WAIROA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19375, 13 July 1937, Page 2

WAIROA NEWS

(Hernld Correspondent.) Tiie total of the accounts passed at yesterday’s meeting of the Wairoa Power Board was £2693 on general account. The chief item of expenditure was £2300 for power. Mr. C. M. Pilkington, the highways transport inspector, told the Herald s representative that he was pleased to hear that the educative work was bearing fruit. The reporter said he had observed a great improvement in road manners, even among the class usually dubbed as “road-hogs." Air. P. Everett, the Poverty Bay orchard instructor, is to give an address on fruit-growing in New Zealand. This will take place in Wairoa on July 21, and as Mr. Everett is a very capable officer his address should be well worth hearing. The district schools are to break-up on August 19 for the term holidays, but there will be a week’s recess commencing on Friday to enable teachers to attend the educational conference.

The Wairoa Carnival Committee has now a balance to credit of .£llOO, the gain for the year being £74 odd. The statement given to the Power Board yesterday showed that on the Coronation function there was a small surplus. Already arrangements are being undertaken in connection with the 1938 carnival, including the provision of miniature rifles for a shooting gallery. The latter ‘could not be managed last year, much to the regret of the public.

It is somewhat unfortunate that the Wairoa County Council’s meeting takes place to-morrow, the same day as the point-to-point, but it is hoped to conclude the business in time to enable those attending not to miss the events.

Mr. T. D. Baker, Gisborne, is visiting his sisters, the Misses E. and L. Baker, Kabul street.—Mr. Douglas Neilson, a returned evangelist from India, passed through to Gisborne a few days ago.—The Bishop of Waiapu, the Rt! Rev. 11. W. Williams, was a visitor to Wairoa over the week-end, staying at "The Vicarage,” with the Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Hyde. He paid a visit to Nuhaka on Saturday, and took services at Tuai, Frasertown and Wairoa on Sunday.—Mr. F. 11. Young. Nuhaka, who has been on a visit to Napier, lias returned home.

Mr. J. McLachlan, of the Harbour Board's staff, who lias been very ill for some days, is not yet showing any improvement.—Master Graham Glass, second son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Glass, Lahore street, was admitted to hospital on Friday to undergo an operation for appendicitis. He has taken a turn for the better now.