TE AWAMUTU NEWS RAGLAN NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20986, 13 December 1939, Page 14

TE AWAMUTU NEWS

RAGLAN NEWS

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETS DEPUTATION FROM SCHOOL (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTU, Tuesday. At a special meeting of the Te Awamutu Borough Council last evening there wer' present the Mayor < Mr G. Spinley), am Messrs J. C. Monteflore, \v. J. North, c J. Spiers, A. c. Brookes and L. S. Armstrong'. Mr Melrose, chairman or the High Schoo Committee, waited on the council in support or a letter from the committee deal mg with the council's proposals for tin use or the Baths. The council's proposa was that the scuools have the use of tin Baths Tor stipulated hours under the can and responsibility of the school in con sidoraliou ol' a payment or £SO till the eiu of April. When this sum was mentioned councillors worked on an estimate of loot children tit is a head. Mr Melrose said that the committee re! that the payment of £SO was beyond tin llnancial resources or the committees o the twu schools and the Convent school lt was estimated tuat 500 to 000 chlldrei would use the baths, and as the holiday were commencing soon, the period lo which the children would use the Bath while at school would Be 16 weeks. Il< l pointed out that hitherto there had Bee; i no charge Tor children under supervision | There was too great a discrepancy in tin charges Tor season tickets Tor secondary school and primary school children. Tin headmasters would undertake the sale o season tickets and anticipated that then would be a good sale Tor them. Mr Spiers explained that when he pu forward the proposals which had beei adopted by the council, he did not thin! that Is a head was too much. Th-y Inn to make the baths pay or else close then down. i Mi- Armstrong said the committee j wanted to see tne children taught swim ! and The mure taught the more -\v:mmia, there would Be and the season tii-ket Would sell. Revenue Disappointing The Mayor said that the revenue Tron the Baths had always been disappolntim I and the attendance had not been as gn-., ! as expected. The baths had been built ot ! moneys subscribed, and the ratepayer would not grudge a small amount ol assist . ance to the children. He wanted to en courage swimming and, ir it were possible I he would like to see the baths free lo I children. He asked Mr Melrose whethe the committees would consider paying £;*. I for the season. Mr Melrose replied t-u | he would make that offer, ami the our. cil accepted it. j The prices lor season tickets Were 111... altered a* follows; school-age rhil.lrci 3s. all others ss. The town clerk reported that only mi | iron oi caretaker, and the council left tn

matter of the appointment In tbe bands of tiie Mayor. TRESPASSERS IN PARK During- the meeting- of the borough council, a letter from the Under-Secretary for Lands was read dealing with the occupancy or Selwyn Park by unauthorised persons. The letter describe the people as trespassers, and it was the council's job to eject them. The Mayor said that some notice would have to be Riven, and on the motion of Mr Muntellore It was decided to g-ive seveti days’ notice to quit. it was reported that the grass had been cut in the park, and when the place was vacated everything could be put In order lor the proper use of the area as a camp-niß-ground lor motorists. Two ramllies were living there, one comprising the husband. wile and six children, and the other the husband, wile and four children, besides several single men.

POLICE COURT CAVES Appearing before Messrs W. G. Vernon and t. \v. Bernard, j's.P., a young man, Frederick searhili, was charged at the Itaglan Pollee Court with dangerous driving of a delivery van on October 18. Defendant. who admitted cutting a comer and colliding wltO a car coining in the opposite direction, was lined £1 iOs and tos costs, one month being allowed for payment. rwo Maori lads, aged 18 and 16 years were charged with mischief and assault, on the afternoon of November It while out walking they commenced to throw stone- into a boat, and on the owner appearing and remonstrating with them a ~< ulTle occurred in which tin* owner was knocked down. lie alleged that the .'-"linger defendant kicked him while he was on the ground. The boy*, the 1 r of wh :n was deall vitfe n, u„ < hiiureiFs Court, admitted the eharges but '•ml it was brought about by an unseemly remark made by the owner of the boat. 1 :ich l.ul was lined Cl and li's costs for U'-aiilt. and lus and los o.m. for mischief. one montrti being allowed for pa\ - hunt. SCHOOL JUBILEE \ public meeting to discuss ways and means of celebrating the jubilee ‘of the Itaglan sebool and the opening of the new high school was held recently, when it w.i> derided to hold some, form pf celebration early next year. It \\a- al-o ay rent that the committee of Hie "lil 11. i \--oriation be a -ked to c" oper.ii" with the following committee '••i up to make preliminary arrangementsi Mesdauie- I . IVgler. J It. Jackson. F. Bernard, it. liar-ant. <. Th<»m*on. Messrs V lM'ioe. i, i.ilmore. \. pegler. « knoa. t l and N. iiilmonr. J. C. Hall, N. i. oiam 1 with power to add.