"COPPER TRAIL" CAMPAIGN.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 89, 4 July 1918, Page 2

"COPPER TRAIL" CAMPAIGN.

Public Meeting. A meeting to discuss matters in connection with the proposed Red Cross campaign, called by the chairman of the Town Board, was attended by about thirty residents of town and country on Tuesday afternoon. Mr Price stated that he had on Monday attended a conference at Tirau, where it was thought that £20,000 was too much to expect from the county, and that £IO,OOO was nearer the mark. The latter figures worked at £2 5s 4d per head on the population basis. It was also decided that a division of the county for working be made on the riding basis, and that each riding nominate a queen. Miss Litchfield had been nominated for the Patetere riding. The competition was to be riding against riding and the Matamata town area was included in the Matamata riding. It was decided to support the Tirau resolution setting the goal at £IO,OOO. The chairman explained that the County council, with the chairman of the Town Board had been appointed an executive but that sub-executives were necessary. The following were appointed : —Messrs Harding (Turanga-omoana), A. J. Tong (Waharoa), H. Sutherland (Okauia), P. Quinlan (Taihoa), H. Rollett (Peria) and a representative from Puketutu. It was decided to accept Patetere's challange, and to get queens nominated for each district mentioned above, the total votes to be pooled for the successful queen, who will become the riding representative. Nominations will close on Tuesday next. The nomination fee was fixed at £5 and seconder's fee £2 10s.