TAURANGA NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17449, 20 April 1920, Page 5

TAURANGA NEWS.

>v> ftlT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONnK?TT.] TAHRANGA. Monday. The Tauranga Golf Club opened its season on Saturday afternoon. Manyplayers were present, and judging by the enthusiasm shown the season promises to be a very successful .me. Mixed four somes were played, the best score being registered by Miss Gavey and H. P. Butts. Miss Gavey thus won the club presented by the president, Mr- Lloyd. The borough engineer in a report to the Borough Council regarding the electricity department, says that power house ex tensions are being procoeded with, but the work is hindered by a scarcity of I suitable workmen. On the transmission I line to Muir's gold reefs all the poles have i been made, on the western side of the ! range, including 66 concrete, and 14 eteel poles, the latter being erected on the top of the range. The copper cable for this line has now been landed, and insulators arc coming to hand. The transmission line through Papamoa to Te Puke has been surveyed, and its erection is being 1 proceeded with. Regarding Papamoa disI tribution lines advice has now been re I ceived that the necessary transformers are j landing early in May. The contractors ' for the supply of poles advise that they ' are now hopeful of getting early delivery, and importers of croesarms are making an effort to get the balance of the order across from Sydney. Immediately on receipt of the above material it is proposed 1 to put the work of erection in hand.

| BURNS PROVE FATAL. : [BT TKLEGRA.PH* —PRESS association.] i CHRISTCHL'RCH. Monday. James Henry McAdam, aged 36 vears who received burns last week through his 1 bedclothes catching fire, died to-day.