Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 102, 17 October 1918, Page 2

Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

No objections having been lodged, the Magistrate, at Te Aroha last Friday approved of the ratepeyers’ list of the Hungahunga drainage area.

In the report of the Tennis club’s annual meeting, published last week, the name of Miss M. Robinson was omitted from the general committee.

We understand on good authority that it has been definitely decided to erect a dried milk factory at Waharoa this year. This will be ihe first factory to be erected Zealand under the new scheme.

“We are liable to a charge of manslaughter” said the engineer at Friday’s Matamata County council meeting, “ if fatal injuries befalls a man working on more than a 20ft face of metal.” “ Who answers the charge” asked Cr Stopford, “ the chairman or engineer?” The engineer said the chairman, and that was where the matter was left. The demand for grading work is gr at in th<- Matamata county, as -'1 ti at -d by the re- /. - -1 <- > a 1 ?■ ; . i ? 1 : ‘t >i!i< l l six gran-' •i n .mi it was generally agreed that more could be utilised. In r ply to Cr. Stopford the engineer said it would probably be too late in the season, by the time it arrived, if a new one was ordered.

At the meeting of the Town board on Monday the clerk reported that the finances of the town* area had brightened considerably. On March 31st last, the debit balance at the bank was £32 18s Bd. On September, the balance had been turned to a credit of 16s 9d, while on October 14th (the night of meeting) the credit stood at over £IOO. The success which attended the efforts of the Christmas gifts committee was such that each district soldier on active service will receive 25s in cash, with which to purchase comfovts for themselves at Christmas time. The committee and secretary, Mrs K. Blackburn, deserve congratulations on the result. Chistmas greetings also were sent to each boy. When discussing the hydroelectric scheme at the Matamata County council meeting last week the engineer said he had secured figures which showed that to generate its electricity it cost the Waihi Co, £9 per h.p. per year when using stream, £7 per h.p. when using suction gas, but only £3 per h.p. per year since the falls have been harnessed. If all the power was utilised, the cost of production would be reduced to about 30s per h.p. At the meeting of the Matamata County council on Friday when hydro - electric matters were being discussed Cr W. C. Rollett drew attention to the possibility of forfeiting the Arapuni scheme whilst advocating the Horabora scheme. He said once current was available the demand from town and farm districts would be so great that the Horahora works, even with the increased output, which would be secured by the expenditure of the additional £IOO,OOO, would be unable to cope with it in a comparatively short time. His fellow councillors agreed with views in part, but stated that if they waited for the Arapuni scheme few of the present enthusiasts would ever have the advantage of.electricity, whereas the Horahora scheme should provide it at a very early date. Hungahunga Drainage board gives notice re rates. Songs and pianos at J. W. Gittos, Hamilton. Tennis rackets, and piano at Stationers’ Hall (H. W. Smales). \ lv-rt, s *r vvll sow turnip seed ■i :• ■ i r in ivturn f>r share of i n l.i ,v iv/£i . ■ •iily by advertisement the hours during which their office is open for the transaction of business, and also that all licenses must be adjusted immediately.