OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1916, Page 3

OPUNAKE.

TOWN BOARD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Opunake, Yesterday. The ordinary monthly meeting w.-.s held on Monday evening, the members present being:" Messrs W C. Dudley (chairman). .T. P. Burton, E. Thorpe, 0 A. Mn'lon, C. A. Trotter. The foreman reported that six street lamps had been received from the New Plymouth Borough Council, three heing similar to the one inspected and three Jieing different The Board ',vere retaining three and returning three. Correspondence was read showing that the lamps originally cost £.12 Ifls. The caretaker and lamplighte. v.-as granted an increase in salarv to £52 per annum. Mrs Aitken declined to prneeco. any further with the lease of the section adjoining her residence. An application for same at a rental of Is per week, from Miss O'Brien was not accepted. Mr. Kitehingman. the Board's representative on the National Park Board, wrote stating that the hurricane last wintei played havoc with the track to the mountain (via Kahui Road). The West F.gmont Committee have £ls to credit, and it would probably take £lO to repair the damage, but he doubted if lalW could be secured to do the work. He suggested that th<? Board and the Rgmont County Council should mow in the matter of getting a sufficient vot» to make the track suitable foi wheeled traffie for a short distance inside the radius line to r niitablo camping ground. He also drew attention to the balance-sheet of the Pari: Board, omitting all items from the Bth February to the Apri Ist. The balance on February S was £32fl 10s .'.d. and on Apri! Ist was £2(17 18' Id, and there was nething to explain the diil'erence. He criticised adversely to the method of keeping the accounts.

The' Board agreed to support Mi. Kitchir.gman's suggestion re obtaining a grant, and thanked him for his services. The following resolutions were passed: That be authorised to have a pipe culvert put in as asked for by the West End residents; that the bridge in Whitcombc P.oad be repairedthat the Beach Road be repaired, an I Napiei Street iie metalled from King Street to Domett Street; that the tar and cement asked for by the foreman be obtained.

In cumection with the Domain, the foreman reported that furthn shrubs had been planted. A vote of thanks was cccirded Mr Dudley foi presentation of shrubs.

At a meeting of' the Horticultural Society it was decided that the next show be held in mid-February. A committee was set up to revise the catalogue The nctt proceeds will be devoted to the Patriotic Sociefv. A meeting of the Opunake Harbor Board was held on Thursday afternoon. Messrs T. P. Hughson (chairman) P.. Malcolm. J. Macfie. A H. Moore. C H. Hurst and R. I.ambie were present. A letter was read from Barton slid Smart, solicitors. Hawera. agreeing to net as the Board's solicitors at a fee of £5 5s per annum, in minoi affair-, but in all other legal transactions tiie full fee was stipulated. The Board held over final consideration to a later date. Business dialing with finance was discussed in committee. It is common knowledge that the Board has come to the end of its tether regarding obtaining a loan under the proposals put forward by the Board The power of veto held by the finan.-.al tivns-.uer »nder the war le2;s!e.!ic.P wis used :.: legard to the 5} per ce<.\ maximum interest. The financial heads would not budge from that position. How ever the'time limit has expire.l and tne proposals are therefore "outeu" for tf'c nresent. The Board will cail a public, meeting at an early date to report rctro"ressively and progressively. " The funeral of the late Private Coupe, who died at the Trenthani military cainn. took place at Opunake cemetery on Saturday. It was largclv attended, the Rev Page (Manaia), officiating. A number of soldiers, home on their final leave, were chief mourners, and the De fenee' Department was represented by Major Henty.