LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 199, 8 June 1929, Page 6

LOOKING BACK

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From "Guardian," June 8, 1904). Ashburton County Band.—The Ashburton County Brass Band Committee, at their meeting last evening (Mr H. A. Humphreys in the chair), decided to hold the second of the series of popular concerts on Friday, June 24, and to submit an entirely American programme if possible. Mr Ireland and Mr Fyfe were appointed a subcommittee to obtain prices for cross' belts and music pouches, which it is proposed to introduce as part of the band equipment. . Tinwald Debating Society.—The Tinwald Debating Society met last night when Mr J. Clark was voted to the chair.- Mr C. Clark, seconded by Mr J. Robinson, affirmed that bachelors over 35 years should be taxed. Mr H. Bradshaw, supported by Mr S. Culverhouse, took the opposite view. The negative side won by a margin of four yotes.

The Blackberry Curse.—Something like half a million acres, from s]elson to Okarito, 60 miles south of Hokitika, is covered with blackberry. It holds possession of a straight line of about 200 miles of good grass land, which, if the blackberry could be eradicated, would feed in the summer three times the present amount of stock. Greenstone. —The development of a reef of greenstone at Milford Sound is being proceeded with, and a company is being floated with a capital of £IO.OOO in £1 shares, the contributing shares numbering 6000.