MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20790, 25 February 1933, Page 10

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. ECONOMY COMMITTEE. Consideration was given to ways and means of further reducing expenditure auring the difficult times through which the primary producers are passing, by the .Ashburtpn County* Council, whielf sat as an economy committee yesterday. A number of recommendations were made, and after these are approved at the next meeting of the council they will be brought into fqrce during the cpming year. The proceedings were taken in committee. Reference was i|iade to the responsibility of the council in sending workmen to fight outbreaks of fire on private properties. It was resolved to instruct the council's officers that in the event of a request for assistance an officer in charge of four men could assist, £nd if the council's property was? threatened more men could be sent outMount Somers Railway Line. The railway time-table for the Mount Somers lino will be altered from Monday, when trains will be delayed to give better service to farmers in the district. The trains will run on the same days, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, but they will not leave Ashburton until 0.45 a.m., arriving at Bpringburn at 11.45 a.m. They will leave Springburn again at 12.25 p.m., and reach Ashburton at 3.4 p.m. Magistrate's Goiirt.

Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., presideu at the sitting qf the Magistrate's Court yesterday. A middle-aged man, whose ;namc was suppressed, pleaded not guilty Jo charges of receiving sums of 10s, 13s, ar.d 10s on terms requiring him to account for them to his employers, failing to do so, thereby committing theft. The Magistrate said the case showed a very bad system, amounting almost to criminal negligence in defendant's failure to enter up receipts as he received the moneyThe case was dismissed. 1 Nellie Holland, a married woman, who was arrested in Moore street on Thursday evening," on a charge of drunkenness, was covicted and ordered to pay Is 6d taxi hire. She was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months, on a charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. W. J. A. Wood was fined 15s and costs JOs, for driving a motor-cycle without a license and was fined 10s trad costs 10b for failing to give way to traffic on the right. For riding ciycles at night without a light the following were fined 10s and costs 10s:—James E. Fotheiingham, Stanley Ross, M. Gale, Duncan Menzies, Patrick McGinn, William Reid, Harry Dicfcwm, E. Kirkman, Steve Leonard, and Percy Morrison. On* a similar charge, Dulcie Milyard was fined 10s and 12s costs, Jack Ede was fined 10s and costs 3s, and A. Spliluter was fined 5s and costs 3s.

A fine of 20s and costs' 12s was imposed on J. H. Molland for failing to give way to traffic on his right. Molland was fined a further spm of 5« and costs 10s for driving a car without a license. Judgment for the plaintiff* by default was given in the cases of Wilding and A eland v. P. J. Jenkins, £ll 14s 4d and costs £2 16s, and the Ashburton County Council v. C. C. Burdon, £lB 15s and co»ts £2 16s. ■ . Personal. Mr J. Gifford, inspector for the Department of Justice, is on a -fisit of inspection to the Ashburton Magistrate's Court. Mr J. Raleigh, whq has been on the staff of the Ashburton Magistrate'? Court for about 12 months, and "Who has been transferred to Hokitika, was met *y e sterday by the staff of the Court, Xiands, and Stoek Departments, and Ashburton police, and presented with a gold-mounted pencil,! Mr Raleigh leaves for the West Coast this morning.

Among the guests at the Hotel Somerset during this week were Mr G, E, Brown (Napier), Mr B. A. Murphy and Miss D. M. Stubbings (Auckland) > Messrs Donald Murio and A. L, Bezett (Dunedin), Messrs W. Timmings, A; H. Corrick, C. H. Cheater, C. W, Robinson, y. C. Whiteborn, P. L, Brandt, and M. Manning (Christcliurch). Ashburton East Dental Clinic. The Ashburton; East Dental Clinic committee met on Thursday evening, the following being presents Messrs J, H, Harper (chairman), W. S, Kerr.. E, H. Childs, and Nurse I. Williams. The nurse's report stated that the total- number of .-operations during the last two months had been 417, "attendances 233, new patients examined 29, and patients re-examined 130, She ex» pected to return to the Tinwald School on April 1, and would be there for two mpnths. The ■ question of admitting other schools was discussed, but the nurse considered she would be occupied till June in bringing the work up to date. It was agreed to hold the matter over in the meantime. . * As instructions had been received from the inspecting dental officer that chil* 'dren who had not paid the clinic levyshould not receive treatment, it wag decided that those who had not paid during the last two years would be struck off " the list, and to notify the parents of new patients that they must pay in order to receive treatment. War Belief Fund. " The committee of the Ashburton War Relief Fund met on Thursday evenings Mr E. H. Orr presiding. Ten applications for assistance were received, five being granted, some of the remainder declined and others held over for investigation. Boxing Association: A meeting of the General. Committee of the Ashburton Boxing Association was held on Thursday evening, when Mr J. B. Cullen presided. The New Zealand Boxing Council wrote regretting that it was not in & position to make any grant towards the expenses incurred in sending Competitors to the last New Zealand championships. An application from Stan Brookes for a contest with Tommy Griffiths or JackCrowley was declined. A statement of the finances was presented and the opinion was expressed that- failing prompt payment of outstanding subscriptions the committee should consider taking legal .action for recovery. Rubbish Fire. A fire which broke out in sonie rubbish at the back of tho house pf Mr C. Jaiue, Chalmers avenue, atH;l,s yesterday morning, necessitated tho assistance of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade to quell it. No damage was done.

