DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 297, 25 January 1910, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Corresnondent.)

The turning of the first sod in connection with tiie trenching work of the Waitara water supply took place on Friday. The ceremony was performed by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. YT. F. Jenkinb'). who stated that the inception of tiie pipes to convey tiie water to Wnitara marked a.u important epoch in the progress of the town. The idea hail been mooted some conividcrable time ago, but owing to the state of the money market the Council had been obliged to decline the terms their ofi'erj ed. An ofi'er was made by the Spiral Si.eel Pipe tou.pany to lay the service, and. if necessary, to finance it. The terms were accepted by the Council, the result being that to-day they were in a position of being able to turn the first sod of the pipe trenches. He pointed out the great advantage to the town ef a good and efficient water supply.

-".di as they would have. The cost of t'v -ei'y.ice v.ou.ld amoiniit 'to >i.bout £IO,OOO, which was £2OOO more than at first anticipated. The Mayor then called on his little daughter, Miss Evelyn

Jenkins, to turn the first sod. The p'rty then proceeded to the intake, where an inspection of the race was made.

A meeting of the regatta committee was held on Thursday evening, when the

c i"Tetarv submitted a statement sliowI the financial -state of the elub in j connection with the late regatta. The >1 iitfniont showed that the expenditure reached £l4l' 2s fid. and the receipts £lo<'i 12s, lea villi;- a deficiency of .t'34 | 7s lid. After meeting the deficiency the I committee still had a credit of £O. The Waitara Municipal Brass Rand is in active training in view of the forthcoming Wanganui band contest in March next. The hand expect their new uniforms this month. THE MQUHTAiN HOUSE. LIST OF VLMIOJtS. Following are tiio visitors' .to the 'Xortii Kgnwnt Mountain House since last report: —Mr. Smith. 13. Bergin, J. Terry, llev. MacManas. ii. Messenger, M. Atidllsou, A. Lit He, .J. Little, S. Messenger, A. and T. .\apier, Mrs. ami Mrs. iluuoii, 0. and L. Taylor, il., .Mrs., ruU j M. Hell, llr. and .Miss Shoemark, iiv. [ and Mis* Norborv, 11. Oliver, 11. Allison, j It. and A. Allison, S>. Longford, 11. j Small, llev. Arch. Tiiorogood, F. Allison. ; J. Thomson, ,1. Vosper, 11., .M., and 0. I Ambury, A. Tilbury. A. Thomson, 11. i Collier, M. Priest. \V. Welliini, T. Rogers, j 1!. Spurdle, It. Ijoyens. C. Brock, ii- j 'Worsfold, -M. Hums, i). Reirdon. L. j Hart, (L llrooks, I. Kivell. A. .Roberts, j A. ll'iihards, .1. (loliisvvortli, \V. Julian,. 'Mr. .Julian. L. I'ruot.or, E. .ioldsmith. M. and I!. ,lulian, ('. <Jo'dsmilli, C. Julian, M. Snowball, K. Kitzgerald, \Y. , Past-oe, J. Scott, R. Edgar, M. Malone.v.'■ 11. Elleland. L. tirimstone, M Slott, li.j 'Gilbert, E. Stott, S. Kggleston, C. Smith. , (J. I'rosser, K., G., and It. Cilbcrt. j 'Stoddart, M. Martin, F... ami Mar j tin. V. Minehin, A. and F. Riordan. E. ! '.Maxwell. \\ • A. Lollis, (i. .icnl.t, I'. Harvey. ,1. Summers, C. Burgess. 11. Crahain. (.'. O'Brien, J. Thomson. A. Bond, E. Hooker. A. Herman. 11., L, 'K. Taylor M. Jlildred. J. Pearcc, E., M., 'A., F." M.. and 1. Okey. X., M.. and DClark. It. Rogers, A. Anilmry, T. Hart. 'V. Johnston, A. K.j 51 as tor. and Miss 'Collins, ButLenvorth. U. Ivyngdon, II L and A. Cutfield, M. Mathews, E. Cr'uicksliank, E. Cutfield. G. Mathews, M. liuttorworth, C. Arnold, L. Dixon, '.M. V., and S. Martin, E. and W. Cntlieid, M. Warner, A. Richard*', Miss > Okey, and D. llooker.