ARANUI BURGESSES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19928, 15 May 1930, Page 7

ARANUI BURGESSES.

ANNUAL MEETING OP .;./..' ..ASSOCIATION. :■ ;,;• The.,- ninth annualmeeting..of. the Arstml BurgßSsetftfAsßOciation Was held in-the local hall" lasV J; ive«nV.",%:'?. ;I>., ftprosen:, dont, presided'over- ' :j£ 'large; attendhncii ;>f ! ,Thb annual, report statedVthnt, mueh 'ffljod work jhad been accomplished during the year, and k*en.4aterest had <beeri shown by resi- * dents in .the activities of the Association. As a result of. representations made to the; local authorities concerned,--the r*>ade ,of the district had-been improved considerably; tram stoppings were made at Breeze's road and Shortlaad street J 1 electric power , and light - ! had been increased >nd lights pjac at Brian's and Mallow roads; school- signs had been placed on Breeze's Toad, and im- • protement of footpaths had been-promised. The Social Committee had held 41 socials, the.success of which was due largely to the activity Of • the ladies on that committee. 1 The report concluded with an expression mt thanks to'the Heathcote County ~ Council ; and the Tramway Board for courteous consideration- of requests made to them. The 1 statement of accounts showed a credit balanoe of £62 l«» lid, And a balance of assets over liabilities amounting to £172 16s lid: '•'*' '" ■' '", '■■" - '■"-'■ On the motion of the president the report and balance-sheet were Adopted. - ,-.» Mr G. Ashton moved that a vote of thanks be passed to the Social Committee. He said that none of the activities of the Association had been so successful, as the social funclions.* The 41 -socials held showed a profit of £36.. and this amount, would-be of great assistance to the, piano and-" furniture fund. It was decided to open a separate savings bank* account "for the ' Hall Improvements Fund*, • »• Five new members were elected. The' following.' officers' .were elected:—-Pat- > rori, Colonel A. E. Loach; president, Mr J. D. Sprosen; vice-presidents, , Messrs J- • Dickie and J. Venner; hon, treasurer, Mr A. C. Priest ; ' hon. secretary, -Mr J. S. ! Knight; executive committee, Messrs- F. B. Hughes, J. Brooke-Taylor, W. Rose, A. Rowlands; F. D. Rowse, and G. Wheeler; Social ' Committee, Messrs J. Dickie, 'A. Rowlands", 3. S. Knight,- R B;. Hughes, L.< NankevlUe, and W. Ford, with Mesdames Dickie, Gracie, Richards, Rowlands, Chapman, and Ward'; delegates to Council of United Burgesses' Asßoeiation, Messrs J. D: Sprosen and .j;;.S;-> Knighti Library Committee, .Mr F. B. Hughes, Mesdames Sampson,.. Rowlands, and Low; hon. auditors, -Messrs F. 8.-Hughes and J. Venner. • * Votes of thanks were passed to the secre-. tary,, treasurer, and members-oi>the outgoing committee. Following the annual meeting an ordinary general meeting of members was held. Correspondence was'-'received from the. '•■ Heathcote: County Council stating that the Health Department would shortly proceed with the demolition of a number of "shacks'" on Breese's road between Page's and Wainoni roads. Concerning ,th» statement. by the Council that the ranger' had been instructed to take steps to impound stray cattle about the disi trict,. it ?was decided to,.MOtify 1 the" Council that as yet this nuisance had'not been d,ealt..with in any effective.manner. Following the meeting snpper was . served _3nd a; social held in the hall.

j Should a photographer who sets up I business and contracts-to take a set of six pictures.for half a crown, receiv- ; ing the cash before doing the work, be compelled to close his premises.on the statutory half-holiday? This question was submitted, to the Magistrate, atNew Plymouth yesterday,:in the prone-• cution of Albert A, Prescott, under the Shops and Offices Act for failing to close oh the half-holiday. The case is ■ regarded as a test. The Magistrate reserved his decision.—Press Association. ~......• ; England has 250,000 foreign visitors every year. Germany receives eight times this number, while 'six times the number go to Pranee. •■