The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 50, 6 October 1911, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The adjourned meeting of the Cricket Club will be held on Saturday evening.

In another column tenders are called for carting cream from “Aratitaha” to Te Awamutu railway station.

A plain and fancy dress dance is being arranged by the local cricket club for the evening of Labour Day, Monday October 23rd.

Mr B. F. Chester, who for three years has resided at Te Awamutu, left Wellington yesterday by Tainui for London. LVIr Chester has many friends at Te Awamutu who regret his departure. We join with his many friends in wishing him a pleasant voyage and every success in his new sphere. Mr Halford late of Auckland has taken over Mr Chester’s apiary, and expects to arrive in Te Awamutu early next week.

“ I am of opinion that in a few years butter will be very hard to obtain in New Zealand, except at a high price,” said Mr D. J. Nathan, of Wellington, to a Wairarapa Daily Times reporter. “ I can see this state of affairs coming plainly enough as indicatians point to the fact that dairy factories will be giving practically all their attention to the manufacture of cheese.”

Mr Jennings has asked the Minister of Lands whether provision can be made by sums of money being placed on the Estimates, to fence scenic reserves adjoining settlers’ sections, and received the reply that this is a matter that has been attended to by the passing of section 5 of the Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1910. and by the placing of items on the appropriations of the Department of Lands as in the Scenery Preservation Account for the past financial year These votes are being continued, and will appear in the Estimates for the current year.

The last dance of the season is advertised to take place at Hairini on October Ilth.

Tenders are called for forming footpaths in Alexandra Street and Teasdale Street. This announcement will be received with pleasure by many.

The Rev. W. Woollass is (D.V.) to conduct Divine Service at Hairini and Te Awamutu next Sunday afternoon and' evening respectively.

Mr E. P. de Ridder will conduct Divine Service in the Kihikihi Presbyterian Church next Sunday evening, and also give some selections on the organ.

This morning the chairman of the Town Board received the provisional approval of loan for £20,000 for wgter supply, street construction and sewerage at Te Awamutu. It is understood that the arrangements for holding a poll will be made at once

Sections 43 and 82, quarter acre and one acre respectively, in Teasdale Settlement, are now open for ballot, applications being receivable up to 24th inst. The capital values of both have been raised over ten per cent above original values when the settlement was first opened some three years ago. Plans are obtainable at the post office.

The well-known firm of Messrs Souter and Co.- have disposed of their Te Awamutu branch business to a local company, with Mr A. Young as manager. This new firm —Messrs A. Young and Co. — will conduct the business from the premises taken over, and trust'to receive a continuance of your esteemed patronage.

The annual meeting of members and intending members of the Bowling Club, as notified in our advertising columns, will be held on Monday next at 7.30 p.m. in the public library. It is hoped that there will be a. full attendance, as important business connected with the new greens will come up for discussion and settlement.

In the House, yesterday, Mr Greenslade, gave notice to ask the Post-master-General whether he will make provision on the Estimates this session for the erection of a post office at Ohaupo which is now an urgent necessity in the public interest in consequence of the growth of the township, and the rapid expansion of the surrounding country owing to the closer settlement that has recently taken place.