GAS COMPANY'S PICNIC.
v.A very successful-and .'enjoyable picnic was held 1 at :Maidstoiio 'Park, Upper Hutt, on'' Saturday, by. the: Wellington Gas Company's employees,' -There wefo, over' 400 -present,including the officers \of .. the company' Messrs. /Ferguson:.(general manager), Helliwoll (secrotary), Birch .(engineer), and NorIwood- (manager, fitting :.departmpnt)/'The following sports ' events -V.were got off:— Single Women's.'Race—Myrtle Fear, 1; An-' nie. Hedges,:.2.- All: Employees' Handicap— F. Smyth, vl;: ft Welles % Sack ;; Raco— A; Leigh, 1; C. _Hedges <mnr.), 2. Bun and Treaolo Competition—Hook, 1; Walsh 2 Cycle-Race-C. Hedges (junr.), 1; A'. Cow,artl, 2. Gas Company's. Handicap—Hook 1; J.Mann, ; 2. ■ Old . Men's Racc-j! Thomas, 1; C. ; H.- Barratt, 2. -Married Women's Race—Mrs. M'Cloland, 1; Mrs Hillo, '2. 'Handicap— J. Mann!' V\ P. Smyth,- 2. Employees. Handicap-!?. •Smyth, 1; G. Wellor, 2. . In the Tug-of-War the winning team was Messrs. I'ark, M'Kay Perkins, Morrell, Gadd,. Lingard,' i- Stewart' and .Sievers.;,.'..': ,' .'• ; ■' -, .v. v..-. , -,'. , .Toys were provided for the children. .The arrangements were"■barrieif l out by tlie following committee:—Messrs. G. E. ; Taylor J. F. Kraft, E.B. Parsons; F.'Checwin a' Smith, J. Gadd, T.'-Park, i'S. Tprfcins; j' M V Chant; W, B. Potter, ; and J. H. Kraft (secretary). . .'... , ~ . ;■ . ~:
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 4
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190GAS COMPANY'S PICNIC. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 4
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