Otaki and District.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1916, Page 3

Otaki and District.

.vl£A\S lIEaIo L' ltOAi ilii. Ivl.ii .. 1 .tir r. J', iiw has- bcoi. askou" ; .v I a number ot iniiuciiual ratepayers ;>j .stand lor the v acancy, caused by _ tho ' retirement of Councillor Watson on ' the iiorowiienua County Council. So far, Air Ityder inus not given a definite answer. At 'I. O'Kourke, who jias bteu (if a throe-weeks holiday, 'ej, hoii.e on Monday next. \) -1. ' ins sojorrn he lias visited tlie Cold 1 .ake diolui't. and many otner pia.e.-, „• n teres!, in the South Island. A ]<>w dav- will ttUo be spent in \Vel:i uton \ '.ij si.eieuuy ol tile Over* .li t. iackno 'edges Uie receipt oi Li iue I'll in amount collected : jj M' L) U. 1-; tiigale m iVlauuKau .id 'lisu.ct towards buying tobacco and cigaretLes ior Ihe men at tne Iront. in a.l n loi £82,0111) has been co tec. J. r tne fund. A louiiis match beuneen kSiiaiinoii ..ad Munakau ciuba will take place at tne later piaee on Wednesday. Ail' Frank iVnn. ui Utaki has been appointed judgu ol pot plains and cut blooms lor tile i" oxum Horticultural .Society's show, which is to be held on fviarek Ut-li and 10th. Air Smith, o. Levin, will judge dairy produce, cooJiery, and home industries, 'i'ho resignation of Airs Boyes, as a member ot tho committee, iias heen accepted with regret. The funeral ol the lute . Air Louie Fisher took place yesterday afternoon, the cortege moving olf irom All Saint « Church, where a short service wa-s held. Tho funeral ceremony at the graveside was also conducted by the liev i«. i . l'etrie. Ihe cortege was a huge one, while a number oi floral tributes werelaid on the coffin. Nominations lor the extroadinary vacancy on the iiorowiienua County Council, to fill the seat vacated by Ur. atson, resigned, as representative lor ) tin- Otaki Hiding, close oil Wednesday ' next, Ist pmx. It. is to he hoped that there will be a cont-. sted election for this vacancy. Public , interest in county matters lias heen nt a low ebb — more particularly in the Otaki Hiding for some years past. The ratepayers seem content to grumble at the Council's management oi affairs, '.ut are unwilling to display an active interest in the proceedings.