January 1910

The sum of £1,000 granted by Mr Carnegie for the new library came to hand at the end of 1909. The Carnegie Library was opened to the public on 3 January 1910.
The chimes of the Post Office clock stopped suddenly during the holidays. The wooden frames on which the bells were hung, shrunk, owing to the dry weather. Mr Bunyard, the Borough engineer had the matter promptly attended to. Also of concern were cracks appearing in the brickwork of the tower but an officer of the Public Works saw no cause for alarm.
The Town Band rendered a selection of tunes at the fountain. Several hilarious individuals appeared on the scene and created a certain amount of fun for the onlookers. Two or three of the performers, not being quite able to maintain their equilibrium, were landed in the fountain. No acts of drunkenness, disorder of larrikinism were reported.
A pneumatic tyre, divided into twelve sections each with a valve was invented to easier repair a puncture.
A trial took place on Mr R Reynolds' farm of a Benicia Reversible Hillside Disc Plough. The plough was also excellent on level country and road formation.

There were 85 cases held in the Magistrate's court in 1909 – the fines and fees amounted to £99 19s. Civil actions, before the Justices of the Peace, totalled 133 with the amount sued for being £1,690. 19. 4d and the amount recovered £1,031. 8s. 1d.
The North Island Egg-laying Competition Association Ltd decided to voluntarily wind-up at the end of the present competition. The lease on the land in Carters' Flat and the pens and plant would be offered for sale.
A unique gathering of members of the Waikato Nurses Mounted Corps met at Te Waikato Sanatorium. Miss Rochfort was proud that the first meeting in connection with the movement for the universal training for girls had been held on the 'Hill'.
Seven tenders were put forward for the erection of a pavilion at the recreation reserve in Browning Street. The lowest tender of Mr W Hogan, £255, was accepted. The architect was Charles Reid. The Leamington Domain Board also decided to put swings in the reserve – one to be a boat swing with wire ropes.
The Presbyterian minister's horse died and it was intimated from the pulpit that donations for a new horse would be received by any committee member.

Mainly through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce the telephone service was linked to the surrounding districts. In many cases members of Chamber personally incurred the liability of guarantors to the Telegraph Department.
The first service under the auspices of the Waikato Baptists Union was held in the Farmers' Clubrooms. Pastor J D Mills conducted the services while a visiting quartette sang gospel songs. The Baptists had carried on operations in the district many years ago, the Alexandra Hall being their Tabernacle formerly standing near the Domain in Thornton Road.
The Waihi Gold Mining Co made a start on their electric power works at Horahora and Crowther & Bell were to run a coach to bring the workmen into Cambridge on a Saturday.
The Salvation Army held its annual prize giving with books going to Eva Ching, Agnes Ching, Janet Ching, Blanche Keeley, Amy Ching, Lydia Corbett, Ruby Shaw, Olive Corbett, Charlie Davys, Harold Keeley, Arthur Corbett, Elsie Davys, Sophia Heaslip, Louis Corbett and Dora Heaslip.
Mr Russo and his two sons (of Roto-o-rangi) went fishing in the Mangapiko Stream after supper and when they returned found their six-roomed house totally destroyed by fire.

'Several acceptable showers of rain fell yesterday. The fall during last week has ensured the turnip crop, and has interfered very little with the harvest operations in this district.'
Local magistrate Henry William Northcroft retired from the bench after 32 years. He had always directed the officers of the court to extend the necessary privileges to both sides and to recognise that the prisoner at the bar had the same right to demand justice as the officer of the Crown.
Tuesday 25 January 1910 was the first time the Cambridge Borough Council met in the new Municipal Chambers in the Town Hall. The old Borough Chambers had been the newspaper printing offices of G W Russell (1885) then Sir William Wastney (1889) – 'so it will be seen that the old Chambers has in one way and another been the birthplace of many schemes for the betterment or otherwise of the town.'
A canvassing committee was set up around the district to raise money for the YMCA to raise £250 for improvements to their property in Lake Street. Mr Priestley hoped to raise £10 in Auckland.
Road names from a Cambridge Road Board report – Tamahere Avenue, Graham's Road, McCann's Hill.

 

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