MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19388, 14 August 1928, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON.

PERSONAL. Mr J. Farrell. (Hinds) is a patient in Oakhurst Private Hospital. Hospital Board. ,:The monthly, meeting of the Hospital Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs F. W. Watt (chairman), J. Bruce, A.; Horsey,. W. G. Gallagher, H. Maginness, G. S. Hardy, W. Bryant, and W. T. Lill. A financial review of the past four months presented by the treasurer, showed that the fees collected from all sources were £451 7a 9d ahead of the estimate, but the maintenance expenditure was £244 16s 2d in excess of the estimate. There, had been expenditure of a non-recurring'nature. The charitable aid account was £24 - less than last year. The Capital expenditure for the whole year was £5393 and £llO2 os 3d had so far been spent. The credit balance was £I2OO 9s 4d, to which should be added £1382 17s lOd, which was the amount outstanding. The occupied beds J had been 63.8 per day for this year, compared with 67 for last year. „ The Hospital Committee reported that the agreement with the Friendly Societies would lapse on August 31st, and the Friendly Societies' Association had been asked to communieate its views regarding a renewal.. The Medical Superintendent (Dr.. D. A. Bathgate) reported that 79 patients remained in the hospital at . the end of June, 55 were admitted~during July, and 06 discharged, leaving 36 males and 32 females remaining. During last month 78 outpatients were treated and 32 operations were performed.. "' The reports from the various homes showed that 13 patients were admitted to Malvern, 13 discharged, leaving 4, and 6 were Admitted to Methven, 4 discharged, arid 2 remained, while 6. were admitted at Ralcaia, 4 discharged,, leaving three. The matter of assessing the rental to be paid by the County Council for the rooms recently vacated by the Plunket Society was referred to the Hospital Committee for a report.

Obituary. Mrs Harriet Myra Wright, widow of the late E. G. Wright, and mother-in-law of the Hon. Mr Nosworthy, dwdat ! the latter's residence, Walnut' avenue, Asbburton, yesterday morning. She was a daughter of the late Mr W. Roberts, and was born in Tasmania in 1843. : Fifteen years later she went to Euglajnd, wh<?re she was "educated. She married ''Sir E. G. Wright in 1867, and first settled in Christchurch, where her JiusbanS .carried opt/several engineering contracts, and later at Windermere, where they took over the Windermere estate. Mrs Wright took a-great deal of interest in her'husband having represented' tJoleri'dge.: and' later Ashburton, in; Parliament. Always .strong ..ih support ' of; the Church of; Etiglaiid, she greatly assisted .the, parish during her long residence' at WiMer mere. Prior .to living-in'Aphburton Mrs Wright resided: at Sumner for .a. period; She leaves a son; Mr-D. : G..?Wright,* bf> Windermere, 1 and -three> daughters,: Mps^; dames W.'Nosworthy, C. C: Roberts, and W. A.. Morgan/ ■ • ■■:'<■■■

, •. jLadiies? Golf. V • The draw/zfor the third round of the for a ' tropliy presented by Mrs; G, J." S. FislieM is as follows:

Senior —Mrs .Ji B.' Nicoll "and Miss-J. Dunlop, Mrs E. F. NicHfll and Mi's Smith, Mrs, K Brodie and Hiss; Hunter, Mrs B. :• itennedy and'! Mrs : <j} f ' J. S, Fisher, Mrs: :, J.. Sinclair and Miss Z. Bonnington. Junior—Mrs. H. J. Fraser and Mrs J. Lane, Mrs F. W. - Watt and Mrs S. J. vKemp, Mrs W. Lane and Miss ' A. Madden, Mrs 'F. Seldon and Miss L. Watt, Miss; H. Hunter and Miss, E.' Millichanip, Mrs, W. : 'Thotti'as and 'Mrs. Treyor Thomas, Mrs ,S. J. Thomas/and;' Miss E. Brown. '

: Borough Council. , . The Ashburton Borough Council met last evening. Present:. The ; -Mayor (Mr. R,; Galbraith), and C|rs." W.. H. Woods, '. W. H. Bundle, John Watson, J. Thompson, P J. E. Smallbone, J. McElhinney, W. H. Robinson, E. A. Collins, K. Kerr, and F.-Z. D. Ferriman.

With regard, to speeding, the - Ashburton committee of the -Canterbury Automobile Association wrote that. it. had discussed: the .matter and that of.'cutting corners,-and-had .btfen-.of thevopinion.athat j.were • riot: confined 'i.toVi but.'to a "ists. ' '-should what ip'Hfccriinxingian /inweasing'daiigeifHo other users'-of tHiafmain.thoroughfares.. Cr. sajd,that/prosecutions ;werebftr 'ing .made wherever,. authentic information''of speeding is obtained.', }'■ ■ . Crs.. Collins and Smallbone considered that the radia] line of turning should be adopted in preference, to pimpleß at. intersections. The. matter of speeding "was referred to the inspector. - ! The annual grant of £lO 10a was passed to the Canterbury Progress League.' The Sumner lifeboat Institution wai voted £2 2s. .

, . In . reply to the Council's letter complain-; ing .'of pedestrians - standing in East street 1 at the corner of Burnett street; Senior-. .Sergeant ; H Martin-, wrote that> - this ; was a' matter that had already, fcnd etilliwasfreceiving ; police attention. '.-If pedestrians - did ! loiter, in ' East .street 'no had chosen, the • two evils, it being preferable that ! theyishohlc! not loiter ,on . the footpaths. His - with pedestrians on the' Btrefet was that they , would move if motorists kept to; their correct side. .' TheAshburton Returned Soldiers' Association ' wrote, offering the Council $0 to be used for the relief, of returned men who-are unemployed, a provision bring that the Bum. was subsidised' to' a similar amount by-, the : Council. Should the. labour position 'become j more acute further mbney would be available J out ,of the Association's funds."- The offer- waa , accepted. "i;/'- V" 'j " The' Minister for Justice wrote that.it-was not'.advisable to attempt .to; remove the existing Courthouse to ;the proposed.: new site. The Justice Department considered .the site adjoining the Municipal Chambers suitable for a Courthouse, but legislation, would probably be necessary to > give- effect- to ' the exchange of sites.. . • Before submitting -the matter to the Cabinet for its • approval, would the Council' let, him know, (1) whether, the . Council ' was prepared, to pay the differ-ence-in : value between the two sites td-. be determined by special Government valuation? and (2) whether..the Council would ftgrea that the present value of the existing building should be included in ' the value • .oT : the existing site? .- - - Tbo said it was usual that each side' apppint a; valuer, and' that there also be , an. arbitrator. ■ 1 Councillors expressed disagreement with the second clause. It ' was agreed, to' inform.'the .Minister; that the- Council could not accept the proposal, and-it felt-that the Department should make an offer which, if left, to one "valuer, should be submitted to the Council, and, failing an acceptance, that it; should ibe' submitted to • valuation -..by arbitration.- The CouncjJ preferred the.section valued .without the.- building.- -- _ , „ , The Ashburton County/Council •wrote that it i had - given full-' consideration '.to the mat--ter- of tho Borough Council's, offer to contribute . 22.5,' per cent.toward, the' cost of : the proposed new ' traffio bridge. • The . Council was -of the opinion - that the bridge - was ,of eucb.-importance to the borough'that a'con-' tribution of at least 281-3 per, cent, was, fully'warranted, arid .regretted-that; it.-could not!.accept. the- offer, of !22.5 per Scent. -The Council would therefore be pleased- if the Borough: Council would reconsider the' master and agree to the Council's suggestion. The" Council' was pressing for a /bridge '22 feet wide and would be glad of the BoroughCouncirß support. - It was agreed to : support' the • Council.' in its V efforts for an - inerease -in the width of the .bridge '. ' <• , ' . Cr. Thompson said that,, taking into cou- ; sideration sale days,. far ■ more than, . thirds ; of cars, registered- .in the; county, used the• bridge. ; . .1 , ,'- --. The Mayor aaid the question of tne quota 1 to:; be' contributed : would-'"probably ' have to be submitted to * commission.