PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 50, 28 February 1921, Page 10

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.

The annual picnic of the Public Trust Office took place on Tuesday last at Day's Bay. Although, on account of the rough weather, the swimming had to be postponed, the programme was expeditkrasly and successfully carried out. The Deputy of the Public Trustee, Mr. T. S. Ronaldson, late Assistant Public Trustee, together with officers of the Department and their friends, attended in large numbers, with the result that there were about 300 present during the day. A sports programme and the semi-finals and finals of the office tennis championship singles w>ere held?. Tho exhibition given in the tennis finals of the championship (ladiies and men) was excellent, the result being that Miss Drury defeated Miss M'Donnell, and Mr. H. Williams' defeaited Mr. P. Bond. In the evening am enjoyable dance was held in the pavilion, there being fifty couples present, while line music was supplied by Mr. H. Whiteman. The following ar© the results :—looyds Office Championship, Nicholls, 1; 75yds Ladies' Champion-' 6hip, .Miss M'Donnell. Cigarette Sooe, Miss M'Domiell and Tracey, 1; Miss Bonifacio and Siddells, 2; 440 yds Men's Handicap, Greig 1, Ohristie 2, Wakelin 3;. 100 yds Meri-Maiden Bac«, Blatbweyt, 1; • Bradley, 2; Mulligan, 3; 75yds Ladies' Handicap, Miss M'Domiell 1, Miss Israel' 2.; 100 yds Men's Handicap, Underhill l,Treziso 2, Boulton 3; Whistling Race, Miae Fitzgibbon and M'Rae; Men's Mile Handicap, Wakelin 1, Williams 2; • Thread-the-n<K>dle, Mies M'lnemey and Lusk; 230 yds Men's Handicap, Underhill 1, Trezise 2, Hill 3; Three-legged Race, Misa-Israel and Diokson 1, Miss Rankina and Thomson 2; Divisional Relay Race, Adimiiiistration (Thomson, MeJtzer, CJhristie and Tracey) 1, Accounts; (Willis, Underbill, Hill, aiid Dormer) 2. Tlio swimmirkg races -will be held on Thursday next, if possible. . . ■