LATE LOCALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 6

LATE LOCALS.

Fancy a hailstorm in January! Such was Whanga’s luck on Sunday last. Mr. F. Calgher, of the Whangamomona 'Hotel, who has been spending a few days in Stratford on business, returned'to Whangamomona on Wednesday. . j -ft ■

Mr. Gray, District Health Officer, paid a visit to Toko on Tuesday in connection with .matters affecting public health.

Or. McCutchan said at the meeting of the Whangamomona County Council onT Wednesday,/.'that .one. could prove, anything one cjwpe with respect to Parliamentary figures. • J ; rd ,i J nowi>;n ■■ . i. •

A start has been made by the Electrical Supply Company with the work of duplicating their overhead current mains, which will enable the company to control the i street lighting separately from private lighting. Mr. W. Abbott, formerly licensee of the Whangarnomotgi Hotel, who has bought*flic lehse bf ’ the Toko Hotel, takes possession on February 7th. Mr. lLqty|cMaster the Toko Hotel, leave For Taumarunui on that, date, where, they intend in fpture to reside.

A young man who was given a night's free lodging not a hundred miles from Stratford, politely asked the constable if he would let him out at five o’clock in the morning, as he had to get breakfast ready. Despite this pitiful request, his mates would have.gone breakfastless, if. they had not prepared it themselves. Or. Roberton said at the meeting of the Whangamomona County Council on Wednesday, that the Council should meet at 11 a.rn. instead of 1 p.m., as at present, so as to enable business to be finished by a reasonable hour, but no alteration was made.

Ragwort and ox-eye daisy, we are informed, seem to be, very prevalent near Toko. On several places can be seen bunches of these weeds in full bloom. It would be a good act on the part of the Inspector if he would pay a visit to the locality, and use the proper means in trying to prevent its further spread. The ragwort flower may look nice, but for all that, it is a hard enemy to be got rid of unless taken .in ' time. At Wednesday's meeting, for the first time since the inception of the Whangamomona County Council, that body had to go hack and finish its business after tea. The Council sat from 1.30 p.m. until 7 p.m. v when one Councillor moved the adjournment, which was accordingly taken advantage of, the Council resuming again at 7.30 p.m., and was not finished the business until 9.30 p.m. All Councillors bore a good old smile as the accounts were‘being read. Quite a hearty laugh went round the Council table a the County Council meeting at Whangamomona on Wednesday, and on investigation it turned out to bo caused by a number of young ladies, who were evidently looking for exercise, indulging in a quiet high-jumping competition’. All seemed very fit, and the height of the jump taken by them was not a small one, proving quite easy to one. '('he other had the misfortune to touch the rope, and in so doing, came a “honsor.” hence the laugh, but she bobbed us again miite serenely, and again took part in the pastime, with an occasional glance around in hopes that no one was close at hand before taking the next jump.

Tlio only “tag” attached to tlio Whangamomona County Council’s bal-ance-sheet, which was laid on tlio table at its mooting on Wednesday, was ■is follows:—“Examined and found correct, except that special rates and interest moneys accruing amounting to C-I‘2o -!s Id received for, and apnlicahlo only to the payment of interest on loan,, has unlawfully been used for other purposes.” This aroused Cr. McCutchan’s ire, who stated that it looked as if someone had been guilty of misappropriation, but they only did what they wore required to do by statute, and as soon as the money was collected by the Council for payment of interest on loans, it was immediately paid into the Council’s account, and as this fund was usually overdrawn, payment naturally temporarily reduced such overdraft. He further stated that he would not submit to such a tag, and would bring down a resolution at next meeting of the Council dealing with the matter.