TE AROHA DISTRICT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18158, 2 August 1922, Page 9

TE AROHA DISTRICT.

NEW DRAINAGE BOARD. [BT TE LEGR APH. OVTH CORRESPONDENT. ] TE AROHA. Tuesday Seven nominations have been received for the seven vacancies on the newlyconstituted Hungahunga Drainage Board, the election having become necessary by the inclusion of additional territory in the board's area, notably the absorption of the Waihokau Drainage Board's district. The new board iB composed of Messrs. R. Burke, jun. (Waihou), William Hallett (Waiton), Samuel Harvey (Te Aioha West), C. Hanson (Ngarua), W. H. Mathers (Hungahunga), E. Hughes (Wardville), and J. Oir (Gordon). The four last-named were members of the former boaid, with Mr. Hughes as chairman. The Hungahunga Boa d controls probably more territory than any othor drainage board in the whole Dominion, and is in the almost unique position of having no antecedent liability. The annual meeting of the Te Aroha Bowling Club was held on Saturday evening, last year's president, Mr. J. A. Clothier, presiding over a fair attendance. The annual report showed that the membership had increased slightly. The club had been represented at several outside tournaments, and had played six interclub matchex, winning five ,of them. Mr. It. Noonan's team won the Goldfield Stars and Clothier Sh'eld tourney. Reference was made to the greatly increased charges by the Tourist Department for games, and the meeting was invited to express an opinion on the sub-, ject, it bein? t'onl ended that the increase was abnormal and not in the interests of bowline or of the department, for many players had refrained from tailing out season t'ckets. The ba'ance-sheot. showed a credit balance of £17 4s lOd. The election of officers resulted:—President, Mr. I 1". L. Kenrick; vice-presidents, Messrs. D. . —echnie and W. Oreenina ; committee, Messrs. J. Heathcote, J. A. Clothier, G. Hodge, A. Hesketh. R. N con an and A. D. Wallace; secretary, Mr. T. E. Wvlip: treasurer Air. J. O. Dvkes; auditor. Mr. A. B. Rinton ; delegates to South Auckland and Goldfields Associations, Messrs. Clothier arid Noonan; delegate to Clothier Shield executive. Mr. Clothier; mateh committee. Messrs. Heathcote, Greoning and Hndre. The Anorlican Parish Hall, which was built with f"<nds rp-'«-®d by the Ladies' is to be formally opened next week with a soc ; "l »nr! concprt Archdeacon Cowie, of Hamilton, is to perform the ceremony. Considerable interest is being manifested in the election of a director to represent the south-east ward on the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company. On Sa.tnrdav, Mr. Samuel 7,ve, of N>.-™-stead, addressed the dried miTk suppliers at Te Aroba West In trupport of the present administration.