Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE IUN'S Correspondents.)

TE AROHA AFFAIRS NEW COUNT!' COUNCIL MEMBER A bye-election for the Manawaru Ruling seat on the l’iako County Council, made vacant by the death of Mr. James Fitzgerald, resulted in Mr. J. Emmet being elected by a majority ot 72 votes. The poll resulted: —Mr. J. Emmet, 144 votes; Mr. E. Montague. Mr. C. E. McMillan. M.P.. has been informed that the Public Works Re- ; partment expects to complete the public swimming bath in the hot springs J area by September 4. The contract, price is £ 1,21 k OTAHUHU AFFAIRS SPECIAL RATING AREA At a special meeting of the Orahuhu ] Borough Council last evening, the ad- j visability of raising a loan tor the . formation of roadways and paths, in j that part of the borough bounded by ? the Great South Road. Fairburn Road i and the Tamaki River, was discussed, i It was unanimously decided that • j any proposal to raise a loan over the | whole of the borough was not expedi- ! | ent. i It was agreed that a reeommenda- | tion be made to the next council that I the ratepayers in this part of the borough be invited to rate themselves for a stated period, such rate, together with, the rates already collected from that area, to be spent in the area alone. It was estimated that a rate of Id in the £ would provide £l5O per annum, with a like amount already standing to the credit of the proposed work. DARGAVILLE AFFAIRS EXPERIMENTAL FARM MEETING The Northern Wairoa Experimental and Demonstration Farm Society held its annuitl meeting at Dargaville. There was only a small attendance. The retiring committee, Messrs. F. A. Jones. W. Curnow, J. Hill-Taylor, W. Kennedy, T. E. Jones and R- A. Lewis, with Mr. T. J. Hamblyn. as chairman, were re-elected. Mr. J. Hogg was re-elected auditor. The chairman, Mr. Hamblyn, said the Agricultural Department had spent over £l,lOO in connection with the farm, and he stressed the point that more support must be forthcoming from the farming community if the department was to be expected to continue to interest itself in the project. The time was now opportune when the committee must seriously consider means of completing the purchase of the farm, and in this connection the chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. F. A. Jones, would present a proposal. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland: Aorangi. Tofua, Waihemo, Maui Pomare, Papanui, Ranella, Golden Eagle, Maheno, Elveric, Ulimaroa. Knrtigi, Canadian Highlander, Golden Forest. Chatham. Islands: Canadian BritUwr, Ruapehu Wellington: Maori. Wahine, Ngaio, Tamahine, Niagara, Dunedin, Maranui, Tekoa, Kairanga, Taranaki, Kinross, Petricola. Port Huon. Awarua: Makura. Kalingo. Karetu, aikouaiti, Glenmoor, Rotorua. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—DEPARTURES YESTERDAY RARAWA (6 p.m.), 1,077 tons. Bark, for New Plymouth. DEPARTURE TO-DAY TO A (6 a.m.), 270 tons, Jackson-Fow-ler, for Hokianga. The Arapawa is due at Onehunga on Tuesday next from Wanganui and Westport, via Kaipara. At four o’clock the next afternoon she sails for Raglan, Kawhia and Port Waikato. The Toa sailed from Onehunga this morning for Hokianga, but on account of the Manukau Bar being unworkable, she is not expected to cross the bar before to-morrow. The vessel is now due ba-k at Onehunga at six o'clock on Wednesday morning next. The Rarawa, which sailed from Ourhunga last evening for New Plymouth, was unable to cross the Manukau Bar. She is expected to get over this evening. however, and is now due back again at. half past seven on Sunday morning from New Plymouth.

