REEFTON ANNUAL MEETING OF WOMEN’S BOWLING CLUB

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1949, Page 6

REEFTON ANNUAL MEETING OF WOMEN’S BOWLING CLUB

REEFTON, This Day (O.C.).—A most successful season was reviewed in the report presented to the annual meeting of the Reefton Women’s Bowling Club this week. There was a credit balance on the year’s working and .£lOO was contributed to the men’s club to help pay for the new pavilion. The winners of club competitions were: —Championship singles, Mrs Wills; doubles, Mesdames Hill and Richards. Combined doubles: Mrs Wills and Mr F. Archer. Mrs Collis’s trophy, Mrs Hill; runner-up, Mrs Sharpe. Mrs Duff’s buttons, Mesdames Gallagher and Wills. Mrs Lyng’s trophy, Mrs Wills. Officers were elected as follows: — president, Mrs Duff; secretary, Mrs Sharpe; treasurer, Mrs Wills; committee, Mesdames Collis, Dellaca, Gallagher, Hill and Kearns, with the treasurer and secretary; trustees, Mesdames Irving and Kearns; delegate to association, Mrs Duff. ■ It was resolved that the club supply badges for club competitions, and the secretary reported on club blazers that had been ordered. Six new members were elected.

The greens have been top-dressed, under the supervision of Mr Cutbush, the new pavilion will be declared open, and with the support and friendly co-operation of the men’s club assured, all the auguries for the coming season are that it will be the most successful in the club’s history. Advice has been received that the Dominion executive of the United Fire Brigades’ Association has finally decided that the 1950 fire brigades conference will be held at Reefton, from February 19 to February 22. Delegates numbering over 200 are expected to attend, and many will be accompanied by their wives. This will be the first occasion on which a Dominion conference has been held at Reefton and the undertaking is an ambitious one for the Reefton brigade which will require some £5OO to meet all commitments. The Inangahua County Council is co-operating with the -brigade and has made a. preliminary grant. A major problem, that of accommodation lor me visitors has been satisfactorily arranged and hotels and private homes will provide board. WARDEN’S COURT CASES In the Warden’s Court at Reefton this week Mr H. J. Thompson (Warden) dealt with the following applications: —Reginald Oswald Bolitho, a water-race licence, one head, Block 14, Reefton S.D.—Granted. Afton Blackadder, an ordinary prospecting licence, 10G acres Block 16, Rahu S.D.—Granted. Jack Williscroft and David Blackaoder, ordinary prospecting licence 100 acres in Block 16, Rahu S.D.—Granted. William David Blackadder, ordinary prospecting licence, 100 acres, in Block 16, Rahu S.D—Granted, Robert Williscroft, ordinary prospecting licence, 100. acres, Block 16, Rahu S.D—Granted. Ronald Blackadder, ordinary prospecting licence, 100 acres Block 16, Rahu S.D. —Granted. Owen Williscroft, ordinary prospecting licence, 100 acres, Block 16, Rahu S.D.—Granted. George James White, Renewal of residence site licence No. 975 for 42 years.—Granted. Cronadun Timbers Ltd, leave to amend application No. 50/1949.—Granted. Grey Electric Power-Board, surrender absolutely of water-race licence No. 1200 —Accepted.