WAIMATE WEST COUNTY

Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1934, Page 10

WAIMATE WEST COUNTY

REPAIR WORK ON THE ROADS. REPORT ON RATES COLLECTED. The Waimate West County Council met yesterday, when there were in attendance Messrs. E. Long (chairman), T. A. Bridge, J. Leslie, S.. H. le Fleming, H. H. Buxton, J. S. McKay and F. Mourie. The engineer, Mr. J. A. Hansen, reported that the whole of Manaia Road in the county had been thoroughly patched and resurfaced with bitumen where necessary. Main South Road from upper Glenn Road to Inaha Road had been thoroughly repaired. About ten chains of Skeet Road near Kapuni and 120 chains of Normanby Road (central) had been resurfaced with bitumen. Formation had been done on one of the streets at Otakeho which it was proposed to gravel. A start had been made with the widening of Main South Road. The clerk reported that of the £8862 European rates struck only £2043 had been collected, leaving £6819 outstanding. There were also £268 arrears of the previous year.

COUNTY CHAIRMAN RETURNS.

WELCOME TO MR. E. LONG.

Mr. E. Long, chairman of the Waimate West County Council, was cordially welcomed by members of the council yesterday on his return to the council table after several months in America, where he underwent health treatment.

The acting-chairman, Mr. J. S. McKay, said he hoped that Mr. Long would be much improved in health. He hoped he had enjoyed his holiday. All were very pleased at his return. In reply Mr. Long said he was pleased to be back among his associates once more. He thanked them for carrying on during his extended absence and said he felt assured that the affairs of the county were in good hands. The visit to America had provided him with a great opportunity of seeing that country. He was favoured with a letter from the Commissioner of Highways to the area engineers, who gave him much information regarding methods of road construction and costs of cuttings and concrete work. In regard to earthwork and byroads New Zealand had nothing to learn. Speaking of farming, Mr. Long said the people of the United States could learn much from New Zealand. He went through some of the biggest dairy factories and he found they were many years behind New Zealand. ' Mr. Long remarked on the exceptional kindness he had received from thfe American people. This had removed many of his unfavourable impressions of the “nasal- twanged” Yankee. , The clerk, Mr. V. H. Hobday, expressed pleasure at the return of the chairman looking so well. “Taranaki is good,” added Mr. Long. “I enjoyed the Kaupokonui beach last Sunday afternoon more than any other place I have been.” AUROA SCHOOL AFFAIRS. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the' Auroa school committee was held on Tuesday night, when there were present Messrs. A. C.'Langlands (chairman), H. R. Wood (secretary), Mrs. Benton and Messrs. T. Blair, W. Brown, A. W. King and R. E. Davison. The headmaster, Mr. L. M. Fairbrother, reported that the school re-opened after the vacation with a roll number of 119. Up to the present there were 11 admissions into the infant room and two into standard 2. The roll number that day was 120. Miss J. McNeill had commenced duty as additional assistant for the year. Describing the organisation of the work Mr. Fairbrother stated that if an additional room could be obtained the following much more suitable organisation could be adopted: Miss Scott, primers 1, 2 and 3, 26 pupils; Miss Harkness, standards 1, and 2, 34 pupils; . Miss McNeill,' standards 3 and 4, 30 pupils; Mr. Fairbrother, forms 1 and 2, 30 pupils. Mr. Fairbrother was granted leave of absence to attend the military camp at Waipukurau from February 10 to February 17. During that period Miss McNeill will take charge of the senior room. The school drum and fife band paraded and played at the festivities at Manaia on Christmas Eve. An invitation to the band to take part in the Taranaki brass and pipe bands’ annual contest at Manaia on March 8 had been received and it was hoped that arrangements could be made for it to attend. It was interesting to record that the schoolboys on returning to school cut all the lawns, on which grass had grown considerably during the holidays, and made it into a stack of ensilage entirely on their ownefforts. ' . The committee decided to purchase two volumes for the use of the schoolThe committee extended congratulations to Mr. Fairbrother and his staff for their highly successful school concert. Arrangements ■ were made for the annual school picnic to be held at Opunake beach. Personal and General. A meeting of the Farmers’ Union was held in the Auroa hall on Friday night, when there was a good attendance. The following delegates were selected to make any arrangements necessary for a show: Messrs. A. W. King, H. Hartley, H. Buxton and W." Hudson (Auroa) and Messrs. H. R. Wood, R. E. Davison, C. A. Burke and A. Hastie (Otakeho). Messrs. Percy and Ronald Adlam, Hurworth, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. West. Miss Dorothy Corbett, who was appointed to' a position in the Auroa school, has taken up duties at Okaiawa instead. Miss Jean McNeil, Hawerq, has taken up teaching duties in the Auroa school. Mr. apd Mrs. W. Haworth and family and Miss Purdy have returned home from a camping holiday on the Urenui beach. Mrs. Peacock has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Lyndon. Nurse Lilley, of the Hamitlon hospital, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lilley. PERSONAL ITEMS. The resignation of Mr. H. I. Crocker, Normanby, was received with regret by the executive of. the South Taranaki Herd-Testing Association at a meeting yesterday. Mr. W. Mortlock was appointed Normanby delegate on the executive. A welcome was extended to the following new members who have been appointed as an outcome of the extension of the association’s activities: Messrs. J. S. Tosland (Pihama), A. Herbert (Whakamara) and G. W. Williams (Meremere).