TE ARAROA NEWS
KABAKATU WHEkO BRIDGE (Herald Correspondent.) The treacherous Karakatuwhero U now spanned by the new bridge, tho appl'oiVches only remaining to be formed. SiitHcioiit work will be done to tho approaches to permit the public to xise Hie bridge within a month. When tho rails are painted, the structure will look imposing.
The completion of the bridge in live months is a credit to the builders, Messrs Wilcox and Company, and lo their staff. Sixteen men, on alio average, were employed. The bridge is 300 ft. long, consisting of six spans, and is 10ft. wide. Tin: construction price was £3IOO. The visit of tho Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Public Works and Transport, to the Coast aroused great interest, people as far north as Cape Runaway and as far south as Tikitiki gathering in huge numbers in Te Araroa. At one time Matakaoa County was the deadend of the East Coast, but now with (lie completion of the main highway to tho Bay' of Plenty, its isolation shortly will be removed. It was unfortunate that the Hon. F. Lnngstonc, Minister of Lands and Native Minister, passed through Te Araroa at night,, otherwise Te Araroa. people would have given him iis hearty a, welcome as that tendered to his colleague. The settlers are now looking forward to the visit of the Hon. W. l.ee Martin, Minister of Agriculture.
Master Godfrey FoiiJio has returned to Te Puia after spending the school holidays with his parents, Mr. and,Mrs. 11. V. Fairlic.—Miss Ethel lialliwell. who spent the school vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. lialliwell, has returned to Tolaga Bay.—Mrs. Bcale is at the Whakaangiangi Native School, taking Hie place of Mrs. S. J\ Kelly, who is on leave.—Mrs. W. F. Metcalfe, her two daughters, the Misses W. and B. Metcalfe, and her son, Mr. R. Metcalfe, are visiting Auckland. A jolly time was spent' last Wednesday evening when a dance to raise funds for those busy making tukutukii panels for the Porourangi meeting-house was held in the Eongomaifapui Hall. The music was good, while Mr. Potao again proved an excellent M.C.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 11
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