PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 161, 31 March 1916, Page 1

PAPAKURA.

THE LATE MR GODWIN SMITH THE FUNERAL The funeral of the late Mr Godwyn Smith, whose death was reported in our last issue, took place at the Papakura Cemetery on Tuesday. The body was brought through from Auckland by motor hearse and on its arrival, a service conducted by the Revs Potter, Bond and Cox, M.A, was held at the Methodist Church, where a large congregation representative of all denominations had gathered to pay their last respects to the deceased. The cortege was ono of the largest ever seen in the district The chief mourners were Mrs Godwyn Smith (widow): Mrs Cornford, Mrs C. 11. Goodwill and Mrs C. Day (half-sisters of deceased) and Mr Warfolk. The pall bearers weie Messrs Wtn. Richardson, S. £var.s and T. W. Phillips (trustees of the Methodist Church) and Mr Lindstruni. Representatives of local bodies present included Messrs Mears and Bates and H. W. Geissler, clerk, /Papakura Town Board), Mr J» MeConaughey (Wairoa Road Board), Mr Coxhead ; Manurewa Road Board), and Messrs A. Willis and Wm. Richardson and E. S. Cole (representing the old Papakuru Town Board). The N.Z L. & M. Agency Co , Ltd , Auckland, was represented by Messrs H. O. Nolan, IJ.1 J . Atkins and J Cockerton, and the lirm of Messrs Rayburn and McArthur, solicitors, was represented by the former parte er. The inward traffic at the Railway Station is rapidly increasing mainly on account of large orders of agricultural lime comintr to lund from Te Kuiti iu lieu of basic slag, of which thore fs a scarcity, and partly through residents of Karaka using the station more so than in the past. Thanks to facilities provided by the new bridges. The out waul traffic, consisting chiefly of _ produce and sash and door joinery is well maintained. The passenger traffic, particularly since the 12.8 pm. train from Auckland ou Saturdays has been running, shows a decided increase in revonue from that source. A very .fair idea of the large dimensions of the building iu course of erection on the section unjoining the Globe Hotel can now be obtained since the framowoik has loon erected. The frontage to the Great South Road is o 1 feet 5 i nches. In addition to Messrs R. Dunn and L. McKinstry who were farewelled by the employees of Messrs Willis Bros., on Wednesday evening last, Messrs O. Parker, R. Lever, J. Whitford and W. Richardson have enlisted for tho front. Another good sale of Papakura property took place a few days past, when Mrs Bonwell's property of 10 acres and a house was sold to Mr W Pickwell, of Ponsonby.