NGARUAWAHIA NEWS
REGATTA ASSOCIATION TAKINGS TOTAL 41 116 (Special to Times.) NtiAHL awAIIIA. Thursday. The chairman or the executive. Mr U. R. Welch, presided over a well-attended meeting or the executive or the Ngaruawahia Regatta Association last evening l . In connection with the association’s complaints regarding 1 the inadequate supply of current on the night preceding the regatta, Messrs. T. Minton, chairman or the Central Waikao Electric-Power Board. Mr J. R. Ellis, engineer-manager, and Mr S. S. Saulbrey. member of the board lor Ngaruawahla, were present at the meeting. It was stated that the association had entailed a loss or income through snowmen refusing to have their tents connected because or the low voltage. In view or the tact that the association was negotiating with tne Power board regarding a lighting scheme to cost. £MB, the hoard’s engineer. Mr Ellis, agreed to consider the provision or a special transformer tor the association. The takings at the regatta totalled Donations of to the Plunket Society and L'c. i’s to the st. John Ambulance were approved and in minimem or a - marte som ° »»me ago. a grant or £r>o was made towards the cost or tno Ma-ori King’s new residence at the .Ngaruawahla pa.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20463, 1 April 1938, Page 11
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