DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4766, 20 October 1924, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAITAKAKURU. TENNIS COURTS. The Waitakaruru Domain Board is at present having a concrete tennis court laid down on the domain. Thiee men are engaged on the work, which is expected to be finished by the end of this week. The court will be used by the Waitakaruru Tennis Club. kebepeehl IMPROVEMENTS TO HALL. Extensive structural improvements to the Kerepeehi Hall have just been completed, and the building is now being painted. When this is finished and all the furniture installed Kerepeehi will undoubtedly have the best appointed hall on the Plains, and one that would be a credit to any township of its size. By the removal of certain partitions the body of the hall has been extended twelve feet. A new floor hajs been laid down, and an excellent surface for dancing obtained. The stage has been improved and raised so that forms can be stowed away beneath it. The additions to the old building include a supper-room 18ft by 16ft, a shop 16ft by 16ft,’a gallery to seat sixty persons when the tip-up chairs are installed, two dressing rooms, and a picture operating box. Adeciuate ventilation and wide exits have also been provided. Messrs Herkt and Innes are to be congratulated on their enterprise in so ably meeting the steadily increasing demand for accommodation, SPORTS ASSOCIATION. A general meeting of the Kerepeehi Sports Association was held on Friday evening to discuss the position with reference to the legal action threatened by the owners of the horse that won the Kerepeehi Cup at the last sports meeting. According to the rules of the association no hortse that had competed on any registered racecourse in the previous twelve months was eligible to be entered for any event. .Mr G. Reston’s horse was therefore disaualified. The matter was discussed in camera.* N’GATEA. RIVER IMPROVEMENT. One of the Lands Department’s Kingston dredges commenced widening the river south of the Ngatea bridge on Thursday last, and is working up-stream on the .township side.