Oakura.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 254, 31 October 1904, Page 3

Oakura.

\ (From Our Correspondent.) ! Vlic Hoau Board met; on Wednesday Messrs Were, Loooey, Mace and Scl't6.i being present. The clerk iriti mated that he had received a petition from the in habitants of the district protesting against tihe diseased stock depot, opposite the hotel. Jt was resolv'ed to forward the petition to the Minister of Agriculture. The Plymouth Road, opposite Mr Fred. Morris', is to be repaired and draln- * crt. the Board supplying- siufticient pipes for the purpose. On tlie casting vote of the chairman the half- ' penny rate was confirmed. Messrs " • Uiroiicy and Mace opposing. The Board confirmed the chairman's action re payment for stone breaking bn Koru Rood. McSsk'S De Forges are to l>e informed tluit they musl finish tiheir contract on Koru Road within one month, otherwise the Hoard will employ men.to dp the if' De Forged expense. : Mr K Williamson was empowered to collect i.iK ,UKWi*fc from the Koru suljsrrilvors to P.N. Messrs Were and Mace were appointee) to sign the rate book. A most successful concert and dance were held on Friday night to raise funds for the school prizes. Despite the adverse weather conditions the hall wasi filled. The opening speech by Arthur Seccombe caused ■ ' great laughter. The senior boys and * girls sang the following songs and choruses: ''Welcome," "Cherry Ripe. - ' "Summer is Coming," "Come Lassies amd Lads," "The Meeting of the Waters," "Ye Banks and Brace,"and "The Polka Song," the dance being danced by Phyllis Corkill. Evelyn Oxenham, Roy Corkill and Willie Were. The juniors sang "Soldiers" and "The Cait In School." The reci- , stations caused- much merriment, ess ) vecially "The Cat and Mouse" by I*aisy Looney and Jack Staite. Other Tbuddini* elocutionists were the 8 tin.v "boys who informed the world of the numerous things "a penny might bu.v. ' Mr Putt, Ornata, performed ■ "wonderful feats on the tambourine, ■while his "Dorothy Dene" and "An- ,, , <hored" were well rendered. "Fath- - -0 Flynn" with a strong brogue, 4 ~,!was,gh«n by Mr Kirkpatrick. After ~ytyie concert Mr Morris, chairman oi Committee, presented «ie St. VT cer i tifiefftes gained at the rvcent inspertios. Captain Mace w<as tt»n called

v Pon, and in a happy speech he pre■yvr *Nted Miss Were, who is leaving the •district, with a brooch and pendant ptin as « slight mark of "tie settlers-' apifeefation for what she haa done tVtd district. Her brother replied tor the, gifts.

CABLE NEWS.

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