REEFTON NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21122, 24 March 1934, Page 5

REEFTON NEWS

j MAIN lIKIIIWAVS HO.\KD j -,tP2'. u l . Ti i j icFFI-'TOX. Marcn I The members of the Main Hi.'jhwuj •- I Board will arrive" at Westpurt on i April 24 and will Inter visit Kuramea. I The members will leave for Inannaluia ' and will inspect the main highways on the way to Greymouth. Youtiff People's Guild The Kev. (\ Duncan presided ov» i a larr.e attendance al the annual mee'j ini' of tin: Reefton Yoium People ' ; Guild. The election <>! i.lheer,; took ! place and. after a di?cuss:on on tlt«- | year's syllabus, it was decided thai | the conveners of the separate j mittees should meet and dr .v up | programme. 'lnangahua Agricultural and I'asloial Association ' A! a meelnn; of the committee o! : the Inangahua Agricultural and Pa;- ; toral Association. Mr \V. S. I'raH pro- ' sided. The balance-sheet for the teI cent show showed receipt.', to tola; Cl4ti lis ad. and expenditure .lillf 1-1; j Lid. leaving a credit balance of 11-0 I 15s 'MI. This was considered very sat- ! isfac-.ury. Points prize., were allotted jas follows:- Sections 1 and 'J: J. B. I Di.-caciati. Mrs Wickenpri/c: Miss : Gibellini. Messrs Duncan anj Mej Lean's trophy: Airs W. S. Pratt. Burnett White's trophv: J. B. Discaciati. .Miss 1 la.dld'o trophy: Mr, J. McKIWe... Volunteer I ire Brigade 'I in - a- .i; u.ll i;!t ctii.-. ei !,i< l>rr:;.'te ua~ held tin.> week, when thtrt v. a i iar_< attendance i.|' na. niiier. .

captain repurted that lor thr \ear a'J niKlers had boon in/Id v.itn an awra:,r attendance of U.Hi. The annu-.I ball provid a financial micccs... Fireman ; Fa,;cr had attended the cuiih ri nee' at Hamilton and had been pn.srntid w:'.i a I'a-yc.ir :;uid star. 'l'm- repoi t iii.j balanei! .-howiir: a . i::all . crtdil balar.o . v. en- adopi( .1 'I !:e i lection of oifcir- rc.-ulti d a tollo'. I .' : . Captain, Mr C. Coxall; liculeiiant. .Mr A. C». Heid: hrst toreman. Mr C. C'tivt:;: second foreman. Mr X. It. Crith p.; ! '.adder foremen. W. Blern and. J. J. Byrne; secretary. Mr O. H. Keid; ii'ea.-urer, 'Mr Coxall: auditor, .Mr : iiank.-:. The iollownv; honour.- v/np pi i Milted by Captain Coxall: - ■ Fr, <: year.-,' M'rvii'i' medaF. Firemen -1. • Byrne and \V. McCaffrey; two year:-' j service bars. Captain Coxall icoinpletj J.'i year?l, laeutonar.t S. X<'wcornbe (nine years', Foreman A. Parkinson. C. Curtis, Reid, and Panekhur: t 'seven yearv, Firemen W, Html and AV. McCaffrey <seven years'. Fireman ; J. Byrne and J. Banks. Personal

There was a larsc attendance in th-» band room to bid farewell to Serjeant J. Smythe, who lias been transferred to Blenheim. .Mr J. B. Auld presided and referred to Serjeant Smythe's eiiieiency in hi.s duties, and asked him to aceept a nr; as a mark of appreciation of the citizens. Messrs .T. Noble, \V. .J. Morris, \V. J. Did!'. T. I, Floyd, W. B. Auld, K. W. Spencer. J. B. Diseueiati, and 1. Patterson aho .Minke. Kusby I-cag'ue At Ihe adjourned merlin 1 ; of tho UceHon rtußbv Leae.ue Ciub, Mr C. Chandler was in the chair. A motion of sympathy was passed to the relatives; of the late Mr S. Magee. members .standing in silence. Olllcei s elected at the meet in;; were: Club captain, Mr C. Curtis; coaches, Messrs W. Parsonage and C. MeElwee; selectors. Messrs \V. Parsonage. C. MeElvee, and captains: junior captain. Mr A. Watson; vice-captain. Mr W. Barrow ; referees. Messrs W. Parscnae.c ana W. Cntbush. It was decided to forward an application for reinstatement from X. Kiely. The secretary was instructed to enquire about the u-e of the e.'-mnasiurn for training, and to col lee. information lor lie; club's trip io Chrislehureh.