TE AWAMUTU NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21192, 15 August 1940, Page 9

TE AWAMUTU NEWS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REVIEW OF YEAR’S OPERATIONS MR F. W. BEVIN FARE WELLED (Special to Times.) TE AWAMUTU, Wednesday At the annual meeting or the Te Awamutu Chamber or Commerce, the president, Mr G. A. Gibbs, in his report, said that the financial year concluded on June 3 0 with 5 4 members, of which 4 3 were i financial. The receipts and payments account showed a cash surplus or £l2. ! During the year the ehamber had been unfortunate in losing the services of Its | president. Mr R. G. Connal, who was transferred to Palmerston North. Mr Connal had been a keen executive member of the chamber, and m-s resignation ! was greatly regretted. Another old and [ much-valued member, Mr J. Oliphant, } was away from the district, as a member of the military forces. Mr F. W. Bevin, who was leaving shortly on transfer to I Pieton, had also resigned, j During the year the chamber had been 1 active in matters aifecting the town, and measures brought about by the chamber's efforts were reversion to angleparking Tor motor vehicles in Alexandra Street, bettor servire on the local telephone exchange, and the sorting and delivery into boxes of the evening mails. For some time the chamber had been agitatln for improvements at The local railway station, and extensive alterations had been planned. However, owing to war conditions, the Government bad wisely derided to postpone part or the work and proceed only with the extension of the goods shed and approaches thereto. The aitcnUuuuc at ibe monthly meetings

Itad been somewhat disappointing, in view or the very representative membership, • and in view of the good work which the chamber was doing. The following officers were elected:—President. Mr G. A. Gibbs: vice-president, Air F. Parsons: auditor, Mr A. <;. Watburton; council, .Messrs, p. Schofield, IL C. Date, A. R. mil. L. G. Arm>trotig, W. Jeffery, IT. C. Judd, \\. Tootill, Clark. The annual subscription was again ffxcd at £l 1 s. A sub-committee, comprising Messrs. 1,, c. Armstrong, A. g. Warburton anil w. JefTery, was set up to make any representations on the subject of town-plan-ning to the local authority. Farewell Presentation At the conclusion or tne meeting, opportunity was taken to bid farewell to Mr I-’. W. Bevin, who has been manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand for many years, and leaves on Friday for rieton. The president, Mr G. A. Gibbs, referred to Mr Bevln’s association with the chamber Tor a long term during which he had hold office as president and member of the council. Other speakers endorsed the president’s remarks and paid tribute to Mrs Bevin also. Mr Bevin suitably acknowledged the remarks and a presentation made to him. BCHOOL BUS SERVICEB IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUNDS Mr G. R. Melrose presided at the monthly meeting or the re Awamutu District High School Committee, and there were present also Messrs. G. Donaldson, C. \V. Old. s. 11. West. L. C. Day. g. S. Hall. If. Owens, and the secretary. Mr J. G. Wvnvard. In the absence or the headmaster. Mr W. G. .S. Smith. Mr E. W. Bell attended. The rh.itrniart reported that lie had interviewed the secretary of the Educa-

tion Department, the assistant secretary Ihe Hon. It. G. IL Mason and Dr. Beebe' the new Director *.r Education, on the extension or ilie bus route t<» Jary* Road, ;.nd ilie I’arawera service. It was pointed • out in him that the petrol restrictions hampered the extensions, but it was hoped that there would be a successful arrang< - merit iu the near future. Mr Melrose reported also that be bad Intenii’wed the Public Works Department ■•it Hamilton about improvement of the grading or the school grounds and ascertained that the Department could not move jn the matter until the extra co<t was received. Tills had been received 'Hire and the work would begin within | a low days. ! 1 he secretary read correspondence deal ing with the proposal to consolidate the senior pupils from Te K’awa in which <t appeared that the Education Board did restrctp Ur prt>poSal b pr nuse of petrol The board declined sanction to the purchase, or five extra typewriters as there were already 11 available. it was decided in purchase the machines nut of committee funds as the opportunitv to acquire machines at the price offered should nor he missed. Tf e chairman reported that he had received an assurance at Wellington that the E-tlmates provided for- the e-ecti-m of garages for the school bu-es and IDii- | tbfi and K'.hikihl would probably be equipMr Owens reported that the householder* at Te Mawhat had agreed to place the radio gramophone apparatus in the rare of the school, the pnsith.h to be reviewed at the end of six month*.