Kaipara Flats

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 45, 7 February 1902, Page 3

Kaipara Flats

The annual meeting pf subj3pr.jbe.rg to Kajnpra Flats .Butyjp Wbj^iy wftS held in tfie Schoolrcipm pn the 2y ipg|, the majority of subsqrjd«rß being prps : ent. After the usual iftrn^aj bjlginegg the balance sheet for the past year was I resentpd by {he "Jlon. Sec. Mr T. pi Sainslnjry ana read* as fqllows:— Balance inhaid January 1901"i3*& 4 Subscriptions inq^ding arreas, £7 19 § Government grant, £6 8 2 Tpfgl g1 ? 16 lid Expended on books du^png the past year £13 \5 % lpay}n;g abalanpe. in hand'of £4 18s"agains| wjfuph is ft recent prder to $$' '^opksellers for fifty new books. The balance sheet being duly audited was adopted and a vote of flianks was accprded the Con> mitteefpr the excellent selection of books during the last year. On the motion "pf Mr JT. Hudson th.c preyipu^ committee were re^elec^ad, '!ijt Mi W. Dill (Chairman.) i^elvflleV Jones, Wyaft, and T, C. %insburr,'Hon, Sec. and Tr§asurer t "Mr Wya.tt su^aeresigned "\V- T»y% I was elected to. fill the Y-a9.a& cy« tyv John Ef.^iidspfnmeJt'^he intend^ in gvplunteer Oaniii da^ea Jc^r the Mojintcd j^ifle Corps pnAJ^daj. the! 2.^ in§t. a^d again. oi4 t>be 2fi?\siiqrlJ|r^l exeH $se at the Schoollip^sie- fs^i ; r attendance was, presentOur Anglican CJhure^ ha^d nfirrfkw egpape of- being destroyed" by a bush fire on tfye 23 ins|. ' tfyer; 2QQ ac^pes o^ fern range was burnt in fog rn.ear yicin t ity of the church.' ' .'.. .' " , The second Annual mee.^ang pi this branch pf the F^nmei's union was held at t|ie schoollipuse on the 24 inst. Mr Hood presiding. Tfte 'minuses of previous meeting and Balance sheet for the past year were passed as read ajad a new committee waei elected co^r sisting of Mr A,, Hood^ (Chairman^ Messrs A, D. Martin, Henry Woodcppk 5- S. WilUaras, E.. G. Glements, W. Taylor,;A. Hughes, D; Breeze, and T' C. Saiusljyury Hon. §cc. and Treasuijer aquorum. Mr F. £K'Clements wa| deputed as. delegate to attend, annual Reeling a,t "tVarkworth cje^tre. A^ le;ter was read;' from the l^inister of Fub^c Works a,nd: Baiter oi^f^lS, Dairymen, re settlers : stock femg allowed to run on the public roftds, a resolution was passed- ','« That the Secretary write to the Upper Mahiirangi Eoad Board asking to appoint a ganger to impound; all' stock fpun^t running on the public rpads. Eesplved " That the Inspecfe' of' Stock be' desired to stringently inforc.e iheSheep Dipping Act t^roug^outj tsj^ Strict, as sheep are occasionalW. found) pn, the^ Public foads wh\Qh are 9ajily. infected) with pajratji^^ These n>ate th^Tlob^s bf tjis who take thf trouble and expense io comply j with the Act. The acjiH^of the XJppor Mahurangi Road Board in graMing i permission to a member of th.6 Board to cut grass seed on t^ ro^ds fi)i his own use was discussed and j clefered for next meeting, , Several n,ew members joined the Uni^ which now includes every influential'farther in tlie District. . v The Eev G. Frost held divina service in this' settlement o^ Sunday lasij preaching an impressive' sennojj, frpn^ |*salm,s 19. 7, 8, 9 verses. (X)wn Correspondent.) KAIPARA FI^S Considerable regret is expressed that the school committee who <$pk in han<jl the inauguration of w"hat we hoped^ 1 would tave. been an. annual institution, the Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition,- should now see fit to post-_ )sone it. Cliildven living in bush settlements have lew plee^areß and some^ ' have been preparing exhibits accord-.

ing to their various opportunities and ability, and all of them '. am sure were anticipating a gala day when without apparent cause the firm- is post-poned atthelastni'>niont When individuals, with d. considerable flourish of trumpet*, undertakes any. public function such as the above and fail to carry the affair through, would it not be advisable to give place to have a Flower Show other than men of more nerve. Could we not in our own small back garden? let it be arranged on boarder lines, even if only for the children, list every school child within ten miles compete if they and classes for ex-pupils for honours only, for every kind of home or artistic industry. This would accomplish some real good. Less than a year ago a Farmers Club was formed somewhere in this vicinity, after 20 years of effort —so said the published repott—, that apparently is also non est killed by a single splash, of printers ; ink, (A Correspondent)