Provincial Section

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 267, 6 August 1932, Page 8

Provincial Section

SICKNESS INSURANCE National Scheme Wanted FEILDING SUGGESTION j Dominion Special Service. Feilding, August 5. A request for a sickness benefit scheme was'made to yesterday’s meeting of the Feilding Unemployment Committee by a deputation of relief workers, led by Mr. D. Byrne. Mr. Byrne said relief workers unable to work were cared for by the Hospital Board, but active .workers suffering from' sickness had nothing to fall back upon, and the men were concerned regarding the welfare of their families. The proposal was the introduction of a national scheme for all the relief workers throughout ; he Dominion. The Relief Workers’ Commit-, tee wished the Unemployment Committee to state the case to the Minister of EmSloyment with the object of obtaining a ■overnment subsidy. Mr- W. A. Salt said the men had been contributing out of their weekly wages to a fund to help their fellow-workers, but they desired a scheme whereby they could regularly contribute, say, 6d. or 1/- a month, this amount to carry a subsidy. It was realised that a national scheme wou'd take some time to introduce, and the relief workers requested a local scheme for the meantime. Canon Petrie, of the Unemployment Committee, said if the men could raise £5 a month by their own efforts the district nurse and relief organisation would probably agree to subsidise tlrs with an equal apounf. He suggested that a deputation should wait on the relief organisation. It was decided to act on the suggestion of Canon Petrie, while the case of the relief workers is to be placed before the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, EDUCATION BOARD Palmerston Representative Palmerston North, August 5. Votes in connection, with the election of a -epresentative for the Palmerston North' s. .t on the Wanganui Education Board were counted yesterday. The seat on the board was vacated by Mr. W. S. Woodroofe. The voting was as follows:— Colonel J. H. Whyte 29 Mr. J. Hodgens 23 Colonel Whyte is chairman of the College Street School Committee, and chairman of the Dental Clinic Committee.

OBITUARY i : Mr. William Dougan The death occurred at Masterton on Thursday afternoon of Mr.j William; Dpugall, an old resident of the Waira-; rapa district, at the ; age of 1 70 years, states a “Dominion” Special Service message. Born at Bannockburn. Scotland, Mr. Dougall arrived in New Zealand in 1882 by the ship Dunedin from Greenock. Soon after his arrival he took up his residence in Masterton. where he purchased a jewellery business in Queen Street, which he conducted for a number of years. For the past twenty-three years he had been employed by Mr. C. A. Cameron at Flat Point. While in Masterton he served for some years on the Borough Council. The late Mr. Dougall never married.

Miss Audrey Williams, Masterton, who, has been vising England, is expected to return to the Dominion shortly.

