Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN’S Correspondents.)

CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL

BRIDGE-WORK CRITICISED The monthly meeting of the Borough Council was held on Thursday evening the Mayor, Mr. T. F. Richards, presidThe Leamington Town Board wrote complaining of the unduly duration of the work of painting and pipping the High Level Bridge. They asked that in future all contributing local bodies be consulted before further work is placed in hand. The Matamata County Council wrote similarly and asked if the work could not be done by contract. The council considered the comments unreasonable, and decided to reply that owing to the peculiar nature Oi the work it could not be done satisfactorily by contract, and that the council is satisfied that the present workmen are doing good work. It. was reported that the climatic station had now been erected in the Domain and that departmental officials had erected the instruments. Records would be supplied by the department for distribution throughout the Dominion. . It was decided that the rate of interest on deposits at call be raised from 41= to 5 per cent. ULIMAROA DELAYED INDEFINITELY.—Owing- to the ti-ouble with the Australian Cooks and Stewards* Union being further prolonged, the sailing of the Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa from Sydney for Wellington yesterday was cancelled. The local office of the companv has received advice that the vessel’s departure from Sydney for New cZaland is indefinite. PORT HUON’S ITINERARY.—The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co. has received advice that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line's motor-ship Port Iluon, which is due at Auckland from London on July 15, will also discharge at Wellington and New Plymouth. After completion of discharge the vessel is to commence loading at New Plymouth on July 26 tov New York, Boston and London. The other loading ports are Wanganui, Lyttelton. Napier. Waikokopu Gisborne, and Auckland. The Port Huon is scheduled to return to Auckland on August 14 and to sail for New York two days later. TARANAKI TO LOAD.—The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that their new motor-ship Taranaki, is to load in New Zealand for London, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama. The vessel is due at Lyttelton tomorrow. After discharge at Dominion ports, she will load at Bluff, Timaru, Napier, New Plymouth, and Wellington, arriving here on July 22. The Taranaki will leave Wellington on July 25 for further loading at Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. The \-essel due at Auckland on August 5, and is to sail from this port on August 7 for the Home ports. NORTHUMBERLAND IN PORT.—An arrival in the stream at Auckland yesterday afternoon was the Federal steamer Northumberland from Liverpool. After pratique was granted, the vessel berthed at Queen’s Wharf to unload general merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain. Her other discharging ports are Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. The vessel loaded at Newport, Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool. She sailed from Liverpool on May 12. Fine weather prevailed in the Atlantic and Panama was cleared on May 29. Boisterous weather was encountered in the Pacific. The last two weeks of the voyage were very stormy, the wind blowing all the time with hard gale force from directions between south and west. Seas broke on board and one stove in the hatches over No. 1 hold. The stormy conditions continued until the vessel reached the shelter of the land. Captain H. L. Upton is in command and he has with him the following officers:— Chief, Mr. P. B. Clarke: second. Mr. A. I. Robertson; third, Mr. \Y. J. Glassborow: fourth. Mr. J. E. Clement; chief wireless operator, Mr. M. M. Savage; second, Mr. R. H. Glover; surgeon, Dr. D. T. Routt; chief engineer, Mr. J. B. Dick: second. Mr J. L. Kemp, third, Mr. J. F. Bamforth; fourth, Mr. L. J. Simmons; fifth, Mr. R. Roberts; sixth; Mr. J. Dooley; seventh, Mr. R. L. Saunders; eighth. Mr. M. V. Watt: chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. PI. M. Dixon; second, Mr. W. R. Notmaiv steward in charge. Mr. J. A. Mackinsl The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVAL TO-DAY HAUTURU (7 a.m.), 270 tons, Robinson, from Raglan. ARATAPU (6.30 a.m.), 130 tons, Henderson, for Kaipara. ISABELLA DE FRAINE (S a.m.), 110 tons, Burridge, for PTokianga. RARAWA (3 p.m.), 1,077. tons, Bark, for New Plymouth. After being delayed on account of the Manukau Bar being unworkable, the Northern Company's steamer Rarawa sailed from Onehunga at o'clock yesterday afternoon fbr New Plymouth. She is due back again at 7 a.m. tomorrow. The Isabella de Fraine sailed yesterday for Plokianga. She is expected back about the middle of next week to load for the same por{. The. Hauturu. which arrived at Onehunga early this morning from Raglan, sails again this afternoon for Hokianga. She is due back on Tuesday and sails at 3 p.m. the same day for Raglan and Ivawlna. The Arapawa is due at Onehunga tomorrow from Wanganui. The Kaitoa is due at Onehunga on Wednesday to load for Nelson only.

