WAIROA NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16952, 6 February 1926, Page 2

WAIROA NOTES.

The rainfall for January, as recorded by Mr M. Mackey, of Te Alaire, totalled only ,7oin. namely, l2tb, .40; 14tii, .U 3; 22nd, .30. . Airs Howell, sen., formerly of Ohm■hamii,- and Wairoa, died at- the Napier Hospital on Monday, at pin advanced age. The deceased, when living in’Wairoa, was a- regular attendant at St. Andre w’s Church. She leaves, besides her husband (who resides at- Omahanui) two ■ sons, Alessrs Albert and E. A. Howell, and several daughters. The mortal remains of the laic W. A. .Fletcher, with was drowned at the Wairoa Beads, presumably on Tuesday afternoon, were interred in the Wairoa cemetery ■ on Thursday, the Rev. (T. Shardlow, ALA., vicar of St. Paul’s Church, officiating. There was a large number present, including a. strong muster of Freemasons. After the church service, Air J. W. Sargeson performed the customary Alasonic funeral rites. The secretary of the Rod and Gun Club states that the Tourist Department secured a revenue of about- £.1:000 Inst •year. This includes £soo for opossum-trapping form so that Wairoa is. not-, otter all, a drag on the exchequer. The fact encourages tile Club to ask for increased facilities for shooting and flushing in this district. Carnival week is not, evidently the best time to stuge amateur boxing owing to the fact of there being so many counter-attraction*. A loss or £lO or ill has, therefore, been incurred! on iho last fixture. This, however, has not damped the ardour of the Association, ns a 'district amateur championship is to ho staged about the end of March. The contest for the.. Ilunlor-Brown Shield began on Thursday evening, when A. C. St. Paul’s, crew' beat Logan by about half'a length, after a good race. OP Wednesday night, Farquhar defeated J. Giiiigan by half a length. The- Hooding of the Wairoa bowling green with water from the new borough 1 system is having a good effect on the sward, and the ravages of the drought period should soon disappear. On Thursday, And risen, Butchart, Ferguson and A. j-S* Smith (31) heat Mills, <?afnes, W. Smith, and Paelai Wilson (16); Osier, Wade, Walker and R. Boyd (27) defeated McLaclilan, Smyth, -Moore and Williams (13). At- tlie close df the last sitting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr F, TI. Jones, solicitor, gave an interesting lecture on land Ownership and transfer. He dealt with the subject in'all its phase's from. Norman times to the present day, especially detailing the evolution of land transfer in New Zealand-, Until now it was a simple and inexpensive transaction, and also made compulsory last year. A hearty vota of thanks was accorded Air Jones for his instructive * address. WAIROA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Weclnbsday night, there wore present: Messrs A. O. St. Paul (president!, Thomson. Browne, Aloore, Saba, Grout, Ashby, Williamson, J. N. Smith, Gemmell, Stanton, Chamberlain, F. H. Jones and Dr. Hallwright. Correspondence was read from the Borough Council and County Council regarding, various matters brought- before these bodies by the Chamber. 1 The Minister of Lands advised! that a report on the drainage of the Whakaki swamp had been sent to the Whakaki Drainage Board.