OTAKI NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1644, 10 January 1913, Page 6

OTAKI NOTES.

j A pleasant function took place at Tai!3 nui this' week, when eoveral frionds congregated for the purpose of bidding goodcj bye to' Miss Hagan,-who ,is leaving for !0 Nelson. - A danco was tho feature of tho , n evening, and weal items wero also given. j s During tho evening Miss Ha gen was mado re - the recipient of a presentation, as a me--10 men to' from tho Tainui Hockey Club, of j. which slio wos an 'enthusiastic l - Troublo has ensued at Manakau : over 1( j tho action of the Road Board, deciding to 0 closo tho Waikawa bridge (reported to lie q in a state of .collapse) against all traffic. ' c . Several ratepayers resented this step, and ip took faint notice of the board's warning. ro Tho local board consequently barricaded so tho structure.. This barricade was pulled j e down, and tho bOi\rd then pulled up tho jr planking of tho bridge. Settlers, however, replaced this,. nnd continued to a use the bridge. The board is now eonnj sidering what is "tho next best action." and have deoided to invite tho lutxipaycrs Ij. interested to moot representatives at a r" meeting. : 'A presentation has been mado to Dis|,f trict Nurso Lewis in appreciation of her service, in this district. As the result of n a canvass, Mrs. W. Tompsitt, Messrs. A. 1E W. Skermnn, and pen Ling havo been inijj strumrntal in securing a chequo for preseutation as a Christmas-box to District : s Nurse Leiviv ' -.