WAIKOUAITI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 39

WAIKOUAITI.

October 2.— At the Borough' Council mieev ing last Monday night it was reported souk damage had been done to the town lampa and other things by some senseless young fellows, and it was resolved to ask the police to investigate the matter. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Domain Board for assistance in continuing Edinburgh street through the reserve on to the beach. More correspondence was read re the open square in Edinburgh street, and the rnattei - wa? referred to the borough solicitor for advice. A motion brought forward by Cr Fell limiting; th& power of individual members of -the Works Committee was carried, the council resolving that no new work be undertaken by the committee without being authorised in' proper form. It was also decided that certain councillors inspect the fences round portions of the borough endowment reserves.

Valedictory.— The brethren of the Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., met in the Oddfellows' Hall, Waikouaiti, on Wednesday, 27th ultimo, to bid farewell to their N. G. (Bro. John Brown), •who is leaving to become manager of tho Dipton Dairy Factory. Bro. James M'GilL P.M., presided, and there was a good attendance. After a few games of euch.re had been mcluJgetl in, Bro. M'Gill intimated why i-he, raeeting had be.°n called, and said they wonalci nil be very sorry to lose the company of their genial N.G., who had made himself popular, all round, and whenever they met him he had a smale on his face for them. Their loss Ytfould' br> to the gain of tl'e Dipton folk, and l'o doubt his removal would promote tha cause of ihe bietlnen at that place, where a lodge voul-d mest likely" be formed shortly. Bro. T. Allcock, P.M, said Bro. Brown had been a regular attendant at the lodge meetings, and had set a good example thereby. As his period of office had not cxpirad, he &uggestsd rhat a P.M. act for tho remainder of the time, and that Bro. Brown's name ba placed on the merit board in due course. Bro. E. C. Wood, V.G., ako eulogised Bro. Biown's services, aiiJ made reference to tha ab'.e manner m which, he had assisted him (tho speaker) at the local dairy factory, and said he had no doubt that if the Dipton folk (supplied good milk Bro. Brown would be a success at thear factory. Bro-. M'Gill then handed a. piirse of sovereigns to Bra. Blown as ?» mark of esteem from the brethren, saying he hoped it would aJways have gold! in it, and he called on the brethren to drinjs his health. This having been don©, with musical honours, Bro. Brown then thanked the brethren sincerely for the honour dona him, and said' tha kindly sentiments expressed would leniain engraved on hds memory. Tsm* freshn.-nts were then served out by Bros. Clocome and Jamieson, after which a numboi cf songs wera contributed by various brethretr, and selections on the pianoforte were given by Bro E. Aitcheson. The singing of "Auli? lang syne " brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

Lecture.— The Rev. L. M. Isitt gave an address on No-license in the Public Hall on Thursday night. The wretched state of tha v/eather prevented many from turning out, but the hall was fairly well filled. The mayoe (Mr T. Smith) presided, arid briefly introduced the speaker. Mr Isitt. from the first-, engagocl the attention of his audience and held it closely till the end, keeping his hearers in good humour throughout, and exciting theii rkible faculties frequently by some of. bir

remarks. He told how he became converted to teetotalism while stationed in his first charge &s a minister at Tuapeka, in the old gold-rush days, and then gave little extracts from his recent journey to the countries of the old world, bringing in the evidence of medical men, politicians, and others who had declared strongly against the use of alcohol as a beverage. At the end he, pressed for questions from those who did not agree with Sim,- hut none ventured to have it out with liim. With a parting injunction to "strike out the top line' and a vote of thanks to ftho chairman, the meeting terminated. / Health Note.— The health of the locality eeems to have bean very good during the past iwinter. No epidemics were prevalent, and ttewer cough remedies than usual were needed, ■while the medico complained that he had not ijnough to do. Yet in spite of all this it seems strange to record that there have been "two more deaths than births in the district iduring the last quarter. • Dairy Factory.— The annual meeting (reiorded elsewEere) passed off agreeably, the joast year's operations having been so successful, and the present outlook, if anything, (being better. The feeling was not to carry tover too big a cash surplus, but to let each year's work stand on its own merits, so out of the rest of the surplus it was resolved to Bivido an additional bonus of Jd per lb among Ithe suppliers, making * total of IQJd per 1b of butter-fat -for' the past season. After•wards the v ,directors voted a bonus of £5 each -to the secretary and to Mr J. Brown, first assistant, who is leaving ,f or Dipton, and a strong committee wa3 formed to arrange for Ithe social next Monday at which Mr Kinsella, ]Dairy Commissioner, has promised to give }n address.