RAGLAN NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 277, 27 November 1906, Page 3

RAGLAN NEWS.

: :■. : :..-■.- •■•-.. .. : _ - -' Mrj (From Oar. Own Correspondent.) "i±s

RAGLAN, Monday.

Opotoru Bridge.—Through representations made by Mr Greenslade, member for the. district, re tlie urgency of a .grant being; , ■made lor the road to give approach- to" this ■triflge, £100 has been placed on the .'"tin-./. , authorised expenditure list;*' This sum - /be further augmented by' £40' which' th* County Council some time : back voted expenditure oii the xoiad. 'This' is for *h> approaches from the Raglan end. Mr/McLeod, County Engineer, and Mr Bankart,; Councillor, have laid off the new' and as coon as the grading is finished... ten-ders-will be called'for this work. There.ia a grant of £150 on. the estimates. for the,: road to give approach toth© -bridge oir ihe Kariol side. ■ •, " -. . '■'..-'■ Mata Dairying.—air Gowan, : manager of the- Te Mata Dairying .Co.'s factory, . intended .resigning his position In order tot, enable'him to devote-the his : tlme" to his farm; but.satisfactory arrangements have been made for the milking of<Tils dairy, herd, and he will continue aS'Hianager of ■ the.factory for the remainder of -the.eeasbiv at leaet. This decision; has given general - Satisfaction to botlt-, the- directors of the* • Company and the suppliers. - V o .','■, ". ': .•Mγ Laurie Sutton has got the renewal of- . the mail contract to aad from Hamilton, i {^ Town-Board; — A meeting ; of the new: Town. Board" , was hold, on Saturday after-.: noon..'-Mr Smith was elected chairman aa<Z, •Mr .Green secretary'(pro-; tern.) -Appllcatioiw are to be called.iir the,position of Town Clerk. Town Hall.—A 'meeting -ot :.tlie-. provisional direct'OTs was aeld on Saturday '■■'■attet&poii, to couMder tenders for erectioarof theba'ild-- ;- ing. ; There was only -one tender — Mr. Smith's—which -was accepted provisionallyawaiting arrival of original plans and speeilicatJcias from Auckland. . ",';' ; : Dance - at .Te. Mata.—The second of series; of fancy dances was Seld at Te' Mata Hall on Friday night, .and : provjed.a great success, 'numbers- being present'from' ; differeiit parts of the districts'•■■".' / r .. , .