DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 240, 16 November 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondents.) W.MT'AUA. UAlilSULil BOAUD. The monthly meeting of the \\ aitara Harbor Board' whs held on Friday evening. Present: Messrs. U. 11. Stubbs (cnairinaii), 11. Sjiurdle, 11. lliappell, and W. H. WiUon.

.Mr. KdiiiiMid Knight, waited oil the Hoard iiiul asked for ijurmissioii to remove a shod on the rivci' lank formerly belonging to -Mr. J. Williamson, ho having taken over Air. Williamson's lease cif lliiil part of the foreshore 111 c pcr,,i.-..nui asked lor was granted. J'lie .M.uiiii' iii'p.irlincnt wrote supplyin" liiiuniiaiiiin in reference lo Uie Morse code ol signalling, also forwarding i|tiutaliinis lor installing same—it uas uio\cd that tiio secretary write to 1 llu; Wellington Harbor Board, where the system is ill use, for particulars as to the cost of working same. .Mr. Alfred Fizzy wrote stating mat he wished to surrender the least of his section as he intended leaving the colony.- I lie reuucsl was held over until next meeting. .Mr. Ourgc fun wrote informing the Hoard that 'lie desired to surrender his lease of the old fellinongery and that a new lease he granted under the new conditions which the Hoard were now gianting. looked it Iml the application hi' referred to the Leasing Committee to report a I next meeting of the Board.

.Mr. .Maunder wrote applying for a refund of rent. No action was taken in' the matter. Accounts amounting to .C 44 (Is lid were p.i—ed for payment. A very pleasant /unction took place ,11 the foresters' Hall ou Thursday evening, when .Miss J.i. .Mortensen. who i- -norlh to be married, was tendered a valedicloiy -c-i,il by Jier friends. Progrossiw em lire wa- tiie aniiiscmenl provided, and after supper the hall wis cleared for dancing. Jluring the evening Messrs. M.iv.wci| and Uayliss coalribilled song-, tiif dance music being supplied by Misses Sampson, Xicholls and Itradicy. .Mr. llauaford. on behalf of the railway employees, 'presented -Mr. Xiehoils. the Iridgcgrooni elect, with a marble dock. ~,i,t the Clifton Rowing I'lui'-ai-o pre-enied .Miss .Morlcliscn

Mr. >. i.'. friiser met with a painful I'll'!. ;il which resiilled i.i one of his iing'-rs b.ii.M- l ,i „;/. i 1,.. „-,„■ early nig a -line ,u. , i„- lime winch fell and caught hi. hl,g,'l' on Ihe edge of a else. i-.ail.n.i Municipal lira-ss JiaiKl iiilcn.l gi\iiig an ■ipi.'ii-air performance ou I'lnir-day eieiiiig next under Hand-ii.a-ler ilcConiicll.

I.he North Taranaki .Mounted liilles inustered in strong force on Thursday lor 'parade, when sonic useful work was done under Corporal Harris, late of Uie Imperial Yeomanry. Ureal disappoint nielli was expressed at the nonailendance of Sergeuiil-.Major TJodd.

Mr. IhiUick, iiiuiiajriiiy dh-ei-tor oi the S|i ; nil steel Pipe Company of H'ungaiiui, .wio ha- made an ulfcr' whereby the Wider supply iiml drainage works in Uailara may be started almost iininod iatoly, iiii'l a special meeting of the cuiiiivil on Thursday evening ami informed Urn council thai, tin- comipany was prepared Ui -upply the borough with 8 miles of iiiii [lilies ami Va mile of Gin. ivilh east iron bolted joints delivered .it Waitara. lie Mas also |ire]iared to take the liorongh debentures for the cost of l.iie -pipes ;is well as for tille iiem-li work ii|> to .a.OOU Then they could go on with the main j.ij>i-v ;it once Mr. Ilatriek .slid thai thev would he prepared to ~10 nil U,o reticulation, also lo send up the company's engineer a jd la.-ton forenmn to obtain an estimate of the cost of Ihe work.—The council agrwal to accept lb,, oiler, and the clerk was inslniele.il to arrange with Messrs. (Irhell and Mackay to go over the grounds with Hie. visiting exports.

W'AUKA. Mr. Woolorid-.-s motor wairgon made it- lirsl trip don-,, i 1,,-. „av on W'ednes|la>. g.dag ~s f.ir as I'lingavebn with a 1-ii.l "I v.,-,, ami proved verv siicco-V fill. .\ -light -hod. of eartli(|iiu.ko was experienced bore „u Friday night la-i at '.Mitt, -h,-e ami foggy, bu|. on Saturday there came a good downpour, ami afierwards when it cleared the weather looked more .-cl.lled. Tlie grass is growing very fust now. and the milk supply is" steadily im-reasing at the local factory. There are over Iwenly boxes of bufte'r maim faotured dailv.

The eheesp fiioinrv bciim completed :>. shirt, mis nimli. mi Sundae m„rr,i„., i'l>'' <-liw<..'. The l»iil,|ii V i, „ line ■me mill very Hi-ally liiiisl,c,|. Then. -CI'IIIS 111 lII' llni|)ll'- Vlllllll |'„r Hiiivilln iii-niiiiil. Tlip iiiaihinerv L* all of the Illicit uml l„.si tin,| ~,,,,1(1 1„. provide |. ami was installed i,v Miosis. Smart Urns. At Mio start evervtliiiij; worked willi.ml jmin;: llii. least bit of trouble. The fii-l. nioniiiii; tilii'i'i' wore t'hree vats' iii-i'il. Ihcy boil," all ncarlv full. Theii capacity is Sim jallous lillp.l to the top. They are of the latest type. There is another -pare viit in tlie factory ami ilii'i-i' is siiivii-ii'iil ro um f or ono or two mure if they -liimlil be wanted. Some °f il her machinery was installed, bv •Mc-i-. MacKwaii ami Co. The Ncwoil mad luiililhiir is completed, but the machinery is nut :U II installed ami s„ I iJi" cream will be. made into butler fori a while loiijrer.