PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 346, 18 January 1918, Page 4

PAPAKURA.

WATER SUPPLY SCHEME f The matter of the proposal to i establish a water supply scheme for s Papakura again cropped up at the meeting of the Town Board last P Monday, a suggestion having previously been made that a source of supply could be secured atllunua : and that such water power could bo . utilised for installing electric light. Mr Holt believed that a suitable darn could be made at Symond's stream at Opaheke and he was of » opinion that there was sufficient r water there to supply Papakura. 1 Mr Markwick thought that an e unlimited supply of water could be t : secured nelr Settlement road. 1 1; Mr Linstrom said he was more in ] favour of a water supply now than 1 \ some time ago in view of the possi-'s bilities of the extension of the bound- • i anes of their area. The question of I tinance, however, had to be consider- i ed. v The Chairman (Mr K. M. Gillespie; mentioned that he was opposed <; to boirowing money at the present i: time but the suggested water supply 1 and other impiovements called for t serious) consideration and the Bo<;rd i accordingly should obtaiu as much f data as pos>ible for their improve- t inent scheme. , lr was lesolved that Mi Holt and t Mi Alait'.wh-K *-! i iii'd in«pe<t ttie s*r> iii! refnired t. at Up theke and c should snliiuit a report at the next v ordinary UKKirg ol thu Board uii t the possibilities of a water supplv I'm n till' tllWM' |l p. I II At last M tnday's meeting of the ( l'apakura Tt.wu Ijoaid the Chair- <> ii:4ti (Alt i\. M. Gdlospie) formally ivpi'ited ihat the Works Committee j hail ( on.-ideted the ijueatioll of pro I, vtuiiig a pound lor the district and d the i.,uiu ol I.Ui wotil 1 be ion- k t)'billed by an adjoining Board tit- n waidsthecostlie lav'ouredtheerection v ol a suitable stmcture. Mr Can".- V bell thought the time was inoppor- | A tune loi such expenditure. The i A consideration the matter was de- i A ferred. I B J

- MERCER A FARMING DISPUTE A dispute which occupied the Auckland Magistrate's Court for six days at the beginning of December last, was settled last Tuesday when Mr E C. Cutten, S.M., delivered judgment A the case in which C. N. . Mardon (Mr Dickson), farmer, of Auckland, claimed from C. J. Drake (Mr Gould), farmer, of Whangamarino, £32 for a separator, £l3 2s 9d for benzine supplied, £2 103' for the use of a stove, and los for a keg of nails Judgment was given for plaintiff for £l•'> 4s '.Hi, £l4 being allowed for the separator, and £i 4s 9d for ben/ine, this being the value : of the quantity admittedly received by defendant. Judgment for £2l was also given for plaintiff on a s further 'laim of £42 for the hire of 14 cows. Defendant counter-claim-ed for £lB os, being value of four 3 tuns of slag and freight on same, and for £7 Ss for carting done for plainI tiff. Judgment on the counterclaim was given for defendant for | £IH lis the sum of £l2 los being allowed for the slag