DISTRICT NEWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 208, 12 September 1916, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS

AKA AKASALE OF CHEESE OUTPUT. SATISFIED SUPPLIERS. A meeting of the suppliers to the Aka Aka Branch of the Waikato Co-operative Chees? Company, Ltl , was held in the hall last Wednesday evening, to discuss the question of the disposal of the output of cheese for the coming season. Mr William Louden, director, was voted to the chair.

Mr William Goodfellow, Managing Director, said in the course of his remarks, that, under normal conditions, he was a firm believer in a consistent consignment policy—in feet, such was the only safe method. However, these were war times and it almost seemed like tempting Providence to refuse f.o b. a price which would enable the Company to pay out Is lOd lb butter fat and then have a fair margin to spare. Possibly the safest plan would be to sell half and consigu half of the season's make. Personally, lie considered there was little chance of consignments netting less than 9jd seeing that l»£d was returned iast year and prospects for all produce this year were very excellent. In conclusion, Mr Goodfellow stated thit he did not care to take the responsitylity of advising suppliers one way or the other, the prices offered were very high indeed.

After some discussion it was proposed by Mr Higginson and seconded by Mr Balhntyne, that the season's output be sold at 9 : ,' d f.o.b. An amendment proposed by Mr Muir and seconded by Mr Goodwin was lost and the proposal was finally carried unanimously. Tho Rennet situation was discussed and on the motion of Mr Higginson, seconded by Mr Muir, it was decided to take up shares in the New Zealand Rennet Company. Mr Goodfellow mentioned that the directors had selected Mr Thos. Robertson as factory manager in place of Mr Harvey, who has accepted the position of manager for the new Alatangi Co-opeiative Company. Mr Robertson was a man of considerable experience and was recently manager for the Joll Company, of Taranaki, one of the largest and most successful concerns in New Zealand. Mr Goodfellow said he considered the directors exceedingly fortunate in obtaining a manager of Mr Robertson's (jualilication at such short notice.

Mr Loudeu stated that tho new pasteurising plant was expected along any day but should have been delivered in August. v The meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the chairman and Mr Goodfellow.

The Aka Aka suppliers evidently have good reason to be more than pleased with their cheese venture as they have a certainty of getting Is lOd lb for the season's buttorfat. KARAKA. KAKAKA ROAD BOARD. MONTHLY MEETING. lh» regular monthly meetiog of tbe Karaki Koad Board was held on Saturday, when Messrs J. Batty, chairman, MacPbereon, Kidd and John Scblaepfer, with the clerk, Mr H.;E. GUason, were p'esent. Compensation Claim. Mfs>rj Buddie, Richmond and Buddie, solicitors, advised the Board that Mr Spiers' claim against the Board in connection with compensation tor property 'taken under the Public Works Act far an approach to the Hingaia bridge, would come on tor hearirg during the present month. A Road Deviation. Mr A. R. T. Urquhart, representing Messrs Urquhart Bros., waited on the Board in connection with the proposal that Messrs Urquhart Bros, should take over an old road of approximately nine acres in exchange for approximately five acres of their property to allow for a shorter road with better grade to be made. He mads an offer to pay the cat ot the survey and fenchg conditionally on the Board paying all other charges. The offer was accepted. Government's Subsidy. The chairman reported that the subsidy of £IOOO, payable by th: Government un the cost of the Hingaia and Whingamsire bridges bad been placed at tbe bank to the Bosrd's credit. Mircellaneous. It was resolved to labc action against rate defaulters. The chairman was empowered to arrange for the claims agaiost the I'apakura Town Board and tbe Franklio County Council, in respect to tte erection of lb? Hingaia and Wbaitsamairc bridges to be lodged, and to obtain estimates from tbe Board's consulting engineer, Hr Lockie Gannon, for the erection of a bridge n wood and in concrete on Heard's road. it was resolved thst tbe Board's second team cf horns be put lo work on tb«: roads. HUNUA.

A meting *«• he I <J on Wednesday afternoon, September (ith, in the Hunua Churcb under the aaspic ee of the Ladiea' Guild. Mrs Saunders, of .St David's, Auckland, •an preieot, and delivcrtd an interesting address on tbe «o*k of I'.W.M.W. At the cljae of the meeting a vote was taken and it was unanimously decided to merge the (iuild iati a branch of tbe above named Unim. Afternoon tea was served by (he ladies, and at the' close a collection was taken up on behalf of the Servians, the sum of £1 2* 7Jd being collected. Mrs Saunders met tbe Bibls Class in tbe evening and delivered a helpful and inapiting addreia to tboa* who assembled. > Mr Stokes, wbo has be£n farming / here for some time, has bj)' tatm to Mr U. McConnel, until lately in partnership with hia brother«, Messrs E. and D. McConnel. Mr Sokes will leave behind him many friends, and will carry awiy with him the good wisbea of the settlers. PAPAKURA. ~~ J

