WAIROA NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16532, 12 September 1924, Page 10

WAIROA NOTES.

The mortal remains of the late exSergeant J. Quinn were .interred' in the Wairoa. cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, the burial service being read by the Rev. Father Lacroix. The deceased saw over four years’ service in France, and was awarded the Military Medal. The boys of the Hastihgs High School, who so signally defeated' the Wairoa District- High School on Monday, have been since then marooned' here waiting for tlie sailing of the Tangaroa. In the meantime they are enjoying themselves and having a good time generally. Financially the Cricket Association is in a good position this season, having in hand a sum of over £SO for the laying down of concrete pitches. The following officers were elected : Patron, Mr. E. Penty; president, Mr. H. E. Stanton; four vice-presidents were appointed. Mr. 0. Wahl is secretary and. treasurer. There was again a large attendance at the Maori Catholic Church social at the North Clyde hall. In the euchre tournament Mrs. Reece and Ivlr. J. Coe were the winners. The notice of motion tabled at the annual meeting of the Rowing Club, and already reported in the Herald, was, carried, and in future youths in their first rowing year pay only 15s; over 21 years (novices), 21s; all others pay £1 10s. Sir James Carroll, M.L.C., has consented to a request put before him by pakehas and Maoris to permit the Wairoa people to celebrate his 68th birthday, should he be spared' till then. It goes without saying that the function will be so organised as to- be worthy of the occa-

sion. . < It transpired at tlie meeting of the Borough. Council on Monday night that since last January only 90 dogs had been registered. The presence of bands of cui-s “roaming the streets o’ night” is now explained. The registrar., who has not made «t house-to-house visit, is now instructed to embark on a vigorous crusade. . Marine Parade, by the kindness of Mr. A. Mills, a retired farmer, has been planted for half‘its; length with Norfolk Island pines, which look as'if they would do very'well. In a few years from now they should be very conspicuous from the 1 *'up to Monday night the sum of £lB5 bad been spent on the new sports ground that is, to be if the lean is carried tins month. The contractors for scooping the chain and a-half roadway into the deep ditches had made good progress up to Wednesday. Already, although there are. less trees in evidence, the area seems greatly improved by the clean-up-Mr. Johnstone, ex-Clerk of Court at Gisborne, is on a visit to Wairoa. Messrs McLeod and Gaskill, inspectors under tlie Education Board’, are visiting Wairoa. officially. The Maoris of Whakaki were not behind in making arrangements for the visit of Mr- El. C. Levvey S.M., o conduct the inquest on the- body ot 1 uia Solomon. Every man, woman and child in the settlement was present to witness U lB proceedings. The big meeting-house had been nicely scrubbed', disinfected, ti'ean mats laid,' and a table and; chairs provided. The natives had an idea at first that they should hoist the old nag, but on their appealing to Mr. J. M laylor, he said lie thought, the table and chairs were more essential, so they added a, couple of fine bowls of freesias, tlie perfume of which was so overpowering that tlie S.M. had' to move them to one Si< In future all Maori births, deaths,, and marriages must b e -registered in the same manner as in the, case of Europeans.