PUKEKOHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 530, 6 December 1928, Page 2

PUKEKOHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

j The Pukekolie Chamber of Comm*,-,, met last night, the president, Mr u 'r Sumner, presiding. ‘ ln I 1 ill.' 11' wi was received from the | Depaitment of Agriculture that it i,‘l I I’,° of canvellin ß or amendi'a- , the regulations governing the imports, tioi of potatoes into New Zealand The Railway Department is to be ap. proached to stop the S p.ni. Franktw Auckland train at Fukekohe on reoijL' At present Pukekolie is without a r.i way service north after 6 p.m., and t> ll ■. : eater for the traffic. The stopping of the train would also be appreciated bv large number of Franklin farmers Who rceularly attend stock sales in the W • kato. HAMILTON NEWS Before leaving for his new position in Christchurch, Mr. H. K. Harmston. chief clerk at the Plankton Junction Railwa Station, was presented with a travelling bag and a pair of military liair brush?" by the assembled staff yesterday afternoon. Mr. G. W. Mason, passenger toriman. made the presentation and wisher, the recipient every success. Mr. Harmston has been chief clerk at the station for the past four and a-half vears and acting-stationinaster for tht past six weeks. In view of the many acts or vandaJifni at the Lake Reserve the Hamilton Domain Board has decided to offer a reward «>f £lO for anyone giving information leading to a convictionMATAMATA NOTES At the monthly meeting of the Jun fc High School Mr. E. C. Banks tAuckland Education Board representative) presided. The headmaster, Mr. J. F. Wells, 8.. V. reported that the average roll for tht nr on th was 241’. There were 92 candidates for proficiency passes this year, which is a record for Matamata. The headmaster also reported on the play organised by the teachers, which had met with a successful season at the various centres, the net proceeds amounting to over £62. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the headmaster and staff for their assistance to the finances of the school The meeting resolved itself into a dental clinic committee and elected Mr. If- C. Banks chairman. The representatives from Te Poi. Waharoa, Hinuera and Mati advised tha: satisfactory arrangements were beinj made to provide the quota allotted. The Primary School Committee met on Tuesday, Mr. "L. Flower presiding. Mr. J. Buchqnan entered a protest ag;i y.st the method of establishing thdenial committee. In his opinion the Junior High School Committee could not legally constitute itself a dental committee. He moved that the secretary writ* to the committees of the schools interested and request them to send repr*sentatives to a meeting to be held ear, iu tile New Year. Rev. Hamptou supported Mr. Buchanan s remarks and the motion was carried. It was also agreed that the neoeMar.. £IOO be raised by a joint and several guarantee at the bank and that tn* quota for each school be nxea at tea coming meeting. The month of November was a favourable one for growth of grass on the pastures. The rainfall, according to tte official recorder. Mr. 'V HfUj**,"; amounted to 3.81 inches. Rain fell oa days, the heaviest fall in the 24 hours being .93 inches on the 2bth .i2 al Ar year -AS, inches were recorded for -ne same period. POWER IN OPOTIKI The monthly meeting of tlie Bay »' Plenty Power Board was held at OPw tikl yesterday. „ The chairman. Mr. H. Rstated that accompanied bi tta engineer-secretary be had visited H ■ ilton and interviewed Mr *' I.ennan. of the Publir Morkr »PJ-m-nt. in connection with the i:nrtwetorv service to the board's area. H ®.~* lieved good would result from ' a. The department expects to liven i Edgecumbe sub-station in weeks. It will be four months hetore the Walotahi station is completed. The chairman stated that arranre ments are being made to raise a snppmentary loan of £14,000. . -d'. In the first complete year of the bo*r<* undertaking the revenue is expected reach £25,000. . rr The Opotiki Borough plant nayiT ceased operations, the board decided dispose of all the machinery. The engineer, Mr. \ ickerman, in rv>. to a question, stated that all const** tion work would be completed &> middle Of February. .