NEW BOWLING CLUB

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22424, 10 June 1938, Page 9

NEW BOWLING CLUB

OFFICERS APPOINTED AT WESTPORT

MR G. MITCHELL FIRST PRESIDENT

A gift of £ls from Mr W. T. Slee (Westport) towards the green fund was gratefully acknowledged at the first annual meeting of members of the newly-formed Westport Returned Soldiers’ Association Bowling Club.

Mr F. Morgan (chairman) said that three sections in Queen street had been purchased from Mr H. Nahr for conversion into a green. He considered, however, that only two sections would be required in the meantime, and later, if necessary, the third could be developed. Mr Morgan said the new green would be available for play at Christmas. Officers were elected as follows: — Patron, Mr W. T. Slee; president, Mr G. G. M. Mitchell; vice-presidents, Messrs W. Borlase, F. Beirne, J. Huddlestone, and J. Brown; honorary treasurer, Mr G. D. Campbell; honorary secretary, Mr D. Cunningham; committee. Messrs A. Anderson, W. Fleming. J. Watson, F. Morgan, A. J. Green, E. Trainer, and R. McGregor; grounds committee, Messrs Beirne, Cunningham, and Morgan; match committee, Messrs Trainer, A. Burt, and Anderson; social committee, Messrs Borlase, G. Jones. Fleming, Muir, and G. Newman; trustees, Messrs Mitchell and Morgan; delegate to Buller Centre, Mr J. Huddlestone.

A report on the work of the provisional committee in purchasing the sections and laying out the new green was given by Mr T. Douglas. It was decided "to apply to the Buller Bowling Centre for affiliation. Motions of appreciation of the assistance given by the Hon. P .C. Webb (Minister for Mines) and the Westport Borough Council were carried.

ROUGH SEAS ON COASTAL ROAD DAMAGE TO PROTECTION WORKS Recent heavy seas along the West Coast have caused further damage to the protection works at Fagin’s creek, on the Greymouth-Westport coastal road.

Further protection works, to ensure that the highway itself will not be made impassable, are now being carried out by the Grey County Council. CONTROL OF M<LEAN PARK REQUEST TO GREYMOUTH LOCAL BODIES Representatives of the Blaketown Citizens’ Association met the members of the Greymouth Harbour Board and Borough Council during the visit of the board and council to Blaketown. The representatives requested that McLean park be handed over to the Borough Council as a playing area. Mr J. Ryall. chairman of the Harbour Board, said that the board had suggested some time ago that the council should take over the area. The Mayor (Mr F. A. Kitchingham) said that he could not pledge the council to expenditure on the park, and Cr. E. F. Boustridge suggested that the board put the park in order and then hand over its control to the council. The Harbour Board members promised to give the matter their further consideration.

ASSESSMENT COURT AT GREYMOUTH ONLY ONE CASE HEARD

A sitting of the Assessment Court was held at Greymouth yesterday before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M., one case being dealt with. . _ An objection was raised by Mr A. A. Stewart to his name being entered on the roll on the ground that sections 86 87. 88, and 89. Cobden S.D.. were oh the hillside and did not need protection. Mr Stewart withdrew his objection so far as sections 88 and 89 were concerned. Mr W. D. Taylor, for the Greymouth County Council, said he was instructed to ask that sections 86 and 87 be excluded from the special rating roll. That would conclude the matter, as sections 88 and 89 did not now belong to Stewart. The Magistrate said that this arrangement would meet the objection. On the application of Mr Taylor the Magistrate amended the roll by deleting f-*e word “valuation” in the last column of the roll and substituting the words “rateable value” to make the roll comply with the regulations. DEATH OF RAILWAY SHUNTER A verdict that Arthur William Ed,ward Smith, a railway shunter, of Ward street Cobden. died on May 28, 1938. at Cobden, the cause of death being heart failure, resulting from degeneration of the coronary arteries, was returned by the Coroner, Mr Raymond Ferner, i-t the inquest at Greymouth yesterday. Evidence was given by Dr. H. I. Ray. BASKETBALL FIXTURES FOR TO-MORROW Basketball fixtures for to-morrow at Greymouth are:— A Grade —Technical Old Girls A v. Technical Old Birls B, at Technical School, at 2.30 p.m.; Blaketown v, Woolworths, at Columba courts, at 2.15 p.m.; Runanga A v. Convent Old Girls B, at Columba courts, at 3 p.m.; Convent Old Girls A v. Runanga B, at Recreation Ground, at 2.30 p.m. B Grade, Section I—Paroa v. United B, at Columba courts, at 2.15 p.m.; St. Mary’s A v. Rovers, at Technical School, at 3.15 p.m.; Technical B v. Convent Old Girls C, at Columba courts, 3,45 p.m.; Trumans v. Runanga C, at Recreation Ground, at 2.30 p.m. B Grade, Section 2—Technical A v. Taylorville, at Columba courts, at 3 p.m.: Convent Old Girls D v. United A, at Recreation Ground, at 3.15 p.m.; Cobden Convent Old Girls v. Technical Old Girls C. at Columba courts, at 3.45 p.m.; Technical C v. St. Mary’s B, at Recreation Ground, at 3.15 p.m.

WEATHER AT HOKITIKA

A total of 2.36 inches of rain was recorded at Hokitika last week. Rain fell on all days but one, the heaviest fall for one day being 1.69 inches. Hours of sunshine totalled 29.48. There were 8.48 hours of sunshine on June 5. ..