DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 32, 1 August 1911, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

| »(Fr( m Our Own Correspondents), . .i-< i KOMTO. "•niswsrrr""" , t - Our creamery manager. (Mr. G. E. Bocock) has left the district, having received an appointment at Toko as manager of one of the Stratford Dairy Oo.'s creameries. He also held the positions of postmaster and chairman of the local school committee, and will be greatly missed, a» he took a keen interest in local affaire. On Tuesday evening at the Primitive Methodist Church a farewell social and coffee supper was tendered Mr. Amd Mrs. i Bocock, the Rev. R. J. Liddell presid- ( ing. The fhairmnn. in his address, referred to the interest taken in the | church by Mr. and Mrs. Bocock, and wished them every happiness in their I new home. He was follo-wetl by the I Rev. H. Sharp, who endorsed', the «lrtirman's remarks. Mr. Warren, a member | of t!he school committee, spoke highly of i the work done by Mr. Bocock as chairman of the committee..-- Mb-'Houlahan, on behalf of the settlers and miilk suppliers', expressed Tegret at Mr., Bocoek's departure, and referred to him as an ideal creamery manager, one who made the suppliens' interests his, and by the skillful way he managed the creamery saved the "company that employed him many pounds, and he expressed surprise that the, dairy company had not made an effort 'to heep such a competent man in the district. He concluded by assuring Mr. iand Mrs. Bocock that they would carry with them the best wishes of all the settlers. Mr. Chatterton, a director of the Manigorei Dairy, Co., soM they realised. .that they were losing a good mim in Mr. Booock, one of the best the company had, a man the directors and factory "manager had every confidence in. He pointed out that the Stratford Co. was a strong one, and could pay higher wages than the local company, and, therefore, they got the good men. He then presented Mr. Bocock, with an easy chair on behalf of his friends in the district. Miss Stewart, in a. neat speech, presented Mrs. Booock with; a handbag. Mr." Bocock suitably replied- R"freshments were then handed round. Durincr the evening the fallowing programme was rendered:—Recitations, Clarice VulI ler, Amy Chatter-ton, Freda' Keast, awl IMiss Hiida Chatterton; rendings, Mr. A. Warren, Mr. Chatterton, and Rev. Sharp; solo, Miss Stewart; organ solo< Mr. Sharp. The singing .of Hymn 494 brought a pleasant evening to ft ctose.

EGMONT VILLAGE. Mr. and Mrs. A. Chard returned from | their holiday in Auckland last Monday night. On Tuesday evening the. annual meeting of the public to receivo the report of the Hall Committee was held. A meeting of the Hall Committee was held prior to the general meeting . Corre» sponilence was read from Mr. Peters, a trustee of the hall, appointing Mr. I. Murphy a member of the management committee, vice Mr. H. Peters, resigned; also from the Boxing Club, asking for a rebate in the price of the hire of the hall on account of their constant use of same." i'

The Hall Improvement Committee also met and decided to hand over the funds in hand, £4 6s sd, to the Hall Committee for lining the supper-room. At the general meeting Mr. H. H. Olson occupied the chair. There was a very poor attendance. The general fund showed a debit balance of about £5, while the improvement fund, with the amount handed over by the committee, showed a credit of £B. This will be devoted to lining the supper-room, and tenders will be called for th.e work. Votes of thanks were accorded to the various committees, societies, etc., which had made donations to the improvement fund.

A social in aid of the sehool grounds was held in the hall on Thursday evening. There was a fair attendance. Dancing was the principal amusement of the evening, being interspersed with instrumental items and gramaphone selections. During the evening supper was handed round. The evening was an ideal one for dancing, and as the floor was not overcrowded a most enjoyable evening was spent. The financial result was not so satisfactory, only about £1 being cleared. Mr. N. S. James ably officiated.; as M.C.

Inglewood and Egmont Village crossed, swords over the crib board at Egmont Village on Friday evening. The Inglewood team only numbered ten, and not twelve, as was anticipated. Consequently two of the Village men had to stand down. The Village won rather easily, the top scorers for the winners being Messrs H. L. Marsh and A. H.: Winter, with ten games out of fifteen. The visitors were entertained at supper by the local team, and altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent.

• WAREA. The fifteenth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Warea Dairy Factory will be held shortly. The report is as follows: The amount remaining to the credit of the profit and loss account on closing the books was £742 18s sd. Out of this the directors have appropriated £3ll 8s 2d to provide for the depreciation on properties and plant, leaving a balance of £431 10s 3d, out of which the directors recommend a payment'of interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on fully paid up shares, which will absorb £76 3s; and a 'further pay ment of %d per lb. on all butter fat supplied during the month Jaiiuin t> May inclusive, which will amount to £272 3s 7d, and leave £B3 3s 8(1 to be carried forward to next year. The a vertigo payment per lb. butter fat for the year, with a further payment, will be! 10.37 d approximately. There are three directors to appoint in place of Messrs. G. Wells, W. Kevell and A. Clothier, who retire by rotation, and they again offer themselves for re-election. An auditor will also be elected.

Tlio bachelor and spinster ball Mil o)i W Mlnesdav evening was a great success. visitors being present from all along the coast. Credit is due to the committees (women and men) for the way in which they carried out their duties. The. hall was beautifully decorated.

A farewell social will be tendered Mt. and Mrs. William Uarvev and family in the Pungarehu Hall on AVedncsday night.

I'liNlilO. 1 he local school is still closed on account of typhoid fever amongst the Maori* at the pah. There have been several eases at the pah, two pi'oving fatal. It is disgraceful to think that the authorities are allowing the Maoris 1o roam all over the country—to sales, public plaices, etc.—spreading the disease broadcast. I have been informed on several occasions that a Maori child which has been affected with this fevt* and is not. yet fully recovered, has been running about the roads and elsewhere. Some short time ago a ease of scarlatina broke o«it in this distri«t, and as soon as it was known the authorities were out. The bouse and all within were quaiv tincd, nobody being allowed to witer or leave the place, for fear of spreadiii" the disease; and thesa rules had to be observod, or else there would have been

trouble. Now the public generally would like to know why the Maoris are allowed to roam over the whole district the way i the,y are doing. /

I ' Mr. J. A. Thomas, the local schoolmaster, Ims been away for a short holiday while the school is closed. He returned oil Saturday, but he did not know I whether the school would be opened on | Monday for white children only, or kept closed for a while longer. The Oka to, and Punilio Dairy Factory has been having improvements effected about the creamery lately in the shape of_ metalling a track around a nejw skim milk tank which is to bo erected for the coming season, The milk supply will commence to go up before very long, as young calves can already be I heard in all directions. I