EKETAHUNA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3078, 24 December 1908, Page 5

EKETAHUNA NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent). The Borough Council have decided to erect the power house for the electric light in brick. The machinery is to arrive about the middle of January, and it is anticipated that the light will be "turned on" early next March. . " The Foresters have decided to open the Public Domain with a sports meeting on March i7th, providing the Borough Council will erect a fence around the running track. The Mayor and Councillors will be asked to take part in the Demonstration. Steady rain has fallen for two days,' and will do an immense amount of good. The election of officers on Tuesday night at the meeting of Court Makakahi, A.0.F., resulted as follows;—C.R., Bro. Nicol; S.C.R., Bro. Crocker; S.W., Bro. Cittadini; J.W., Bio. W. Anderson; 5.8., Bro. Hinton; J. 8., Bro. Williams; Secretary, Bro. Wise; Treasurer,Bro. Knight; Third Auditor, Bro. Bedding. There was very keen competition for some of the junior offices. There were six nominations for one office. There seems to be some probability settling the vexed question of the pound site. Messrs Nelson (County) and Wise (Borough) have after a tour of inspection selected a site "to recommend to the bodies interested" in Stanley street. The site is some ten chains from the nearest residence and! has excellent drainage.