WAIRARAPA ITEMS Masterton Park Lake SUGGESTED RELIEF WORK Dominion Special Service. Masterton, August 5. Replying to an inquiry regarding possible unemployment works, Mr. H. M. Peacock, chairman of the Masterton Park Committee, said that the suggestion had been made by Mr., A. J. Reynolds that another lake could be formed in Master ton Park in the low-lying area between the lake and the horse paddock. The new lake could be merely a shallow one, not .more than eighteen inches or two feet deep, and small boats with hand-worked paddles could be provided for the children. Mr. Peacock said the possibilities of the area were being inquired into by the borough engineer, Mr. C. R. Mnbson, who was to report on the matter to the Park Committee of the Borough Council. Snooker and Billiards Competition. Playing in the Masterton Y.M.C.A. bollards and snooker competition last night, the Catholic Club defeated Post Office by seven games to three. St. Matthew's Tennis Club Dance. In spite of the unfavourable weather which affected the attendance the annual dance of the St. Matthew’s Tennic Club, held in the Masterton Parish Hall last night, was a very pleasant function. The decorations were attractively carried out in the dub's colours, green and red, and excellent music was supplied by Minifies Orchestra. Mr. W; Hawke was M.L. During the evening trophies won during last season were presented by the president of the club, the Rev. E. J. Rich. Martinborough Bowling Club. The election of officers at the annuel meeting of the Martinborough Bowling Club resulted as follows: —Patron, Hon. A. D. McDonald, M.P.j president, Mr. W. McNally; vice-pi-esidents, Messrs; J. Smith, M. N. Hardie; treasurer, Mr. F. Lovegrove; secretary. Mr. A. Macgregor;, auditors, Messrs. J. Jolly, A. Scott; committee, Messrs. A. Wright, S. Boyd, J. Lamb, C. Wallis, H. Hnrdinge, J. A. Beveridge, H. Madsen.; delegates to Wairarapa Centre, Messrs. Boyd, McNally and' Wright; green superintendent, Mr. J, Lamb. It was decided that a remit be forwarded to the centre that the Booth Cup competition be divided into north anil south divisions for a season. Masterton Technical School Principal. No reply has yet been received by the* Technical School Association from the Minister of Education, the Hon. R. Masters, concerning the appointment of a permanent principal at the Technical School. It was decided at a meeting of the association last night to take no further, action in the matter until after the Technical Education Conference, to be . held in WelliPßtP n - Mr, G. Selby and his. acting-principal, Mr. O. H..E. Yates, will ; attend the. conference. i Masterton Miniature Rifle Shoot The second shoot for the Masterton Miniature Rifle Club’s third trophy competition was held last night over a twentyyards range. The following scores were registered:—Women: Mrs. King, 99—99 —O5; Miss Oliphant, 83 —97—33; Mists Lois Pearson, 95—96—45; Miss N. Cotter, 91—96—49 ; Miss E. Voyee, 94—-96— 24. Men: R. Prout, 91—100—09; Jack McKenz’e, 97—98—7; L. Pole, 93—98 — 65; R. Wellington, 96—98—36; H. King. 97—98—3; D. Groves, 94—98—14. The club will be represented by the following team in a match against the Carterton club at Carterton to-morrow night:— Mrs. King, Miss Lois Pearson, H. K. Smith,. HL King, P. Russell, F. Oakley. R. Wellington, Jack McKenzie, L. Knight, •iMiss N; Cotter. Emergencies: Miss 13. Voyce, J. Whiteman.

