PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 495, 30 April 1909, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

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FFJLDING. _ There was general surprise hero at the majority at tho"poll in favour of retaining the half-holiday on Wednesday. Tho votes were; Wednesday, 470 ;' Saturday, 158.' „ lite- report of the; Feuding Acclimatisation (society, -presented at, last night'B annual meeting, stated that thoro'has been a' slight mcrcaso in tho Vovoniie derived from both shooting and fishing'licenses. Tho fish ponds havo; proved a success, and nearly 2000 fiu'o yearling trout havo been -liberated. Tho ponds have since been cleaned out and restocked with 3000 each of rainbow and brown trout fry, which aro doing well. : It is pro- ; posed to register the society under the' Animals': Protection Act. 1908. The committee again deplores th o lack of interest; shown in its efforts by tho sportsmen of the district, but,trusts that during tho comfng:season there will be an, improvement in this direction. -.I ..■'■' ;. .'!. ■•<-., Tho following are the details of tho voting for tho Mayoralty and council:' Mayoralty—W. J. B. Trewin (re-elected), 383 votes: S. \V. Fit*." herbert, 293..: Council-Elected: A. ■H. At. kmson, 554 votes j J..W, Bramwell' 529; A; Richmond,.49s;■"': B. Goodbchcre,' 493; T. }),* st u 4 'i?; H. Tolley, 405; G\ J. Harford, 30/; G. H.-Saywell, 3R4'A; Williamson, 354. Not elected: J, T. Barry, 344 votes; G. 6. Hulmer, 290; P. J.Kclly, 2SB ;L.T. Brown, T, 1,0 ,f' r nnual meeting, of tlie Folding. Golf Club (Mr. 1). Prydo.in tho chair), was attended, by over thirty ladies and gentlemen. Officers were elected- as follow,:-3>resident,-Mr. F. Y. Lnthbridgo; vice-presidents, Messrs.. A. F. Fitdierbert, . D. ,M.'Montgomery, Dr; M'Allum; and, the Rev. 7 Innes Jones; captain, Mr. D. Prydo; vicecaptain, Mr.. John Power; .-; secretary and treasurer, Mr. D. Logic; committee, Messrs, S. Parlces, W. : H. ,M'Lean, 'C. Gr'ut, D. Pryde, A.E. Twigg, J. S. Lewis,.J. Power, G. Logic; selection and handicap committee, Messrs. Prydo, Power, and Parkes.