TUAKAU

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 317, 9 October 1917, Page 1

TUAKAU

TUAKAU TOWN BOARD At the meeting of the Tuakau Town Board, held on Tuesday last, thete were present Messrs Dynes Fulton (chairman), H. J. Craiy, W. Glasgow, Jas. Pirrett, and W. Deeble, with the Town Clerk Mr A. H. Tapper). NEW MEMBER The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, welcomed Mr Deeble, the newly elected member in place of Mr Graham. Mr Deeble, in returning thanks, assured members that he would u\, his best to promote the interests of the town and district RATES Mrs F. J. Nolan, whose liousj on the Harrisville road was destioyed by fire a short time ago, wrote ap plying for a ieduction of her rites -On the motion of the Chairman the Clerk was instructed to write the Valuati >n Department asking that .1 reassessment of the property should lie made.

Tlit! Clerk, reporting on tin communication received from tho Rev I'oulkos relative to the p'tyim ut of rates which ho alleged wen l pr,iililn for prospective benefits, sum ho had explained the priuciplo of i .linjj to the Kov Foulkes who apparently did not appreciate tho viow tUiU'ii hy the Board l.iii A I. -KI.I II >vkunmi-:\t As a result of ilio ioiimh of the town taken recently, which showed a population of ij.iU, it wax, on tho motion of tho Chaiiinau, to apply Co the (iovernor-tli'iicral fur an Older-in-L'ouncil that l lie Tuukan Town Board should he free h mi tho control of the Franklin County Council. Ai i'OIWTS Accounts amounting to >M l"i I'm Id woro passed for payment. At tho Pukokohe Magistrate's Court last Thursday two young Maoris, Thompson and Samson

Tawhia by name, were summoned in respect of their neglect of an order to pay towards the maintenance of their mother, Tuhirangi, who is an inmate of the Avondale Mental Asylum. Tuhirangi, it will be remembered, was committed to the asylum after shooting her brother-in-law, who failed to respond to her affection for him. The two natives pleaded that they were without means but admitted that when working they received 12s and 13s a day as flaxmill hands. Constable Taylor informed the Magistrate (Mr Rawson) that they were always "flush" of money. Thompson was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the warrant not to be issued so long as he paid 12s fid a week, and Samson was similarly given the option of paying "3 fid a week or going to prison for 14 days. During the healing of the case an amusing incident was caused by the brother of Tuhirargi appealing to the Magistrate for the woman to be let out of the Asylum as he said she ought to earn li'-r own living.