TUAKAU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 175, 19 May 1916, Page 3

TUAKAU.

HONOURING THE BRAVE MONUMENT TO FALLEN HEROES The desirability of recognising in a tangible lorm the sacrifices made by tbe district's brave soldiers, whose name l ? appear nn the sacred Koll of Honour, was introduced by Mr Dynes Fulton at the annual meeting of ratepayers held in Tuakau on Monday. He stated that as the result of representations made by people living on tbe Onewbero side of tbe Waikatc river and of those in* the Town Board area, the Board had bad the question of the erection of a water trough -before tbem, but were prevented through shortage of fands from acting in tbe matter. Mr Madill, however, bad very kindly offered to supply the water and to lay it on to a trough in the main street, free of cost, but the Board considered the factory corner would be a better sit?, and had suggested that it tbe Tuakau, Onwehero and Pukekawa people amalgamated a combined monument and water trough, something to c immemorate tbe sacrifices made by tbe brave soldiers who bad lelt these districts and succumbed to the effects of warfare, might be erected with the names inscribed thueon. The monument would remain Lr all time and it would present itself as history to tbe next generation. He had mentioned the matter to Mr Koutly, the Board's engineer, who suggested a structure of which the cost would te in the vicinity of £KJU. There would be no cost for the supervision of the erection, etc., as Mr Koutly had offered to undertake that free of charge. Mr Fulton went on to suggest tbat either a lamp or the figure of a soldier could be erected on (op of the trough, the money for which, he believer*, could be collected from the districts mentioned Mr Taylor, wbile supporting the idea, considered the suggestion premature, as the monument would have to be re-erected in the event of the factory corner being altered as a result of the loan proposal scheme Mr Deeble suggested that the water trough should be building immediately, but tbat the erection of a monument should stand over until after the war, as the marble for it, which would have to come from Italy, would be much more expensive during tbe war than at its close

Mr A H Tapper eugeested that the monument should be of granite

Mr W Gubb informed the meeting that marble had increased in price, whereas granite was Belling at normal rates Mr Henderson considered that only the trough and lamp shouldlbeerected first, but Mr Gubb said the expense would be increased two-fold if the structure was added to later

Mr Free stated that he had received promises of donations towards such an object from farmers on the far side of the river. He claimed that it would be much more appropriate to engfave the names of New Zealanders on New Zealand granite than on Italian marbl?, although the Italians were their Allies. He considered tbev could not act too rpickly in honouring those who had fallen, and suggested that if the districts mentioned joined in they could each have a tablet on the monument

Mr A H Tauper proposed, and Mr Henderson seconded, and it was carried, "That a Fund should be established for the purpose of erecting a monument to the soldiers from that district -win had fallen in the war," and it was further agreed on the proposal of Mr Henderson, "That the Town Board should form tbems.lves into a Committee to collect th» necessary amount."

It was suggested by Mr A H Tapper, and agreed to, that a concrete water trough, to cost abcut £3, which could he rc-soll later, shoulf be erected forthwith The charge against the Maori woman of attempting to murder her brother-in-law had to bo adjourned at to-day's sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court, the injured man not yet being in a fit condition to give evidence. A postponement of the hearing of Miss Taylor's claim against the Tuakau Town Board for alleged gonro wan announcod at the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court to-day to suit the convenionce of the Board's solicitors.