, prosperity. . : -"j Several songs were ' rendered by the company present,' and dancing was -> indulged in.until midnight. - ° The Rev. P. C. Davis, who for over two years served as curate' in.,: the Rotorua - : % parish; has accepted the position of vicar • of.the parochial district of Puketapu, and ffi leaves for that place on Thursday. ~ W® . , - TE AROHA. ' THE DAIRY COMPANY. The Te Aroha Dairy Company directors s*4sM have accepted'a tender for the erection of ,; additions to the Ea.stport Road ; creamery, residence. The building of a creamery at Houraki Plains is now being proceeded with. In the meantime arrangement* have • 'iSpf been made for trie delivery of cream to ' the .Eastport Road creamery. The company decided to pay la ;2d per pound for : butter-fat or. August. -' .'-'{" : : y.r...-;■: -——---——' ;;./; : 'V '"-: ■--.'/'/-- .; «- 'ss ....... . . , g HARAPEPE. TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION. Telephone communication iis at last established,,, having been completed on -' ' Friday last on to >lr. Jas. Reilly's resi- .". dence. This is a long-felt gratified, and will save many a long 1 journey for the ig^ settlers. .;■-;.- .-,";■". > ', ' -] The cream contractor is to be seen once T more at the depot, taking charge of the numerous r cane of cream : en route for' Frankton Junction, whero it is now de- '• 1 hvered, instead of- Ngaruawahia, tho old • route.' *--.'. : '-.-" ■■■• \r. m '. : : . ~■-..-; ■■■ ;'■'..■"''■".-:■..;■'•'- .-'.'t3^^^ Ploughing is; in full swing here pre- i%sß6 paratory - to: sowing- oats, and- other crops'.'' ?; The grass is looking well, and young lambs are, to, be seen in many paddock*, a good 'SB percentage being the rule. : : ■ ■J-V-.m -: . ■•-.-■: ■■: ■-.:■ ;-;:,« ",-.-■-■:•■ -;-' - ;.-•:, '■ ' ■■ ------ •.- I "^.-^te WAIHL r \: THE DRUIDS LODGE. \ : : ■ :-,■:•-. :,-.■. -:• .--■-... -!.!■■:« -At a meeting of .representatives of the . f.& Ohinemuri District Druids lodges, held at ;-: ' •vl Karangahake, it was decided to invite the grand president (Bio. Thompson) to visit ■ the district during; the month of '.October.'"! '*■;&ss Should; the invitation be accepted a united ' t reception will be. held at Karangahake, and ■ the Te Aroha and Momnsville lodge will --i be invited to participate. '*■&$&. At the Miners' Union Hall on Monday evening, Mr. D. McLaren, Dominion or-',• ■•'SMS ganiser for the, United Labour -Party, de->-. livered an.address on the aims and objects of the party, Mr. D. Donaldson presiding. 0:i the motion of Mr. E. N. Daries, seconded by Mr. : Foster, it was resolved to form a branch of the • United Labour •?! Party in Waibi. ■ - "' -iKI '■■Am