OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81848, 18 September 1906, Page 3

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL. The usual month.y meeting of tin Lgmont Counw Council was held at upunakc o n tntlay. A letter was received from Mr Major, M.H.R., enclosing one from the Minister of l'ub.ic Works in re pen tion of settlers fur £7OO towards the fliaia road, stating that the matter wou'd be consideied by the Government.

Uun linage. —A committee was appointed in connection with the Ouri Bridge contract, as the successful tenderers bad made a clerical error in making up their tender. A letter was received Horn Tara naki cou.nty Council ;in jfrgtiru to col.ection of Elthani road special "ate, and the matter was left i n me hands of Ci. Brenn.m and the clerk.

ilie treasury Department noliln-u that a subsidy of .£250 had been paid into the bank to the Council's crulit. Tin- foreman's reports for the various ridings were lead and minor works w.-Te authorised lo he done.

Accounts vvn- passed for payment and lac meeting terminated. OPUNAKE BOWLING CLUB. The annual meeting of the abw cub was held on Tuesday evening when there was a very good auenuauce of members. Mi McFie presid ed. The balance-sheet showed that Uie receipts had been £oi> 10,4, and

uiat tne baiancc now in hand was £l3 6/2. Of the 3S debentures is-1 sued, 21 had been dealt with, leaving 17 J"Ct to be liquidated. The election of officers resulted as follows.— i refluent, Dr. Morruon ; vice presidents, Messrs (J. Soienson and Mci'ie; secretary and treasurer, Mi \V. renton; auditor, Mi G. J.'. Aimstrong; gre n committee, Messrs Dudley, Surenson, and Vickers; iinance committee, Messrs Rogers, \ lexers, and Kenton; rinks cuminiltee, Messrs Vickers, Rogeis, and UiU'ara. 1 lie sul>»u ipuon was fixed at £2 2/, and it was decided to open the green as earl.' in October as possiij,,.. it wa s decided that

iMr Ues lorges medal be contested for again this year, as so few parties had been payed lasi year. Mr J. Mickey was ai>ii< juiU'fJ ot the green, and it was decided to have tile house repaired. Votes of thanks were accorded to the ladies for pro "ding afternoon tea, to the retiring "llic ,, is ) and io Messrs i'arkes and 15'o'ik and Mr 1-entun lor donations towards the pavilion. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Ihe usual monthly meetng of the belieol Committee " was held mi Ihursday night. The schoo master IMr A. Grayj reported that tiieie were now 52 hoys and 50 girls < n tile roil. Hie driver ot tile Opua road conveyance liad given up the position, and so far no one had taken it up. With regard to agriculture, he recommended that the plot be tented and broken up, l< Sb man three chains of fencing being requii I', lloskins wrote complaining about his children bein'g kept ■« ■■'Cliool too lale in tile afternoon. The Headmaster explained that sometimes It was necssary to keep tin- c.iildicn in in order to correct their «ork and 'xp ain kto them. Some parents were inclined to send tlnir cm 'lien '» anoilu'i school, but !„■ ],., d wrwed soj n ,■ (,| i|e o, ; M „| i n ,|,i,,-(| 'hem io -nut lien 1 hil:!p n Member ~, tli., duin.g Klll « 'i,v .

""''l"-'»n .1 the chi'dr-,, ~„„. ~„„„. '■' l- "' "»!".■ an li. Has ~„,v , j ,| M| In.' dinner v , es, | )1; , nm „, ,„_ stead "I an hour and thai iln- school 'I-'"'** al .) p.m. I, „ ;|S also ( |,.. ;'<Utl. :1 . about a oua.ler ~| an ,„ „ oe broken up lor agriculture. M,-l-">npy ..tr.-i-iMK- loth, the «,„k as a ■lonaimn, and tliat .| lc ground ,_,,.

'l'll''plans lor the new residence for !>■ sc;l,c,„ ma,,cr ,„. now in () pu „ J Mulcts close „ext Saturday.

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A .-, mcrling of the J>,es,, vt eiv, •J"" 1 ." 1 , ll ' lw " 1 ' 1 «" Thursday, i" ( uas '"'""'I to I'commend that (Ipunak" A( ( IDI-'.XT. Mr U. -Molln, „„., „,,,, ~n . |( . t ,_ '• i " 1 " l -M week ihat might easdv ;■<■>•■ I'toved ialal. ||e u ,, s working "> ■■' P" «'■> -I- b-a.;, g,',„ng ~.?, -'>»- gravel, «|„ „ ~ !.,', ,„ ~.„.„, '■■•»»!'•■ lb' atte,„p,e..| ,„ avoid i, |„„ "•IS < aught ~n,| iHIMoI. I|,s llio'lier. who „,,.< drying ~„,„„. f,„,„„. :'I-V sa« ih- f.,11 and exircaied """ f "; m »'M''-'''-arioii> ucisaon. He fscaped enloidy unhurt. Ihe spring t-oive,- s|,„w. „■„„.„ takes ji'.-ice „n \\edne,<l;,y, ~ ~,-,..„ nig a good deal of interest. ;lm | [ir , ; _ tiu-o- 10 be very successful.