WAIKOUAITI NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12649, 29 April 1903, Page 7

WAIKOUAITI NOTES.

t f£>— ■— t (From Own Ows Coriiespondent.) - April 28. I The vestry of St. John's Church have decided f to follow tho example of tho publio cemetery a by .making an extra charge of £1 in future on 1 all' Sunday interments in the churchyard. '• The distribution of prizes to tho scholars , attending St. Johu's Sunday School took place 3 on tho 21st inst. in the schoolroom, in the pre,i stneo of the parents and friends. After soma s opening remarks, the Vicar (Rev. C. A. Fraer) e awarded the prizes as follows:—Mrs Fraer's r, class: Girls-Frances Keach 1, Ethel Beal 2; i ,boys—James Smith 1, Arthur Peters 2. Miss f Townsend's class: Alexander Bul'i'Owes and t John Burrowe3 (equal) 1, Albert Hallctt 2. ~ Miss Allcock's class: Violet Hatfield 1, Madgo f Harper 2, Eslia Mullins 3. Miss Smith's class: ' Dorothy Prcscott 1, Mary Prcscott 2, Mabel Smiths. Mis 3 Heckler's class-Lilian Hnrnier. : 1, Madeline Forgie 2, Te Anau Keach 3. ' Some 1 lantern views illustrative of a tour round tho B world were then shown, much to tue delight of i .the childrc'i, and tho usual refreshments were ' handed round. 3 The monthly meeting of the Borough Council '■ was held last night, the Mayor (Mr T. All- '• ceclc) presiding. An application for widening t ,a culvort in Aberdeen 3treet was deferred till i next meeting. A letter from tho Domain Board r re tho removal of tho post office from the rail--1 way station was received, and it was resolved !• that tho mayor get up a petition for signature t urging tho "need of a separate building, an'J :1 forward same to tho postal authorities. Tho •\ question of the management ot tho beach rcr serve, and a proposal to provide six additional e street lamps was left over, along, with several 3 other matters, for tho now council to deal with. 0 A number'of accounts werethen passed, and tho ■\ council adjourned.

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