ROTORUA INTERESTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 12

ROTORUA INTERESTS

VISIT OF MAORI BISHOP A party of girl guides from t]ie Bay | oif Plenty are camping; at Kotoiti. There ; are 45 girls under canvas from Rotorua, Morrinsville, Te Teko, Tauranga, Te Puke. ! and Whakatane. Rotorua's quota is ten. and they are in charge of Miss M. Laseribv. The whole camp is under the j command of Captain Allan, of Morrins- | ville. The training will last a week. The commissariat is being supplied from Rotorua. A party of 22 New South Wales bow- i lers arrived in Rotorua on Thursday J evening. They took part in the Umninion tournament at Wellington. A game has ; been arranged for them against teams . of local players to-day. « * • The Right Rev. F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa. and party, arrived in Rotorua on Wednesday. A large number oi Maoris and Europeans gathered at t‘binemu tu, where tl>e reception was field. A welcome was extended to the bishop, the speakers being Hapara, Naera, Pa ora Teimana, Pirika te Hiroi, Tarelia, Wharetutaki, Te Ookonga Mohi, and Mita Taupopoki. The bishop gratefully acknowledged the great welcome that had been accorded him. CAMBRIDGE NEWS The annual meeting of the. Cambridge Chamber of Commerce was held last evening, Mr. C. F. Range (vice-president) presiding over a fair attendance. The annual report showed the membership at 51, and that the chamber was in a sounder position than it had been for many years. The balance sheet showed a slight deficit, but during the year a considerable amount of a debit was wiped out. The election of officers resulted: President. Mr. T. F. Richards: vicepresident, Mr. LI. R. Posseniskie: executive, Messrs. K. Wilkinson. W. J. Halliday. A. LI. Kill. S. R. James, and ‘O. Rage. The monthly meeting of the borough council was held on Thursday evening, the Mayor, Mr. T. F. Richards, presidAfter discussion, it was agreed to reduce the killing charges on big cattle from 12s 6d to 11s Gd a head. Several offers from insurance companies, ranging from ISs to 20s per cent., were received for the council's cover of £5.000 on the town hall. It was resolved that the Mayor and town clerk represent the council at the Municipal Association’s annual conference. to be held shortly at Wanganui. THAMES COAST BATHING SHEDS The Thames local bodies are realising that bathing sheds and appurtenances are necessities that help to popularise the beaches, and have erected them at Puru and the Tararu Remain, which adjoins the waterfront. Further improvements to the beaches are under consideration. In order to make Waiomo more attractive to pleasure-seekers, the inhabitants are raising funds to secure a picnic ground near the beach. A sports gathering will be held on Anniversary Day, and in conjunction with it a queen carnival will be run, and Thornton’s Bay, Puru, Waiomo, and Tapu are entrants. Miss Lorraine S tee dm an has been selected to represent Puru.