OPOTIKI COUNTY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19267, 8 March 1937, Page 14

OPOTIKI COUNTY

CAPE RUNAWAY ROAD HOURS OF OFFICE STAFF At a recent meeting of the Opotiki County Council the Minister of Public Works, the lion. It. Semple, wrote concerning The request , to make the Cape Runaway road a State highway. The council decided to discuss the matter with the Minister of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone, when Tie, visited Opotiki this month.

A request that the council office stall should work a five-day week .was received from a. union of workers. The clerk pointed out that a larger stall would be. necessary, and the council'decided to make no alteration.

The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, informed the council Unit tlie rebate of 121 per cent on rates would not he continued and no rebate would he paid this year. Mr. A. (1. lfultquist, member for the Lay of plenty, wrote on the question of amalgamation of comities in the Bay ot Plenty electorate. A discussion ensued mil members spoke against amalgamation.

The district engineer wrote stating the work that would he necessary preparatory to the building of reinforced concrete bridges on the Opotiki-Tc Araroa main highway in order that the amounts required might he placed on the public works estimates.

overcast, hut the rinks were inclined to be rather heavy. Six rinks were occupied and although some'of the teams had runaway victories-, as far as points were concerned, the games were hard-fought. At Ihe conclusion of the match, Mr. F. Thompson, on presenting the cup to the Tolaga Bay club for the rest of the season, tbanked the visitors for journeying up (o Tokomaru Bay and mentioned that the trophy created good feeling between the two clubs, and that the games had been very enjoyable. On behalf of the visiting club, Mr. E. Harries, received the cup and said that il was a great pleasure to compete for it. AH bough' they had won the cup on this occasion and were pleased with the result. Mr. Harries said they would lose with the same spirit.. He concluded by wishing Tokomaru Bay better luck next year.

Results were as follow, Tokomaru Bav teams being mentioned first in each case: —Fairlie, Western. Oliver and Lo Beau (s) 14 v. Gray. Reid. R. Moore, and Morrison (s) 25: Chapman, Eddy. Brown, and Corbett (s) 29 v. Bennett. Moronev. Ohristofferson, and Harries (s) 16: White. Bullock. Ainsworth, and Walker (si 6 v. Olsen. Sloan, W. Rennie and Tempest (s) 31 : C. Lark. Burns. MaoWilliam. and Thompson (s) 24 v. C. Moore. 11. Lark. Hutchens, and Knox (s) II: Wilkins. Orr. Savage, and Short (si 14 v. Nolan. King, G. McCreedy and Ilurlstone (s) 13: Ransley, Cockeny, Morgan and Roberts (s) 19 v. W. Rennie, Jackson. T. McCreedy and Taylor (s) 28.

TOLAGA BAY CLUB (Herald Correspondent.) Tolaga Bay howlers, are looking forward to the visit of eight teams from South Auckland. The tournament will ho held on Thursday. A party of ladies will accompany (he visiting bowlers. Further results of club matches are : E. Ross (5) 40 v. H. Gray (20) 26. Junior championship.— G. McCreedy 10 v. J. Thornton 17: O. MrCrec’dv 30 v. W. Nolan 12.