DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4726, 18 July 1924, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

NGATEA. HALL SOCIETY. The trustees of the Ngatea Public Hall Society met last evening, Mr GT. Davidson presiding over a full attendance. Alternative offers were received from Mr H. A. Hamilton for the hire of the hall for picture screening for one year or for two years, and it was decided to accept the two-year offer, the rate being 30s a night.. For the use of an antiroom on one day a week the charge was fixed at £5 per annum. The Plunket Society was granted the use of the hall on one day a month free. The stall rent was fixed at 5s a week. It was left in the hands of the secretary to find and appoint a caretaker. A Ngatea man who was desirous of engaging the hall for a proposed amateur rifle club inquired the terms of hire. —referred to Messrs McDuff, Clare, and Anderson to deal with. Accounts totalling £l5 5s 4d were passed for payment. Mr Clare reported that a man had offered to buy the section adjoining the hall for £l5O. It was agreed that it would not be advisable to part with the section, as it would be required in the event of the hall being enlarged. Until then it could probably be made revenue-producing if fenced. The matter was left in abeyance until the next meeting. NATIVE CONCERT. A party of Kerepeehi natives visited Ngatea last evening and presented a Maori concert similar to the one held recently in Kerepeehi to a small but very appreciative audience. Hakas, j'oi-dances, solos, choruses, . and orchestral items comprised the programme, for the organisation of which c-edit is due to Mr and Mrs Loving. The proceeds will go towards a fund to build a meeting-house in peehi.KEREPEEHI. ALTERATIONS TO HALL. Extensive -alterations and extensions will shortly be carried out to the Kerepeehi Hall. A new floor will be laid and and extensive improvements made to the gallery, dressingrooms, and stall. Work is expected to commence in about a week’s time. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. Information has been received in Kerepeehi that the letter boxes for the ru>'al mail delivery service, which is to be established from .the Kereyeehi post office, are now in Paeroa a vaiting delivery. TOREHAPE. TRAMLINE OPENED. Mr Pateman, the Torehape flaxmilicr. has been granted permission to ise the Puhanga-Torehape tramline for the cartage of his fibre and carrage of goods for the settlers. Mr Pateman has fitted up a Fordson tractor as a locomotive, and can do the journey of seven miles with a full load in forty-five minutes. Prior to the opening of this route fibre and goods had to be carted to or from Waitakaruru at a cost of 30s a ton. As passengers will be transported, Torehape is now no longer the almost inaccessible place it was.