TAIHAPE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 85, 12 April 1940, Page 2

TAIHAPE NOTES

MATAROA DOG TRIALS The Mataroa dog trials will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, April 16, 17 and 18. An advertisement appears in this issue. FALSE PRETENCES AND THEFT On a charge that on or about December 24, 1939, at Frankton, with intent to defraud, he did obtain from Josephine Florence Logan the sum of £6 by falsely representing that he owned a sheep station in Hawke’s Bay and that he had accepted her as housekeeper, Hector James McDonald pleaded guilty at the Taihape Court to-day. Messrs. E. Loader and H. Johnston occupied the Bench. Sergeant Mcßae said that accused engaged Mrs. Logan as a housekeeper, borrowed £6 from her and disappeared when the train conveying her and her two children and accused arrived at Hastings. Accused had no sheep station. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. On a further charge of stealing two dogs and two chains, of a total value of £2O, the property of W. H. Stewart, of Hawera, McDonald was also sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, the sentences to be cumulative. An order was made for the return of the dogs to their rightful owner. SCHOOL Al l AIRS.

Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Taihape School Committee on Monday, Mr. Berridge said that he had enjoyed the work on the school committee and wished to refer to the friendly relations between the headmaster and the committee. The school was better equipped now and much of the credit was due to Mr. Whibley. When it was a matter ’of making requests to the committee for things that would benefit the school Mr. Whibley had been like Oliver Twist and asked for more, but there had been no requests from the headmaster lately and the speaker concluded that Mr. Whibley had now reached saturation point. (Laughter). Mr. Berridge went on to say that he did not think the public realised what Mr. Whibley had done in this connection apart from his professional duties. Mr. L. H. Haydon said that he had been a member of the committee for six or seven years and he wished to say that the present chairman, Mr. King, and his predecessor, Mr. Loader, had conducted the meetings well and everybody had been given an opportunity to express his opinion. Mr. Whibley hoped that the old members would carry on and said that the record of the present committee was as good as any in New Zealand. He had had a good deal of experience of committees to support his opinion, i He wished to make a strong plea for -an officer of the bank to remain on i the committee and act as treasurer. Valuable as Mr. Graham’s work had been as secretary, the speaker considered that it had been still more valuable as treasurer. The chairman made reference to the work of other members of the committee not present at the meeting on Monday including Dr. Hay and Mr. C. F. Dunn. H also thanked Mr. W. Jurgens for much welcome assistance. Reference was also made to the services rendered by the Press.