April 1906

The Fencourt Drainage Works wanted immediately an Elderly Man as Camp Cook; no baking. Also a few good spade and shovel men.
Wm Crabtree (the local House and Land Agent) had a six-room cottage to rent for 8 shillings a week and 2 five-room cottages for 7 shillings a week.
NZ Loan and Mercantile had a successful sale on account of Mr A Batty of Pukekura with his best cows selling from £5 15s to £8 2s 6d. Mr A Cubis' sale at Pukerimu was also well attended with his dairy cows selling from £6 10s to £8 15s.
Edward Leydon, auctioneer was in town - 'Owing to a concatenation of Circumstances, and goods being Inadvertently consigned to Cambridge, I am compelled to remain this week, when all goods will be sold Without the Slightest Reserve.'
The cricketers of Maungatautari wound up the season with a social in the schoolroom. A lot of interest had been shown in the matches but the settlers were too busy to devote time to practice.

The matter of drainage into the Waikato River was discussed by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Dr Frengley, the District Health Officer modified the Hamilton plans so that effluent was diluted before reaching the river. The Society was against the scheme as other towns would probably do the same and that would harm the establishment of fish in the river.
At a meeting of the Cambridge Golf Club, Mr H Skeet (who was the original promoter of the club in 1900) was made a life member in recognition of his many services to the club.
Mr John Lundon, the newly appointed manager of the Bank of New South Wales, arrived in Cambridge on Tuesday. Mr Lea left for Pahiatua the next week.
Both James Sinclair of the Masonic Hotel and John Gallagher of the Criterion Hotel, were again charged with allowing their cows to roam at large in Duke Street. The Pukekura Road Board also referred to the problem of stray cattle and asked Mr Twidle to please fix his fences and informed him that he would be responsible for any damage his cow did to the Domain lands.

Several rabbit-shooting and deer-stalking parties met with excellent sport in the district during the Easter holidays. Visitors to Cambridge were also much impressed with the picturesque surroundings of the town.
The Primitive Methodists held a very successful picnic at Hautapu thanks to the energies of Messrs Jamieson, Beer, Simpson and Read. This was the first effort to raise money for a church in the district and a considerable sum was
forthcoming.
The Cambridge Young Men's Bible Class Society picnicked at H W Price's property. 'A special feature was the choice and abundant refreshments provided by the ladies.'
At the Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting they dealt with the dust nuisance, post office and clock tower, advertising Cambridge, HoraHora rapids, the telephone to Pukeroro and the Sanatorium, bad state of the Cambridge hotels, timber mills and technical education. It was also decided to bring to the notice of the Cambridge Road Board that the bad state of the Tauwhare Road was losing trade for Cambridge - the settlers preferring to go to Hamilton rather than use the road.

W F Buckland was re-elected Mayor of the Borough and mentioned 'with some warmth' that it was a merciful thing for the town that he became mayor and that the 'Opposition' party on the Council did not get their own way.
As the Chrysanthemum Society prepared for its fifteenth show, San Francisco was hit by a massive earthquake.
Mr G W Allsopp an Auckland engineer and architect, who drew the plans for the £25,000 Auckland hospital, was appointed to supervise the drainage scheme for Cambridge.
Complaints were made with regards to narrow escapes from accidents owing to the recklessness of young horsemen on a Saturday night - more particularly between Duke Street hill and the two bridges - and the habit of driving without lights.
Dr Coates, president of the Cambridge Golf Club opened the season expressing the hope that, "Golf would become as popular in Cambridge as it had done elsewhere, and that the coming season would be most successful."
The census was taken on the evening of 29 April 1906 and as the Fishing season closed - the Hunting season opened.

 

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