WAITARA NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 9 January 1911, Page 8

WAITARA NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Tiie adjourned meeting of the Regatta Committee was held on Friday evening in the Clifton hall. There was a good attendance, Mr. T. Buchanan occupying the eliair. The following oll'ieers were elected:—Patrons, Messrs. 0. Samuel, M.L.C., ,1. B. Roy, G. V. Tate, J. W. Foreman, \V. F. Ncwbery, Burgess, Eraser, Hatrick, W. Birdling, Borthwick; president, Mr. W. F. Jenkins; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs. Pearce, Kerr, Rennie, J. George, Gaustad, Gilbert, Vaughan, Hutchinson, Cossar, Lake, Gribbon, E. H. Jones; committee, Messrs. Knight, Viekery, Jury, Jennins, Tate, R. George Klcnner, Buchanan, Telfar, G. Ttatc, N. Hicks, F. Richards; secretary, Mr. H. Spurdle; auditors, Messrs. Buchanan and Beckbessinger; judge, Mr. R. H. Pigott; deputy judge, Mr. R. T. Hicks; umpires, Messrs. Sarten, Ogle, Tate; starter Mr Tate; deputy starter, Mr Telfar; timekeeper, Mr. Lister. The date of the regatta was left with the committee to arrange. At the committee meeting subsequently, Mr. T. Buchanan was appointed chairman. It was decided to hold the regatta on Thursday, March 23rd. The fixing of the programme was left over till next meeting, on Tuesday next.

Mr. Ivy Kidd has had to go into the hospital to undergo an operation. His many friends will be pleased to hear of his early Tcturn. Mr. Kendall, of New Plymouth, is relieving. Twopence a night sounds like the pay of a small boy in London, but it also applies to Waitara, where that sum is paid to the man who closes the private box lobby at the post office every night, inclusive of Sunday, on which day he also opens it in the morning. This is surely the'lowest scale of pay received by anyone in the Dominion. The time occupied each night must be at least half an hour.