LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 15, 28 October 1938, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Oct. 28, 1888). Rawle’s Crossing. Recently we pointed out the necessity of something being done to remedy the mischief done by recent freshes in the river to the ford known as Rawle’s Crossing, and the danger to travellers involved in delay. We also showed that to do away with the ford altogether and compel everybody to go round by Digby’s bridge would be to inflict much inconvenience upon residents in the Forks district and others, and that recent legal opinions threw upon the Road Board a .very plain responsibility in the matter. The Board has since taken the matter into consideration and has called for tenders for putting the ford in order and maintaining it in a; safe condition, but so far lias taken no step in the direction of our suggestion as to the just allocation. of the cost. The result has been that the ratepayers of the Alienton district have met together, and, as it ‘ seems to us, very properly protested against being saddled with lire cost of a work which is of no special benefit to themselves, and have resolved to petition the Board not to spend any money on Rawle’s Crossing at present, but to close the road leading thereto, until such time as the ford can he made passable at a. small outlay. This last- wo suppose could lie done in due course of law, provided the proposal to close the road wero adopted by the ratepayers. If, however, it prove that a. sufficient numlier object to the closure being effected, then it appears to us that there is no alternative for the Board but to put the ford in safe condition, but if that alternative lias to be taken most certainly the cost of the work should, as we have already said, he a general charge over the whole Road Board district or charged specially to the district specially benefited.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (From the “Guardian,” Oct. 28, 1913). Tinwald Sports Club.—The following were the officials at the third annual injecting of the Ti'mviald Sports Club held, yesterday: —Referee, Mr John Grigg; judges—track events, r ,Messrs Rt. A, Pearse, T. Wilson, J. Studholme and T. Turtill; field events* Messrs G. W. Aldridge, T. Williams, W. Bell, H. Millichamp, W. F. Helem, and: the Rev. Hubert Jones; starter, Mr J. Cow; timekeepers, Messrs J. V. de Beer and J. E. Allen; marksmen, Messrs R. F. Bennison, A. Millichamp, C. Simpson, A. Simpson, T. Tarbotton, G. Miller, D. McKenzie, P. Doherty and J. Haa-r; marksmen of children’s events, Miss Lockwood, and Mr W. Shearer; megaphone steward, Mr F. Robinson; result board and press steward, Mr H. Amos; voucher steward,, Mr D. Teppett; marksmen for motor competition, Messrs W. G. Hillier and D. Doherty; lap scorer, Mr F. Clothier ; liandicappers—cash, Mr C. E. Hassell; amateur, Mr C. T. Mosley; field events, Mr R, Austin; honorary treasurer; Mr E. S. Brittenclen; honorary secretary, Mr H. N. Watson.