WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20630, 20 August 1932, Page 5

WEST COAST NOTES.

PERSONAL. (SJ'ECIAL, 'JO 'I'M rRt.iS.) GKEYMOUTH, August 10. Mr and Mrs ?<\ Fane, wlio havo been •v isiung Christohurch. returned to Hokitika yesterday. Mr I'. Hart, of Die New Zealand Eogb.v League team, returned yesterdav from Christehurch to Jiunanga. Aliases V. and M. McKay, who have been spending a holiday in Christckureb, returned yesterday. Mr 11. l'. Kasmnssen. stationmastei in charge at West.port, who lias been on holidays, returned yesterday. Mr M. JToriutni, who has been re liming clerk at the trreyiuouth Court oflice, returned to-day l'rom Westpurt. Mr Ji. A. McboriJcy arrived yesterday from Cromwell to replace Mr Iforinan. Mr and. Mrs 11. Cruzcroft and .Mr and Mrs 11. Keen, who have been spending a holiday on the West. Coast, returned yesterday to Uunedi". Misses Jean .Hose and JSlva I.oitch left yesterday on a holiday visit to Christ chureh. Mr aud Mrs 11. O. Judd left yesterday on a holiday visit, to l.'hristclnirch. Mr A. llopkinson left yesterday en a trip to Napier. Schools' Excursions Yesterday a, total of 200 children from Creymouth, Cobden. Kunauga, Taylorillv, Dobsou, Blackball, Kaihinu, Humphreys, aud Iho Hokitika Iligb Schools left on an excursion to Okristcbiireh for the purpose of visiting the Wilt ter fallow, in charge of teachers from their schools. They will return nu f?at urday.

A. ;uid F. Association. The annual meeting of tbe AVcst Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday, Mill. \Y. Kitcbinghaui (president) presiding uvcr a good attendance of mem bers. 'flu: aunuaJ rr[)urt, showed a debit balance on tlio year's working of ;C.'to -f I Id, (hough as.scls showed an increased margin over liabilities. Ullicers wore elected as follows: — President, Mr H. G. Carter; vice-presi-dent, Mr A. J. I'aliner; secretary, Mr W. I'ring; treasurer, Mr T. E. Coates; auditor, Mr E. Warner. A strong committee consisting of farmers from all over the district, and others, was als<> elected. Wedding. The wedding was celebrated at St. John's Church, Westporl, on Weduea' day, of Miss Nellie Shaw, daughter of .Mrs Vauz, and Mr Noel Spiers, of Christcliurch. After tho ceremony, ■which look place in the evening, the guests were entertained at a wedding supper, nmP Infer a Haui-e was held lo mark the event. Air and Mt> Spiers were the recipients of a number of presents. The Rev. .1, \V. |!loyce ofli ciated. Valedictory. Mi' C. M. Sargisson, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, who has been transferred fo the bank's Feilding branch, and Mrs Sargisson, wero entertained by tlio residents of Westport at a social gathering on Weduesday evening. Tho Mayor (Mr .T. H. Harkness) presided, and during the evening presented Mr and Mrs Sargissou with an electric lamp and a set of cut-glass wine glasses. Mr nnd Mrs B,'irgisnon leave to-mor-row for the Xorth Island. Hockey. A soven a side tournament for tho Crankshaw Shield was held by the women's hockey clubs at liokitika on Wednesday. The weather was beautiful, but the recent, rain had left tho ground soft and slippery. Nine teams took part in tho tournament, and some good games were witnessed. In tho iirst round Mawhera (Greyniouth) wero eliminated, being beaten by Rovers A by 3 to nil. The final was won bv liokitika, who beat Rover# A by 2 to nil. Last year's holders of the Crankshaw Shield wero Itokitika.

partment with a copy of Mr Brown's report, relative to the high quality of the class work in the secondary department of this school. ft. was decided to write to the Kaikoura District High School Committee asking it to convey to the school stuff the Board's appreciation'' of the excellent, programme of agricultural work being carried on at Kaikoura. Garden Allotments. ,\ memorandum was read from (lie secretary of the Garden Allotments Committee enquiring whether the Board had any land which it would be prepared to place at the disposal of the committee for n period of two years for the purpose of enabling unemployed men to grow vegetables for their own use. It was resolved to otter the Paparoa street and Milne street sites to the committee for this purpose for a period of two years provided these areas were not required by the Board for any other purpose, and subject to the supervision of the Manual and Technical Committee and of the supervisor. A further proviso was that additional expenditure on the score pf rates should not accrue t,o the Board. The following representatives of (he board on the management of Technical Schools were reappointed. —Mr S. R. Evison (Christchurch Technical' College) and Mr <T. W. Preen (Timaru Technical School).

Appointments and Resignations. The following appointments were continued: —Chamberlain, Miss IS. M. Eagle (sole teacher); Cliristehurcli East. Miss V. F. Sime'oek aud Miss JI. A. Kiely (assistant; mistresses); Elmwood, Mr C. V. Jackman (assistant master); Ilazelburn, Mr 11. C. Hill (sole teacher); Kiiubcll, Mr E. F. Baas (sole teacher); Pleasant Valley, Mr S. J. Drew (sole teacher); Tinwald, Miss ItM. Ooak (infant mistress); Walthall), Mr 1). Brown (headmaster); Waslulykc, Mr X. I'. Lory (headmaster); Wharcnui, Miss 11. F. Freeman (infant mistress); Normal School, .Miss M. K. Thompson (assistant mistress). The following resignations were accepted:—A rat ika, Mr 11. A. Taylor; Aldington, Miss I>. Matheson; Doric. Mr W. C. Currie; Esk Valley, Miss A. I. Grieve; Kimbell, Mrs E. X. Erikson; Kokatahi Lower, Miss G. G. Andrews: Methven, Miss I. M. Pledger; lioa, Miss D. 31. Glasson; St. Andrews, Miss V. Siineock; Sunnier, Miss M. .Reese: Te Pirita, Mis;- flounsell; Wuinui, Miss B. M. Bell; Washdyke, Mr C. V. Jackman. I.r was resolved that ;i letter oi' appreciation be sent to Miss M. Reese (Sumner), who was retiring after long and etlicient service. :