MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21123, 26 March 1934, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

♦ ASHBURTON ! RELIEF KOU UNEMPLOYED| As a measure of relief for unein- j ployed with dependents during the j stand-down week, the Ashburton i County Council has reinstated wood- , cutting by contract in its plantations, j Forty men were given relief ill this j way during the last week. The sys- | tern of selection of the men is by re- j commendation from the Ashburton Hospital Board. 1 Personal Mi ,1. Si I in-fellow, o( ( Ireylown. j Wairuiapu. and formerly of Tmwald. is on a visit to Ashburton. County Council Loan C omxn>ion ■ To convert to u lower rate of interest its loan of about il 10.000 raised for the installation of the Methven highpressure water supply, the Ashburton County Council will hold a special lneetni!', on Thursday. The Ashbur- j ton County Council's activities have j been particularly free from borrowed j money. The only other loun is one of about £40(10 borrowed to extend the water-nice .system at Ruapuna, and that sum was raised at such a low rate of interest that it is not subject to conversion. Pigeon K.icin,^ A ci air ol pigeons, about -.> birds, was liberated by the Ashburton railway authorities on Saturday morning : in a special sectional race to Dunedm for the New Zealand federation Derby. The race was conducted by the Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club. More than 100 birds were also liberated in another of a series of match j i aces under Hie auspices o( the same, ( iuh U'ukanui Ito.iii iUi.ird's Kates The total amount struck as rales by. the Wakunui Koad Hoard for the year I ending March .'il was ,1J H(i4 IBs fid, and! of this sum X.'ti(il 10s (id has been collected, leaving £~OH 7s lid outstanding,! which will incur the 10 per cent, pen-, Kalibil Breeder:;' AsMiii.ilion I'he Ashburton brunch of the Co- j operative Rabbit Breeders' Association met on Saturday evening, Mr P. Morrison presiding. It was decided to ask Miss Wright ;ind Mr Duggan to judge the rabbit section at the Winter Show. An interesting demonstration on shearing and grading was given by Mr R Hopwood. Mr R. Agnew was appointed to till the vacancy on the committee. Cricket A rri» K.-t ma Mi 1».|» .•••» A«h- j 1.»r1..n Ilmii S »».l T.-cl,I «;,« j mi I'n- 'l'l I Imir.il ki-mimml on Suturihiy ii fl .-moon. '1 <-i-!. 11 irn I hnlli'il first uiul ui.iil.' f (S. l;.MiNimi 1., sss v i I'. .1i.n1.-tn 111. S* <-h o1 .-.-plo-it Willi tli-l, th>> 11 f-i ri■ll •, r I -i nri'i- ti,.ii, u - I'. I-Yiir. u-!o> r..iii-' 1 '! v\!11 ; 1 lp' !iftll ninii»- runs. Tlio outv " t Im-i- iI.hiI.I, li.-ur.> ►ror.T u .'i :> K. lti.':Mr It I'n m.M:,| iiniin.-- 1 f„ r «•>" I »•- »f Mi.!,-. „l |„.invHi.- ..nl> 1' i! *-1 ni il tri r.-ii.'i .1..n1,1.I 111!-' for s- 1n.1.1. I'. H:i i-.-nt took oil,. I fur :: fin-, ['. /'.Mich .HI- for li 1111 ,i I on.' for .|, I,'. r tin-,.,, for 17. nn.l 1-'. Ilollow.iy on,, for 4. tor Tt'i'lmi.■» 1, X. ,lours took <i'ic for fi ami T. Spii-rr ui.h for I'..