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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17185, 8 November 1926, Page 8

Napier: To sail at 7 p.m. to-day, Te Aroha, for Gisborne. A. sawmill is being erected in the bush on Mr. P.. Stott's farm at- Papamoa by Mr. Cave, ' reports a Toatoa correspondent of tho Opotiki Herald. At a meeting of the Opouriao Dairy Co. at Taneatua it was unanimously decided to build a new factory in place of the old factory at Opouriao, and lo remove the liimtoki factory. Mr. (ieorge. Cairns, a veteran of the Maori War, passed away at- Waimana., Bay of Plenty, at the age of 74 years, lie had seen service with the Wanganui Yeomanry Volunteers. At the Rotary Club luncheon to-day, Rotarian Harry Chrisp occupied the chair. The proceedings were devoted'to consideration of the conference of clubs' executive officers recently hold at Wellington over which the District Governor, Dr. \V. Herbert, presided. The grassed! country in the Takaputahi Valley must have good feeding value (reports a Toatoa correspondent). Mr. Hugo Finn recently sent a line ot 150 wethers to Auckland, and they topped the market at Westfieldi at the satisfactory figure of 36s 6d, Shearing operations have been held up with the lain and cold northerly winds, writes a Toatoa correspondent. One settler who ventured' shearing dry sheep was held up after making a start. A storm, which blew with great ferocity all night, accompanied,by heavy showers of sleet, caused a fairly serious loss among the newly-shorn sheep. The Kaiti Tennis Club at their opening for the season on Saturday entertained Miss Muriel Starr and other members of her theatrical company, the visitors spending a delightful afternoon. Miss Starr and her colleagues hoped to indulge in more games of tennis at the Kaiti courts this afternoon. The Maoris at naimana, between Opotiki and! Whakatane, have notified that they will charge a fee of 5s for each fisherman who trespasses on their land along the rivers of Whakatane and' Waimana. It is understood that this is The first step in the direction of getting the Government to pay rent for the right to fish the Bay of Plenty rivers, in a manner similar lo that paid for Rotorua and Taupo and their streams. An unfortunate difficulty has arisen in connection with the Gisborne High School bath.-;. The pumping plant will have to be installed shortly, and the baths committee is faced with the problem of what type of motor to purchase. If a direct-current motor is installed now, it- will have to be scrapped next year, when the change-over will be made lo alternating current. On the other hand, an A.C. motor cannot lie installed at present, as the part of the town when' the baths are being erected will not be supplied, with direct current until about April of next year, and the Power Board will nOl accept any liability if I't.C. motors are installed. An effort i.--. In be made to borrow a D.C. motor until the change-over is made. A meeting of ratepayers will be held in the City Hall this evening to further consider the question of scrapping the trams. Members of the special tramways committee will explain tho position, andl the public will be given every opportunity for hearing all the facts.