PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 330, 16 November 1917, Page 3

PAPAKURA.

Tne portion of lun J given by Mr VV. Richardson to the Town Board for tho purposes of widening the Creat South Road opposite tho Police Station has now lieon fenced oil and tho consti notion of u footpath has ln'i ii completed, llio same U'ing a d'ri 1..,| improvement to the toad. The woik lias lieon carried out by th'< Uoaid's siirfai'fliuau in a most crediiablo manner. In t;loiii,iis weatlior the Papakura Bowling Ciub opened the season on Satiiiduy last when a good company assembled on tin' including visitors fiom llowick, Papatwotoo and Avi.no'ali-. Mr I). VV Jones lh'! I'n -ld'-iil, iii ,1 jiloa-ant Hj hoi li vv-lc ■tiii'd tlin visitors and express ;nj pirns nc at M-i tllllli hop' d ll at 'lion vi it w yuM '• ■ a»i ei.juyaliit. i I!n ii>i-i in nf"l ilrit the (.' ub had ro< ently si t a-i ;•■ a portion of their green for ili« um of the recently formed Ladies Croquet Club, which he felt sure would be appreciated. lJuring the afternoon tho Papakura ladies provided an

| excellent tea and the visitors i favourably commented on the way ! in which they had been entertained. | Mr C. J. Moon carried out the duties ■of Secretary in his uaual happy I stylo. j The ladies of Papakura interested I in the formation of a Croquet Club met in the Parish Hall on Thursday, November Nth, to discuss the question. Messrs I). W. Jones and C J. Moon (President and Secretary respectively of the Rowling Club) were in attendance and intimated that the Bowling Club would bo pleased to set aside a portion of its greon for croquet if the ladies of Papakura were prepared to form a Club. The meeting then decided in favour of such a Club and elected the following officers to manage the Club's affairs, viz. : President, Mrs R. J. Willis; vice-presidents, Mesdames E. D. McLennan and I). W. ' Jones ; secretary, Mrs N. Walters ; treasurer, Miss Bull ; committee : Mesdames James, (handheld, Moon, Butler and Miss Johnson. Mrs Grandfield moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Bowling Club for their generous offer which they all much appreciated. It was announced that play would commence on the lawns to-morron (Saturday).