TE AROHA NEWS

A deputation attended the meeting of the Piako County Council, and presented a petition requesting that no. S Road be declared a main highway. The chairman, Mr. W. G. Lowry, said the council would be pleased to support such a recommendation a portion of the road near the Tahuna Bridge was metalled. No recommendation would be of much use, however, until this work was done. Three Waihou settlers protested that the opening of a side road in the aiea would involve them in unnecessary expenditure for the benefit of one settler. The chairman said that as the road was already dedicated, the council would be compelled to open it on the application of an)- individual settler. The Public Works Department advised that there was no surplus money available to metal 22 chains of an unmetalled gap on the Whakaliongi Road. Air Walters said it would now be necessary to apply for a further grant to be placed on the current year s estimates. . At a meeting of the Waitoa Drainage Board, the Depar.meik of Lands advised that the maintenance of the Whakahoro Road drain was no longer its concern, as it had relinquished control of the area administered by the Tahuna Drainage Board. It appeared to the department that the maintenance was a question for joint action by the boards. A letter was received from Mr. P. Rushton. requesting the board to proceed with deepening that portion of the Totorukura Stream, below the deviation carried out by him, or to have it cleared to allow water from the upper reaches to get away. It was decided to instruct the engineer to take the levels of the deepening work. The matter of letting the contract was left to the riding member. KING COUNTRY NEWS The Minister of Public Works, the Hon. K. S. Williams, acompanied by a party comprising Mr. P. Keller, resident engineer, of Taumarunui, Mr. R. W. Smith, M.P. for Waimarino, Mr. T. M. Ball, district engineer, Stratford, Mr. T. H. Crocker, county chairman, Raurimu, Mr. W. W. Stanton, Kaitieke County engineer, and Mr. N. E. Huthings, private secretary, made a careful inspection of the important Raurimu-Wade’s Landing Highway on Thursday afternoon, and the Minister gained first-hand information of the need of more funds for maintenance. Mr. T. 11. Crocker headed a deputation which sought from Mr. Williams a promise of more liberal subsidies from the Public Works Department for forming and metalling, in view of the great importance of the route. The Minister gave an assurance that he would confer with the engineer and the Highways Board and anounce the re- j suit through the county chairman at a i later date. Rangatira Hughes presided over the fourth Korero of the Taumarunui Sav- ; age Club, when items were given by the Savage Club Orchestra. Savages 1 Calderwood, Brown. Ashhurst Hughes, Craig, Clegg, Hall, Anderson and Motion. * * * The Ohura township is beginning to take real shape again after the fire of a few months ago, when a large por- ■ tion of the town district disappeared in flames. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., are re-erecting a large block of business premises. Mr. K. Kallil is putting up a large and up-to-date ferro-con-crete garage, with shops in front, and will erect a large and modern theatre on the adjoining section. The work of erecting the Ohura Railway station and buildings, the tender for which was secured by Messrs. Bone, Oliver, Beeehe and Robinson, is progressing rapidly, and this part of the town will soon present a prosperous appearance. Additions to the school and the provision of a new residence for the headmaster are .among other recent improvements. * * * The Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce has unanimously resolved to give every possible support to the Taumarunui Chamber’s proposals for raising money for hospital finance, which aims primarily at securing payment from young unmarried men. A movement is on foot to hold a monster meeting at Taumarunui next month, in connection with the licensing question. The meeting will be representative of the whole King Country, and though details of what is intended are not available, it is confidently believed that something of a sensational nature is likely to develop at the conference. * * * The Taumarunui Ladies’ Golf Club has played its first L.G.U. medal match, the following being the best scores re-turned:-—Silver medal division, Miss Macferson, 97—14, S 3; Mrs. Godfrey, 97—13, S 4; Mrs. Richter, 95—S, 87: Bronze medal division, Mrs. Faire, 99 26, 73; Mrs. Christmas, 113—31, 82; Mrs. Bishara, 114—30, 84. Miss Edna Pierce won the first match for C grade players, with a score of 103, over 12 holes. The King Country Gun Club's next shoot will be held on July 8. Trophies include the Gage Medal, and a number of sweepstake events will take place. Mr. D. Tod, the club’s secretary, has donated a three-guinea medal to be won by the local member who scores ten breaks outright at the Ohakune Gun Club’s opening shoot on July 1. The King Country amateur billiards championship tournament will commence at Taumarunui on Monday next. Six of the leading local players will compete, the draw for the first round being;—Monday, L. A. Dabb v. c. A Stevenson; Tuesday, C. McKay v. H. Chase; byes, W. Robson and L. A Baker. Delegates representing six Rugby clubs held a conference at Kaitieke. over which Mr. Edwards presided, and Mr. Joblin acted as secretary. The conference resolved to form a new and unregistered union, to be known as the Retaruke Football Union, which, in the event of a. club being formed at Raurimu, will register under the King Country Rugby L'nion. The ladies' teams are the only ones operating on the hockey fields in the Central King Country this season, and these clubs- are playing some strenuous games, A keen and willing contest between the Manunui and Kakahi Clubs, at Kakahi, resulted in Kakahi winning by two goals to nil. The cleverer combination of the winners nullified all attempts of the Manunui team to get going properly. -~Y Y ' r '" Baft, who for the past eight j ears has been the dairv instructor, under the Department of Acriculture, for a largo area in the Central kmg Country, has been transferred to Hamilton. * * * At its last meeting the Ohura County Counci! received a letter from the Lands Department agreeing to pay a bounty of Is each on pig snouts secured during the lambing season. The wild pig nuisance has grown alarmingly in some parts of the King Country during the past few years,

