MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21020, 23 November 1933, Page 7

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON J IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS The Ashburton County Council has granted permission to a few farmers to carry out experiments in irrigation in localities where there is abundant water available. The Canterbury Progress League has written to the council advocating the granting of permits wherever possible, but the council is diffident about granting the use of water, considering that water for stock purposes is of paramount importance and must not be jeopardised by the use of water for irrigation. The Canterbury Progress League has offered its co-operation and advice to farmers who are experimenting about the method of keeping records of the experiments. Investigations are now being made in the Rakaia district to see if surplus water can be granted from the Acton main raca for the use of farmers who wish to experiment in that district Sealing Alford Forest Road. Authority to proceed with the work of sealing the Alford Forest road has been received from the Main Highways Board by the Ashburton County Council and it is understood that the work will be put in hand as soon as possible. The dust nuisance on the Alford Forest road has been very troubleome to residents in that locality for k me years and a petition was received fi >m them at the last meeting of the cr uncil requesting that the road be s aled. The council made immediate s pplication to the Main Highways ! (oard for permission to do the work nder the board's subsidy scheme, and >ermission has been received to seal i 0 chains from the Ashburton borough toundary at the water tower to the • roollen mills. Physical Culture Club Formed. A decision to form a physical cultu*e club, the membership to be open to young men of St. Andrew's Presbyt *rian Church, was made at a meeting if those interested, on Tuesday evenk c*

The following officers were elected:— President, the Rev. R. S. Watson; instructor, Mr A. Calder; secretary, Mr R. Pickering; treasurer, Mr G. Lithgow; committee, Messrs A. Young, L. Wilson, D. Ross, A. Parish. Rainfall. There were 33 points of rain recorded at the Domain weather station at 9 a.m. yesterday, for the previous 24 hours. \ Croquet. The Ashburlon Croquet Club's No. 1 team defeated a team from the Aorangi Club (Timaru), in a B flag match, played at Ashburton yesterday. Details were as follows, Ashburton names being mentioned first:— Singles—Mrs C. J. McEachen 17, Mrs Tomlinson 26; Mrs W. H. Amos 26, Miss Kercher 17; Mrs A. Cooper 26, Miss Holdgate 15; Mrs E. N. Johnson 22, Mrs JCeay 26; Mrs G. B. Williams 26, Mrs Hastie 14; Mrs W. Meikleham 26, Mrs Richards 13. Doubles—Mesdames McEachen and Amos 18, Mrs Tomlinson and Miss Kercher 19 (unfinished): Mesdames Cooper and Johnson 22, Mrs Keay and Miss Holdgate 26; Mesdames Williams and Meikleham 26, Mesdames Hastie and Richards 16.

METHVEN The following players will represent the Methven Cricket Club in their matches on Saturday in the Ashburton county competitions:—Seniors v. Rakaia, at Rakaia: F. W. Cutler, A. R. Gourlay, A. Watson,. E. Watson, G. Stephen, C. Jessep, M. Holland, H. Fryer, W. J. Owen, J. T. Goodwin, C. V. McNichol. Third grade v. Rakaia, at Methven: M. Walker, E. Osmers, H. Reid, D. Cleeve, G. Weily, G. Lockhead, Hamberger, F. Briden, S. Smith, J. Fisher, J. Mcintosh. Emergencies: J. Cooksley, J. Smith. .At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Methven District High School Mr Stanley Smith was in the chair. It was decided to record a vote of thanks to the headmaster and his staff for their efforts in the recent school concert and sports. Regarding the installation of a septic tank for the school, it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the chairman to confer with the Canterbury Education Board and the Education Department with a view to having the matter put back into the original specifications. The headmaster reported that the roll number, in the primary department was 220 (boys 114, girls 106). Five boys and one girl had left during the month. In the secondary department there were 15 boys and 19 girls. Thf; headmaster also reported that the school required cricket material, "and it was agreed to spend £5. A request by the headmaster that the committee apply to the Ashburton County Council to have motor signs erected at the end of School lane and adjacent to the main highway was agreed to.