Otaki News.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1913, Page 2

Otaki News.

The To!lowing- ileitis of Olaki news are from (he Olaki Mail: '.I'lie Olaki .Dairy ( onipany lias started to make cheese, and already satisfactory results are bciii" , obtained. .My tJie end oj the season it is fully expected that tiieouipul will be very muck larger tlian last season. The Ota lei Town .Hoard the oilier day passed for payment ils first 'M'iiHcrJy contribution to' the hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard, amounliii" tu fc:M Us Id. Reiei'rto this payuienl. (.'oni. lirown expressed jryrel ihal the hospilal.s weie noi nationalised. These inS(i(ll(ioii., were luii of

the "here 10-day and away toniori'ow' - sort wlio* pnid Jiutiiiii"-. All hospital* .should be provided by the State. Other members:

agreed with (Join. JJrown. At the Town .Hoard meel ing- recently, die chairman mentioned that no reply had yet been received from the Minister for Justice with respect to section 100, sought for l),y the Hoard as a site for Town Jioard offices. Members expressed the opinion that probably the Minister was seriously considering the matter, with a view to handing (he property to the Board.

Mrs Robertson, wife of Ike member for the district, was present ;it the opening of (he bowling season at Otaki on Wednesday afternoon. His Parliamentary duties prevented Mr Robertson fi'oiii being present. Mr Percy IVeomaii/of the local Post Office sta'fi", who has been in an indifferent state of health for some time, has been μ-ranted three months' leave of absence, owing to a breakdown of the nervous system. His place, m (lie meantime, will he filled bv Mr ti. ('. Tale, of Cambridge. "