March 1907

Members and friends of the Presbyterian Junior Bible Class were entertained at an 'At Home' in the Victoria Hall. Mrs Moore won the word guessing competition then there were songs, recitations, pianoforte solo, cornet and clarinet.
A sunflower was grown on Mr Jebson's property at Pukekura measuring 20 inches in diameter, 60 inches circumference and weighing 10 lbs.
The old Salvation Army barracks were sold to Mr Harris who moved them off the site and used them as a storeroom.
£128 8s 6d was raised by subscription for the Technical School, then sent to the Government who gave a subsidy of the same amount.
Mayor W F and Mrs Buckland returned after a five month trip to Malaysia where their daughter and her husband were living.
About sixty residences were connected to the gas and the Council had burners, lamps, stoves and elliptic fittings for sale at the Council Chambers.
Trooper E Wallis of D Squadron Waikato Mounted rifles shot well at Trentham in the Rapid Firing Match over 300 yards with a top score of 28 points, and prize of £5.

Mr Geo Hardy, of the late firm Potts & Hardy builders, accompanied by his wife and family, left for Sydney where they intended to settle.
Pukerimu school held an entertainment in aid of their library. The school children entertained with songs, music and recitations for the first half of the programme. Then the 'grown ups' and their friends contributed more songs to the second half. After refreshments the floor was cleared and dancing lasted till the small hours.
Waikato Central A&P Association, under president Mr John Fisher, held their 4th Annual Show at Cambridge with 1,469 entries. These included horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, produce and home industry as well as local business stands and side shows.
Mr Chas Hunter made a record with five horses obtaining five red ribbons, three blue and three yellow.
Most of the Maungatautari settlers who had milking machines installed two years ago seemed satisfied. Mr G Batty and Mr J Strawbridge were installing Lawrence-Kennedys for next season.
James Taylor of 'Bardowie' was looking for a Trustworthy Man to milk, garden and be generally useful.
Roto-o-rangi tennis players beat the Cambridge players by 7 sets to 3

The Waikato Hunt Club fees were set at three guineas. Honorary members and farmers, over whose land the hounds run, could hunt for one guinea.
The Primitive Methodists were making splendid progress and a church was planned for Hautapu. At their quarterly Tea and Public meeting G Beer and J Jamieson gave a duet and Captain Simpson (of the Salvation Army ) and T F Richards each sang solos.
The Borough Council resolved to erect 20 street lamps in various parts of the Borough - the Mayor, Crs Wilkinson and O'Toole were the committee to decide the location of the lamps.
The Town Band rendered a programme of music at Te Waikato Sanatorium and on the way home they stopped at Miss Jackson's private sanatorium and played a few more acceptable selections.
R W Sargent, watchmaker and jeweller, started business in the shop next to E B Hill the chemist in Victoria Street.
Miss Bridgmann was appointed matron of Te Waikato Sanatorium in place of Miss Duffyn, who had resigned.
The fruit and vegetables from the Taotaoroa Harvest Festival, held in the schoolroom, was sent on to the Orphan's Home in Auckland.

Messrs R Hannon, Norman Banks, Harold Crowther and C Potts were to represent the Cambridge Polo Club at the Auckland Provincial Tournament at Easter weekend.
The s.s.Frankdale left New York on 6 March with the material for the new High Level Bridge. It was due in Auckland about the end of May.
Mr Appleby of 'The Pines' at Fencourt had a great crop of peaches. One peach weighed 13¼ozs and measures 12 inches in circumference and some others 11 inches and weighed 12ozs. Another resident produced a peach 16oz and 12½ inches.
On the first day of the Autumn Horse Fair 200 horses were offered by the auctioneer, Mr G F McCullagh. Another 250 horses were put up the second day.
The Cambridge Road Board's report featured the names of Rendall's Road, Day's Gully and Pickering's Gully, Simpson's Road and Luxton's Road - named for the families who lived there and those who constructed the roads.
The judgment of the Native Appellate Court with regards to the Maungatautari claim by Ngati Raukawa, went in favour of Ngati Koroki and Ngati Haua.

 

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