STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 January 1920, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) (All communications, letters, etc., left with I Mr. H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will roc«iv« |. prompt attention.)' | Jan. 6. The people of Stratford have been wondering for a long time —aud are still j wondering—wjien they are going to have !•#. new post office, and where it is going to be. It was thought that when the | General Manager for .Railways visited I Stratford, some light would be thrown i upon the matter, but he merely in- ! formed the deputation that waited upon him that his department was prepared to deal with the Postal Department in a businesslike way. It would be given the option of the present site, and this was jill that he could say. It is known that the Postal Department's officers have been inspecting sites in other parts of the town, and there is a possibility that I tie new post office will be situated in the north end of Broadway. If this Ehould be the case the north-enders will be more likely to acquiesce in the proposals to have the railway station at the south end. It would seem to be more advantageous to have business premises closer to the post office than the railway station. The effort to raise funds for the purpose of erecting a cocoa shed and other improvements at the Stratford District High School by means of a bazaar and sale of work, was much more successful than the promoters had hoped. The total amount raised was f330 5s 2d. ineluding subscriptions totalling £9O fls Sd. The expenditure was £2B 8s 7d, eo that the net profit amounted to £3Ol IGs 7d, on which a £ for £ subsidy will be paid by the Education Board. During the last quartet, there were seven sittings of the Magistrate's Court at Stratford, aixj being presided over by the Magistrate. Summonses were issued claiming amounts aggregating £l:sKi ins 7d. ' Forty-eight cases were actually dealt with, the amount sued for being £451 1.1 10(1, of which £405 13s 1(W. was recovered. There were 105 criminal charges, the fines imposed amounting to £4(3 14s, and the fees and costs to £l4 lis.

Reduce the depreciation in your motor car by taking it to C. D. Mathews. Stratford, and it it is mechanically sound he will return it looking as well as when you first bought it, at a very small cost The best paints and varnishes, and workmen who know their trade.

Pieunions, family gatherings, etc., will naturally be the usual thing during the holiday season. Consult McAllister, Photographer. Stratford, about a permanent record of such. Group photographs are always interesting for present and future reference. Save yourself trouble and avoid loss by providing yourself with the means fur keeping records of those things you need to remember. Get :i 1920 diary from H. J. Hopkins without delay. These diaries rontain a lot of useful information in liandv form, and can be obtained in sizes to suit requirements.