WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18865, 16 November 1935, Page 16

WAIROA NEWS

(Herald Correspondent.) At the meeting of the Wairoa County Council, Crs. Hill and Dickie had the Honor of introducing four, deputations, but one failed to appear at the last moment. Councillors jocularly suggested that they had about exceeded tlieir quota for 1a36. Cr. Dickie introduced .Messrs. Macaudrew and JBand, who sought some improvement, apart from metal, to enable them to get in and out to the mam road and their holdings, and to enable the children to get to school lairly dry footed. On the motion of Cr. Dickie, seconded by Cr. Carroll, the .engineer was instructed to inspect the road, see what was necessary and supply an estimate of cost, and if unemployed men could be secured to go on with the work at once.

During the course of a round-table talk at the close of the County Council meeting the matter of the Upouiti bridge, spanning the Mangapoike JAiver, 16 miles from Wairoa on the inland road to ltuakituri and Gisborne, was mentioned. —It is understood that the repairs are likely to he costly and in all probability it would beufouml cheaper to erect a new bridge. If this is done it will probably be a two-car concrete bridge. The chairman said the new structure would cost about £6OOO, and this, with the other highway bridges needing renewal, would disrupt the views of the council against any further borrowing. The new bridge, if started, could bo erected alongside the old one, and so there would be no interruption to traffic. vVairoa stock still continues to be in favor in the principal Hawke's Bay market. At the last Stortford Lodge sales, a line of 416 white-faced ewe hoggets from Mohaka brought £1 0s lid. A draft of a similar number, strong in wool, from VVaikari, brought £1 3s Bd, a second draft from the same station bringing a similar price. At the last meeting of the Ruakituri branch of tho Women's' Institute, Mrs. Spence presided over a good attendance of' the members. Arrangements were made for the children's Christmas tree and party on December 14. Two new members were enrolled, and the last of a crate of goods from the Institute for the Blind was sold. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. B. G. Hayden for having painted, with tho help of his assistant, the Institute building. The knitting competition was won by Miss Spence, and the competition, best toy for the Christmas tree, was won by Miss Coleman with a doll's wooden bedstead and clothes. Mrs. J. L. Spence showed those present how to make mignoette edging on embroidery buttonholing. An interesting letter on travel in Sicily was read, and the afternoon closed witli community singing and the National Anthem.

In continuation of the Hopper Shield Cricket competition, the Dairy Factory defeated Tuai. Scores: Daii-y Factory, first innings, 73 (P. Helean 20); second innings, 54 for six wickets (Helean 26). Tuai, first innings, 60 (Russell 32) ; second innings, 60 for nine wickets, declared (Russell 32). Dairy Factory defeated Marumaru. Scores: Dairy Factory, first innings, 87 (Heslop 17); second innings, 39 for three wickets declared (Heslop -22). Marumaru, first innings, 28 (Frehner, not out 19); second innings, 91 (Iggulden 56). Mr. and Mrs. C. Lark and family, who have been on holiday in Wairoa as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.. Roberts, North Clyde, returned to Tokomaru Bay to-day.—Mr. R. Bauld, of Napier, is on a business visit to Wairoa.—Mr. George Williamson, of the Wairoa Hotel, has returned from a visit to Melbourne and Sydney.