DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4859, 31 July 1925, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

KERfePEEIII. . ERECTION OF CHURCH. The erection of a church in Kerepeehi for the Anglican denomination is proceeding apace. The Work is being supervised by an experienced builder, and on an average half a dozen voluntary helpens .are present daily. Help is being received from men of various denominations. One settler who is not able' to be present himself is paying the wages of a carpenter for a week. The building occupies an excellent site on a hill near the main road, and when completed will be conspicuous. Seating; accommodation will be provided for about 80 persons, the nave being 36ft long by ■■ 20ft wide. The chancel will be 15ft 6in by 12ft, and at the-other end there will be a porch and a vestry occupying about, the, same space. Two sections of land have been secured, and one is set aside for avicar- . age. Funds for the land, ! building, and furnishings have been raised by the efforts of the Kerepeehi people, and these efforts are to be continued until' everything is paid for. The next function will be in a week’s time. ' NGATEA. DAIRY COMPANY MEETING. A meeting of suppliers of the N.Z. •Co-operative Dairy Co,, Ltd. ,was held at Ngatea bn Wednesday, Mr W. Goodfellow, managing director, and Mr C. J. Parlane, assistant general manager, being prepent. Suppliers from all parts of the Plains attended in great numbers. Contrary to the usual custom in this district the, Press was not admitted to the meeting. WAITAKAHURU. THE CANAL ROAD. Some years ago the Lands Drainage Department had a shell footpath laid down alongside _the Waitakaruru canal road from the corner to Mr C. W. Harris’ gate and placed a notice at the corner stating that “tnis path is for pedestrians only.” Last summer the road was formed and graded to perfection, and the path was removed for spoil to fill depressions. The machinery was working so long on the road that the settlers were wont to comment that the road was being polished with sandpaper. Their contention was that the money would have been better spent on metal. However, it was apparently not-the intention of the Government to metal the road, as this might have been quoted as a precedent, and although the settlers were led to believe that a subsidy would, be forthcoming on a very liberal basis the application was declined.

Hopes are entertained that the ' greater portion of the cost will still be borne by the G overnment, but in the meantime the settlers have removed the wheels from their buggies and substituted sledges so that they can. get in and out when necessary. No one 1 would attempt the Journey through the deep mud unless obliged to./