Corpora! Richardson and Private Lever, of the 19th Reinforcements, by the I'apakura Patri tic Farewill Comivittee. in the Pariah H;;ll oa ■fciincfd'y ever jig last, wh n there was a large attendance. A til-nteJ musical programme, contributed to by residents of Manurewa and Paiakura was submitted ard the darcmg that fallowed was continued until the carl; hours cf the following morning. The guests of the eveniog were each presented with a safety razor from ihe people of Paoakura and a talisman each trom members of the Oddfellows ledge, of whicb they aie memhe-s. A Red Cuts Tea, the first held in Papskara, was' given in the Parish flail last Thursday afternoon, Mrs R. J. Willis acting as promoter with marked ability. Thire was a large gathering present, and a delightful programme of musical items was discoursed, the contributing parties being Miss of Auckland, and Me srs T. Seaton ard A. G. Mabee, ot Manurewa, and the Rev. Slade, of Otkhaho. Mr T. J. Corir, of Manarewatalso gave a recitation, l'ha nett proceeds amounted to £9. An abundance cf daii.ty eatables, with tea, was dispensed by tha young ladies of the district. The hall waa jrettily dfcorattd with evergreens and flags. Mrs Williamson, We Auckland organiser of the Red Cross Teas, and the Rev. W. C. Wood were present by invitation, and made two interesting speeches, while in addition the latter returned thanks on behalt of Mrs Willis to all those who had so kindly assisted the {auction to such a successful issue. The main electors' list to be used for the Town Board election contains a total of 350 elect rs, whilst 49 additional names appear on the supplementary roll. Mr R. M. Gillespie, in an advt. in this issue, sets forth a progressive programme ot work which he advocates should be carrird out by the Town Board and which he is prepared to suopert if he is a aucceseful candidate at ths election next week, lie also denies certain tumours which have been afloat in connection with his candidature.

CLEVEDON. OLl) LADY S SUDDEN DEATH. The sudden death occurred at her residence, near L'levedo", 011 Saturday morning, of a widow, named Mrs Eliza Noble, 70 years of age. Two of the deceased's daughters lived with her and on one of them proceeding to thi deceased's bedroom shortly after fix o'clock she lound her mother lying on the ffsor, partly droned, and with life extinct. Although no tall had been heard it was, apparent that the deceased bad left her bed as usual in the morning and had suddenly expired. Dr Brookfield was sent tof, but as be had rot previously attended the deceased he was unable to give a certificate of death. The police were accordingly communicated with and an inquest wss held in the afternoon by the District Coroner, Mr C. Koadley. The medical evidence was to the effect that deceased had dird from heart failure and a verdict accordingly was returned.

CLEVEUON TO TAKANINI. PROPOSED NEW ROAD. The matter of linking up Clevedon with Takaniri by conneding two roads now existent—one at Clevedon and om at Takanini theieby providing u flat route, three miles shorter than tbe present route, hBS been the subject if t'onsideration. by the Papakura Valley ard Wama Koad Boards for some considerable time past, but has been delayed pending an inspection of the property necessary to be purchased f>r making the connection. This has row been done, and particulars of the prices and the owners of the properties having been secured, Messrs E. D. McLennan, J. J. Trimble, J. Eaibling, J. Briddock and L). A. Reid, representing the Papakura Valley Roar) Board, and Messrs A. C. Hell, J. Luke and McCnnaughey, as repreMDtativcs of tbe Wairoa Road Board, met in the Papakura Public Library yesterday to further consider tbe matter. Mr Bell was appointed chairman and Mr Reid secretary of the committee, hoth to hold office until the matter is finally settled. It was explained that the ro3d at the Clevedon end of th; district was nbout two and a-half miles loig, while the one at l'dkanini was ore ard a-half miles long, the putioM to be added reirg about two and a half miles. With eighty chains of property having been offered by Mr Hansch for the propofed link and the further srea required nine acres—belonging to Messrs Young, Mullins ard Burneidc being valued at £25 per a' re, ihc estimated purchase price of the property was set down at £225, ihc fencing £291 5», and the formation £499 15s, making a total 11 £B6O, which with extras, including clearing of a portion of the present road, bring the amount up to approximately £IOOO. It reported that about £3O had been offered b;' property owners adjacent to the proposed route towards defraying tie cost. It was recognised that if the road was put through CleveJon would be provided with an ndditional good outlet, and that the I'apakura Valley Road Baaid would lenelit by way of extra valuatisr. A leigthy discussion ensued as to the best procedure to adopt towards proceeding further wth the proposal, and Mr McLennan suggested that it wculd be best for the Manukau Couty Council, in which ciunty the road would be, to put the road through in preference to dual control by the two Boards. In favour of this suggestion it was mentioned that as tfce road would be a boundary road between two ridings of the Manukau County the whole district would be rated for it. Mr McLennan said that notwith standing the fact that hia property kwas without a frontage to the prcfcposjd road he would be prepared to Ee rated for it.

