Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 512, 15 November 1928, Page 2

Province and Suburb

v (From THE SUN'S Corroopondonto.)

HAMILTON NEWS A big: Presbyterian Bible Class Convention will be held in Hamilton at Christmas. Permission to use the Hamilton East School for accommodating- the visitors has been granted, provided the school is insured for £3.000 and £5 is deposited with the committee to ensure that the grounds are left in the same condition as they were found. The Waikato Agidcultural and Pastoral Association will hold its annual show on the Claud elands Show Grounds to-mor-row and Saturday next. No fewer than 2,700 separate entries have been received, which is a record number. The Central Electric-Power Board met yesterday, the chairman, Mr. T. Hinton, presiding. The engineer’s report stated that a section of the line at Whatawhata had been reconstructed and changed from 3,000 volts to 11,000 volts. The work of extending the line to Rotowaro and the reticulation of the town was practically completed. An application had been received from the residents of Pukemiro for the extension of the lines to supply the township. A rough survey had been made of the extension required and the estimated cost was £2,130. The line would also supply Pukemiro Junction and Graham’s mine. It is proposed to extend the line to Churchill. "If this work is undertaken an extension of about three miles of 11,000 volts power line will be required. After considering proposed plans for a new store it was decided to authorise the drawing up of a complete report to be presented to the board at a later meeting.

NEW LYNN TOWN BOARD ROADING SCHEME PROPOSED j ■ A comprehensive reading ahem,. « proposed by the chairman, iir. TiUhener, at the meeting oi Lh*> v ' Unn Town Board on Tuesday ev^ni^ I Tire chairman sard it wai doubtful whether there was any in tile whole metropolitan area „f 7,, land which had sum bad roads ill Xew Ljn. The upkeep of these unsatisfactory avenues of communicST was grossly excessive, while their ™ sence was definitely retarding construct progres to sueli an extent that nr™L U values had depreciated far beyond point of comparison with the cost 7-2 , : ; highways. ma,ntatat '» dP-m-Sh Any effort to keep such carria****, efficient under modern loads wa? f,,, '' and a ridiculous waste of moneT rl" niost expensive repairs would be nnliie" in a very short time and only one could effect a permanent improved™, with a corresponding saving of costs Tr' remedy was in the complete reconstnj' tion of the roads on modern lines -r' cost would not be prohibitive and frrr every point of view would be fully ££ -? e l’r opos f d askin e the board to cot sider the adoption of a programme d signed to give each portion of the a trict at least one good modern road m eting with the centre of ,\«w Lvnn H suggested a committee should be ™ to go fully into the matter. p The roads recommended for Berman..construction are Great North Road fv tage Road. Totara Avenue, Matai Avene, -Vrar*g an Avenue, Seabrook Avenue, Hnr. chinson Avenue. Islington Avenue \-t ley Avenue. Titirangi Road. Bollard Avenue, Queen Street. Rata Street. RimStreet, Manukau Road, and Todd, Avenue. u The cost of the proposed roadwork dpends largely on factors which are n„ >'** available * so that any close estimatoi effect on rates is not possible Thboard will go thoroughly into the schemas outlined. THAMES TOPICS Thames motor-cyclists formed an association this week, with the object of promoting weekly outings along scenic of the district. The following officers were elected:— President, Mr. A. Gillett; vice-presi-dents, to be elected later; secretary, Mr. S. Donkin; treasurer, Mr. S. Inglis; road captain, Mr. J. Tongue; vice-captain, Mr. A. Gillett; auditor, Mr. V. Rowe; committee, Messrs. H. Lang, X. Christie, J Hetherington, S. Wilton, J. Tonee. L. White and Dalton. * * * The Thames County Council met on Tuesday, the chairman, H:. H. Lowt, presiding. The Whangamata Settleri.’’ Association asked for assistance in obtaining a Govednment subsidy, pound for pound, up to £3O, for reading work on a portion of the Wairoa Valley Road. The clerk said the request had been favourably recommended on the proper authority. The Tapu School Committee complained of excessive motor speeding on th p Thames Coast Road, and asked for the formation of a footpath m front of the school for the protection of children. The engineer was directed to form a pathway as requested. Advice was reoeived from the Mines Department that an application from Mr. A. B. White for a subsidy for prospecting in the vicinity of the Kapowai Mine could not be entertained, as subsidies for such work were paid only to parties consisting o* not less than two men. Members agreed that the app'icant was deserving of special consideration and the clerk was instructed to request him to address a further application for financial assistance to the inspector of mines. Matters of district importance wer> discussed at a meeting of the Thames Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Dr. J. B. Llggins presiding. Satisfaction was expressed at the news of a decision of a South Island grain and produce firm to personally investigate the possibilities of Thames as a shipping port toward the close of the year. * * * Thames fishermen who have been having a lean time of late, owing, they ailege, to the Inroads on gulf supplies oy power-driven nets, are having thcr anxieties added to by sharks, which ru set nets to ribbons, making the maintenance of gear a costly business. The sharks average about 6ft. in length One launch party killed 28 in a day th: week, and other launch crews have regularly killed 10 to 15 each trip. The specie is known to the fishermen as the “scavenger" type. TAURANGA NOTES The congregation of the Twangs Presbyterian Church is preparing to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the tion of the congregation, and the yuutß of the opening of the church. . The Rev. G. Morris, the first mtaWJ reached Tauranga from Scotland '■ August, 1868. The church was open*, on November 30, IS7S. The churches a Katikati and at Te Puke were from Tauranga. The jubilee c®lebrauo.. will take the form of special vices in the church on Sunday. Bee®® • 2, a social for adults on December •*. anan entertainment for the children December 7. The church is being vated and completely redecorated w of the jubilee. The preacher at the j vices on December 2 will be the ive • E. Bertram, of Auckland. Some time ago, as a result of rep-. sentations by the Tauranga District School Committee, the tion Board recommended the depar . to convert the woodwork room 1 *4. class room, and to erect a separate ing for woodwork and cookery, on u partment’s standard plan. . r Macmillan is in receipt of advic® . the Minister of Education, staun* . the work has been approved by Nine tenders were received byth® of Plenty Jockey Club for alteraV*** thadditions to the totalisator house c [ Gate Pa racecourse, and the l T e _ ro re J. R. Horne has been accepted, unv ments to the racing track are to in hand immediately. The Te Aroha Dairy Company'* <**£. collecting lorry' started operation* Papamoa district this week, a P<3_ ing up cream from several conveying it to Tauranga railway for transhipment to the dump l ”® - at Waihi, and thence to the comp*** factory at Te Aroha, * * * wff The Tauranga Defence’ *2,® JSI®*®; 1 ®*®; hold its first shoot for the gng °i pionship Belt on Saturday. A ?. delegates of rifle clubs of tn®* if®**: Plenty was held at Whakste®® c4? st j>oj It was decided that a shield, at to exceed 12 guineas, be for competition among Tauranga. AVhakatane and Opo«J n each team to consist of pi®®shield is to be called the Bay v ill 1 Rifle Club’s Chllenge Shield. * t jfcoj 1 competed for annually ana in will take place nt Thornton *7 1929.