Province and Suburb

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 595, 22 February 1929, Page 2

Province and Suburb

(From THE SUN'S Correspondents.)

OTAHUHU BUSINESSMEN OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION Air. G. V. Pearce presided over a fair attendance at a meeting of the Otahuhu Business Men’s Association in the Kingsford Hall, Otahuhu. recently. The following officers wore . elected: President, Air. 11. R. Fallwell; vice-presi-dents, Alessrs. A. W. Andrews and G. W. \ enables; secretary, Air. O’Heedegen; committee. Alessrs. J. C. Paine, T. K. Flood. W. G. Barrett, W. A. Forder, W. H. Pinhey, J. Andrew and G. V. Pearce; treasurer. Air. W. E. Aleans; auditor, Air. J. Hunter. Alonthly meetings will be held in the Gas Company’s social hall. Alessrs. J. S. de Montalk and G. A . Pearce will ask the Otahuhu Borough Council to join the association in urging the need for the installation of an automatic telephone service and slot telephones. . , . . . . An objection was voiced against church organisations holding bazaar;? and entertainments on Friday nights. The question of organising a “Shop in Otahuhu Week,” and the subsidising of a bus service from outlying districts on Friday nights, was left with the executive. TAURANGA TOPICS The Tauranga Co-operative Building Society held an appropriation of .€SOO by ballot ~ recently, Air. T. Carter holding the winning number. The society has loaned to members a total of £II,OOO. At a public meeting convened by the Mayor it was decided to hold a winter exhibition and carnival in Alay next. A large committee of business men was elected. It is to be held under the auspices of the A. and P. Society.

; SERVICE ASSOCIATION j MEETING at whangarq the auditor, Mr I! p •' mitUn’Y'"Messrs. 10,.&rl 0, .& r T ter J csilS£® and A The balance sheet: showed credit the association had rc-operated 4i . exservice";;,' „ , 'o, r ", n^ t ' rinK rSll. ‘ OU th,; “employ-:.: A suggestion that tie? association KHurntd Soldieis Association fened to the committee for fay™,-, consideration, provided the be ‘affected!" 1 pire constitution wool, 1 ’

DAMAGE TO MAIN ROAD

MT. WELLINGTON ACTION.

That no settlement: had been " 1 J,- 1 *' -Auckland Electric I'owfr F>-' i-™-* damage done through Intension c ables be ing laid under th* iv. South Road was reported at thf ’* meeting of the Mount Wellington R.~ Board. The board’s solicitor Vto V proceedings to recover the value C ' - damage.

The clerk was instructed to ferr-v particuiars to the Alain Highways ife of the ti attic inspectors engaged iii board's area, and the apportionmer.* ' time spent on the highways. The board will urge the restriction nf speed of heavy motor vehicles oi i . highways. The clerk will take the rosary steps to enforce the restriction ' loads on classified roads.

A resolution of sympathy was vusd with Air. Peter Malone, chairman nf Panmure Town Board, in his rtxv bereavement.

Further representation will be made the Alain Highways Board to have . ATount Wellington Highway and Pammr* Road declared main highways.

HUNTLY AFFAIRS

At tlie last H.untly Town Board »**•• ins a building permit was erante! Mr. Thomas Baxer. An application r - Mr. T. Oxenham was deferred. Permission was granted to Mr. 0 Calder to exhibit a sacred picture, 'T Wanderer.” on Good Friday. Cr. Hall advised that the proafee 4 the General Manager for Railway - garding an extension of time on we* tickets to a fortnight had been ca~ out. It was agreed that the nun:-:

unions should co-operate with the h‘ ness people in framing the proposed tr table for the approval of the laiinDepartment. In response to a. complaint that "■ Alpine Ice Company’s machinery pk was a source of annoyance at nipt - .» visit was paid hv councillors wbc * ported that they did not think the no.excessive. The Taupiri Coal rompermachinery, when in action, caused r'• noise, but no complaints had beer. • ceived. As the company will be m: • the machinery shortly no action w taken.

Mr. Mawson, town-planning tW'will probably be In Huntly shortly. F- * to be asked to deliver a public toctt