NORTH CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21992, 16 January 1937, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY

FEWER RELIEF WORKERS

RANGIORA UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES

A decrease in the total number of relief workers in the Rangiora district is shown in the unemployment allocation for next week, compared with that for this week. Details of the allocation are as follows, this week's figures being given in parenthesis:— Sustenance, 74 (78); No. 5 scheme, 48 (55); total, 122 (133). Three men have registered as unemployed at the Government Employment Bureau, Rangiora, during the last week. Special Challenge Tennis Match. A win for R. Hadley (Amberley Domain) was the result of a special challenge match between him and A. Cook (Amberley) arranged by the North Canterbury Lawn Tennis SubAssociation. The score was 6-1, 6-2. Personal Mr and Mrs C. J. Smith and family have returned to Rangiora from a visit to Picton. Mr H. H. Matthews (Rangiora borough engineer), who has been visiting Southland, will return during the week-end and resume duty on Monday. Band Concert Arrangements have been made for the Christchurch Municipal Band to give a concert on the rotunda at Victoria Park, Rangiora, to-morrow evening. A varied programme has been selected. LIBRARY FOR DARFIELD PROPOSAL TO BE PROCEEDED WITH A unanimous decision to proceed immediately with the establishment of a Cublic library in Darfield wqs made y a very large meeting representative of residents of Darfield and surrounding districts in the Memorial Hall. Mr L. Fox was elected to the chair and Mr H. G. Holland acted as secretary for the meeting. Mr Fox outlined a proposed scheme and gave details of Government, local body, and other assistance. Mrs D. McMillan, in thanking Mr Fox for his interest in the scheme, said that the need for a library in Darfield had long been felt, and that it was indeed pleasant to know that the proposal was being proceeded with. Excellent progress was made at the meeting, and that very generous library facilities are being made available was shown by the arrangements already made, only final details remaining to be completed before the library will be opened. The election of officers resulted:— Chairman, Mr L. Fox; honorary secretary, Mr J. Buttle; general committee, Mesdames C. Cridge. F. Cridge, S. R. Oldridge, W. Hutcheon. M. Johnston, Dr. C. E. Reid. Messrs G. Cridge. H. G. Holland, G. C. Warren, G. McMillan, J. Duncan, jun.. R. Cridge, H. Otten, L. Fox, and J. Buttle. The following sub-committee was elected to complete arrangements:— Messrs G. Cridge, H. Otten, G. C. Warren, and the chairman and secretary.

CONCRETE CROSSING IN COE'S FORD

SPRINGS COUNCIL UNABLE TO FACE COST THIS YEAR

The members present at the monthly meeting of the Springs County Council were Crs. J. S. Simpson (chairman), P. V. Bailey, J. W. Kime, and C. H. Watson. Sympathy was extended to Cr. J. H. Williams in his illness.

The council expressed keen regret at the death of Mr F. Rowell, representative of the district on the North Canterbury Hospital Board for a number of years, and the clerk was asked to convey a message of sympathy to Mrs Rowell. It was decided to support the nomination of Cr. John Heslop, chairman of the Ellesmere County Council, for the vacancy on the Hospital Board caused by Mr Rowell's death. The Ellesmere Council wrote about a proposal to lay a concrete crossing in Coe's ford, the cost of a 90-foot length, with a usable width of nine feet being estimated at £2OO. While sympathetic to the proposal, the council decided to reply that it could not face its half share of the cost this year because of its other commitments. To minimise the risk of accidents the foreman was given authority to paint the wings of bridges where he considered it desirable.

After considering a letter from Mrs J. Rolston, Lincoln, it was decided to ask two adjoining property owners to clean part of the Lincoln stream. Authority was given the overseer to have the Selwyn Huts road past Cook's property improved. The dog registration fees were fixed at the usual rates, and Mr E. W. Bennett was reappointed collector. Members inspected the work being done by the contractor for the five miles of paving on the main highway

ELLESMERE TENNIS COMPETITION

POSITIONS OF B GRADE TEAMS

The positions of teams in the Ellesmere Tennis Association's B grade competition are as follows: Lincoln 16 points, Killinchy 14, Irwell No. 1 12. Irwell No. 2 12. Leeston 10, Tai Tapu 6, Springston 6, Dunsandel 4, Lakeside 2, Southbridge 0.

LEESTON AFFAIRS

TOWN BOARD HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING

Commissioner W. Johnston presided over the monthly meeting of the Leeston Town Board. Advice was received from the Commissioner of Transport that it was necessary, because of speed restrictions on streets through the town district, for all roads at the boundary of the district to be adequately sign-posted. The works committee was authorised to have the signs erected. Accounts for payment totalled £432 17s Bd, this amount including £271 18s 4d for sealing work. Dog registration fees were fixed as last year, and January 28 was decided upon as the last day for payment of rates without the 10 per cent, pen-

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