OTOROHANGA NEWS

Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3212, 4 August 1932, Page 5

OTOROHANGA NEWS

TOPICS OF THE HOUR. ITEMS OF INTEREST. (Our Resident Representative.) The committee of the local relief depot have decided to keep it open for the requirements of the needy, for another month. At the annual meeting of the Otorohanga Croquet Club, the report and balance sheet disclosed a sound financial position. The election of officers resulted:—Patron, Mrs ( J. C. Rolleston; president. Mrs R. G. Park; vice-presidents, Mesdames Quinlan and Alexander; secretary, Mrs Lawson; green superintendent, Mrs Reehal; match committee, Mesdames Fry, Turnbull and Moorman. There was an unusually large yarding of pigs, a heavy entry of cattle and well-filled pens of sheep at yesterday's stock market. Pigs were in extra keen demand, all selling .readily at a strong advance upon late rates. A line of 60 young pigs,, averaged just on £1 per head, and young sows £2 3s. Dairy heifers were required at better values. Beef sold well, while fat hoggets and wethers improved in tone. M!r Bruce E. Smith, assistant teacher in the secondary depart of the local school, who transfers to Waipukurau. was f arewelled by the local teaching staff to a tea party. Miss Z. E. Cameron and Mr N. Harre, who have been transferred to other schools from Otewa were the joint recipients of farewell gifts at Otewa at a very large gathering of distinct settlers. Miss Cameron was presented with a valuable afternoon tea set, and Mr Harre with an Eversharp pencil. Miss J. Ings presented Miss Cameron with a bouquet of spring flowers on behalf of the pupils. Dancing and card games followed a dainty supper. Miss Cameron and Mr Harre won the Monte Carlo competition and Mr and Mrs J. .Schultz the 500 tournament. Twenty nights of frost were recorded at Otorohanga during last month, the lowest temperature being 12 degrees on the 21st. Rain fell on six days, a total of 2.99 in. A largely attended dance and card evening was held on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Otorohanga Football Club. The principal winners in the card games were Mrs Bain and Mr Ben Carr, and Mrs McCready and Miss Culley. At the annual meeting of the Otorohanga Boy Scouts, Mr W. J. Pryce presided over a large gathering. A credit balance of £lO 6s Id was shown. The election of officers resulted:— Chairman- Mr A. B. Mossman; committee, Mesdames Pye, Phillips, Walker and Alexander, and Messrs J. J. Walker, A. T. Cullum, H. Alexander, F. Hilder, G. R. Craddock, C A. Jackson, W. Moorman, P. J. McNamara, and J. C. Quinlan; secretary Mr C. A. Jackson, he report of the Cubmaster (Mr A. T. Cullum) wasalso highly gratifying. A large contingent, of both organisations, journeyed to Te Kuiti last night to assist at the birthday function. The ranks of the fast diminishing band of King Country pioneer settlers was further depleted on the Ist inst., with the death of Mr Benjamin Budden, at his home, near Waitara, aged 78 years. The late Mr Budden was a native of Dorchester, England, and arrived in the Dominion when a young man, afterwards settling for many years at Pahiatua, where he was a prominent carrier and contraetotr. With the opening up of Crown lands in the King Country, some 30 years ago, the late Mr Budden. acquired a large block of land at Honikiwi, and conveted it into good pasture. Exchanging this property a few years ago for the Waitara farm, he was engaged in dairying there up to the time of his passing. A man of wonderful energy and endurance, Mr Budden was always to the fore in all movements for the benefit of his district, and took an active and most prominent part on local bodies, school committeess, and similar organisations. Mrs Budden and a large family survive, among whom are Mr B. H. Budden, of Pokuru, Mr Bernard Budden, Ngaroto, and Mrs W. Rattray, of Honikiwi.