OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1919, Page 3

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The 1 suppliers of the Opunake dairy factory met together on Friday evening and presented the late secretary (Mr. D. Markham) with a purse of sovereigns. The presentation was made by the chairman of directors (Mr. M. Hickey), who spoke of the excellent service rendered to the company during the past 25 years by Mr. Markham. Other speakers also paid tribute to the late secretary. Mi Markham returned thanks for the kind remarks and generous present. He had only done what was expected of him, and had neither looked for nor expected any other consideration. A number of toasts were honpred, including "The New Secretary," Mr. T. H. H. Sinclair, whom Messrs Markham and Hickey considered was the right man in the right place. The Harbor Board will, as soon as the Victory Loan negotiations are concluded, apply to the Minister of Finance for "emission to raise the £50,000 loan. Mr. Hughson (chairman) is now in rWellington on harbor business. At a meeting of the Town Board on Monday night, Messrs C. A. Trotter (chairman), E. L. Thorpe, ,T. P. B. Burton, G, W. Rogers, and C. Sorenscn were present.

Mr. Twogood, consulting electrical engineer, wrote that he had received a letter from Mr. Clarke, chairman of the New Plymouth Borough Hydro-Electric Committee, wherein it was stated that New Plymouth was prepared to sell power in bulk at £l2 per horse-power. The Opunake scheme will be able to sell it at £lO right oIT the current. He emphasised the point that both, schemes would be mutually advantageous, and, with the assistance of the New Plymouth scheme there would be no need for Opunake to have a stand by plant. The Opunake scheme was economically sound, and would hold its own against opposition. The foreman reported that he had engaged Mr. Harvey on the board's staff, and recommended the erecting of fencing to the value of £3 on the Domain, and extending the tar-settling at Brunette's side entrance. The clerk's salary was increased from £IOO to £l5O. A sum of £0 Cs was voted towards the upkeep of the public library.