LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume XIX, Issue 1103, 9 June 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An order-in-council in last week's Gazette empowers the raising of loans by the Parawera Road Board (£SOO for completing culverting and metalling) and by the Waipa County Council (£4OO for completing metalling of roads in the Mangapiko ride ing).

Complimentary reference was made by the chairman (Mr C. A. Crook) of the Parawera Road Board to the ability of Mr E. J. Darby, of Pukeatua, who had made a -special study of the Arapuni hydro-electric t scheme and could speak intelligently on the subject, and, added Mr Crook, he was in every way a convincing speaker. Authority is issued by order-in-council in last week's Gazette for the Te Awamutu Electric Power Board to-raise a 1 further instalment of £BOOO on account of the authorised £120,000 loan. The interest rate on this instalment ,is fixed at 51 per cent. "It is typical of the early days in New Zealand," said the Minister of Education (the Hon. C. J. Parr), when speaking at the opening of the Kal~ paki school yesterday. Those early pioneers went to work themselves, they gave the land, and then put up the school. How different nowaday?. Everyone leans upon the Government, gets up a deputation, led, of course, by the indefatigable member of tiie district. Times have changed, and we shall have to get to the spirit of the early pioneers—self-reliance and self-help. No country, said the speaker, 'with emphasis, "will fare well which leans for everything upon the central administration."

The Te Awamutu Young Men's Club is progressing favourably. A prelimiary report has been received that Mr Downes anticipates no difficulty in the way of the club securing the £IOOO section in Market Street as the natural successors to the Young Men's Institute, and steps will be taken to qualify. The opening night of the club is fixed for next Saturday at the Town Hall when a formal meeting at 7.30 will be followed by a dance at 8 o'clock. His Worship the Mayor, Mr L. G. Armstrong will preside, and a hearty invitation is issued to all friends to take part. Details are con*, tained in the advertisement in this issue. The special interest attaching to this club is likely to result in a large attendance. There was a large attendance at the convent dance held last evening in the Kihikihi Town Hall, the floor of which was in excellent condition. Mr J. Porter ,capably acted as M.'C. Superb music was provided by Mr G. Dalton, extras being played by the Misses Bennett, Manson, and O. Meredith, while vocal items were contributed at intervals by Mrs Unwin (Roses of Picardy"), Mrs H. Moody ("The Wonderful Land of Romance"), Mr J. P: Bonergan ("Go to Sea"), Miss, Jamieson Mr Herlihy, and Mi* H. Meredith, which added to the enjoyment of the evening. A sit-down and sumptuous supper was provided, while the general arrangements for the success of the gathering were capably controlled by Mr,s Mahoney, as honorary .secretary.

At the close of the business at the meeting of the Parawera Road Board on Tuesday an interesting ceremony took place, when Mr O. Kay, on behalf of the members of the Board and staff, presented to the chairman (Mr C. A. Crook) a handsome travelling bag together with their good wishes on the occasion of Mr 'Crook's marriage. Mr Kay said it gave him great pleasure to present the gift and in referring to the many good qualities of their chairman wished both him and his wife every future happiness. Mr Gould on behalf of the staff, in a few well chosen words offered his congratulations to Mr Crook and expressed his sincere wish for happiness and prosperity in the future. Mr Crook said the present that day came as a great surprise to him and in thanking them for their gift, he said he valued most highly also the good wishes which accompanied it. The weekly meeting of the Cribbagt Club was held on Tuesday evening in the Oddfellows' Hall when there was a large attendance. The play for the evening took the form of a contest between the married and single members of the club which resulted in a win for the former by 34 games. The scores were: married men 119, single men 85. During the evening there were some very close finishes and the following players were responsible for the best scores on behalf of the winners: Messrs. W. Teddy, Senr., W. Woods, and L. Marsh 9 games each, Messrs. F. Tickelpenny, W. Coggins and S. West 8 gaines each while Messrs. R. Senior-Part-ridge, E. G. Humphrey, W. Ryan, W. Swain, W. Ingham J. Blackburn, F. Gibson and J. Woolston secured 7 games each. On behalf of the losers Mr T. Hinton secured 10 games this player having the highest score fo: the evening while Mr R. L. Christie secured 7 games. The play for the next two weeks will be a four-handed contest for a trophy kindly presented by Mr F. Vile.