FIFTY YEARS AGO

Dunstan Times, 27 November 1944, Page 3

FIFTY YEARS AGO

(From the Duustan Times) Six tenders were received for the erection of the Clyde School Leslie Arthur & Co £387 10s, A. O. Fnuntiin £3BO, T. Dm vis £4Ol 15s, ;V. Monison £443, F W Lyders £470, McKechnie & Nees £544 6s...The Board accepted the tender of Arthur & Co. We have to acknowledge receipt of a bag i f cherries and strawberries from Mr 15 Dawxon of Conroys. The fruit was of an excellent quality and fully bore out Conroy’s reputation. Owing to whooping cough the infant room of the Clyde School is now closed A nnmber ol infants are now to be seen playing hoops without the cough. Since the fire on the 13th in Mr R Sheppard’s stable at Matakanui, three of his horses have since died. This is a veiy serious loss in any ca i e, but it is particularly so when reliable horses are so difficult to replace. The origin of the fire is still doubtful. The Education Board has accepted the tendered McKechnie & Nees £3ll 9s for building the- Makarora Schoolnorth of Lake Wanaka, The Hons Messrs Seddon, Ward and McKenzie have arrived in Dunedin for the A & R Show Hyde & Party’s dredge obtained 23 ounces of gold 'for 3 day's work last week, -BLACKS SHOWThe following is the list of the special prizes and winners at the recent show held by the Central Otago A. & P. Association at Black on November 16Most points in light horses; gents watch presented by New Zealand Hardware Coy—W, S. Laidlaw 1. One guinea, presented by Mr John Smart for best draught gelding—W S Laidlaw 1 Most points in cattle, £l 10s, presented by Mr Geo Fache—J. Hamilton first. ■£l Is presented by Mr R. Sheppard for best dairy cow—J. White 1 £l Is presented by Mr J McArthur for most points in sheep—Laidlaw & Crawford !• Trophy presented by Kempthorne, Prosser & Co for most points in Pigs - J. Whits 1 Churn value £2 10s most points in butter —Mits L. Leask 1 Case of ale presented by Simpson <fc Hart for .most points in poultry—J. Harley I .Most points in grain bag of manure presented by N Z. Drug Coy—Hinkson Mee 1. _ * A woman aged 116 years recently applied for a marriage license inTochelnover, Russia. Her husband died 14 years ago at the age of 101 A Dunedin telegram states that at Otago Education Board to day the Moa Creek case came up again. It was decided —That the letter of the committee be received and that Miss White be instructed to make arrangements to teach in the best possible manner those children whose parents wish them educated, until the school is re-opened Mr Fraser moved—That if the school is not re-opened under Miss White within a fortnight It should be finally closed The motion was seconded, At the Anglican Synod at Dunedin it wes moved by Rev Mr Gould—That the Synod pray the General Synod to allow women, as well as men, to vote at parish meetings and for the election of synodsmen.—The motion was carriedc Wellington, November 17th—At noon to-day 49 minute guns were fired by the Permanent Artillery from the saluting battery, out of respect to the memory of the Czar who is being buried to-day. •»| ••• It appears that the Maniototo County Banking account has been transferred from the Bank of New Zealand to the Bank of New South Wales. The latter Bank offered to take over Maniototo’s overdraft, and to charge 7 per cent, whereas the Bank of New Zealand charged A big fight, of course took place, and at the eleventh hour the B N Z offered to keep the account and charge 7 per cent. This was declined and the account transferred. The members of the Council who brought this about deserve the thanks of the ratepayers and are to be complimented on having the courage of their opinions. After this, is the Vincent County Council going to allow the ratepayers to pny 7 % per cent for the county overdraft? Commercial— Dunedin Nov. 27Lambs brought from 7s 9d to 12s 6d, extra fat to I4s. ' Sheepskins—green crossbreds to 5s 9d each; dry to fi£d lb; merino 4}4d. Tallow — 17s fid to 20s per cwt. Fat cattle —Best bullocks £8 17s to £lO 7s 6d. Beef £1 3s 6d per lOOlb. Ryegrass —3s 9d to 4s 3d a bushel; Cocksfoot - Bid to per lb. Rabbitskios—Best skins ISd to 14d blacks to 13£ d. summers 7d to Bd. Sberp —Fat wethers 14s to 1 7s 6d Fat ewes—l4s crossbred ewes 16s 6d broken-mouthed 9s fid. Crossbred wethers—l4s er, 17* Chaff £2 7a to £2 15s per l- n Good Wheat 2s lOd to 3s Id Gats —ls 5d to'ls 7d per bushel