NORMANBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 July 1924, Page 9

NORMANBY.

TOWN BOARD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) At the monthly meeting of the Board, held on Tuesday, there were presentCommissioners 0. C’cad (chairman), F, Bennett E. Peach, A. F. Mt-Ewen, and A. Hurlnnann. A netition, signed by seven residents who had cows registered to graze on the streets, which had been presented to the chairman, asking him to abolish immediately the persecution to which they had been subjected by the alleged unjust tieatment meted‘out to them by the board’s newly-appointed ranger was discussed at length by the board, and the mem hers who spoke on the subject were unanimous in their opinion that the ranger was to he commended for the manner in which he was carrying out his duties, as a number of residents were in the habit of breaking the by-laws by leaving their cattle out after sunset. To further assist the ranger a resolution was passed to the effect that anyone having cattle impounded and refusing to pay the lee be prosecuted. ” Mr J. Coufcts applied for permission to erect a guard fence in Gray Street. —The application was granted. It was resolved that the Town Hall lights be supplied with new flexes. —It was left to Commissioner McEwen and the clerk*to procure one gross of elec trie light globes.

The chairman reported in regard to the right of exhibiting moving pictures in the Town Hall‘that Mr~Horton, of Mannia, would be showing pictures on h riday. July 25. and after that date it would be deckled who was to show pictures regularly. A resolution was passed by the board, and ordered to be forwarded to the Minister of Public Works, to the effect that the Police Station here was in such a dilapidated state that it was quite uninhabitable, i-nd that dwellinghouses in better condition had in the past been condemnecr by the health officer, and the board thought that they were only furthering the interests of the Department by suggesting that a new station be built Instead of wasting money on repairs, as contemplated. Messrs O. J. Hawken and J R. Corrigan, M’s.P., who had inspected the building, were both of opinion that a new station was absolutely necessary.

It was decided that a special meeting be held on August 1 to consider tenders for the lease of Waihi Reserve, which close on July 31. Accounts to the amount of £94 17s Id were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned.