LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 151, 7 April 1933, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” April 7, 1883.) Property Assessment Court.—Messrs J. Grigg (chairman), J. Inglis, and W. C. Walker sat as a. Board of Reviewers last week at the Courthouse, Ashburton, when objections to the Borough, Upper Ashburton, and Longbeach districts were heard and adjudicated upon. The Borough roll was passed with some trifling alterations. The other district rolls were referred back to headquarters in Wellington, owing to errors committed by the central government and the assessors. Ashburton Cheese for England. — The “British King,” which leaves Lyttelton for England to-day, has a halfton of Ashburton cheese on board for London, consigned by the Cheese. and Butter Factory as a trial shipment. Two cheeses have been placed in the frozen chamber of the vessel, four cases in the hold with the general cargo, and four cases placed under the immediate charge of the purser, -who has undertaken to take every care and turn them periodically during the voyage. Arrangements have been made to cable the condition of the parcels on arrival. Naturally there is some little interest manifest in the probable result, but it is thought by some people that the consignment sent in the frozen chamber will turn out a failure, but that sent as general cargo will arrive in good condition. Railway Returns.—-The following are the railway returns for the four weeks ended March 3: —North Island —Receipts: Whangarei, £205 11s lid; Auckland, £6282 13s Id; Napier, £2915 14s Hd; Wellington, £4278 11s Id; Wanganui, £3589 6s 3d: New Plymouth, £ll3B 3s 8d; total, £18,400 9s* lid. Middle Island—HurunuiBluff, £51,921 17s 9d; Greymoutli, £129 Is lid; Westport, £676 17s 9d; Nelson, £695 13s 3d; Pieton, £515 5s 8d; total. £54.938 16s 4d ; grand total, £73,347 17s 3d. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” April 7, 1908.) Returns of Pensions.—The Clerk of the Asnburton Court has supplied us with an interesting , return . slowing tiie number of pensions granted, . and tiie amounts in each case, tor Ashburton during the year ended March 31, 1908. The approximate amount paid in pensions for tie year is £5912, and the amounts and number of the pensions are as follows: —One at £6, one at £ll, two at £l2, one at £l3, three at £l4, three at £ls, one at £l6, two at £l7, two at £l9, three at £2O, three at £22, four at £23, seven at £24, seven at £25, and 197 at £26, Water-race Inspected.—A sub-com-mittee of the Ashburton County Council, consisting of the chairman (Mr C. J. Harper), and Councillors J. Cairns and M. Stitt, visited Rakaia to-day to inspect the overflow of a water-race at Acton for the purpose of furnishing the. Council with a report at its next meeting. ' _ Ashburton Rugby Union.—At the meeting of the Ashburton Rugby Union last evening, when there were present the Rev. E. Whiteliouse (in the chair), M. J. Lynskey, F. Robilliarcl, T. Turtill, E. Orr, A. J. Tyrrell-Baxter, B. Cassels. and H. E. Curtis, the following entries were received for the competitions:—Senior— Old Boys, Methven, Rakaia, Southern Cross and Ashburton ; junior—Springburn, Ashburton and Sputhern Cross; third grade—Old Boys,, Methven, Springburn, Southern Cross, and Ashburton.