LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19974, 8 July 1930, Page 18

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Golf. A team from the Cliristchurch Golf Club played a return match with the Lyttelton flub on the Chnrteris Boy links on Sunday. The following arc the results, the Christchurch names being mentioned first: — FOURSOMKS. J. Karly and K. A'Court beat F. Knights and H. K.' Ayers. F. Banks and A. Jlorgan lost to L. Barnard and C. E. Aycrs. R. Bush , and F. Newburgh beat 11. Derbidge and T. W. Patterson. H. Williamß and R.. Wilson lost to D. t. L. Collett and R. Candy. SINGLES. Early beat Knights. A.'OOurt beat 11. Ayors. Banks lost to Barnard. Morgan lost to C. S. Ayers. Bush beat I>rbidge. . Newbiirgh lost to Patterson. Williams lost to Collett. Wilson lost to Cnndy. A return inter-club match was playod on Sunday, on, the Diamond Harbour links, between tho Diamond Harbour and Lyttelton following aro the results; tho Lyttelton names being mentioned lirst: —

FOURSOMES. 51. McGilliga" and 11. Barifield beat J. Collins and \V. Paton. . 11. Fletcher and R. litwm boat D. Gower and R. Round. L. Gower and X. Derbidgo beat AV. Payue and G. Cooper. R. Scott iind .7. Shnnley halved with N. Thompson and L. GunU R 'Wilson and C. Collins beat \\. C. Clear? and T Bowring. SINGLES. McGilligan lost to Collins. Banfield lost to Paton. Flotcher lost to Gower. Erwin lost to Round. L. Gower lost to Payne. Oerbidge beat Cooper. _ Scott lost to Thompson. Shanley lost to Gant. Wilson halved with Cleary. Collins beat Bowring. Borough Council. The Lvttelton Borough Council mot last evening. Present: The Mayor* (Mr W. T. Foster). Crs. W. T. Lester, D. Comer, F. E. Sutton, W. Wales, M. J. Miller, II h. G. Matthews, W. 1). Gower, and A. McDonald. „ , _ Mr T. A. Small, Govornor s Bay, wrote Ktitintr that as a result of water divining teats made by him he had marked out an area at Diamond Harbour on which there were indications of a good supply.—The letter was referred to the Borough Engineer (Mr H. H. Barnard). . The Sumner Lifeboat Institute appealed for t'u»thor assistance in reducing thoir bank overdraft o£ £7OO. —The Mayor and Cr. Sutton spoke in support of the application, and it was decided, on the motion of Cr. Sutton, seconded by Cr. Miller, that £5 5s should be % °Mr \V Foubister wrote complaiuing of the unmetalled state of the roads giving access to his propertv, and also stating that the track at the back ol' the Anglican cemetery was in a bad state as a result of a drain havine been repaired.—The letter wus referred to the chairman of works (Cr. Sutton) and the Borough Engineer with power to act. In reply to an enquiry on the part of the Council concerning the new Maternity Ward for Lyttclton, the secretary of the North Canterbury Hospital Board (Mr W S. Wharton) wrote stating that the plans-had been reviewed by officials of the Health Department and application wa3 now before the Minißter to allow the work to be proceeded with as soon as the - necessary loan had been aprtovod bv the Loans Board. Tbe letter was jeceivecl.

