WAIPUKURAU INSTITUTIONS.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 307, 12 September 1908, Page 2

WAIPUKURAU INSTITUTIONS.

o Waipawa County Hospital, Wanstead road—Dr Godfray, medical superintendent; Miss Carson, matron. Board comprises members of the Waipukurau, Patangata and Waipawa County Councils, and meets alternately at Waipukurau and Waipawa. Finance meeting first Thursday in every month. Mr W. White chairman of Board. Town Board—Members : Commissioners Chambers (chairman),' Seymour, Staines, Gore, Bailey, Booth and E J Elliott. Mr G B Ashley, clerk. Meetings held first Monday in each ..month at Town Board Offices. Waipukurau County Council—Councillors A. F. Cook, J. O’Neill, W. C. Smith, J. Williamson, A. C. B. Munro, A. H. McKay. Meetings held first Saturday in each month. Office hours: 2to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. School Committee—Members : Messrs R Smart (chairman), R Hopkirk, Annand, Scholes, [Anthony, Elliott, Seymour. Meetings third Thursday in every month in the schoolroom. Brass Band—President, Mr W. A. Chambers; conductor, Mr R. Young; sec., Mr G. V. Westbrooke. Masonic Lodge, Bedford No 25—W.M. David Milne; secretary, P. H. Jolley. Meeting held on Tuesday nearest full moon, at Lodge room, Wellington road 1.0.0.F.jM. U., Loyal Tavistock Lodge —Meets monthly at the Lodge room Northumberland street. P E Bollons, secretary. Meets fortnightly on Friday in the Lodge Room. A.0.F., Court Ruahine—Meets monthly in St Mary’s Hall, Church lane. Meets on First and Third Thursday. F S Hopkinson, secretary 1.0.G.T., Alpha Lodge—Mr G. V. Westbrooke, C.T, Mr W. N. Stoddart,secretary. Meetings fortnightly on Wednesday in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom. 1.0.G.T., Juvenile Temple.—Mrs Westbrooke, Superintendent, Meets same night as Alpha Lodge. Literary and Debating Society Rev J Pattison chairman : Mr C. J. Cooke, secretary. Meetings every fortnight during winter months. Railway Servants’ Union Mr J. Cain ; secretary, Mr J. P. O’Flaherty. Business meetings are held quarterly Racing Club—President, Mr G Hunter secretary, Mr Nightingale, Napier Meetings held annually on Easter Monday Trotting Club—Mr B Shadbolt, president. Mr JL S Richardson sec. Sports Club—Mr G Hunter, president ; Mr J N Barrie, secretary. Sports held annually on Boxing Day Cricket Club—Mr G Hunter, president; Mr G Pirie, secretary. Football Club—Mr G Hunter, president; Mr J. L. Merton, secretary. Hockey Club: President, Mr R Coneys; Secretary, Mr Merton H.B. Mounted Rifles, Waipukurau Troop—Lieut. Canning, Oakburne, officer in command Bank of New Zealand—Mr R Smartmanager Post and Telegraph Office—Mr S F Logan, postmaster. Telephone service in operation Railway Station—Mr J K Bogle, station master Police Station—Constable Heffernan m charge District School—Mr C J Cooke, head master. No. of children on roll’ 212 Public Library—The property of the Town Board. Reading room open daily St Mary’s Church of England—Rev F W Martin, vicar. Sunday services, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church—Rev J Pattison, minister. Sunday services, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Roman Catholic Church—Rev Fathe Johnston (Waipawa), priest