Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVII, Issue 8056, 20 September 1930, Page 2

Waihi Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL

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The report of the ordinary business transacted at the monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council on Thursday evening will appear in our next issue.

Daylight-saving, when the clocks throughout the Dominion will be put oh half an hour for the summer months, will come into operation on Sunday, October 12. The Waihi Hospital Board invites tenders for the painting of the men’s surgical ward at the hospital. Full particulars can be obtained from the secretary (Mr J. W. Tetley), with whom tenders will close on Thursday next, September 25, at 5 p.m. Street lighting wa§ beiijg discussed at the monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council op Thursday evening, and the town cler)j (Mr El. C. Westbury) took the opportunity to mention that he had received advice from London that a suitable lamp to adorn the plinth on the Sgddon Memorial, so long devoid of illumination, was being despatched. The communication added that the lamp was similar to those used in Parliament Square, London. “That’s something for you, gentlemen,” added Mr Westbury, amid the smiles of the councillors.

The Waihi Ladies’ Golf Club held a field day on Wednesday on the local links, play starting in the morning with competitions. The morning’s results were: Putting, Mrs S. Walmsley; approaching and putting, Mrs Weßt.fjfij*y; drive and second stroke, Mesdameg (Gyljjn and Payze; second approaching gad p^t f tlng, Mrs Walmsley. After luncheon at flu? plubhouse a teams match, captain’ v. secretary, was won by the latter, 1 up. E'or a stroke round a silver button was won by Mrs Greenwood, and the best round was won by Mrs A. H. V. Morgan. Altogether a most enjoy-, able day was spent.

It is runioyped that yfcfhl Jiav.B strong d,esigp« tflp Poland Memorial Cup, so it behoves our players to remain fully alive to the strength and grit of .tjiie black aiid yellows, with vylipm so many hard contests have frfieyt waged (says “Mark” ip football Oil IP# Rialto ’senior team i» the Tp Arofcg a reliable source It Is learned that Waihi Is concentrating on practice under expert coaches. It would be folly to under-estimate them. We want the trophy, and on our Peace Cup form we can win it; but on the other hand, the goldminers are just as keen to lay our representatives by the heels and capture the cup themselves. Rheunerva! Wonderful Rheumatism remedy—natural and safe. —E. A. Clark, Chemist.

Mrs M. Jackson, Dominion President of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, will be visiting Waihi next week, and on Tuesday evening will be the guest of the local branch of the union at a social to be held in the Foresters’ Hall, to which district farmers have been invited to meet Mrs Jackson. Users of Brown Street would do well to note that from 8 a.m. on Monday next that portion of the street from its intersection with Victoria Street to a point approximately 12 chains in a north-easterly direction will be closed to all traffic until the reconstruction work now In progress is completed, a matter of about 14 days. Revenue to the Waihi Borough Council from all sources during August month totalled £2543 4s 4d, towards which gold duty and revenue contributed £928 14s, the gasworks £485 13s 2d, rates (current £298 14s 6d and arrears £43 15s 3d) £342 9s 9d, main highways subsidy £217 8s Id, and advances by the Beautifying Society on account of. relief works £2OO. His Excellency Lord Bledisloe is not one of the horde of pessimists who are .at present croaking so dismally, but announces a firm belief in the stability of the country, and its capacity to overcome all temporary difficulties. It is evident from the remarks of the Acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, that Sir Otto Nienleyer is of the same opinion. So New Zealand’s slogan should be “Keep on Smiling!” The headmaster (Mr R. C. D. Lightbourno) reminds us of the fact that the Waihi District High School celebrated its fortieth anniversary on June 6 last. When opened in June, 1890, the pupils in attendance numbered twelve, they being Elizabeth Donnelly, Alma Harvey, Mary Harvey, Agnes Colebrook, Frances Colebrook, Mabel Hollis, John Donnelly, Walter Donnelly, Joseph Harvey, George Hollis, and Robert Majurey. Fifteen other pupils joined that year, making a total of 27 on the roll, or rather less than one-sixteenth of the number of scholars attending the school at present (approximately 426).

The statement of receipts and expenditure submitted by the treasurer (Mr E. C. Westbury) at Thursday night’s meeting of the Waihi Borough Council disclosed a very satisfactory financial position. This gave income to-date {including a credit balance of £358 14s lOd brought forward on April 1) to be £11,202 2s 3d and payments £9OBO 2s 9d, leaving a credit balance of £2121 19s 6d. Revenue in hand and expected before September 30 (the credit balance of £2121 19s 6d included) was given as £3438 15s, and liabilities to be met before that date as £1135 10s 6d, leaving an estimated credit balance at the close of the first half of the financial year of £2303 4s 6d. A youthful Waihi cyclist, J. Bates, a son of Mr George Bates, of Barry Road, promises to make a name for himself in amateur racing circles in Auckland. After finishing second off 6min. in the ten-mile junior event (under 16 years) under the auspices of the Manahau Cycling Club on Saturday, September 6, Bates won the live-mile race in a field of IS starters last Saturday from the 2min. 20sec. mark, with quite 60 yards to spare. Commenting on the lad’s performance, and Auckland writer says:. "Bates raced throughout like a young champion to win without appearing a bit distressed. He is short in stature, fairly thick-set for a boy under 16 years—the type that generally figures prominently—and has a great future before him.” “When travelling in various districts. I have been noticing the amount of New Zealand butter and cheese offered for sale under its own label, and it would do some of the suppliers of various factories good to come over and have a look round,” states Mr F. V. Lysons in a letter from London to a Hawera resident. “It is, of course, possible to find a shop here and there sporting the New Zealand fern leaf on the window, but two that I went into had only ‘Empire’ butter, which turned out to be Australian. The brand ‘Empire’ is, in my opinion, not going to be in the best interests of New Zealand. The Dairy Produce Board wants to get busy and spend some real money in getting New Zealand produce on the market properly under its own brand. Attention to the fact that prospecting was being carried out on the Walmsley Creek water conservation reserve was drawn by the borough engineer (Mr M. F. Haszard) in his report to the monthly meeting of the Waihi Borough Council on Thursday evening. “A few days ago it was brought to my notice that prospecting was being carried out on this reserve,” said Mr Haszard. “On investigation at the Court I found that two prospecting ayears of 50 acres each have been granted by the warden in this area. How these came tp be granted I dp not know, as the plans lodged wth the applications cje.arly shp\v that they are on this reserve, I have Inspected the ground, and find that several small tunnels have been put in and trenching done on a spur up at the back of the auxiliary dam.” On the recommendation of the Finance and Legal Committee it was agreed that Crs. A. E. Robinson and H. W. Hopkins, the town clerk (Mr E. C. Westbury), and the engineer should be appointed a committee to wait on the warden during his next visit to Waihi and place the position before him.