TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 245, 10 February 1898, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU.

Public Liurart.—The Library Committee held their regular meeting on Monday evening. Mr Vause was in the chair. The balance-sheet for the year just closed, showing a credit balance iu hand on 31st December last of £l3 12s 5d (which amount has siuce been increased by incoming subscriptions), was approved to he submitted to annual meeting. It was resolved to procure at once new copies of favourite works by standard authors, to replace those worn out or missing from the li'-rary shelves. A notification was received from the Dank of New Z aland re bank charges on sma'l accounts. It was decided to transfer the committee's deposit account to the Post-office Savings Bank, where, as remarked by the Chairman, interest would be allowed, instead of a tax being levied, on such deposit". The date of the annual meeting of subscribers for election of new committee, etc., was fixed for Mi nday, 2ht February, at 8 p.m., in the reading-room. The report and balance-sheet for the year will be pub lished in a future issue. Harvest Festival—The annual harvest festival in connection with St. John's Anglican Church was he'd o:i Sunday everrng last. As there was no resident clergyman in the district, the service was taken by Mr C. A. Bowden, one of our local laymen. There was a splendid congregation present, the church being literally packed. The decoration], although very pretty, were not to bo compared with thos3 of the R -v. \V. H. Wilson's ti nc, and our old friend was very much missed. Owing no doubt to the wretched sca~ou there was a great scarcity of both fruit and flowers. During the service a sacred solo was suug by Dr. Helen Burnaby. Bain.—Rain, which was very much reeded in this district, fell during Monday and Tuesday. Already the fields have a greener appearance.—(Own Correspondent).