TAIHAPE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 3

TAIHAPE.

-A concert and dance in aid' of tho Utiku school excursion to Oastlecliff resulted in a profit of £12. - During the month of January the water consumed within the borough amounted to 449,000 gallons. The quantity supplied to tho Railway Department during the quarter ended January 31 was 1,600,000 gallons. Mr. flan's Heinriek Beiick, a wellknown settler of Pukeokah'u, passed away at liis residence on Monday at the age of C 8 years. .The proficiency. examinations in connection with the Taihape School resulted: Proficiency 23, competency .3, failed 1. Mr. H. M. Bertenshaw has been elected secretary of the Taihape School Committee, in lion of Mr. S. Ridgley, resigned. Mr. A. G. Cunningham, of Taihape, lias announced his intention of contest l ing the Waimarino seat as a Labour candidate at tho general 'election, and will address a meeting of electors at an early date. Mr. Cunningham has been a. resident of Taihape for many years, carrying on tho business ot land awl CMiimission agent. A cricket match between teams representing . the , Taihape Club and the "Merry Widow" Opera Company resulted'in an easy win for Taihape." The Opera Company scored BO and Taihape scored 74 for tho loss of thrco wickets. Sallery (Taihape) took seven wickets for 23 runs.