THE GOLF GAME Masterton Championships WOMEN PLAYERS QUALIFY Dominion Special Service. Masterton, August 5. The qualifying rounds for the Masterton Golf Club's women’s championship were played in conjunction with a medal competition on the Lansdowne links yesterday. The results of the medal round are as follow :— Miss U. James, 13—78; Miss E. Robieson, 7 —79; Mrs. H. B. Tomlinson. 18— 80: Miss Cruickshank, 18—82; Mrs. A. B. Balfour. 17—83. B grade: Mrs. Powell, 29 —-81; Mrs. J. V. Gordon. 19—83; Mrs. A. G. Lawson, 28—84. . C grade, over 12 holes: Miss B. Pringle, 24—54 ; Miss M. Sellar, 24—55. The following qualified for the chamP 1< A b grade: Miss Robieson, Miss U. James, Mrs. Steel. Mrs. Birch. Miss A. Perry. Mrs. Horner. Mrs. Balfour, Miss Cruickshank. Mrs. Drew, Miss Murray, Miss P. Lowes. Miss A. Donald, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Perry. Mrs. Feast. Misfl A 'b grade: Mrs. J. V. Gordon, Mis. Prior, Mrs. Herbert, Miss M. Welch, Mrs. Powell. Mrs. Dawson, Miss E. Jury, Miss N. Jury. Miss M. Coom, Mrs. Lawson. Mrs. Hales, Miss McKay. Mrs, Coom. Miss E. Gordon. Miss Oates. Mrs. Hornsby.. C grade, over 12 holes. Mrs. Pringle, Mrs. Donald. Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Ninnes, Mrs. T. Brown. Miss M. Beetham, Miss M. Sellar, Mrs. Esau. Solway Club Championship. The following members of the Solway Golf Club have qualified for the senior championship. The names are shown in the order in which they qualified r J. Bell, 146; A. S. McGregor, lot); R.,Sherratt. 164: W. Ball, 165; W. D. Gilkison. 169, H. A. Evans. 171; W. Yates. 172; G. B. Petersen, 172; J. 1. Jones,, I<j; C. C. Johansen, 175; G. Lamb. 1k»; W. A. MeGregor, 175; P. Wilton. I<6; L. I. McGregor. 175; A. O. Jones, I<7; C. Jack--80 A further qualifying round for the junior championship is to be played on August 13. Women members will also play another round for the women s champioDship - Bideford Club? ’ The following will represent town members of the Bideford Golf Club tn a match with country members at Btdeforu this week-end: Miss U, James, Miss M. Welch. Mrs. N. H. James, Miss B-Beet-ham, Mrs. A. Donald, Miss N.. Ingley, Messrs. J. C- Broad. R McKenzie. H. A. Evans. N. H. James, M. Mabin. W, ,D. Gilkison, S. E. Burridge. H. W. Robinson, A. Donald, N- B- Cunningham, J. Ninnes, Q. Lee. .. : ■, ~ ■ " RANGITIKEI NOTES ’ Marton, August 5. ■For two hours the Rangltikei County Council discussed salary and wages reductions yesterday, and no. finality was reached. Notice of motion was given, however, that a 10 per ctnt. reduction be made as from September 1. , The newly-formed Marton Boxing Association is to stage a tournament ,in Marton on August 16. At a meeting last night officials were appointed as follows: Match committee, Mtssrs. Chainey, Hercock and Phillips; tinj®" keeper, Mr. D. Thomson; announcer, .Mr. E. C. Hadbck; call steward,: Mr. Hercock; weight steward, Mr. W. Jackson; judge, Rev. P. H. Leonard. The reduced allocations of the Highways Board will probably make it impossible for the Rangitikei County Council to tar-seal the main highway between Bulls and Turakina.’ The Tura-kina-Wangaehu stretch is already completed. “There are so many regulations now that the departments themselves won’t know where they are soon,” said Mr. A. Stuart, M.P., at yesterday’s meeting of the county council, when a letter was read from the Minister of Transport admitting that some modification must be made in the Transport regulations as they applied, to passenger services in rural arras. The Rangitikei County Council has decided to insist upon the growing of vegetables by the unemployed. Kiwis are becoming extremely rare in New Zealand, and the surprise of a resident of Kai Iwi, Wanganui, can be imagined when he found on Tuesday morning a kiwi siftin'* on two eggs, under a hedge on his property. Fearing the dogs would find and destroy the bird, he cantured it, and rang an authority in Wanganui for advice. He was asked to liberate the bird in the bush, and bring the eggs to the Alexandra Museum, as there was now no chance of hatching them. Nurse Joan Hawker, Wellington, is staving with Mrs. E. H. Hawker, Pembroke Street, Carterton. A reading of “Outward Bound,” a play by Sutton Vane, was given by members of the W.E.A. Reading Circle in the Masterton Savage Club’s Room last evening. The cast •was: Scrubby, Mr. V. Joseph; Ann, Miss E. Bate; Henry, Mr. S. J. Smith; Mr. Prior, Mr. S. A. Frankpitt: Mrs. Clevenden-Banks, Mrs. T. R. Barter; the Rev. William Duke. Mr. H. C. Rob’nson; Mrs. Midget Mrs. W. A. Michael; Mrs. Lingley, Mrs. H. DU Morton; the Rev. Frank Thomson, Mr. J. Mulvey. The play was presented under the direction of Mr. Mulvey, who also read the stage directions. Miss J. Edgecombe, of Hawke’s Bay, is the guest of Mrs. P. A. Johansen, Masterton.

