DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4479, 13 October 1922, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAITAKABUBU. TENNIS opening. The official opening of the tennis season at Waitakaruru was to have been held last Saturday, but owing 1 to the heavy rain wihch fell throughout the day the opening was postponed until next Saturday. PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs Gordon, of Waitakaruru, are leaving the district shortly for an extended tour of the Dominion. KEREPEEHI LETTER OF THANKS. In acknowledging the donation of £9 ss, proceeds of a recent dance a. Kerepeehi, Sister Esther, of Auckland, has written to Mr J. M. Thompson as follows: "We were considerably cheered to receive your cheque. We have had over four thousand callers at our office during the winter months ; some very distressing of poverty. Therefore, we are very grateful for the kindly help. We trust the evening was fine and the young people had a happy time. Will you please assure them that their efforts will, do much to brighten those who arc less fortunate than they.’’ SPORTS CLUB MONEY. For about a year the Kerepeehi Soprts Club has been endeavouring to find trace of one of the club’s‘responsible officers, who, it was alleged,, had left the district without giving a proper statement .of accounts, it being impossible to ascertain what moneys were- in hand or owing. This week the club received £35, as the credit balance for the year 1921. The books and papers belonging to the club are in the hands p£| a firm of solicitors.

Last year the dub -showed a credit on the year’s working, and with the additional £35. the. finances should be in a very sound position. HALL SITE. It is announced that the Kerepeehi Public Hall Society, which is an incorporated body, has how purchased the hall site. - TENNIS. Great enthusiasm is being shown in tennis at Kerepeehi this season, and with additional lady players.it is possible .that the club will challenge for the Laidlaw Cup this season. The club did not put in a, challenge last, season because of the lack of lady players.

Nothing has yet been definitely decided regarding the official opening oft the iocal season, apd though it may eventuate shortly it is probable that the club nfay wait until the pew clay court is completed before making a move in this direction. NGATEA. TENNIS CLUB. . Since the meeting of the local tennis club’s committee oh Tuesday evening and the decision to open the. season on October 28 it has been ascertained that as the Ngatea bazaar fails near that date it will be ap unsuitable one on which to hold the opening. It is now probable that the opening day may be, altered.

IURUA. LIBRARY FUNDS, A statement of accounts for the past year’s workings of the Turua Public Library has been submitted by the librarian, Mr J. Gibson. The accounts are made up to August 30, and show that the financial year was commenced with: -a balance of £5O 4s 2d. > The subscriptions since collected total £29, and donations £24 4s 6d, while £24 was received in rent for a portion of the library building. The donations include £2l 10s 6d, proceeds from a pierrot concert. The expenditures total £B3. which amount includes £35 for new books and a sum of about £l4 for painting. The credit balance at August 30 was £44 8s Bd. TENNIS CLUB. The Turua Tennis Club has had one of its courts retarred and put in order, and it is now in first-class condition, ready for the opening next Saturday. DAIRYING. The pastures round Turua appear to have benefited considerably by the recent rains and there is a good growth of grass. The cows are apparently milking well, as the supply to the Hauraki Plains Dairy Company’s factory at Turua is greatly in excess of the supply at this time last, year.