Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 334, 20 April 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

From THE SEX'S Corrrspordt

TE KUITI BENEFIT MATCH ASSISTING A CRICKETER A benefit cricket match is to be played at Te Kuiti to-morrow between teams representing railway and stock firms and professions. The proceeds are in aid of Mr. F. Jenyns captain of both the railway cricket team and the Te Kuiti Football Club. Mr. Jenyns is at present an inmate of the Hamilton Hospital, and will be there for some considerable time, suffering from a spinal complaint. POWER FOR THAMES VALLEYSUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE Messrs. S'. M. Strange, chairman. R. Sprague, manager, and W. M. McLeod, chief engineer of the Thames Valley Rower Board, returned yesterday from Wellington where, with officials of the Mew Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Company, they Interviewed the Minister of Public V."orlts and the chief electrical engineer of the department. The board was recently advised by the department that it could not continue an arrangement after March 31 to guarantee a continuous supply of electric current to the company s factories in the board’s district. Mr. Strange said he was glad to report that an arrangement satisfactory to the board and its consumers had been brought about as a result of tile conference. He could not, however, disclose the details until his board had met again on May 1.

NORTHCOTE METHODISTS ADDITIONS TO CHURCH -\n expenditure of upwards of ten, lias been authorised for additions improvements to the Xorlhcole MetiT' disc Church. Two uass-room* arc ing added, each - lift by 14ft, f or vf! and girls-respectively. The renoC* tions include painting the interior exterior ot tlie church, which is to C rooted with tiles. The exterior cf ti Sunday school is to be repainted aiielectric light installed. HAMILTON NEWS The Hamilton Beaut if yin* Socit* has suggested to the local borourr eoimeil that when the courthouse :s removed the site should be trani' formed into a garden. The Mayor. Mr. J. R. Fow, questioned whether such a propose was practicable. The society suggested that the pot office should be erected at the end of Alma Street instead of on the courthouse site, but the Mayor qtu*. tioned whether there would be mificient room there. The society's inter was referred to a committee for consideration. • • * Opposition to the proposal of p,. Government to bring municipal gatworks under the control of the Board of Trade regulations was last evening, when it was resolved t. advise the Minister of Industries mk Commerce, Hon. A. D. McLeod, th*; apart from the technical question* \zvolved in the regulations, the couar. knew of no general from th* people of New Zealand that the Gover: ment should place further restrictieu upon local authorities in the conduct of their established gas undertaking The council expressed the opinion that there was no justification whatever for the increased expense that would be involved in the application and administration of the regwlatitM in the case of municipally-controlled gasworks. The borough traffic inspector was instructed to inquire into complaint* that bus proprietors were overloading their vehicles on race days, withou: making provision for heavy accident insurance protection in such cases. It was decided to advise the Whitiora school committee that the cc«acil was unable to assist in the construction of school baths. A decision was made to ask tbt Government to arrange that apm ments concerning the supply of gu be exempt from the payment of stair* duties, in the same way as agreement for the supply of electricity have bet:, exempt. • • • Satisfactory progress with the w«r* of the Hamilton branch of the Plunkr Society #s recorded in the report o: the year’s operations, to be submits to the annual meeting on April The attendance at the rooms has increased, and the number of visit* 19 homes has been practically doubled The financial position is quite satisfactory, but more money is wanted The annual flower day realised £:’• the free fair <£l9s, and members’ subscriptions £2l: and a concert gtm by Mr. and Mrs. C. Towsey also assisted the society. Appreciation of tb*work done by Xurses K. McDonald and C. Hooker is expressed.

THAMES AFFAIRS

The engineer, Mr. J. Jliggtna, waa instructed by the Thames CowrtT Council yesterday to report on a re* quest for financial assistance for • bridge over the Kauaeranga Streair near Curin’s Bluff. Mr. R. H. Barnett asked for the protection of the Omahti Road from flooding caused by an overgrow willows. The chairman said the troobl* was serious. Some Omahu —ttfera had offered to effect remedial meaionf at a cost of 4:300. It was decider to request the settlers to find on« fourth of the cost the work to b* carried out by the coUmcil. The Public Works Department intimated that a railed steel Joist apt* bridge, with concrete abutments, hardwood deck and ramped approach** was advised for the Oturu Stress: crossing, on the Hikuai-Tairua at the Green Point deviation. A* item for the cost would be placed 0* next year’s Estimates, provided tb* council guaranteed the rraintenMK* and painting of the bridge. A rs* 1 - lution embodying the necessary antee was carried. Mr. T. W. Rhodes. M.P., advaed that a grant of £2OO was avaitohk for Onetai Road, Omahu. A letetr was received from the Highways Board to the effect that »' thought the Hauraki Bridge at Kapt should be attended to by the Pub!* Works Department, thus allowing tfe* cost of the operation of the swirgiflf span to be pa#t!v charred to Public Works Fund. This wa* «•* timated at £270 a year, exclusive 6actual maintenance work such as paint* ing. The board would bear threefifths of the cost of operation maintenance and the contributing bodies would be called on to pay th? remaining two-fifths. A committee consisting of Messrs : Lowe, Courtney. McMahon and McCormick was appointed to confer witb ! the Hauraki Plains County Council an® the Thames Borough Council w decide oh an adjustment of the charges. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY ISABELLA DE FRAINE (t I’* ! tons. Texiera. for Hokianga. _ XGAPUHI (4.10 p m.). 763 ton,, for New Plymouth t*r* THOMAS FI’RREL ( 5 p.m ). 179 The Northern Company advijw gfc ! the Hauturu is barbound at * m _ T * V e f , fc-oes from there for Ka^hia * . _ gt at Onehunga to-morrow moraa*noon the same day she If r# tnr* , patched for and xw) , from the North on Monday tomi x&£\z- ; sails as urn-1 on Tuesday for *** Kawhia. and Port At Ji,LntO-_ . __ A ,t The Ngapuhi arrive, at from j half-past reven to-morrow for' New Plvniouth and sails ***i’\h* „n>* ; o’clock on Monday afternoon for I i port. . Q**' The Isabella de Frau ; humra over the wee-w-nd *• to load for the tan* p< "' t ..L?' or T"**' | to b* dispatched at fi\« o chk • day afternoo. . on«bU«*" The Orepuki is now \ <-*n Sundav from A* She i* l# Nelson and West Coast ' he dispatched early next ate*-