NGATEA PUBLIC HALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5421, 8 May 1929, Page 4

NGATEA PUBLIC HALL.

ANNUAL MEETING. The Ngatea Public Hall Society held its annual general meeting on Monday evening, Mr G. T. Davidson presiding over Messrs J. King, J. Darlington, G. Phillips, E. C. Barriball, S. Tarver, H. Dent, R. C. Abel, E. L. Walton, W. G. Hayward, S. Harris, and Mrs Harris. Annual Report. The annual report was read as follows :— “In presenting this year’s balancesheet it is my pleasure to report a fairly satisfactory year’s working. The picture rent has been the main source of our revenue. The vdrious lettings of the hall for dances, etc., have this year only produced £73, as against revenue from this source last year of £l2B. Un the recommendation from last annual meeting the committee has secured a good second-hand piano, and this seems to be giving every satisfaction. Seven more seats and six chairs have also been purchased. On instructions from the annual meeting the committee has gone on with the work of piping and filling the drain along the hall frontage. This has been completed, and will be metalled when the county engineer has a truck available for the work. These items of special expenditure amount to £156, less £l7 for goods sold : this explains the small increase in the bank overdraft over’ last year, almost the whole of this expenditure having been met out of current revenue.

“The committee has also undertaken the management of financing the Ngatea street lights,, and has held one social: The proceeds from this social, plus the council’s subsidy, leaves a balance of 10s 2d still to be raised to clear off the 'old debt. The agreement with Mr Hamilton terminates on June 30, and it will be for the incoming committee to arrange a new agreement. “The year now commencing ought to see our debit balance wiped out and a reserve fund started. Next March the lease of the section to Mr J. E. Reid'will expire, and on his purchasing we' shall l have £l5O coming from this source. “Mr Tarver (secretary), gives notice .that he will move the following resolution at the annual meeting : “That the following names. of members of the society who have, left the district shall be crossed off the roll of members : D. A. Vincent, E. H. Brooker, J. N. Anderson, J. Terrill, N. J. Crabbe, J. Bratlie, C. G. Mellor, R. E. Jamieson, J. Banks, H. M. Norrie, L. G. Buckingham, and the Rev. Hemming.” The receipts for the year amounted to £283 6s 3d, made up as follows : Picture rents £l2B 10s, other rentals £lll 18s 6d, concerts (Mrs Basham) £l3 13s sd, sales refunds, etc.', £l9 4s 6d, street lights £9 9s 19d. The expenditure for the year amounted to £292 13s 7d, which included : Interest and bank charges £7 6s 9d, lighting £l5 5s Id, insurance £9 Is Bd, secretary £l5, caretaker £54 10s, rates £9 16s Bd, repairs, stationery, and sundry items £25 Ils 9d, special expenditure (including , piano, fencing, chairs, pipes and filling), £156 Is Bd. Thej statement of assets and liabilities showed the building to be valued at £6OO, the section £l7O, adjoining section £l2O, furniture £ll7, piano £46, and stall £l6. Sundry debtors .brought the value of the assets to £llO2 14s sd, while the liabilities were bank overdraft £ll3 16s 2d and sundry creditors £lO 17s; leaving a balance of assets over liabilities of £978 Is 3d. The report and balance-sheet were adapted without discussion. List of Officers. The following officers were elected: President, 'Mr G. T. Davidson ; vicepresidents, Messrs J. Darlington and G. Phillips ; secretary, Mr S. Tarver ; committee, Messrs S. Phillips, R. C. Abe), H. Dent, W. Wylde, C. S. Foster ; hon. auditor, Mr E. L. Walton. On the motion of the president the auditor and the retiring officers were accorded votes of thanks. Absent Members. > On the motion of Mr Tarver the names of several members of the society who had permanently left the district were removed from the list. Street Lighting. - The chairman reported that at present the fund for the township street lighting was still 10s 2d short of the amount required to liquidate the old debt. He was in favour of having the lights switched on for’ the winter months at least. It was proposed to hold socials during the winter in aid of the fund. The matter was left to the new committee for attention. Finance. The financial statement for the month of April showed earnings totalling £26 18s lid and expenditure, including a portion of the annual chargesj£l4 12s 9d. The overdraft at April 30 was £7B 12s lOd, sundry debtors owed £2l 15s 6d, and to sundry creditors was due £7 7s lOd. HEARING RESTORED. Many people, especially tnosc suffering from deafness noises in the head, or nasal catarrh, will be in* terested to learn that a very ingenious little Instrument, called “ Tinnitus-Inhaler ” has recently been invented for- the permanent relief of these distressing ailments, and which has already been the means of successfully overcoming hundreds of very severe and apparently incurable cases. Any sufferer desiring further inf rmation regarding this remarkable appl’ance, should communicate with the secretary, “ LARMALENE ” CO., DEAL, KENT, ENGLAND, who will gladly send full details, together with testimonial-proofs and presr notices ; or to save valuable tlm3, the Instrument, with necessary medicaments, etc., will be immediately mailed to any address, post paid, upon receipt of money order for Twelve Shillings. When writing kindly mention this! paper.