WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12683, 22 December 1906, Page 6

WAIMATE.

Tlie large building known as Quinn's Arcade, off High street, is now near completion. It will be a very notable addition to the town architecture. Already applicants for offices and shops nro securing tenancy of one or other of the compartments. Messrs Dalgety and Co. hay© engaged on© of the srops as office for their business at Waimate. The Waimate Women's Christian Temperance Union held a meeting at Knox Church on the 19th instant. The President, Mrs Dohrman. of Nukuroa, occupied tho chnir. and ower forty ladies were present. Dr Barclay delivered a lecture on the Dietary Treatment of Infants. Those present then partook of afternoon tea and musical contributions were given by Miss Smart. Tlie Hospital trustees met on the 19th instant. It was resolved to arrange for the introduction of gas and water to the building and grounds as soon is possible, and to have some of the rooms renovated. Improvements in drainage were deferred till the introduction of a water supply. Fourteen in patients are at present under treatment, and 19 out patients. On Thursday last, before Major Keddell, S.M., an offender charged with drunkenness was convicted and discharged ; and another charged with a breach of the peace was convicted and ordered to pay 7s exnenses. In the civil e-iesep of Wells (Mr Hamilton) v Dunn, claim £4 19s for blacksmith's work, and straw and chaff sold to defendant, judgment was given for plaintiff for £4 3s with costs £2 Is. W. Manchester (Mr Perry) sued E. J. Atwell (Mr Middleton) for £6 3s. There was a coun-ter-claim for 12a Gd. Tlie claim was for 246 empty sacks lent to defendant about two years ago. Judgment waa given for plaintiff, for the sum paid into Court (£4 lis 6d) with coste 17s. The counter-claim was disallowed. In the c&so of Guilford (Mr Middleton) v Guinness and LeCren (Mr Hamilton) ciaini £7 5s his Worship gave his reserved judgment. Tlie claim was for expenses incurred in connection with horses alletred to have been bought at gelding. His Worship gave judgment for the defendant company, with cost*, £3 7s. In the case of M. Cochrane (Mr Middleton) v Waimate Borough Council (Mr Hamilton) claim £9 4s Gd, for damages to a spring trap occasioned by a horse takjivx frieht at a heap of iror water pipes deposited by thc Council's employees in Shearman stre>et, reserved judgment was now given for plaintiff with coats £5 Bs. , Tlie S.M. Court days at Wain-tat-* havo been altered from alternate Mondays to alternate Wednesdays, tho alteration to commence in January.