DAIRY INDUSTRY i ’. i . Position in Manawatu I - .. RECORD SEASON ANTICIPATED Dominion Special Skrvice. Palmerston North. August 5. - A prominent member of the dairy industry stated to-dny that, with mild rams during this month and September, the Manawatu district should experience a record season. Dairy herds, he said, were in good condition, while there had not been a shortage of autumn growth. Prospects for the coming season were most encouraging. The Farmers’ Dairy Union showed an increase of 12i tons in its butter production for the past season, in spite of the fact that the Otaki factory, with a supply of 60 tons, bad been closed. The Kairanga Dairy Company experienced an increase in its production for the year, but the Awahuri Dairy Company’s year finished with a decrease in production of 34 tens. The output for the season was 1052 tons 7cwt. . . r The annual report of the directors of the Awahuri Dairy Company states that the average pay-out for the season was 10.028<1. a .lb. for butter-fat. while a further payment of IJd. a lb. on all grades will be made, bringing the total average payment to U.778d. a lb. The company s balance-sheet provides for a dividend or G per cent, on paid-up capital. A DRY MONTH County Salaries Reduced WANGANUI TOPICS Wanganui, August 5. Last month was the driest July Recorded at the Wanganui City Councils water supply dam at Okehu for the past 27 years. Leos than two inches of rain fell Average records show, that the first seven months of thio years were exceptionally dry. County Salaries Reduced. Salaries and wages tn the Rangitikei County will be reduced by ten per cent, as the result of a two-hour discussion oy the Rangitikei County Council yesterday. Popular Fallacy Exploded. . ft has always been considered, that when a Chinese had finished with a piece of land as a market garden that land was exhausted. but this popular fallacy was exploded at the sitting of the Assessment Court in Wanganui yesterday, when Mr. H. E. Leighton, Government Assessor, said that it had always been his. experience that Chinese put more baek into.the ground they were using than they tooK out. He added that Chinese were batter rent-payers than white men, and counsel agreed with him. Wangaehu Butter Appreciated. Evidence that Wangaehu factory butter is appreciated at Home is contained in a letter read to suppliers to the factory at the annual meeting yesterday. The latter stated that the butter was popular m parts of Staffordshire and Scotland, where it had been offered for sale, and had been bought in preference to Danish, which, was alleged to have held the market there. It was interesting to note that the butter sold at 108/-, two shillings above the niling price. Wangaehu butter had also proved popular in the South of England. Education Board Election. As a result of the recent Wanganui Education Board elections, Mr. W. 1. Benefield will represent the Wanganui Urban area on the board. Mr. P. Munro was elected in place of Mr. W. Adams, who recently resigned. Mr. J. H. Whyte will represent the Palmerston North Urban area. Mr. J. S. Tingey was re-elected unopposed to the South Ward# and Mr. A. S. Coleman to the West Ward. Wanganui Boxing Championships. It nas been decided to hold the Wanganui amateur boxing championships on September 1, instead of August 24. as previously arranged. The tourney will ue held in the Opera House, and all surolus receipts will be donated to. the Mayors Relief Fund. Moderate charges of one shilling and one and sixpence are being made so that the entertainment will be within the reach of everyone’s pocket. On August 15 the Wellington-West Coast Regiment will hold its annual boxing tournament in the drill halj, In connection with the military tournament it hoped to stage exhibition bouts of amateur boxing and wrestling. i

SCHOOL RUGBY Manawatu Team Palmerston North, August 5. The following primary school Rugoy players have been selected to represent ’.ie Manawatu primary schools in the competitions at Wellington during the school vacatloForwards: Rodonski, Waller, Manderson. Hocking, Young, Robertson, Wilde. Walker and Osborne. Another player has yet to be selected. Backs: Syme, Hurdle, Wheeler. Gilchrist, Hulena. Howard, Rush. Shailer and another player yet to be selected.