MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20563, 3 June 1932, Page 7

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. WINTER SHOW. Although the entries for the Ashburton Winter Show closed last evening, the total will not be available for a few days. There is every indication that it will be up to that of last year. The dog section is being well supported. Bread Prices Cut. A decision to sell bread at 8d per •lib loaf ha 3 been mado by several grocery stores. No reduction has yet been planned by the bakers, but it is understood that a meeting will be held early next week on the return from Auckland of Mr P. Dunn (chairman of the Bakers' Association in Ashburton). Tho grocers commenced selling yesterday morning. Unemployment Committee. The Ashburton Unemployment Commijteo met yesterday, when Mr G. Kelly presided. The report of the executive stated that during the six weeks ending on Juno 4th .1.637 men wero available for work in the Ashburton, Mayfield, and Hinds districts under the No. 5 Scheme. Ninety-seven men wero available in the Springburn district. Eighty-two applications under tho No. 4a Scheme and 204 cases which required investigation were doalt with. The relief depot was now open every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon for women and every Thursday evening for men. The report was adopted. It was decided to thank the Ashburton Choral Society for tho gift of fifty tickets for Its concert on Monday evening. The tickets had been forwarded on to* the workers' committee.

Tho Unemployment Board wrote stating thnt local authorities were required to bear tho cost of: accident insurance under tho No. 5 Scheme. Tho State Fire and Accident Insurance Department and the various insurance companies liave arranged a pool. The premium to lie charged for insurance of Scheme 5 workers was 23s per huudren pounds of wages paid. The arrangement would operate about July 4th.

After some discussion it was decided that the committee recommended that farmers pay the men working under No. 4a Scheme something over and above the amount received from the Unemployment Board. Members were of the opinion that tho scheme would wreck itself if allowed to go on as at present. Numbers of farmers who were in a position to pay a little extra were not doing so. Tho _ committee went into committee to consider several cases of this nature, and on resuming iin open meeting it was reported that ! any such cases would be thoroughly in- ■ vestigatecl. The "Unemployment Board wrote enclosing a comprehensive plan of tho small farm scheme. The secretary, Mr W. Patterson, roported that 326 men were availablo for work under the No. 5 Scheme during ! the coming week, and the amount re- ' quired was £O4l 5s Cd. The allocation | was £462 IGs. It was decided to give I the men one, two, and three days' work i respectively. It was slated tliat 370 men were on the register at present, I under the Xo. 5 Scheme. Exactly the ' same number were on the register at tho same time last year. There were 146 married men and 20 single men on the No. 4A Schemo register. Mr Fatterson said that advice had been received from the Board'that any single man stating that he was not fit for farm work uuder the 4 A Scheme must prove that his health was unsound. If so, he would be a case for chariti able aid. Mr W. Bryant said t.liat the Hospital Charitable Relief Committee was awaiting a reply from the Unemployment Board, with regard to tho scheme in connexion with the allocation of free meat to the unemployed. 1 Captain Thompson offered his services on one afternoon a week as supervisor of the distribution of the meat. It was decided to go into the position more fully, when details were received from the Board. Ashburton West Dental Clinic. The Asliburton West Dental Clinic Committee met on Wedenesday evening, when Mr W. Osman presided. Mr Osman was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The report of the nurse (Miss T. West) showed that there wero 113 attendances and 243 operations during the month. Wool-classing. So far 19 unemployed have enrolled to take advantage of free tuition in wool-classing under Mr B. C. Donnelly, commencing at tho Technical School next week. Boxing. The Asliburton Boxing Association has arranged a professional contest between Jack Cossill, of Palmerston North (lightheavyweight) and Ray Nicol, of Ohai, Suthland (cruiser-weight champion of New Zealand), at Ashburton on June 13th. Cossill holds the New Zealand amateur light heavy-weight championship. Pigs and Poultry. The following prices were realised for pigs and poultry at the weekly sale held yesterday:— Pigs—Weaners lis to 12s, stores 9s to 18s, porkers 20s, baconers up to 435. Poultry—Pullets 3s, hens Is to 2s 9d,, roosters Is LM to 5s 3d, all per pair. Golf. A one-club match was played between, members of the Ashburton Ladies' Golf Club yesterday, resulting in a tie between Mrs J. Bathgate and Mrs F. W. Seldom The best cards wero as follows:—Mrs .T. Bathgato I 0G —30 —76, Mrs P. W. Seldon 1'10—34—76, Miss J. Lane 109—30—79, Mrs R. Kennedy 90—16—80. The draw for the medal match to be played among members of the Ashburton Golf Club to-morrow is as follows:—G. B. Williams and L. A. Charles. U. B. Lambert and C. A. Cuff, F. W. Watt, and D. M. Miller, G. d'Auvergne, and A. L. Jones, A. Pollock and G. C. Nicoll, A. W. Cluleo and W. R. Byburn, C. J. Bennington and D. A. Lawson, M. MacMillan and T. Forrest, L. J. Watt and W. H. Amos, M. Far-l-ell and 11. S. BillcliiT, V. W. Russell and 11. N. Lewis, N. E. 11. Fulton and C. G. d'C. Drury, C. B. Gass and G. Kfcibilliaivi, F. Pritchard and H. E*, Bonnington, It. W. Orr and J. Sinclair, S. 11. Truman and W. It. Lane, A. Lane and H. G. Ferrier, K. Nicoll and G. I. Miller, If. C. McGregor and S. J. Thomas, C. Moller and J. Connor, J. W. Keig and scorer.

Primary Schools' Games. The results of the primary schools' Kugby football and basketball competition matches played yesterday are as follows: Eugby football —Junior grade: Borough beat Ashburton East; Tinwald beat Allenton. Midget grade: Borough beat Ashburton East. Basketball—A grade: Tinwalu 'lO, Borough 0; Ashburton East a bye. B grade: Borough A 8, Tinwald 2; Allen-

ton A 4, Allenton B 0; Convent 17, Ashburton East 0; Borough B a bye. C grade: Borough A 15, Ashburton East A 0; Allenton B 11, Borough B 4; Convent B 17, Ashburton East B 5; Tinwald 1, Convent A 0; Allenton A 15, A-llenton C 0.

HINDS. The monthly meeting of th« Hinds brunch of the Mothers' Union was held in the vicarage 011 Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Mr Taylor presided. Mrs llaru.y, of Christ-church, gave an interesting talk on the missionary work .overseas. Mrs Taylor, on behalf of the members present, thanked the speaker. Mrs Barrett and Mrs lliekard wero hostesses:. The mqjnthly meeting ot the St. liuke's Girls' Friendly Society was held in the vicarage on Wednesday evening, the Rev. Mr Taylor presiding. Choruses were sung by the members, led by Mr Taylor. Mrs Hardy, of Christchurch, then gave a talk on the help most needed by the missionaries. Mrs Middlemass; on behalf of the members. thanked Mrs Hardy. The hostesses were Misses Lowe, J. Watson, imd B. Watson. The Methodist Maori choir gave a concert in the Hinds Hall on Wednesday evening, in aid of the Methodist mission funds. MT. SOMERS. Mr and Mrs J. Wilson, Sefton, .North Canterbury, who have been the guests of Mr and Mrs J. Gorrie, Mt. Somers, return north at the week-end.