KING COUNTRY NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 332, 18 April 1928, Page 2

KING COUNTRY NOTES

The Minister of Railways, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, advised the Taumarunui Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting that he is investigating further the chamber’s request for better Trucking facilities at the Taumarunui station. Officers for the incoming year were elected:—President, Mr. A. E. Laird; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. F. Brinkman. W. Forbes and D. McXab; council, Messrs. A. Venn, C. A. Boles, T. P. Davis, W. Girvin, M. H. Wilks, W. Maud, L. Bakewell, N. R. Melsaac, E. J. Guthrie and P. Keller; secretary and treasurer, Mr. R. Caitcheon; auditor, Mr. W. Hughes. An honorarium of 15 guineas was voted to the secretary. Mr. Caitcheon.

Mr. C. J. Rolleston, M.P. for Wuitomo, has forwarded to the Ohura County Council advice received from the Minister of Lands to the effect that the council’s representations,

together with those of other King Country bodies, asking for further reductions in the rental values of vacant Crown sections in the county is being considered, and a report will be soon obtained covering the whole question.

With a fourth consecutive win, Mr. R. Patterson secured first place in the Manunui Pigeon Club’s first event of the second series from South. The race was from Taihape, and resulted: R. Patterson’s Assurance. 1.028.5yds a minute, 1; D. Andrew’s Blue Bell, 1,024.4yd5, 2; J. Langwell’s Florent* 1,020.7yd5, 3; D. Watson’s Silver Star, 991.8yd5, 4.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Niagara, West Islip, Lubrico, lonic, Kaiapoi, Port Napier, Remuera. Chatham Islands: Pakeha, Devon, Port Auckland, Turakina. Wellinjjton: Maori, Wahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Tamahine, Aorangi, Iron Crown, Port Victor, Port Adelaide. Herminius, Waipahi, Waihemo, Port Albanv, Canadian Britisher, Kaikorai, H.M.S. Veronica, kairanga, Ikala. Awarua: Waikouaiti, Kia Ora, Yoseric.

PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY HAUTURU (4.30 p.m.), 270 tons, Fow-ler-Jackson, for Raglan and Kawhia. ARAPAWA (5 p.m.), 251 tons, Robinson, for Wanganui. ARRIVAL TO-DAY NGAPUHI (8 a.m), 70S tons. Bark, from New Plymouth. The Ngapuhi, which arrived at One-th-s morning from New Plymouth, again at four o’clock to-morrow afternoon for the same port. „ T h .f Isabella de T-raine is to be disHokiajnga™ 111 ° nehun sa this evening for jn left Onehunga last etrenaaain°ort Ul ‘ . She is due back again on Sunday to load for the return The Hauturu sailed last evenin- for S a due n 'bao a k W ? ia and P ° rt WaikaTo 8 She a fni n a r~ on »*- is scheduled to letl-e* ?o?uS£i“"a