DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 282, 7 May 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

HAHOTU. (From Oud Own Correspondent). A meeting of the lieltrian Spurts ;i11<? Picnic Committee was held in the hall on Saturday last. About '2O wore present. Mrs. Groom (secretary of tlie' ladies' committee) and Mr. T. Parsons (general secretary) presented the following statement of a!:«:mrtts, which was adopted:—Collected 1)V Aii's Kebin.nson and assistant, £lO (is fid; Mrs. A. W. Phillips and assistant. £lO lis; Mrs. Wright and assistant, £2 Ins; Miss Uillinp, IJIi IDs; "-efreshnient booth, £1 '1 lis (id; stall, £ll Us 9d; soft drinks, £1 12s fid; Mrs. AVrigbt, peas and maize bottle, £,' i Ids; sale of cake, £1 '4s; Miss Hilda Wright. doll, etc., £5 Tfis; sheep and lias, £8 Ids; sale (if small poods, £1 4s; Hiss Taylor (guessing), ,t"; other donations, £1 17s 1)d; total, £B2 Is O'/.d; less expenses, lis 8d; net total, £SI. fla -4ys<l.

Secretaries' statements:—Gates, concert, etc., £44 ISs; less prize money, hall, etc., £0 I.ls fid: total, £35 -2s fid; further donation, "T..P.H./ 8s l'/jd.; making a grand total of £ll7. It was decided to remit the money to mid Under-Secretary for Internal AlFairs, Wellington. The secretaries received a vc.rv lieartv vote of tihanks for the way in which they had carried out their' duties, and a vote was also accorded to all those who helped to make the tiling such a success.

After the sports meeting Air. T. Parsons brought lip the matter of proenriiur the necessary requisites for a first aid society, arid he though Mrs. Groom would give her services free if requisites cmild be procured. Mrs. Groom said she would willinglv give her services, and Mrs. "Wright offered to act as secretary and canvass for necessary funds. Mrs. Willcox suayested that "a list., limited to Is. he left at Mr. T. P. Hnghson's store to provide fund?, and the proposal was adopted. About 20s was collected in the room.

The election for the Hrthotu wartl of the Pnrihaka Road Board was held on Tuesday, and caused quite, a sensation in the town. Touts were out in Imw numbers to'brinsr voters to the noli. The Tiolliner was: A. F. Chanman 10, S. Willougliby 42. W. Green 30.