STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1920, Page 7

STRATFORD.

TARAtiAKI DAILY NEWS. STRATFORD AGENCY. Advertisements and Hems of news for publication should be left at the office ot the local representative, W. J. Wilson, next Union Bank. , borough electrical department.

Augut 18. Considerable discussion took place at the last meeting of the Borough Council on the proposals of the Electric Light Committee to remove the department to the Borough Chambers and erect a bulk store and workshop in Miranda Street. In moving the adoption of the report, Cr. Thompson said the object was to reduce the price of light and power. He considered the Council Would have a fair trade. 1 The Mayor, in moving that the wiring | and retail business' be discontinued as soon as thfc work" in hand was finished, I contended that the business was not worth carrying on. ~lf done at all, the , business shfitild be done properly, while the engineer would be better employed in-generating electricity than in spending a third of his time over the wiring and retail business, which could be all handled by one firm. Eventually- the" amendment was car- : ried, so the shop and retail business will 'be closed. / - ' '

GENERAL. Mr. W. Young, late manager of the Kaponga Branch of the Mangatoki Dairy Company takes up his duties to-day as manager of the Company's branch at Halioo. The Fite Bfiglda last night fixed the annua,] ball for September 23. Thii executive of the Stratford Spcjrts and Pastimes Club met last night to wind up matters in connection with the Boxing Tournament. Another tournament will probably be held on show night in November. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Hawera' Club for loan of ring, also to Messrs. Boon, Pratt and the guarantors for coming forward so readily. The present membership of the Club is ninety. Sixteen new members were proposed. At a farewell social to Mr. and Mrs. A. Cooper at Mahoe on Monday, Mr. Cooper, who has.been manager of the Mangatoki Dairy Factory for some years, was presented with a case of » pipes, and Mrs. Cooper received ft suit I case. Mr. Mars did the honors on the I occasion.

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