FAREWELL TO DOCTOR

ODDFELLOWS* FUNCTION

Members of trie vfellows' LinUre. prv sided «n«t to hia fL p - uopular medico] -- -”**** I J . 11 u numb r of visitors from Y?<hanga Lodge. 'Ksi*. i „ r ? r : ) VUI has been a resident of . Kum tor the past 16 vears aL > T ins the greater part of thai Lodseconneei ed with the Eulogist!.- references were mad . . several numbers to the invalid services rendered to Ule lod2L district by the doctor ** *® i! nr. Will briefly r-spond-. warmly thanked the members f or If kind expressions of appreciation .J' so £? "ishes tor his future The truest of the evening recipient of a smoker s outfit hew” ° f thC estcera in which Stubbings and Anderson (Otorohanga BIRKENHEAD RATEPAYERS The Birkenhead Ratepayers’ Residents’ Association held monthly meeting last evening, j W. Canty presiding. A lengthy discussion took place r*. garding the proposed drainage sebenw and it was decided to support it, prr. viding it is revised and another ett mate is obtained from another engm* A complaint was received from ti unemployed returned soldiers regarv. ing the manner in which the count is spending the Poppy Day tund. 1* was decided to interview the accrcUi of the R.S.A. regarding the matter. The council is to be urged to eijw-. dite the purchase of fire-flghtirr equipment and the association is *fl;. ins to form a volunteer fire brigade HUNTLY TOPICS A native. Jack Nikau, in the Puiir Court yesterday, was fined 10s, anu ordered to pay £3 damages for stealing a bicycle from Kelton Harvrr. * backbloek’s settler, near Lake Whangape, Rangiriri. * • * Tli© Huntly Board met on Tuesda-. It was agreed to support the Arapuni water scheme and the ceaadFi seal was affixed to the pedtiaa i& favour of the scheme. The Guardian Trust signified ita iatention of taking over the remaining unsold debentures, amounting t. £I,BOO. ♦ • • The sealing of the Main South Roa»i through Huntly is urgently wanted. On Monday the large facing window of Mr. Frank Littleproud’s shop was smashed by a stone thrown from tot wheels of a passing motor when running through a patch of loose met: on the road. This is the sixth broker, shop window in the town cauaed through flying loose metal. KING COUNTRY NEWS Two cases of more than usual interest were heard at the last pitting «f th© Taumarunui Magistrate's Conn, Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M.. presiding. Auckland Acclimatisation Society, represented by Mr. D. H. Hall, proceed*! against J. H. Bryan on a charge killing a two-pointer stag, when the law allows only ten-pointers and ©wr to be shot. Defendant was convic!« and fined £2 and costa. The Commissioner of Crown Land* for Taranaki, Mr. W. D. Anriftt, brought an action against Henry Parker, of Matiere, for alleged trespassing and removal of timber from Ctowe lands. Defendant pleaded gmtr thrpugh his counsel, Mr. Had), and said the timber was used for fends* between his section and the scouc reserve. On the trespass charge Par; ker was fined £2 and costs 12s. aac for removing timber £3 and costal!' The magistrate issued a warningtia: in future fines would be increased to order to prevent destruction of scenr reserves. m * * Mr. R. R. Dawber, who succeeds jL N. R. Lyth as assistant engineer to charge of Public Works in the Ohur. district, has arrived and will naaL Ohura his headquarters. The offir and staff, which have been domicil at Matiere, will be removed to the** centre. Mr. Lyth, who has been the Matiere area for the past tbr* years, has been transferred to T* marunul Mr. W. Gray, who has been asso ated with the Retaruke Football Cfor some time, was the guest at - smoke concert arranged by the chib ” order to make him a presentatkprior to his departure from the tetrict. The president, Mr. Perry, *** in the chair, and a large attendac--of members and friends honoured * lengthy toast list. The chairman. * an appropriate interval, asked guest to accept a very handsome w bacco pouch as a small token of tb* good wishes. The Taumarunui Rod and Gun ChJ held another very successful cfay-b* match tli is week, the results beutf - No. 1 Sweepstake Handicap, 5 bi*V. H. McKay (11yds), H. Pawson U* and W. Routledge (15) tied, and «-• vided the prize. No. 2 Sweepstakt birds, for G. Hartnett’s trophy. • Robb (12yds), 7 kills. 1; R- Harris (h 5 kills. 2. No. 3 Handicap Sweepst**7 birds: F. E. Cox (12yds), H. Pa*** (16), and A. J. Richards (14> tied, ** the stake was divided. No. 4 H*mf cap Sweepstake, 5 birds, for T. •' Davis’s trophy: J. Brown (12yds). & H. Pawson (17), tied with 5 kiP and halved the stake. Brown win*sthe trophy in the shoot-off. Handicap Sweepstake, 5 Lightfoot, H. Pawson and A Jards tied with the possible, and - vided the stake. All off the mark. The Manunui Town Board tided to make provision in it* mates for proper kerbing for then* paths of the main street at an mated cost of £ 5 2s 6d a chain. * * • The Taumarunui postmaster, R. Mclsaac, supplies the statistics for July: Total rainfall, inches. P'or July, 1927, the figuf? ' 5.43 inches. Two marriages, 1$ and five deaths occurred, as cotojpyj! with no marriages, five deaths * DC births in July last year. mm* The Rev. C. Brierly presided the annual meeting of the TauiP*-./ Presbyterian Church (rep*esPt Taumarunui Manunui, Ongaru© and Piriaka). The report disclosed a forward p and the meeting resolved to adn»*. the “direct giving” method ol I* funds, as against the organisation . bazaars. Messrs. R. I’ergusioa A. Williamson were elected vacancies on the managers’ Itx** 1 *