regularly experienced by farmers a certain localities. s * * The question of liberating opoesuci in parts of the King Country has beer raised at various times. The Laadi Department recently turned down : request of this nature from the Tiamarunui Chamber of Commerce, be under notice of motion given by Coulcillor It. J. Powell, the Taumamd County Council will, at its next meeting, discuss the matter of approaciutt the Minister with a request that he iir. the ban and allow these animals to fe liberated in this district. Mr. Powe~ maintains that the country is very stable for opossums, and that they would prove a most profitable invest®®TAKAPUNA ORPHANS SUCCESS OF “LOCAL NIGHT At a “Local Night,” held by & Takapuna Orphan Club l»st evening, the accommodation was severely la*#. Mr. IX R. C. Mowbray occupied t* president’s chair as deputy for Mr. T Howes, who was indisposed. A®o& the visitors were Messrs. Lethbridff and Lawson, president and secretary tithe Birkenhead and Xortbcote Orphans’ Club, and Messrs. J. 1 lams on, A. M. Gould and J. den. of Takapuna Borough CoW^ The programme artists were: Mellor, Massey, McElwain, Len Bruce, F. Sutherland, Rainger **■ Thompson. The club band. Conductor Christiansen, provided *•* tures. The club now adjourns for weeks, the next fixture being l®* 1 " Night” in the Picturedrome. TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS An announcement of interest to sumers was made liie m p 0 ?i! meeting of the Te Awamutu ? Board on Friday. The chairm . it was proposed to eliminate lection of the genera! rate w viously returned a revenue £2,000 a year. . It was agreed that August <* be the date when the 10 P er ' alty on outstanding rates sn imposed. . waS 80 Mr. Sutherland said the f* IDor intention to raise the of the £25,000 loan for sumers. The £15,000 on ori* was being repaid readily* t® inary working it would oe t fnndmeet all likely demands on A total ol £B7 8s M rates was formally written, sc recoverable. Last >’ ea f’ on written off was about «gs