DISTRICT NEWS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4629, 23 November 1923, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS

NETHERTON. PERMANENT ROADING. At the last meeting of the Plains County Council a deputation from Netherton asked that a poll be put. to the ratepayers to raise a loan to metal the School, Munro’s, and Fisher’s roads. The Council advocated bitumen sealing, and consented to the use of seven inches of metal if this was done. Since the Council meeting the engineer has prepared estimates. These were considered by a meeting of the ratepayers concerned, and it was agreed that the Council be requested to put the loan poll as soon as possible. THE MAIN ROAD. The main road from the school to the wharf has been scarified, and is now being graded. A large qantity of metal has been deposited on the river bank for this road. Part of the red road between the school and Wilson’s Road corner has been scarified, graded, and rolled, and the old road will be scarified this week from the school to the first bend. WAITAKABURU. CRICKET. A cricket club was formed in Waitakaruru on Thursday evening at a meeting convened by Mr J. Sim for that purpose. The following officers were elected : President, Mr A. McClean; vice-presidents, B. Clover, J. Donaghy, H. Berney, T. W. Elliott, W. Stietton, T. Beaver, A. Wyllie, W, Burduss, A. W. Brenner, G. Gordon ; selectors, Messrs A. Otter, H. L. Bernoy, and J. Pacey; secretary, Mr J. Sim ; committee, Messrs H. L. Berney, R. Slack, R. Hunter, and the president and secretary ex-officio. Subscriptions were fixed at 10s for plavers and 5s for non-players. Several sites for a pitch were suggested, and the matter was left in the hands of the committee to arrange. The convener reported that a cricket set had been purchased by a group of men on Miranda Road. They had disbanded and the gear was available to the club at a reasonable figure. It was decided to have a practice match on the following Saturday and endeavour to arrange a return match with .Kopuarahi for the next. Saturday. HAY CROPS. Several crops of hay have already been cut in the Waitakaruru district. NGATEA. LECTURE. A very interesting, amusing, and impressive lecture on the story of his life was delivered by the Rev. W. Ready, of Hamilton, before a large and appreciative audience in the Ngatea Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr R Q ady was a waif on the streets of London until admitted to one of George Muller’s orphanages at Bristol. After serving an apprenticeship to a flower-miller he entered collego and studied for the Church. He is a clear, graphic speaker, and has a huge fund of humorous anecdotes that kept his audience in roars of laughter. Prior to the lecture several musical it :ms were rendered by local people. The Methodist Church building fun l will be considerably augmented as a result of Mr Ready’s visit, PATETONGA. SOCIAL AND DANCE. The social and dance in aid of the tennis club was a notable success, and reflected much credit on the organisation of the committee. The items that were interspersed in the programme were most enjoyable, or would have been so had not the jangling of the hall piano, which is in a very bad state of disrepiar, offended those with more sensitive ears. Miss Blackburn sang pleasingly "The Path to Home Sweet Home,” anti as a humorous contrast Mr W. Higgins recited "Murphy shall not sir.g to-night.” Mrsi J. J. Cotter sang “Love’s a Merchant” and "Sympathy,’ both of which were encored and responded to. Mr D. Pike’s rendering of "Shipmates o’mine” and "Up from Summerset” was first-class, and Mrs W. Lloyd, late of Pollard’s Opera Co., evoked applause in “Flight of ’Ages” and “The Carnival.” Mr Blackburn played several extras, while the weight of the dance programme fell on Mrs Lloyd, who, in spite of the whims of an instrument politely called a piano, rendered good dance music.