The Government Analyst ami Gas Examiner (Mr F. J. T. Cirige) forwarded .'-results of three official tests of the borough gas supply since Apiil Ist. The calorific value in British thermal units was shown to ho G1'2.8, D&2.2, and R95.5 respectively. In reply to an enquiry the town clerk (Mr P. llobbs) said the standard for gas in Lyttelton was 57j thermal units. Cr. W. D. Gower (chairman of 'he Gas and Electricity Committee) said there liad been complaints regarding the quality of the ! gas, but consumers nhould remember that at the present cold period wator teas over 30 decrees cohlci than in summer, and consequently more was required to heat it. ■ , The report y;:im received. Tlie District Traffic Manger, New Zealand Railways, Cliristchurch, asked for a toduction in the price charged for current for ' the automatic signalling aystoni between Lvttoltou and Heathcoto stations. " ' • The • Lighting Commit teo recommended that tho price be reduced to 2d net, provided th» Department mado provision on the prosen'.. switchboard for another meter. The recommendation was adopted Mr John Taylor again complained', of the state of the road in Upper Dublin street. The letter was teferred to tho chairman of works and borough engineer foi report. The borough , engineer was instructed to pioceed with tho erection of a wall on the west side, of the swimming enclosure 'at Corsaid Bay to give road access to the southern end of the enclosure. The Commissioner of Crown Lands' wroto offering to sell part.of rural section '5Ol 'for .-£4lO. Thr Estates Committee recommended . that Ute otter be not entertained, that the Comrjiissioner's attention bo drawn to the amount of broom and gorse growing on the section. . " The recommendation was adopted. . The Lyttelton Returned Soldier's' Association were granted permission vo hold a semi, sacred concert on a Sunday at an early date cn certain conditions. The tonder of Mr Wra. P. Cain for the accepted a 6eotlon in terrace was The Mayor extended an invitation to the Council ors and staff to attend service at tlio Methodist Church on July '2oth. - Cancer Campaign Fund. ; T-ho Mayor (Mr W. T. Fostfti*) reported 'it 1 tw n BS mee^i,l S of the Borough Council that tlie sum of £127 lis. had boefi collected | m Lyttelton for the Cancer Research CamHl'f '' lt Wa L B llo P ed . the Counv nearly fileo 0 "' t0 S the au * ouut U P t0 I At a later stage of the meeting the Council j decided to C rant £25 towards the fund. Council and Harbour Board. A considerable portion of thS time at last night's meeting of the Lyttelton Borough Council was taken up in dealing with tho | Vaval 10 poi°nt roadins the reolam ation area at | A lotter was received from tho socretary'of i the Lyttelton Harbour Board (Mr O H Clibborn) dealihg with roading on the »ecla-' mation area. Tho letter concluded by sayinjf that the attitude of tho Council, if correctlv expressed in the Council's letter "that until -such time that some agreement was come to on the question of talcing and lading out of | streets on the area, the Council did not 'feel | disposed to do anything ns to formin" or maintaining them," was, in the opinion of tne Board's solicitor, inconsistent with the contract entered into by the Council, and that if the Council referred the matter to their solicitors they would be advised that their I position was untenable.

The Mayor said that on perusing the agreement made between the Board and Council ho found that un.til-the Board'"a engineer- and .the borough engineer had agreed upon a price .and further that such price was confirmed bv botk Board »nd Couneil, Couiwii could

not go on witlt jho-roads. The Council was quite willing: ?tp'; pitacfcd .withj'the.' work whoa these conditions had been carried out. Un-; fortunate!}', the , two engineers could ' not' agree as to the price. The borough engineer ■ had had considerable experience "with the class of road required, and.roaintajned tliat a very solid foundation was 'necessary'. The speakor said he was"annoyed' to read in the newspaper reports of the Board's meeting that the Board had decided to "insist" on the Council proceeding with the work. However, the letter from; the Board was not expressed in those terms. The.Borough Engineer;(Mr 11. 11. Barnard), in reply to the Mayor, said the HarliourBoard engineer (Mr P. W. Fryor) insisted 011 the work being carried, out by contract, but" the speaker maintained 1 , that,-as the Council' was to pay half. the cost, the Council's J works staff arid plant ahould bo use.d. v He and the Board's engineer were iisked tii agree on a price per yard for the whole of the roadiug and while the speaker's-estimate for'roads on' the near, side "of -the aires' might b6\considered : 0 bit high, it must -be remembered that it also covered thccost of roading in the distant part of the reclamation area. Cr. Sutton said the agreement 1 provided that, in tho event of the two engineers fail- ' ing to agree, the matter. Bhould be referred to the Minister for -Marine. After a discussion,. Crt. Lester moved that the Borough Engineer should be asked to' confer further with the Board's engineer and given power to act. The motion . was .seconded, by ..Cr. Miller . Sutton said that if the motion was earned, he would ynme.diately resign hi a position as chairman' of works. r The Mayor said he'was sorry* Cr. Sutton should adopt that attitude. The Council desired to have the matter, settled as soon as possibe, and. the v motion was' in io way I reflexion on Cr. Sutton as clia*™^ 5 of The motion was put and de<;iar ? d;iost only the mover and seconder voting in favour o? master £ and himself as chairman of worksfwHh power The Mayor: I don't think I can accept this entered fnV by °the"couYcil Vi'th 6 t^Board* TT I «°M the : two < work would lw' started^M-s^^aftW^Vi was agreed upqn • - 16 P r| ca j4ss r upon the Harbour Board at'ii* B) ' w - ait to place the Council's portion f . ,n * e * ,n ff the members of the Board The mi? ?r0 carried motion was

x Borough Rates, ratepayers in the borouch are i„ continuation, of the present £f, ® UJOJ ' " lowest of any munieinaiui • « rates > the At last night's meeth - ♦i, l " 6W Zea) and.