DISTRICT NEWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 181, 9 June 1916, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS

R MERCER. Piies man dredge purchased Waikato River Board is due ive uext week and operations edgiug the entrance to the Maungatawhiri cieek will be'quickly put in hand. Confidence in the River Board is denoted by the fact that £3OO out of the £SOO required has been subscribed for in debentures for the Maungatawhiri sub-division loan for cleaning out the creek. In regard to tbe £BOO loan for the work of lowering Roto-Ngaro lake in order to drain the surrounding lands Messrs Stead Bros, have arranged to take up the whole of the debentures. Arrangements ate Well forward for tbe plain and fancy dress ball to be he Id in the Town Hall on Friday evening of next week, and a large company is expected to attend. The proceeds of tha gathering are to be devoted to tbe provision of a local Kuil ot Honour. Prizes are offered for the best costumes. For particulars see advt. O WEYMOUTH. PRIVATE E. WILLIAMS FAREWELLED. Practicallv every household in the district was represented at the farewell given last week in the Weymouth hall to Pte. E. Williams prior to his departure for camp, a fact that was eminent testimony to the great popularity Mr Williams joysMr J. McGreal, in a few wellchosen remarks, presented the guest with a breastplate subscribed for by the residents. The recipient briefly responded being most enthusiastically cheered. His remarks were supplemented by Mr P. Roy, who mentioned that Private Williams was born and educated iu Weymouth and that the village was very proud of him. Mr Rov also thanked the ladies and gentlemen who had assisted in making the function a success. A concert preceded a dance, the programme being contributed to by Mesdames P. Roy and J. McGreal, Misses K. Todd and Fitchett and Messrs T. C. Seaton, A. G. , Mabee and Slee (songs), whilst | Messrs T. J. Corin, S. Falls and J. j Evans delivered recitations. Mr T. | C. Seaton officiated as accompanist. ] Mrs P. A. Neeld, assisted by Mrs J. i Kilgour, supplied the dance music. 1 The musical programme was in the ■ efficient hands of Mr P. Roy, Bnd 1 the duties of M.C. were satisfactorily ° executed by Mr Atkins. The ladies' committee and Mr P. Roy are to be * commended for their efforts regard- ' ing the decorations. j • \ PAPAKURA. I I PAPAKURA RIFLE CLUB. J j At the annual meeting of the j. above Club, held on Thursday even- j, ing of last week, the president (Mr j. D. W. Jones) occupied the chair, j and there was a good attendance of t members. The following officers 4 were elected for the ensuing year, (. viz. President, Mr D. W. Jones ; G vice-presidents, Messrs G. Hardy V and A. Butterworth; secretary and J treasurer, Mr P. Holt; and a com- K mittee consisting of Messrs A. Rich- N ardson, S. Evans and A. Bullen. ' Oc the King's Birthday the Club ® held a successful meeting of mem- '' bers, and shooting competitions under the control of the president (Mr D. W. Jones) were engaged in. The shooting was very good considering the fact that many of the members had not handled lifles till joining the Club. The Club is now tirmly established and members are taking a keen interest therein, y Several trophies will be forthcoming j, for shooting competitions to "be held p during the year, so more mem- » bers are required. e . Practices are carried out on Wed- ti nesdays and Saturdays in each week, h The chief scores in the King's 01 Birthday competitions wero as fol- si lows, viz.Tueby 121, Hardy 112, a Rowe 100, Richardron 95, Knibb r ' 92, Bates and Andrew 85 each, * Butterworth 78, Mills 77, Jones 75, Woodhouse 71, Bullen 70, Houghton * ,;fi , Holt SH, Phillips U and Hayter j! 5. J In "connection with tbe death of n Lord Kitchener an "in memonam" * service is to be held in the English Church on Sunday next, the service 0 beng also intended to pay tribute to 8 the memory ot those wbo lost their lives in the recent naval engagement. The preacher will be the Kev. W. C. Wocd. • f TUAKAU. I w (See also pages I and -!). a ROAD DEDICATION QUESTION, r Tbe matter ot the dedication of c Henderson's road, Tuakau, reached ' another statre yesterday, when a * deputation of the Tuakau Town > Board, consisting of Messr" DyneH ' Fulton, W. Glasgow and H. Craig, waited on the Franklin County k Council relative to the Council's ? decision at its last meeting to accept dedication to the road. 1 The acting-chairman, Cr Lockwood, explained that when the plan for the road was first before the Council the road was under the Council's jurisdiction, but it had since passed into the control of the Town Board. The road, however, had been