' Mr McCoiauhgey counselled that if the road was made the cost ot maintenar.ee ot the I'apak'ira(jlevfdon road w<.ul 1 decrease appreciably, while the chairman men tioned that if it wai not made a deviation at the Ken Keri hill, 011 the Fapakun di vcrto'- m id, would he necessary. Il< cuuk' ; t"d that the Council should try an I raise a loan tp deal with matter, unit mem hfifl ■''"MieofCil in Ural idea.

should bs approached at its meeting . to-day by the chairman and S r &'c Lennsn, on behalf of both Boards, with a nquest that it s v ould take the matter over and open tie road up. The motion was carried unanimously.

WAIROA ROAD BOARD. MONI'HLY MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of tha above authority was held yesterday. Present: Mees 3 A. D. Bell, chairman, J. Luke, F. Walsh, and W. Dudcr, with tha- Clerk, Mr A. E. Bailey. The Trea ; ury notified the Board that the sum ot £3l 5s subsidy on rates collected by tha Board, up to 30th June, 1916, had been banked to ths credit ot the Brard. With a view ot having an agreement drawn up between the Frarklin County Council, the Papakura To.wg Board ard Wa:roa Road Baard in respect to the joint pound on Quarry road, Ardmorr, the following conditions were drafted for the approv; lof the other authotities concerned, viz.That the cost, estimated at £75, shall rot exceed £9O; that each par'y contribute onethird share in respect to the coat, maintenance and pomdkeeper'a salary; that the lease of the property shoull be for 21 yean, with a right to any of the parties to terminate their agreement after live years on giving six months' notice.

It was resolved to have some blocked pipe culverts on Mountain road cleaned out.

PATUMAHOE WELCOMING TBE RAILWAY. A largely attended social was beld in the Public Hall last Fiiday evening in commemoration of the laying of the railway line as far as Patumahoe. Mr W. H. Howard organised the function, and as the ga hering took place on his birthday the men engaged on the railway took the opportunity of making Mr Howard, a present both to celebrate the anniversary and as an expression of recognition of the kindly way in which hj; has entertained them on va ions occssinns. The gifts took tte form cf a silver match bey trgether with a handsome jipe atd tobacco pouct\ ana Mr P. Grice, ioreman o! the platelaying gaDg, ar.d lcspcctor Cornell made speeches appropriate to the occasion, Mr Howard suitably responding. Cr Joseph Henry interestingly detailed the history ot the linr, and reminded his btarets that tome 35 years ago a picture adorned the hall representative of Wily's talis with a tram running near-by. Many peofle who expected to sae the line, he said, had long since been dead, but he hoped that the Public Works Department would see the wisdom of immediately computing the line to Mauku Creek, as that /would save greatly in haulage s&d wear on the roads. .There was no doubt, he added, about the line paying, it would tap splendid dairying country.

PUKEKOHE EAST.

LADY LIVERPOOL LEAGUE. A meeting of the above was held at the residence of % the president, Mrs Robinson, on August 24th, hut only a few mfmb?rs were presest. The secretary reported that since its affiliation wi h the main League the Pukekohe East branch had set away the following goods, viz., 29 pairs of invalid tlippeis, 14 pairs of socks, 28 pairs of pyjamas, 12 pillow caseß acd 4 scarves, and it had also contributed £7 17s 6d towards t'e Dominion Gift Fund and fl for the bock Fund. Considering the small membership, the League had reason to be well satisfied with its efforts. Mrs Rohin«on, assisted oy her daughters, banded round most refreshing afternoon tea, and after accepting Mrs Sager's invitation to have the next meeting (on Sepember 21st) at her home, the meeting dispersed.

