OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1920, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent) A number of Maoris answered the judgment juwmonses issued by Hoghaon and Sons at last Court day. The Maori* vera given a month to pay up, or the usual alternative —imprisonment. Last Saturday's furniture sale in the estate of the late M. J. Brennan w», a successful one. The premises have_beei»; acquired for the purpose of a private hospital ". v ■-* A speaker at,the Harbor Board msetr ing estimated that £30,000 would be the increased pay-out of dairy factories', this season in and around Opunake. This estimate,is based on the increased-j>rice of butter-fat, but unless the big factories turn to making butter/in place - of cheese this estimate will not be realised.

A new firm of-drapers has opened up in th| town. There is no sign yet of the cement for the hydro-slectric works. A speaker at the Council meeting emphasised the need of the late County chairman showing more interest in nake, the county town. Your correspondent would like to see the Town Board —the town local mors ginger into pushing the interests of the eounty • town. With the excellent endowments for building workmen's homes thereon, good opportunity presents itself. Very few local authorities have got so good an asset. The town hall and the publio library could also be considerably improved as an advertisement to visitors. The overgrowth of gorse on road frontages is also an unattractive sight. The Town Board staff is /leaning up and improving the footpaths and generally giving the town the usual Christmas cleaning. ' At the S.M. Court the following cases went by default to defendants:—Commissioner of Taxes £4B 9s 7d, court costs £1 10s; T. P. Hughson and Sons T. Horo Turo, £32 lis 2d; v. Kgore Tutakai, £25 4s 3d; v. Wheto Morehu, *£4 8s Id; v. Turo, £12114s Id; v. Bella Mitchell-, £4 4s sd; v. Sam Tutatahi, £7 14s 9d; v. Tuaha Peri, £47 10s; v. Alex Tuahi, £2O aa; v. Moerangi, £5 8s 6d; v. J. Mitchell, £l7 16s lOd; v. Willie Comery, £1 3»'lQd;..v. Annie Tupeka, £2 13s 7d; v. Rangi Waimari, £35 18s std; v. Hori Thompson, £32 14s lOd; v. Peter Wbaro, £l9 9s 9d; v. Henry Shirlev, £23 8s lid; v. Fred Waller £ll lis lid; v. Thomas Waiweri, £l3 16s; t. James Tonguni, £l6 12s 8d; v. Pani Puhe, £ll 12s 3d; v. Alex. Tuaheka jr., I£lo 17s 9d. Court costs, translation and solicitor's fee were allowed in each case. Joha McDavitt v. W." R, Thompson, £22, eourt costs £3 2s. The Egmonit County Council sued M. Horo for allowing a horse to wander, being fined 10s, with court costs £B. An affiliation order for 10s per week was granted in a Bahotu ease.