EUCHRE AT TUTUTAWA

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1935, Page 8

EUCHRE AT TUTUTAWA

■GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. The first of the euchre party series at Tututawa was held on Friday night, a good attendance being" present. Euchre prizes were won by Mrs. Jacobsen and Mr. Wallace. After euchre supper was provided by Mrs. Welsh and Mrs. Walker. Later music was played by Mrs. Reader, Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Walker and Miss Jacobsen. Mr. N. Walker and Mr. B. Rogers played the accordeon. ■■ Mr. Phillips sen. and Miss E. Phillips are paying a brief visit to Tututawa as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Phillips. Mr. R. Walker sen., Inglewood, is staying with Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker. . WHAKAMARA HALL MEETING. SUCCESSFUL FLAG 500 EVENING. The annual meeting of the V/hakamara public hall was held last week. There was a good attendance, Mr. J. Potter presiding. The balance sheet showed a credit of £7 6s Od. Mr. Potter thanked his fellow committeemen for work done and those who provided music voluntary for the past year and to Mr. Williams, who' audited the books. The following officers were elected: Chairman, Mr. J. Potter; secretary, Mr. J. Wrigley; committee, Messrs. H. le Fleming, A. Wrigley, N. Barkla, A. Davies and C. Dobson. A successful five»hundred evening was held last Friday. Personal Items. Miss G. Gulliver and Miss N., Langley have returned from New’ Plymouth after attending the jubilee celebrations of the Girls’ High School. Miss Jean Davies spent Easter at the Bible class camp at New Plymouth. Miss P. Barkla has been on holiday at Eltham for a few days. Mrs. J. Hodges, Wanganui, is the guest of her daughters Mesdames Wrigley and Dobson. Mrs. Arbon is visiting friends at New Plymouth. Mrs. R. Caldwell has returned after' being an inmate of the Hawera hospital for several months.

BANKRUPTCY OF MAORI. DEFICIENCY OF OVER £lO3. A deficiency of £lO3 9s 9d was shown in the bankrupt estate of Kaake junr., otherwise known as Kaake Wallace, a Maori of Normanby, at Hawera on Tuesday. AR debts were owing to unsecured creditors and there were no assets. Kaake was examined as to the disposal of native rents and the official assignee (Mr. C. O. Pratt) was instructed to facilitate the discharge, provided Kaake paid £5O in satisfaction of the liabilities. The principal unsecured creditors are Wright and Lawrence (Stratford), £3l; A. H. Hills (Normanby),' £10; J. Kurta (Hawera), £10; H. Wills (Hawera), £ll 3s; Hawera Mineral Water Company, £9; A H. Corey (Hawera), £5 6s; Dr. W. F. Buist (Hawera), £5 ss. Kaake said he was a married man living with his wife and three children at Ketemarae pa, Normanby. He also helped to support his adoptive mother. He was a labourer doing casual work, which was scarce. Because he received rent from native lands owned by him, he could not register under the Unemployment Act. The total area of the land was about 112 acres, of which one portion was leased. There was a portion of 39 acres which belonged to Kaake and several others. The rent from, this area of 39 acres went to the Native Trustee to repay a mortgage. In the last twelve months he received about £l5O in rent, said Kaake. He also received about £4 a week for wages at harvesting time. He could have earned more had he not been compelled to cease work on account of illness. Three judgment summons orders had been made against him and as he had no means of paying, he had filed to prevent their execution.