OHAKUNE NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12243, 17 June 1909, Page 3

OHAKUNE NOTES.

(From Our Own Cor.e6pon<lent.>

OHAKUNE, June 15. Mr A. Wilkie has.'given • notification) • that through negotiations fallingthrough, for.the purchase by him of theOhakune "Tinies," he is not now connected with that publication. The construction of Dr Latchmore's, ■ hospital is proceeding rapidly, and it is-^ expected "that it will be- ready in about:, two months' time. At a meeting of the Ohakune Chamber of Commerce Executive held Irt'fe '•- evening. Mes?rs Boyd, Lightband. Wil— * kie, McLaughlan, and Littlewood being. - present, eftcr the correspondence ov.i- - ' wards was dealt with, a. letter was. re ad from Mr Buller resigning as a memberof the executive on account of pres— sure of businers, and it was decided tor--elect a now member at the- next gener- - al meeting. Mr Butler's resignation---was accepted with regret. Mr Littlewcod was deputed to see. -. the railway stationmaster^ with reference to gptting a .shelter.erected at th&~ station for vehicles and horses. It was decided to endeavour to get .. a m.irnins; 1 ram from Ohaknne to AucFi— land, and to ask the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to- co-operate with the™ local Council. At a meeting of ths RangatatraiCemetery Board hold last night MrLoftns Boyd._ th 3 chairman, re^iguctS" on account-of Irs ha.ving moved out o£"~ Ohaktme. Mr Boyd's resignation -was- • accepted with regret, Messrs Butler, Wilk'e, and Kerr referring to the gooc7" . . work which Mr Boyd had done", -amisT ' ~ wishing him success in his new sphere*. (Mr Boyd has' secured a wholesn't?' '.-. liquor license at Ranga+aua)., r At a meetinp:-of the Ohakune SchoolT* Committpe he 1d last 'night-," Messrs^; ;. Teapa, Corkhill, Spink, Wilkie, and tTie#* Secrptarv (Mr Floyd) bein?r presents , - iMr Blvtn, the piTsent headmastei- o^" ■::' the Hurleyville School. Pa-tea, was ap«~- • , pointed headmaster of the OhnknrrEr School, and Miss Flysser, was graute-iF"- .; ono month's leave of absence on itc--^ .'■; count of ill-health. . ' • ', *