GLENBROOK.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 41, 5 November 1912, Page 2

GLENBROOK.

Ruakohua Re-Nag^d. No I'ouht !lu ma i> r-aieje of the "Times," when they s:e tig above name, will wonder where lace is situated and how it is they have never heard o( it before. And no wonder, a3 it is four names of different places rolled into one aftsr years of. agitation to get it done. Toe district the name low represents is the Packirgtcn district, the residents of which have bsen in the state of not knowing where th2V were a* the school nama was Brookside, tba creamery Waiuka East, th? post and telephone office Ruakohua, and ths ball ind district generally Packing ton. At a reprtsentatva meeting hell ' some time ago it was almost unanimously agreed to si.ik all existing nam2?, 'and to call the district Brookville or Glenbrook, Mr J O. Chalmers and Mr L. D. Rtid being appointed to get the wishes of the I meeting carried ' oat. Efforts were made but bad no success, aj the pos* s tal autho: ities wanted a Maori nanoie for the port office and would not agree * to alter it uJeas to another Maori 'name. The Dairy Aesociatian and Board of Education were agreeable to alter, but as it was no nse unless the pu9t office nam; was changed the matte: was 12ft in abeyance. Some time ago tha present PostmasterGeneral was approached by some in- ■■■* teres ;ed parties in other parts of New Zealand, when he annouueed he wu not wrdJed to Maori namrs for post ~ offices. Messrs Reid and Chalmers then started the matter going again, and submitted the swo names, asking for o.e to be chosen. wo:d coming bnck that the po<>t office in fatura would ha known asGlenbrook. The district has to thank the mea- * ber for Franklin, the Bon. Mr Mas- % say, for getting their wiabes carried to a successful end. a INCREASE IN DAIRYING; The district keeps forging ahead in the right way, with new bonzes, metal roads and more grass and cows, the result b in? that the ap- 'J pliancas at the cream2ry are pn>v- - - ing to small, anl workmrn ara busy - • putting io another separator,jete. % These improvements are not before tbeir time, as the manager could : cot cope with the increased supply with o;e separator Rumour hat it,.v| that iom: large cheques we:e paid t>; out for September milk supply at the local creamery, one supplier's cheque verging on £l3o—not bad for GUnbrook! ' THE HALL. ' J It is time th 3 - Hall Committee were taking steps to get the proposed additiona to a successful issue. - SUCCESFUL OPERATION. .//J| General pleasure was expressed || when it was known that the serins operation that Mrs J. D. Chalmers had undergone in Auckland'was soei ! J|| ccS3/ul, and we hope to soon have bereft? amongst os again. - CU PID AT JPtAY. r Cupid is abroad ia the district. L-wis Vrlilspered that two engagement* save taken place lately, Bachejps,..,>, beware I