WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21236, 7 August 1934, Page 8

WEST COAST NOTES

CREYMOUTH

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' I ASSOCIATION I . i I .ai'toTAl. 'JO 'IDE I'KESS.) J GREYMOUTH, August 6. | AL a meeting of the West Coast | School Committees' Association, Mr J. IS. Ford, of Cobden, presided. The secretary reported that 26 school commitees were affiliated with the asso- ; ciation. A suggestion from the Poerua | school that if through the sickness of ; I a teacher at a one-teacher school a ] [ relieving teacher was sent to the I school, that relieving teacher should I be retained till the end of the year. j was placed in remit form to be sent in to the conference of the Dominion i Federation of School Committees. AuI other remit it was decided to forward I was "That school committees be given | the right to select teachers, whose ap- ! pointments would then be confirmed ' by the Education Board." i Competitions ■ So numerous are the entries for the > West Coast competitions this year that the executive has found it necessary to engage a third hall, I Loyal Grcyinouth Lodge There was a good attendance of ' members and visitors at the fortnightly I meeting of the Loyal Greymouth ! Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F. N.G. Bro. V. 'D. Stevens presided. An impromptu debate was held among P.D.G.M. Bro. 1 F. Congreve and P.G. Bro. W. Green i and Bro. W. Long and Bro. J. Brail.s----j Cord, the subject being "That girls i should be barred from obtaining comj mercial employment unless supporting i dependents." Kaiata School Committee At the monthly meeting of the Kaiata j School Committee, Mr J. Robertson i presided. It was agreed that the school, which j has been closed because of measles. I should reopen on Wednesday. Team Walks Off Field ! As a protest against the action of j the referee in ordering oif some oil : their players, the Pirates senior League I team walked oil the Held early in the ! second half of their match against : lilackball. at Wingham Park, on Sun- ; dav. Early in the; second spell, the referee, Mr J. N'ielsou, of Blackball. ordered off Caklcr (Blackball) and Dowling (Pirates) for lighting. Later, Fisher and Preston, two Pirates men, were also ordered oil', and the reI mainder of the Pirates 13 left the ; field as a protest against the rcfI eree*s action. The score at the time ' was 17 points to 8 in favour of Black- ] ball. Mr Nielson was not the referee i originallv set down to take the game, | but"was substituted for Mr Stan Smith. ! who, through illness, was unable to officiate. ; Colt ■' A medal match plaved by member.-; |of the Grevmouth Golf Club on the I Kaiata links resulted:—Senior: M. | Smith 87—14—73. Intermediate: M. • James, 89--28-- 71: K McQueen. 10:!--26-76 Langbcin. 104—25—70. Junior: ' F. Boustridge. 98—34—64; H. Morgan. 106—36—70: J. Campbell, 1112—30 7 l !: and It. Carroll. Ill— 34-77. League Football ! In bad weather the Brad.shaw Cup i competition of the West Coast Rugby 1 League was continued over the weekend Senior matches resulted in Mar ist. beating Runanga, at Rapahoe, by i 30 points to 10. and Blackball beatim.' ! Pirates, at Wingham Park, by 17 i points to 8. hi the junior knock-out i competition Ngaherc beat Pirates by 1 !> points to 0. In the fourth grade Marist beat Pi rates by 8 points to 3.