HUNTERVILLE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 89, 16 April 1938, Page 5

HUNTERVILLE

HUN’TERVILLE TOWN BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the Hunterville Town Board was held on Monday night, Cr. R. A. Gordon presiding. Also present were Crs. T. J. Taylor, F. R. Ching, R. A. Lyall, J. Klue and R. F. Baker.

The Transport Department advised that in future a £3 to £1 subsidy would be made for bridges on main highways. The clerk’s action in accepting the tender of Mr. R. P. Ansley for nail cleaning was endorsed.

The acceptance by the clerk of a tender for the marking of crossings in the town was endorsed.

Credit balance after last meeting was £1124 2s 7d, receipts during the month £533 4s lid, and payments £1270 4s 7d. Current payments were £3lB 18s 3d, leaving a credit of £343 18s Bd. General. Cr. Klue asked if stock droving was permitted through the main street. He stated that a mob of cattle had passed through recently and he did not consider that this should be allowed. The chairman said that no law had been made but it had been left more to the discretion of drovers. He also had noted the condition made of the street and he remarked that he thought farmers could well use discretion when droving cattle. "No other town will permit that sort of thing.’’ Cr. Klue stated that it should be stopped if done too often and the matter was held over.

It was reported that another man had been engaged to clean drains and attend footpaths on the main highway. It was left to the Works Committee to inquire into the possibility of having further sealing work done while the equipment was being used at the bridge.

Cr. Klue stated that he had been asked by the Power Board if the coloured lighting was to be used for another term. He stated that the cost had been about 3s lOd per w z eek and he favoured a continuance.—Held over until the account is received. There was some discussion about the proposed footbridge in High Street and it was decided to obtain further information as speedily as possible.

Foreman’s Report.

Roads Maintenance—Roads attended to during the past month were Ongo, Marshal, Rangatira, Kotukutuku, Main, and Paraekaretu Streets. 17i cubic yards of gravel were spread for repairs to Marshall Road. I ordered 9 cubic yards of crushed shingle to repair damage done to Ongo Road during recent heavy rain.

Reservoir.—The re-erection of the fence at the Rangatira reservoir has been completed satisfactorily, and a new gate has been made and placed in position at the main entrance. Bridges and Culverts.—One culvert was put in on Paraekaretu Street and minor repairs were done on decking of bridge on Kotukutuku Road.

RETURNED SOLDIERS’ ASSOCIATION. HUNTERVILLE BRANCH. The annual general meeting of the Hunterville branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association w ? as held in the Towm Hall on Friday night last, 23

members being present. Mr. R. M. S. Jones presided. The annual report and balancesheet were read and adopted. The report stated that the year had been a somewhat troublous time for the branch, bu* through the energies of the secretary and the committee a serious loss on the dance had been recouped. We had a good parade for the Anzac Day celebrations and it is hoped that as many as possible will be in attendance this year. We have endeavoured to secure the services of some of your officials, but without success. The reunion was one of the best we have ever held and this year your committee suggests that a similar programme be followed. After strenuous efforts the annual dance was held, but as you all know it was a complete failure. It is expected that the dance will again be held and will be a great success. Our membership has gone down a little, but with transfers and new members the roll is about the same. Apart from the position as shown in the balance-sheet, we have just held a most successful Easter competition which resulted in the magnificent sum of £2l 4s being received. This will go to the sick Benefit Fund. A grant of £lO from this fund was made to a most deserving case. Election of Officers. —The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—Before calling for nominations the chairman stated that it was felt by some members that the system should be altered, as members overlooked having the nomination papers filled in and forwarded to the secretary. It had been suggested that nominations for the committee be taken at the annual meeting instead of in the present way. This could not be overcome without the unanimous decision of the meeting unless with notice of motion. / two members voiced disapproval of the change, nominations stood as before, Those elected were:—President, Mr. R. M. S. Jones; joint secretaries, Messrs. W. C. Smith and J. E. Biggar; auditor, Mr. W. K. Evans; committee, Messrs. V. F. Toulmin, A. R. Bull, T. Brunton, J. E. Biggar, S. M. Aiderson had been nominated. As Mr. Biggar had been appointed to office the vacancy was filled by Mr. Duncan Cameron.

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Evans for his services as auditor.

It was decided to hold Poppy Day on April 28.

There was some discussion as to who should be allowed to attend the re-union and it was finally decided that the reunion be confined to members, honorary members, performers, the Hon. J. G. Cobbe and that Messrs. K. Hammond and D. D. Simpson represent the townspeople.

It was decided to hold the reunion on May 11. Mr. Hammond offered to give a two-year-old pony to the branch for money raising purposes, and he was accorded a vote of thanks.

In asking for a motion in regard to the dance the chairman pointed out that at the last annual meeting there had been 38 members present and they had been practically unanimous in lhe decision to hold the event as it was held It had been a failure and the committee could only benefit from its experience. The idea this year was to get th? function back to the great success it had been in previous years. It was decided to hold a dance and the admission charges to be ss, 3s 6d and 2s 6d.

It was decided that the local band, augmented, be engaged for the dance. With the introduction of general business Mr. Lynch spoke highly of

the work done by the president, secretary and the committee and he moved that appreciation of their efforts be recorded. Mr. Jones replied stating that the great credit was due to M?. Smith, the secretary, who had done remarkable work.

It was suggested that on a sale day afternoon tea be provided at the sale yards to assist the funds, but members generally did not favour the suggestion.

It was decided to parade on Day and ask the volunteers and the Pipe Band to join the parade.

The chairman stated that he would like to have an outside representative on the association as a speaker at the ceremony. It had been previously suggested but they had been unable to secure anyone’s services. Mr. Simpson stated that he had heard the suggestion that instead of having two addresses that only one be had. He stated that the clergymen found it difficult also to speak on the same subject without stealing each other’s thunder. He suggested that this be mentioned to the Patriotic Society. Mr. Lynch suggested that the branch should at least once a year pay some attention to the unattended graves of returned men at the cemetejy. This suggestion was regarded as a good one by members.