Prowl Touts' AgßOpintiOl. The Asliburton branch of the New Zealand Crown Tenants' Association met yesterday afternoon, when the president (Mr E. W. Wightman) piesided. The New Zealand Crown Tenants Association wrote asking for particulars as to how tenants an Education Board reserves could obtain reductions in rent. The president explained that the Land Board h&4 not power %o 4 e »l with those tenants, whose applications had to be sent to Wellington, but wogld #»ftlly conip b&ck to the L»n4 Board. Ha felt sure they would eventually obtain reductions ranging from 25 to £0 per cent. It was decided to reply i# these terms. The New Zealand Crown Tenants' Association al!30 forwarded for endorsement a resolution, which it had carried, to -the effect that as the passing of the Bank Indemnity and Sales Tax Bills had increased the cost of living to farmers by 20 per eent., the Minister for Lands be requested to increase the living allowance to all Crown tenants by at least 20 per cent. The resolution was approved. The suggestion that after harvest the Commissioner of Crown pands should be invited to visit Ashburton to consider the qijestipn of living allowances snd other matters was made by Mr .1. H, Robertson. He said the position would be serious during the winter. Mr B. McKay stated thftt the difficulty with the living allowance was that the initiative of fPßftnts seemed to decline under that system/. The settlers of the Clunes Settlement were advised thftt their applications for remissions of rent sjionld bg sept ip tbe Central devaluation Board, Wellington. Loyal AsMmrton #

The quarterly summoned meeting of the Loyal Aghburton Lodge, M.U., I.CVQ.F., was held 011 evening, when tto. N.G., Bro. T, F. Smith? Motipng of eywartF were passed with the relatives of Bra. W, Greenslade and with Bro. F. J. Clueas in their recent bereavements. It was intimated that a Past Grinds' Lodge for conferring the purple degree woyld be held at Tiuwald to-night) Md that the district conference would bp feeld on March 18. A balance-sheet was presented for the year ending November 30 lftat. The following credit balances were shown: Sipk and funeral fund ft 150 8s 4d, management #61.7s 3d, redemption, contribution, and extra funeral benefit £3875 13s 9d, social £4O 17b 3d, The funds totalled £4213 Is lid, of which £2llO w«s invested in freehold securities, £7OO in Power Board debentures, and #llOO in inscribed stock. The membership of-the lodge was 447. First nominations of delegate* fpr the district conference were received, Bro. A. A, Craighead being the only candidate for the office of elective see : retary, waa declared elected. The lee? ture master (P.G. Bro. C. M. Innes) •installed Bro. Craighead. Bro. »W. C. Jones was appointed guardian in place of Bro. Craighead. , Pigs and Poultry. The following prices were realised at the weekly sale of pige a»d poultry held yesterday;— Pigs; Weaners and slips 5b 6d to 10a, Poultry: Hens la to Is lOd, ducks 2» Id. .

METHVEN. The monthly meeting of the Methvea sub-branch of the Plunket Society was presided, over by Mrs Jteid. Others present were Mpsdames J. Wootton, E. J. Watson, Jno. Watson, W. J. Owen, G. Johns, J. Goodwin, E. Ji. Bland, W. Morgan, N, Crooks (bon, secretary), and Mr ». F. Jtenai, Mr* G, B. Cleey# wrote tendering her resignation as a member of the committee, and this waa accepted' with regret. • Correspondence waareceiyed from the Ashburton branch abGut the decision of the committee to rcduas thg visits of the nur6e to Methven to once $ fortnight, arid asking for the reconsideration of tfeif matter. After, diseusaibn it was decided to adhere to the fort.nightly visits. g. Mr Benai, i» referring to the financial position' of the branch, suggested that a mortgage be raised on tji© local property. The matter was discussed fully, but it waa decided/ Against this and tie committee agreed to make"" a further effort to put the finances of the branch on a sound basis. . It was decided to hold the autumn flower show, and arrangements' for this were left in the hand# of Mrs W. Morfan. It was also * agreed to a&k the loth yen ranger® troop to assist at a function on the' evening of tXe flower show. It "was algo decided to make « special effort to collect outstanding sub* Bcriptione. - One aceoust; amounting to £22, was passed for payment. The nurse's resort for the month of January was as follows:—Horn as visited 16; visits to rooms: adults 61, babies 37, pre-school age 12, total 110; new ease 1.