DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4569, 28 May 1923, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS.

NGATEA. ANNUAL MELTING HALL SOCIETY. The annual general meeting of the Ngatea Hall Society was held in the hall on Wednesday evening. Mr G. T. Davidson, president, occupied* the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. An apology was received from Mr D. A. Vincent. The annual report and balancesheet was adopted. Messrs Bryan and Walker wrote asking for a renewal of their lease. — Granted. A letter from A. Hamilton, of the Capitol Pictures, was referred to the incoming committee. The manager of the Bank of N.Z. wrote asking for a guarantee until such time as the deeds are available for a mortgage to be arranged.— Granted. The matter of the lease of the land behind the hall was deferred to a later meeting. The following officers were elected : Presdent, Mr G. T. Davidson (reelected) ; vice-presidents, Mr W. J. Clare and Mr W. McDuff; secretary, Mr C. Mellor (reelected) ; auditor, Mr E. Walton; committee, Messrs W. JClare, S. Phillips, W. McDuff, J. Costello, D. A. Vincent, W. G. Hayward, and G. T. Davidson. Mr McDuff moved ,and Mr Clare seconded, that the secretary’s honorarium be ten guineas for the ensuing year Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to Mr C. Mellor for the manner in which he had carried out the duties of secretary ; to Mr E. Walton for his services as honorary auditor; to the hall caretaker, Mr Mclnerney for his services at the recent concert; and to Mr K. Shaw for improvement at. the side of the hall. At a committee meeting held afterwards it was decided on the motion of Mr W. McDuff seconded by Mr J. Costello that tenders be called for the lease of the hall one night a week for pictures. TURUA. ROADING. The work of laying down the fivechain experimental strip of bitumen road in Turua township was completed on Wednesday afternoon. The work on the main street, after being held up by the wet weather, is now proceeding apace. When the road is completed it will have an even fall from the concrete strip to the concrete gutter, which is to be laid down. The Board has decided that a concrete kerb and gutter would be cheapen than a wooden kerb, and very much better. The footpath will then be brought up level. But for the wet weather delaying the completion of the work longer than it was possible to retain the tar sprayers the footpath may have been asphalted.