NEWS ITEMS

Taupo Times, Volume II, Issue 59, 4 March 1953, Page 1

NEWS ITEMS

Two More Shops. The section fronting Roberts Street between Anderson's Delicatessen and Mr W. A. Roger's hairdressing saloon has been bought by Mrs N. J. Pothan, late of Hawkes? Bay. Work has commenced on the erection of a concrete building . eon* sisting of two shops with a resk j dential flat above. Mrs Pothan injtends to occupy one shop and will carry on business as a photographer, while the other shop will be let. In connection with the photographic business an Eleetronie « Printer will be installed enabling developing and printing to be carried out with an eight hour service. ★ Diitch Ftood Bisaster. A complete -list of vic.tims of ihe flood disaster in the Netherlands has been supplied to Mrs P. Bangama, Ministry of Works Settlement, Huka Stireet, through the Netherlands Red Cross. The list may be inspected ' by anyone 'wishing to do so.. ★ V al nation Obj ections. Objections to the revised valuaI tions contained in the new roll supplied to the Town Board by the Valuation Department total thirtynine. - The revised roll eontains ap- ( prOximately 1800 assessments. ★ ' Property Sale. Mr B. J. Baumberg has sold his house and section in Koha Street to I Mr R. A. McMillan, fcirmerly of | Australia^ and recently stationed at : Mangakino, who will be i*esiding in i Taupo. Mr Baumberg expects to foe leaving Taupo about the end of the season. ★ j feovernor-GeneraFs A.D.C. ! A recent visitor -at Onslow House, Taupo, was Lieut. Alastair CampbellHarris, R.N., A.D.C. to His Excellency Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor- | Ceneral. Lieut. Campbell-Harris ehi joyed his first experience of f lyfishing in Taupo waters, and was shown the "run of the ropes" by Mr Charles McLean. Weather conditions were adverse, but the visitor took a seven and a haif pound (rainbow at Waitahanui. Letters received since his return to Wellington indicate that he is keen tc see more of Taupo and its fishing. Gradwell Estate Rcads. What is known as the Old Napier Road which gives access from the Main Highway to the Gradwell Estate area south of the Town District boundary, was recently graded by the Ministry of Works, residents in the area having contributed £5 each toward the cost. The subdivis ional roads in the area have been reformed by Messrs J. S. Burroughs Ltd., for the owners of fhe Estate. * Growth of Tokoroa. — The growth of Tokoroa, nearest town on the Atiamuri Highway north, is strikingly indicated by a report in the South Waikato News (Tokoroa) of February 26th., which mentions that the Tokoroa School has increased to 640, with a staff of 18 teachers. The News also refers to the recent formation of the Tokoroa Women's Bowling Club.