LEESTON.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14347, 6 May 1912, Page 3

LEESTON.

"When tho Lesion Coronation Hath n-as <>)>i»iicml J.-i-t Jnnuaiy tho Hath Conunituv lia.i run itsdMnto ,lobt to tho oxtont of al.nut £']-jo. tj k . ( ')ncrructioii contract amounted to *'4 v, 0 and of this sum £lo."i was iMil>>c"ril>c<J by tho piihli'- of F.orston mvl district and £100 was received tiovorunioiir in the Jorm of a subsidy for eo.mineniorat'.nK t-he Gironation. Soon after t!io opentni: the oonimittoe met to considor lion- the debt ehotUd be. wiped off anrl it- was decidttl to hold a bazaar to raise the moro.v required. Fine r.cather itrovaik-d on J , ndav afternoon, wliru thf bazaar was opened by Mr JX. H.Rhodes, M.P.. in the pre?*nc-o of a largo patberinp of people, and -was continued until Saturday nic;ht. A large number cf ladies presided over tho stalls, and good business was done. A musical programme yras arranged, and highly appreciated. The £<xxls not disposed "of , were auctioned, and brought prices. It is that the will bn in excess of the amount rprmircd to donr the debt.

I DIXSAXDKr.. I -\-\ ie annual liitx'tinu; of parishioners <;f Tlioiii«* .Churcli, Dtinsitidi-l, was Whl in the Library on Wednesday cvoniii'.V.'there lioinji' about thirty members j , ir ok-:ii- " i 0 "'anion's report siatol j T j l:l 't tbe year liad boon a wry sti<-<-c.'-^- ---' in! one. liv , average attendance boiiifi fortv-ltvo. a.miinst tuviity-tour for last vi'-ir I' ,o balaijcc-jiliet't bhovanl a crt<liT balanee-of £'l h\l. Hearty votos <-f thanks were aroorded to .Mr Jt. l». IS. Willi* 'lay reack-r). ilr s Scali-s (ori;anistl. and to tho elioir, Sunday wboul t,..,,hir-. L-tdiivV Guild, ehmvii' oilievrs. j . 11M i cliureli cleaners. The following i officers _ were I'ltcteU fur tiio ciisuint; v,;;ir: — T"i'-\' vi -;ir noniin-iutl .Mr .). Sr:ilo« :'s his wafl.-n. an<l Mr 11. Y. ',\'iir;lit Wils r»--clccuv! ivNi-Vf.'s wanhvi : v.'siry. -Nfif.srs A. J. .A}cl. : u!«cb]iii U. i l!:iHtH-k. J>- "Ue-.u-nra. 11 S,-alc V <O\\;>r*. I). \Vr;uol lt . .\. WriVlit. J. Hiil }.»•'. Uuitr. ami ('. A. "ttVmht. M r F. lowers "as andiior.

ASIHJUMTOX. A salt- of uork was hold in Hj.rl, School on Tiitirs<:.iv, in -*i<J "f tbv corivirueriori ot tin-Mvimmiii-c hath- A \nv.\\ sv.m, with ,!■-nations, nuwiuititu: to .1:40. ni «,vcr L-100. was roa! ; r .«l, ;iik! this uill oirry •■.vitii :t. ;i (Jovommuit subskiv ni ,!; for I". A s'hh-\:u uwfii-cT of t i, ( , A.-ii!nirton i)..ii'-.|-i Hoard y.a.-v hold in tlio Domain on triday morning, v.hen it was decided ilrit four yniss and one asnhalt court-; S l.»)!il-I I)" l»i<J do'rti for tln> Sr. Andrew - * Tennis Ciuk It was further tL-eided t>i oiierthe Aslihurton County Hii'.rl.y Union tlio use of two i>layin<: srotmds in t iv iH.!..;r ynrt-um of tiro Jtomain. i-t a rovtn] iii' DO for ili.- .m-.t-.i::. At a srt.cij,| nicstiti'T of tlu> .•Ulibiirioii IJoroii-rli Ounril. hold on Friday ii:->r?nr<; .the Mav>r ; V as ar>po : ntcd d<>l.H'.itr- to tiie nior.-tintr to In-'hVd in Asls-f.nrt-n to <'(pr. oj.it ;, ilfU-'.::\U> to :ut<-?!<l Oμ , coTif.Ti'nco in conne-jtioii in"), t-bc- T. 0, . :,1 Covormnfiit Bill. IVcT-mt-'ons an> now Wiii-r niacl." hy tht> A.« l ''nirt«n C.'onntv Co'jKcil to linvo i>n nddit'o-ftj th-.v? chains of tlio fii the Ashburtoii tvi(f!<> l>ri(i"o asphn!*.-. f l. This wiU cnninlot,. tlio as?)hph.m<: lip to :, i, o : 'it ::•>, v\-!mc!i it is nn)'-<tsi.<l td (■•.-oniti-iily shortt'O the hrid-'e .•»«,» -~;!! .-. l ; . n <rtli of a total of K)0!) Fort of a.M-lioltiii.ir.' At n liiowfinu: of tli<> I,on.r|i.'.noli l?ond Monnl on S.if.nrd:iv. .Mr AY. T. L : ll -vvus -■mpoiHo-d <lv>lf.<iato to roj;rr>sont tlie H'W-d at a ooni>r»«noo of local bodies to npimint a t-> the Wellington t-> ronsidor tlie f.rcnl Cxivcniincijt lli'.l. •>