TE RAU-A-MOA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 546, 1 March 1913, Page 3

TE RAU-A-MOA.

PUBLIC HALL MEETING Own Correspondent.

A public meeting was held on the 24th inst. in Mr Stewart's boarding house, Te Rau-a-Moa. Mr J. Randall was voted to the chair. He stated that'the Oparau Dairy Company would dispose of the old Te Rau-a-Moa factory building, and land for a public hall.

After some discussion and manv questions had been answered it was proposed by Mr James Shaw and seconded by Mr Douglas, that the reserve price of the Oparau Dairy Company building and land here be accepted.—Carried. Proposed by Mr Honore and seconded by Mr Le Prou, that as many guarantors as possible' be found to meet the necessary overdraft to acquire the building, which shall be vested in the hands of these guarantors who shall appoint an executive committee of five to control same, such committee to have office for a period of twelve months, when they shall resign office and shall be eligible for re-election.—Carried. Proposed by Mr W. Shaw that the chairman and secretary (Mr G. W. Douglas) be empowered to carry out necessary business arrangements and bring all particulars for endorsement before a public meeting uf guarantors, to be held on Monday, March 10th. Seconded by Mr Le Prou and carried.

The need for local saleyards is keenly felt as lines of young stock are frequently driven to Ohaupo and back again, the stock being purchased by local settlers.

Splendid rains have fallen and root crops are well advanced. Every year is seeing the area of stumped bush lands widened. Swedes prove a profitable crop. Several good patches of oaten hay have been harvested.