BOMBAY. CHRISIMAS PRESENTS FOR SOLtMERS. A public meeting was held ia the Bombay School on Thursday evening to consider the question of sending a T'hristmaa Gift to each of the local men on active service. Mr H. Sawyer was elected chairman, and Mr A. Best secretary. It waß decided to send a Christmas hamper to each man from the Bombay aud Paparata districts to the value of about 12s (id. It waß arranged that a concert and dance should be hi 11 on Thursday, September 21st, ti raire the wherewithal, tickets to be 2s Cd for men, Is for ladies and children (id, for concert; gents' subscription for dance to be 2s, the ladice to provide the refreshments. A large committee of ladies was formed with power to add to their number. Tfce following were elected a comnittee to obtain full data etc., in connection with the de-patch of hampers: Messrs Corbett, Allisur, Proude, Watson and Lowry. DRURY WEDDfNG BELLS. On Wednesday, 16th August, a lirge number of invited guests a-d friends congregated at Sr. John's Ihurcb, Drury, to witness the marriage of Miss Annie Hamilton, the third daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Hamilton, of Drury, to Mr David Young, of Auckland. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress of crepe de chene, trimmed with cilk insertion and seed pearls, with tha customary veil surmounted by a wreath of orange blossoms; she also wore i gold brooch, the gift ef the bridegroom, and carried an ivory nrayer book. The ceremonv was performed by the Rev. W. C. Wood. Mi 8 M. Hamilton was tridesmaid and was attired in white silk ard a white felt hat. She also wore a gold bangl?, the gift of ihc bridegroom. Mr H. Hamilton filled the pOf.it inn of best man. Miss (i. Coesey presided at the organ. The Churr v > was tastefully decorated by the girl friends of the bride. At the ccnclusion of the wedding; ceremony (ha bridal guests adjourned to the residence ot the bride's parents, where a sumptuous rcjiast vvn t provided. The Kev. W. (', Wind prfiposi'il the health of the

the health ot the pvenls and the response wan given by Mr if. Keanc, a aon-ir-l iv. In 'lie afterneon th> b idal pair left pir ir.o'cr car for Aucklard. Many valuable and useful presents were received by the happy coup I \ Last Fri 'ay eveiirg the Rev. J B. Sickling and Mr Soust'r, it PukekotK, gave a veiy enjiyable entertainment in Drury. The Rev. Suckling is a reciter and raconteur of muc'i meri\ and he waa especially Rood in the dLlot iterrs he contributed. Perhaps tha gem of his reportoire was the fine stiry ot the Old Musician and h!s violir. Mr Soust'.r, besides ?erdc , rina rol s on the hells, alsi contributed two recitals. Miss Jo*nint*n, of Drury, gave a pleasing mandoline solo, which was well received. Mr W. Llixon rad red two ir.ftrumental Eolo?, also a vocal solo. Miss A. Dickson acted as accompanist, ai d helped to maki the function a success. A pleasing ceremony eventuated at St. John's Church, Drury, last Sunday, when after the s'rvice the Rev. Hewlett tcck the opnoituci y :o present to Mrs David Y irg a very hands me aolid silver hot water jug, the gift of the church members, as a mark of tha esteem in which the is held. The recipient, who lately wes known as Miss Annie Hamilton, fns been an earne t worker fur the church, and fer everything that pertained to the good of the distiict. Mrs Young is now on a visit to her parents. The Ladies' Patriotic League have forwarded to the League office in Aucklmd, for July and August the undermentioned knitted goods:— Sock a. MesJames McMuitiie, 7 pairs; Ghsson 6 pair?, John Blake 3 pairs, W. Bremner 3 paira, Hewlett 2 pairs, Barclay 2 pairs, Flanagan 3 pairs, Wall 5 paira, Fyfe 5 pairs, D. Bremner 1 pair, Strong 5 pair', Appleby 2 pairs, Girdwood 1 pair, Winstanley 6 pairs, Hodgson 3 pairp, Bregman 1 pair, Johnson 1 pair, W. Brooks 1 pair, Misses MacPhersnn 8 pairs, Barnes 4 pairs, Smallfield 2 pairs, Bernard 2 paira, Dix"n 2 pairs, Girdwood 2 pairs, Appleby 2 paira, Wardell 1 psir, Rugg 2 pi i s, P. C.ssey 1 pair, J. Blake 1 ptir, McNaujthton \ pair, N. Hill 1 pair, Bremner 1 pair; total 87 pairs. Balaclava Caps —Mrs John Dickssn 5, Miss P. Loss v 2. Chole:a bills-Mrs Hill 1, Mrs J. Dickson J, Mrs Lor'ge 1, Miss Johnston 1, Miss Dixon 1. Mittens—Mrs J. Dickson 2 pair?, Mrs Hill 1 pair. Bedsocks—Mrs Hill 2 paira. Face cloths—Mrs McNaughton 3, Miss Nora Flanagan 2, Rona Fyfe 2. Dominion GiftsJuly £2 la, August £1 7a.

MERCER. A labourer named John Faukls.'a native of Scotland and 42 yens of agf, was found at 'l'aniwha on Saturday morning with his throat cut. Constable Horan was communicated with at Mercer, and atter proceeding out to Taniwha he conveyed the man to Auckland Hospits 1. The wound is stated to have been gelt-iuflcteri.