RUATORIA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17934, 11 November 1932, Page 12

RUATORIA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.)

At a social evening given by Mrs. 11. F. Smyth there was a very large attendance. Supper, provided by the ladies o« the district, was on a lavish scale, am was thoroughly, enjoyed by all. the latter part of the evening was devoted to dancing, for the benefit of the young people. Music was supplied by tho \*oun iT People’s Orchestra. Mr. A • Smyth was M.C. Among those present were Mesdames 11. Beach, D. Mullooly, E. Bogey, R. Fry, II- Knnoka, K White. T. Williams, A. Hunter, (. Richardson Taana, J. lenfold, H Lunken, rf. F. Smyth, A D JMtlejolm, W. 11. O. Johnston ,T D. Fenn, and M. Hickey; Misses O Route (2), O’Connor, Robinson", lerguson, D. Hickey, I. Smyth, M. Smyth, i- Walkei and P. Clowes • Messrs. Pike, 1 011 ol ’ Thornton, Beach, Morrow, Smyth Bodmin, Tahata (2), J Reedy, ]«>>-, laanji, M. Tuhou, W. Tounson, N. l«h° u > Te Weehi, Hunter, Richardson, Elian and W. Reedy.

was £540 2s Bd, and £2 4s lOd inteicst. Tho first Item was passed. Ihe I nlil.c Works Department’s engineer wrote regarding extending Maungatamwha road to Mr. Armstrong’s boundary, ho being agreeable to pay the cost of legalisation. This was approved. Tho Borough Council submitted costs of operating tho boat ferry, £lO, and « was decided to pay a half share, m tho meantime, but in tho future, the Sunday running would not be recognised. Guo councillor stated that 51,000 people (crossed by punt in October, and an aver ago of 1000 by boat on Sundays. The. chairman reported on an interview with the Mayor regarding a contribution to the upkeep of the Wairoa -cemetery, and it was agreed to pay twofifths, tiio Borough Council paying threefifths. Tho chairman suggested that the council should build up a reserve fund out of tho plots revenue to. £SOO to purchase more land. The traffic inspector reported having issued 21 new driving licenses and seven iicavy traffic licenses (five new). Air Hawthorne, assistant engineer, reported on tho result of the heavy traffic fees conference in Napier. It was decided to apply to tho district engineer for a copy of tho road estimates.

It was decided to proclaim the opening of the old Hangaroa-Tiniroto railway route ns a stock track. Tho engineer was instructed to report on an offer by Mr. Donnell in respect to an area for a roadman’s hut in the Tuliare district. Tho Awatere Creek is to bo cleared by unemployed labor during the summer. Permission was given to Air. J. Brownlie to erect a telephone on the usual conditions. The engineer is to interview Mr. R. Trevor Smith regarding the state of tho railway bridge. Tho Rosie Bay road repairs were left- to Cr. Hill to attend to. A special motion was passed to abolish riding accounts.