NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21363, 4 January 1935, Page 14

NELSON NEWS

HIGHLAND GATHERING * PIPING AND DANCING AT MOTUEKA 'j (SPECIAL TO THE PSISS.» IS NELSON, January 3 ■ Although the Motueka Caledonian 1 Society's annual gathering had had to 1 be postponed for one day owing to wet weather, it proved most success, fi ful. Competitors were present fj Christchurch, Dunedin, Blenheim H Granity, Masterton, Hastings, and Nei. S son, resulting in very keen compel iff tion. Pipe-Major J. Topp judged the if piping and Mrs lan Cameron (Waita. 3 rapa) the dancing. |R Cups were awarded as follow?: IB Piping: "Sandy Mac Donald" m Murdo Mackenzie; Waters g?s II (marches, novice), K. Osgood; Snod. S grass Cup (hornpipe, under 18), Hec S tor Guild; D.C.L. Cup (reel 0' Tul. 9| loch), Gladys Smyth; Ingram Cut fl (seann triubhais, men), Manly Jamie- K son; Bowers Cup, Gladys Smyth; Black f and White Cup, Margaret Kerr; Hat. { ley Cup, Jean McLachlan. |', The prize list was as follows: , Bagpipe Music—Marches (open): lb Alan Guild (Blenheim) 1, Murdo Mac if kenzie (Masterton) 2. John McLachlan H (Christchurch) 3. H Strathspey and Reel: Murdo Macken- « zie 1, Alan Guild 2, John McLachlan 11 and Don Guild (equal) 3. 11l Lament: Murdo Mackenzie 1. Alan if Guild 2, S. O'Hara (Waimea West) 3. I Pibroch: Murdo Mackenzie 1, Alan 1 Guild 2. M Marches (novice): K. Osgood (Blen. B heim) 1, G. Baillie (Blenheim) 2. ■ Dancing—Seann Triubhais (New if Zealand championship), girls 12 years M of age and over: Gladys Smyth (Hast- "I ings) 1, Joy McLachlan (Christchurch) J 2, Jean McLachlan (Christchurch) 3. "| Highland Fling (provincial cham- >: pionship): Gladys Smyth 1, Dan Guild J (Blenheim) 1, Manly Jamieson (Blen- m heim) 3. S' Seann Triubhais (South Island cham. m pionship, men and boys): Manly Jamie, m son 1, Clarrie Jamieson 2. *| Reel o' Tulloch (open, D.C.L. Cup); 3 Gladys Smyth 1, Manly Jamieson 2, ,4 Jean McLachlan 3. 4 f Irish Jig (open, men): Don GuiM 1, ij Manly Jamieson 2, Clarrie Jamieson 3. m As the Takaka gathering had to be 3 cancelled two of the chief events'aU m lotted to Takaka were held at Motueka 1 with the following results:— • 1 Highland Fling (open) (Willox Cup); § Manly Jamieson 1, Gladys Smyth 2, I Don Guild 3. ', 1 Sword Dance (South Island cham- Jpionship, girls 18 and under): Jeaa McLachlan 1, Margaret Kerr 2, Beta' $ Warren 3. u Customs Revenue .| Customs duties collected at the port 1 of Nelson during 1934 showed a sub- M stantial increase over the figure for S 1933. Last year £31,318 was collected if against £26,948 in 1933. Details of f§ customs duties for December last quar- B ter and 1934, and also excise and beer m duty, and sales tax compared with » the previous year's figures (in paren. 3 thesis) are as follows:—Customs duties, B month December £2827 18s 6d (£2266 ■ 15s), December quarter £9355 5s 5d K (£6932 9s Id), year £31,318 15s K (£26,948 2s 4d); excise and beer duty, M month of December £l2ll 10s Id m (£1248 6s), December quarter £3OOB S 12s 3d (£3606 9s lOd), year £11,133 I 15s 4d (£11,503 19s Od); sales tax, ft month of December £1450 0s 6d M (£1565 5s lOd), December quarter H £4657 lis 6d (£4652 9s 4d), year if £17,966 17s Id (£13,813 18s lid). i Personal --" . ft Mr and Mrs A. R. Sherris (Chgit. 1 church) are on a motor tour of BMi- m heim, Nelson, and the West CoasCMiss m Marjorie Sherris accompanied them m as far as Nelson, where she will pla; B in the tenni.= tournament and als % visit Ngatimoti. ;i Sf