LOCAL AND GENERAL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 650, 30 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Renovation of Spout Baths It is the intention to shortly close the spout baths at Whakarewarewa for a short period t0 enable necessary work to be undertaken. in the building. The interior of the baths will be thoroughly renovated and • painted, and 'general repairs carried out by the j Tourist Department's workmen. | Payment of Rates When the final time for payment of rates, without penalty, closed in Rotorua on Thursday, over half of the £12,112 rates struck for the present year had been received in addition to over £1000 arrears which was also paid. Compared with the previous year, the amount of current rates paid on due date shows a small inerease, which is considered highly satisfactory. Golf at Hamilton I (Playing in the first round of the i South Auckland open golf championship on the St. Andrew's links, Hamilton, yesterday, R. Spedding jun., defeated R. S. Alford (Cambridge), 3 and 1. Spedding qualified over two rounds with a net scor-e of 162. Boxing School Considerable interest is being taken in the Rotorua Boxing School in the Sylvana Stadium, and a number of promising boys are coming on. One 1 of the best is Ray Lane, a solid lad I who packs a good punch and is nimble on his feet. Billy Hapita is another good one who never loses his smile while R. Henry is a clean puncher with a very nice straight left. The two schoolboy brothers, Roper, are a promising pair and B. Heke is a useful heavyweight who is improvI ing every night. New recruits are still arriving and the school -has developed into a very active and flourishing organisation. It is intended shortly to introduce an evening session for business men when an opportunity will he given some of the older school to get into useful training. J Loss of £436 Last Year j The 14th annual accounts of Waii rakei, Limited, Auckland, for the year | ended June 30 adopted at the annual /meeting of shareholders yesterday, ! showed that after writing off £634 for depreciation the year's transactions resulted in a loss of £436. This com- . pared with a loss of £306 in the previous year and £290 in 1931. The ' loss has been deducted from the balance at credit of profit and loss account, reducing the balance to £4695. The report stated that Wairakei still ' retained its popularity, and last year ' the number of guests exceeded that ; 'of the previous year.by over 100.