OTAHUHU.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 734, 26 May 1922, Page 2

OTAHUHU.

The new King’s College ac Omhuhu will be formally opened by His Excellency the Governor-Genera? on 10th June. The buildings were commenced 'in 1920 on the 40 acres of land owned for some yea:s past by the trustees and are now ready for occupation. They form the first instalment of a much larger scheme, and are designed to accommodate about 150 boarders. The grounds are nowin the course of being laid out and will provide amplb accommodation for games, in addition to which the school adjoins the links of the Auckland Golf Club—an area of 137 acres. It will not be possible for the scholars to make use of the playing fields this year, but the Governors have secured the use of some land nearby for the purpose. The present buildings comprise the main block, which is built in brick and’ contains the dini’ng rooms, class rooms, master’ house, etc., and a temporary block of wooden dormitories. A start has also been made with the foundations of the school chapel. The drainage from the college is dealt with in a septic tank, the effluent from which passes through a settiling tank and from thence is carried in pipes some distance down the Middlemore creek towards the Tamaki. This part of the work has been carried out under the close supervision of the Health Officer. The contractor for the building is Mr E. A, Pearse, of Epsom. Miss Hanton, of Fairburn Road, met with a painful accident on Monday night a,nd one which might well have proved serious. While returning to her home from the railway station she stepped into a deep hole in the foopath in Station Road, sustaining a severe shaking and painful abrasions. The hole was apparently caused by the recent heavy rains washing cut the earth from vrfler the asphalt pavement, there being a pipe culvert under the footpath at this point. The footpath has now been repaired.

The Mount Richmond Domain Board met in the Borough Council! Chambers, Otahuhu, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.«m., there being present Mr James Atkinson (chairman), Messrs Hamlin, F. C. Lippiatt, A. Thompson, T. C. P. Whiteley. and R. W. F. Wood, and the secretary (Mr E. West). It was decided to push on with the work of repairing the brick fence on the western boundary of the Domain* The secretary was authorised to arrange for a meeting on the Doman between Mt. Wellington Road Board and members of the Domrfn Board with reference to the question of forming a road through the Domain from Panmure Road to the Great South Road. The meeting terminated with a 'vote of thanks to the chairman.

The particulars of building permits issued by the Otahuhu Borough Council for the year ending 31st March last are of interest as giving some Idea of the progress that the Borough lias made during that period. Altogether 72 pe mitewere issued for buildings of a total value of 1127,463. An analysis of the ;Cures shows that 30 permits were issued for dwellings of a total value of £22,880, three permits for shops of a total value of £2BOO, 11 permits for alterations to, dwellings of a total value of £827. and 28 permiis for miscellaneous build'ngs of' a total value of £956. These figures a:e from the official return iecenti.y compiled for the Government Statistician . i An interesting wedding took place in the Otahuhu Metlfbdist Church on Wednesday,. April 26th, the bride being" Miss Frances Meikle Muir,

daughter of Mrs and the late Mr James Mirr, of Otahuhu.i and the bridegroom Mr Frank E. Gould, the son of Mr A. Gould, of Dargaville, and grandson of the Rev. Canon Gould. The officiating' clergy man was llhe Rev. J. E. Parsons, of Devonport. The church was tastefully decorated by friends of the bride, Mr J. Dalton presiding at the organ. The bricjjt, who was given away by Ivor brother Mr J. Muir) looked charming in pale pink satin with overdress of lemon georgette, embroidered in silver with customary veil and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of pale pink lemon chrysanthemums. The sisters of the bride, the Misses Dorothy and Ailsa Muir, acted as bridesmaid#. and were attired .in pale green and sunset shot taffetas with silver jazz caps - and bouquets (.1 chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. The bridegroom was attendejfV by Mr S. Johns and Mr F. Rowley as best man and groomsman respectively. After the ceremony Mrs Muir entertained a large number of guests at her residence, Panmure Road.