HIKUTAIA NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4505, 18 December 1922, Page 3

HIKUTAIA NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.) BOWLING CLUB. A meeting of the Bawling Club committee was, held on Monday night, Mr A- R. Robinson presiding’in the absence of the president (Mr W. H. Alley). Various proposals for a water supply were considered, Mi' R. R. Morrison, who was present op the invitation of the committee, giving his persona), experience re the installation of a water pumping plant on his farm. As against ap electric plant he favoured an oil engine and a centrifugal pump on the grounds of economy, utility, and service, a plant similar to his own giving a gjreater supply at less cost than the electric plant quoted by the Power, Board, and the annual charges for upkeep, et., being considerably less. After ha had given approximate estimates of coits, the committee unanimously decided to leave the matter entirely xn Mr Morrison’s' hands, the grounds superintendent (Mr H. L. Morrison) to act in conjunction. The bowling green was reported to be in excellent con- % ditiori, but the meeting considered that the official opening should be i deferred until the water supply was installed, it being considered inadvisable to take any risks until the necessary plans and appliances were ou the ground. ■ , TENNIS. The tennis courts are now read for play although work is still being put into them. In order tp give players more room the courts ar.e being extended some fpry feet, the enlargement thus necessitating the removal further b’ack of the wire netting and its ■ supports. When that is accomplished players will have nothing to cavil about. HAY-MAKING. Hay-making is general all over the district, the farmers taking advantage of the genial weather to harvest their crops of winter feed. As a rule the crops are up to the usual standard. L » CHEESE FACTORY. At the cheese factory, though a slight falling off in the milk supply is appreciable, some fifty cheeses are ■turned out daily, the weight of this ■ commodity per week totalling soine- ■. thing like 25,000 lbs. The manager (Mr Gilmer) is to be highly congratulated on ihis success at the Auckland Show, where the cheese from the local, factory made under his supervision gained highest honours. FACTORY SUPPLIERS. If suppliers depend bn their, bonus cheques to tide over th* Christmas ho’idays they will be sadly disappointed, since the "off-takes" reduce the amounts placed in the banks to their various credits to nearly vanishing point. The .position in some casest is acute, so that the “blessings” showered down on thb directorate are much more lurid than anaemic. ROADS. - Residents fully coincide with the . statements made by Mr Lowe at the last meeting of the z Thames County Council to the effect that the rpads at the/post office need early attention, while Li e holes and ditches in the vicinity of the hail are veritable death traps. Mr Lowe’s language, though str.ong, < is fully descriptive, and the residents' rejoice that his recent and welcome visit to Hiku- . taia will be immediately followed by results that will, conduce to the great<er comfort and safety of all concernr ed. More power to Mr Lowe ! HIKUTAIA CREEK. The clearing of the Hikutaia creek is nearing completion, so that at an early date the experiment pf moving the first load of road metal from the Hauraki Plains County’s quarry down the river to Turua will shortly eventuate. This work, which has been well and efficiently done, should go a long way to facilitate transport. SOCIAL. Socially there has been quite a lull here of late, socials and dances and euchre competitions having had a rest for * some weeks. A recrudescence is bound to occur shortly in order to make up for lost dancing opportunities; opportunities that gave place to ■the excitement of the election and the more absorbing poll on’ the liquor issue.