MORRINSVILLE NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 846, 14 December 1929, Page 6

MORRINSVILLE NOTES

W Of the 45 pupils of the Morrinsville School who sat for the annual profits ciency examination on Wednesday, 41 \t gained certificates of proficiency and the remaining four were granted competency. The examination was con--3 ducted by Inspector M. Priestley, at the Lincoln Street School, and pupils were « present from the following schools: A Morrinsville, Kerone, Tahuroa, Tauhei, Motumaoho and Mangateparu. * * * This week the Presbyterian and BapJ tist Churches hek. their annual Sunday !•;) School tea parties, followed by ChristA mas trees, at which every scholar re--3 ceived a present The Presbyterian’s function took place on Wednesday and the Baptist’s on Thursday. There was ‘ a big meeting of children of all ages at both churches. Presents were sent [ to scholars who were prevented by ill- ! ness from attending. * * * il The quarterly meeting of the WaiU| kato Licensing Committee was held at “i the Morrinsville Courthouse. Applications for renewals of licences were ■ granted as follow: —Waihou Hotel, i Waihou; Central Masonic and National Hotels. Cambridge: Taupiri Hotel, I Taupiri: Nottingham Castle and MorI rinsville Hotels, Morrinsville. A transfer of licence of the Taupiri Hotel from T. Main to F. H. Durbridge was granted. The police report stated J that all hotels in the district had been I well conducted. Action against owners of unlicenced j! hoardings is to be taken by the Morf rinsville Borough Council as a result Id of a resolution passed on Thursday. The question was raised by Cr. T. Martin, who asked for what period peril mission had been given for the erecZ\ tion of a hoarding at the Methodist jl Church. rl The clerk said the council had a byJ law regarding the erection of hoardJ ings, but only one application for perfj mission had ever been received, and , that was for a site well out of the busiff ness area. A long discussion took place at the } meeting of the Morrinsville Borough Council on Thursday evening regard- | ing proposed municipal buildings. The I Finance < Committee recommended that } plans be prepared for Council I Chambers and a Are station, with livtf ing quarters for a married man. The W Mayor favoured council’chambers and J reading room and library, and moved I an amendment that the site be used for I this purpose. It was ultimately decided 1 to secure plans for alternate schemes 1 and submit the position to the rateI payers early in the New Year.