CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22501, 8 September 1938, Page 4

CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL

MONEY TO BE RAISED MEETING OF LOCAL COMMITTEE Arrangements for the centennial celebrations in Oamaru were discussed at a meeting of the representatives of the Oamaru Borough Council and the Waitaki County Council, comprising the local centennial committee, on Tuesday afternoon. The Mayor (Mr L. J. K. Familton) was elected chairman of the committee the County Clerk (Mr R. K. Gardiner) secretary, and the Town Clerk (Mr J Branthwaite) treasurer. Other members oresent were Messrs E. D. Watts and J. C. Kirkncss (Oamaru Borough Council), and James Rodman (chairman), R. B. Meek, and S. M. Taylor (Waitaki County Council). “The first thing we ought to do is to find out what subsidy, if any, we are going to get,” said the Mayor. “We should know this before we prepare any plans for the memorial Plunket and rest room.” “It will only be a small amount,” said Mr Rodman. “No word has yet been received," The Mayor said that the local contributions for the rest room were com-, prised of a grant of £I6OO from the Waitaki County Council, and £BOO from the Oamaru Borough Council, 1 which had also given the land for the site, valued at £BOO. A suggestion was made by Mr Rodman that the Plunket Society and other women’s organisations should be asked to assist. Money could also be raised by queen carnivals and galas. It was decided to ask the Plunket Society, the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, the local branch of the Women’s Institute, the Beautifying Association, and the Treeplanting Association each to appoint a representative, to the committee. It was further decided to write to the Justice Department asking if arrangements could be made to enable the committee to obtain the land from the department for the memorial rest room as soon as possible. The next meeting of the committee will be held on September 23. ANNUAL LEVY PROPOSED COST OF GARDENS TENNIS COURTS MEADOWBANK CLUB’S SUPPORT An annual levy of 2s 6d from each player affiliated to the North Otago Lawn Tennis Association to meet the cost of the grass tennis courts in the Oamaru Municipal Gardens, was supported at the annual meeting of the Meadowbank Tennis Club on Tuesday evening. The levy is proposed in ..notice of motion to be considered at the annual meeting of the association. The president (Mr L. J. South) presided over a good attendance. The idea of the,levy was to give the association some fund- towards the cost of the grass courts at the Oamaru Gardens, said Mr South. The association expected some help from tennis players, said Mr P. Mulligan. At present about £ISOO had been spent on the courts. The levy would pay off the present indebtedness 'and establish a fund for the upkeep of the courts. A motion that the club was in favour of the levy was carried and the delegate to the association’s annual meeting was instructed to support the proposal. The annual report and balance-sheet showed a satisfactory credit. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mr L. J. South; vice-presidents, Messrs A. R. Tait and N. McQuade; secretary. Miss D. Miller; treasurer. Miss O. Rutherford; ladder secretaries. Mrs A. R. Tait and Mr K. C. McDonald; club captain. Mr P. S. Seyb; honorary auditor, Mr H. J. Robertson; committee. Mrs A. R. Tait, Miss L. McPherson. Messrs K. Sproat, H. Hore, K. C. McDonald: social conveners, Mrs A. R. Tait, Miss A. Blythe: delegate to North Otago Lawn Tennis Association, Mr K. McDonald; trustees, Mr A. R. Tait and Miss O. Rutherford. Opening day was fixed lor October 1. PERSONAL NOTES OAMARU Mr L. J. South was re-elected president pf thp Meadowbank Tennis Club at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of Mr B. W. Williams, former grocers’ representative on the Retailers’ Committee of the Oamaru Chamber of Commerce, was carried at the monthly meeting of the committee on Tuesday evening. Mr R. C. H. Kent, clerk in the Magistrate’s Court office at Oamaru, who is relieving at Cromwell, will resume duty at Oamaru to-morrow. “SMALLER COMMITTEE REQUIRED” MEADOWBANK TENNIS CLUB “Half the active and enthusiastic members of the club are now on the committee-,” said Mr L. J. South, president of the Meadowbank Tennis Club, at the club’s annual meeting on Tuesday evening. Mr South claimed that the constitution of the club should be altered to provide for a smaller committee able to function more easily. No action was taken by the meeting. SHIPPING PORT OF OAMARU [THE PRESS Special Service.] OAMARU. September 7. Arrived, m.v. Opawa, 6234 tons, Captain Hamilton, at 12.30 a.m. to-day. The New Zealand Shipping -Company advises that the motor-vessel Opawa is expected to complete discharge to-morrow and to sail for Sydney direct. The Karetu, from Newcastle, Sydney, and Hobart, thence Bluff. Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Oamaru, is due on Saturday. September 10. The Walpahi will load at Oamaru about Monday. September 12, for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, via ports. The Wainui is scheduled to load at Oamaru on Wednesday, September 14, for Wellington. Napier, and Gisborne, via Pt The Waipiata, from Auckland on Friday, September 9, is expected here on Saturday, September 17, to load for Wellington and Auckland, via Timaru and Lyttelton.