TEMUKA.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18896, 11 January 1927, Page 4

TEMUKA.

PERSONAL. Messrs G. J. Walker and J. G. and W. A. Ritchie returned to Temuka yesterday from a motor-tour of the north, visiting en route Kaikoura, Picton, Motueka, Blenheim, and Nelson. Mrs T. Brown (Johannesburg) j a visiting Mrs Airey (Studholme, South Temuka). Miss M. Kellahan has gone on a holiday to the North Island. Captain and Mrs Barttett will be leaving Temuka this morning by motor for their new charge at Westport. Miss Mac Williams, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Bartlett, is leavius Temuka for Westport to-day. Miss B Hav (Christchurch) is staying with Miss J."A. Paterson (Winchester). Miss Aspinall was in Temuka on SatMr R. Hay, who has been spending the holidays'with his parents, left on Saturday for Oamaru, where he will spend a few days. Mrs Rosenberg (Hastings), accompanied by her daughter, is visiting her sister, Mrs R. Lee (Temuka). Mrs C Hailes, who has been spending a holiday at Temuka, returned to Balfour yesterday. Miss C. Coughlan accompanied Mrs Hailes. Milford Lagoon. A meeting of hut-holders was held at Mrs Beri's cottage, Milford lagoon, during the week-end, to consider what steps should be taken to erect permanent groynes and protective works to prevent further washing away of the road at the lagoon. The temporary groynes of trees are serving a good purpose, but at every high tide the side-wash causes the bank to fall bit by bit. and the road is now reduced to 10 to 12 feet in width. There was a, representative gathering of hut-holders, Mr L. Warcing occupying the chair, and Mr F. Martin carrying out the secretarial duties. The advice of Mr M. Murray was to turn the river into its old bed at a point above the groyne at Wareings, and to build protective works alongside the road for a distance of 16 chains. It had been estimated that the scooping work could be done iu three or four davs at a cost of £3 or £4 per day, and that the protective works could be carried out for from £250 to £275. After considerable discussion, Mr F. A. Raymond moved that a committee be formed, consisting of three members of the Association and three hut-hold-ers, to arrange finance, and go on with the erection of a groyne and protective embankment, the river to be turned before the protective works were started. The question of finance was then discussed fully, the Association having £IOO iu hand for protective works. A canvass of. hut-holders present at the meeting, and otheis, subsequently resulted in £7O Cs being raised by subscriptions. The following wero appointed to the committee:—Messrs Wareing, Martin, and G. H. Clements for the Association, and Messrs Raymond, S. Webb, and C. Williams for the hut-holders.