WANTAKA NOTES

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3481, 9 August 1937, Page 5

WANTAKA NOTES

(Eroni Our Own Correspondent). The rainfall for the month of July was 1.72 inches compared with 2.58 last year. Rain tell on five days during the month. A meeting of the local committee of the UpjHT Clutha Stat© Primary School Sports Association -was held at Pembroke on the 3rd inst. It was decided to ask the \Vanaka Islands Domain Board for use of the Reereation Ground on the 6th November to hold the annual sports, and to enquire from tho Wawftka. Cricket Club if this date is suitable for tho club, It was decided to allow only six in a heat at a time, only the first and second to quality for the final, but the first, l t second and third to count in the championship points. The offer of twine by Mr F. H, Callings was accepted with thanks. It was, divided that in the skipping races, rope commonly known as ploughline is to be used. At a meeting of the JPembroke branch of the Plunket Society held last Friday, it was agreed to send £2 10s towards the Building Fund of the Karitane Hospital. It was also agreed to procure badges to be sold in the district,_the, cost of each badge being is. Eaeh shilling so collected goes towards a. brick for the new building. These badgpu are very appropriate with the pictute j/f the two Princesses on them. Mr D. C. Aubrey left for Australia on Monday. Mr A. Allan, Wellington, is spending his annua! leave in Pembroke. Miss, Moody has taken up a position with Jolly and Sons, Pembroke, Mr and Mrs C. J. Ceilings left on Tuesday tit upend a fe*f days in Dunedin,