formed according to the c plan that was approved uf by the * Council at the time and accordingly t he considered that the Town Board was bound to accept dedication on « the plan as passed by the Council, t Mr Dynes Fulton contended that c although a plan cf the full road t was presented to the Council, of 1 which body he was at that time a t member, approval was only accorded \ ' to ;i action that was subsequently con -1" r <ir.t <-d ar 1 not to the lull length t of the road. f The County Eneinfer, Mr J. F. I produced the plan, which he said had met with his approval \ and wli;eh he understood was c parsed t y the Council as regards I the road in its entirety. E. At the request of Mr Fulton | reference was made to the minutes 1 ' of the Council's meeting when the j ' plans were submitted, vi/.., ,'f r December 17th. 1 !)!.*?, hut I lit- same f only showed that the Engineer in ' bis ordinary report recommended s the acceptance of the plan, no a

special resolution dealing therewith being recorded although the Engineer's pian was adopted. Mr Fulton again contended that only part of the road was then projected and that accordingly the Council's acceptance was confined to that particular portion. He explained that his Board refused to accept dedication of the road unless it was metalled. The acting-chairman was of opinion that as the engineer's report of December 17»h, 1913, concerned the plan tor the full road it was natural to assume that the whole ot it was approved of by the Council. Cr Motion stated that he was chairman of the Council at the time, and he believed that the fall road was accepted as shown on the plan. Mr Fulton asked it the Council would go against the Town Board if legal proceedings ensued. Tbe acting-chairman replied that it was not that the Council would oppose th2 Town Board, but they would simply have to support their engineer in regard to having approved ot tbe road. Mr Fulton produced the deed of dedication as forwarded to his Board by Mr Henderson's solicitors, and the acting-chairman mentioned that the matter now rested with the Town Board aa to what action to take, as the Board and not the Council had the deed before them. Hr Craig suggested that possibly in order to come to an amicable arrangement Mr Henderson might agree to metal a portion of the road. The deputation then withdrew, the acting-chairman giving a promise that it the Council was asked to sign tbe deed of dedication the Town Board would be communicated with before signatures were appended: Mr J. English, who has held the position of traveller for Mr P. A. Kow« lor some considerable time past, It 11 on Monday for tbe Awapuni training Camp, Palmerstoo North, there to act as a permanent medical orderly. PATUMAHOE MAUKU RUSSIAN FUND. In connection with the Russian ippeal organised bv tbe Mauku ( iranch of the Farmers' Union,.the 1 Allowing additional subsetiptions ( lave been collected bv Mr F. Cavanagb, senr., in the Patumaboe irea. The total now stands as ollows:—Mauku area, per Mr Bell, >23 5s 6d; Patumaboe area, per ilr Kavanagh, £l4 13s fed, total !37 18?. Subscriptions:—Joseph Henry, E. ). Cuff, £1 each; Thomas K. learne, 10s 6d; W. G. Pleydell, V. Howe, J. Goldaworthy. F. W. kavanagh, T. B. Bailey, F. Henry, V. H. Bennett, 10a each; F. E. Jrquhart, J. Hunter, L. Beloe, F. [avanagh, C. Beloe, A. J. Moore, . H. Garland, H. Sommerville W. 'inlay, T. Moore, W. T. Wright, I. Brown, P. Henry, A. Hunter, W. [err, George Howard, Adolph Iros., S. Miller, W. McMartrie, C. lott, G. O'Hara, M. Kalavich W. antelin, 5s each; T. W. Woods, s; J. Reynolds, T. Hart, F. J. uthbert, W. Kobinson, W. Dale, . R. Wright, —. Wright, Grace bright, James Brady, J. Devereaux, , Fin lay, F. Schlup, W. Rasmussen, .'Sharp, B. Wright, 2s 6d each; . Cotter, W. Coady, E. Hesketh, J. food, Mrs Finlav, C. R. SSheppard, iss Bowden, 24 each; E. Jamieson, i Ud each; J. Pompey, Is. RUNCIMAN. HE STATION CONTROVERSY. PARLIAMENT PETITIONED. The decision arrived at by the ,:nister of Railways, the Hon. f. H. Herries, M.P., not to iterfere with the Department's roposal to dispense with the existig Runciman station and to itablish a central station to also ike thei place of Drury station sg not been allowed to rest withit considerable activity being lown by the residents of Runciman ad district towards securing a jversal ot the Ministers finding so lat Runciman should not be eprived of its station. A petiod, containing some 520 signages, has been forwarded to the overnmcnt protesting against what i claimed as an injustice to Runcitan, and the Petitions Committee 'ill probably to-day hear evidence endered both by supporters and pponente of tbe suggested central tation.