PLUNKET GYMKHANA

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 79, 16 March 1935, Page 6

PLUNKET GYMKHANA

Waipukurau Function OVER £132 REALISED From Our Own Correspondent WAIPUKURAU, March 15. The gymkhana held recently in aid of the Waipukurau Plunket Society s funds has resulted in the sum of £132 18/3 being raised, £7 10/- of this amount being the proceeds from a dance, A meeting of the Waipukurau I’luriket Committee was held on Thursday evening, Mr 1. AV. N. Mackie, chairman, presiding over Mesdames J. Hobson, 1. W. N. Mackie, J. H. Walker, Balfour-Rowan, Miss A. Hobson, -Messis .1. Hobson, B. Boys, Cottcrill. Apologies were received From Mrs J. W. Harding, Misses G. Dowrick, L. K. Cuthforth. The balance-sheet was submitted by the secretary ami flic result considered most satisfactory, lhe net sum of £132 being realised. On behalf of the Plunket Committee, Mrs Hobson expressed ap preciation of the work of the gymkhana committee. Recommendations d'pr next year's g . ink tin nn. were brought forward, one being ilia; in the Highland dancing an open class be a*’* id. Mrs Balfour Row an suggested that a complete change of programme be made and that fancy and folk dancing be part of the events. The committee took the opportunity of thanking all those who helped in so many ways in making the gymkhana such a success. POWER LINE ERECTION. “The main job completed during February was the re-binding ot the 1 orangnhau line from Wallingford to Huiitei s, and also the Oakbufi brr.nch,’' .-aid the eng.ncer, Mr J. lx. Lee, at to-day’s meeting of the Central 11.8. Power Board. “In connection with this I would like to point out that this was our fust experience with aluminium cable, and it was bound in the orthodox way, and was quite satisfactory for awhile, but the use of the light guage binding wire as recommended by lie manufacturers would not stand up to the high winds experienced. The binding has now been done on an entirely different method with much heavier binding wire and cadi tie has been specially armouied to prevent chafing, so that I do not anticipate we will have much more trouble on this line. Opportunity was taken also to instal a circuit breaker on the line, so a* to eliminate any shut-downs due tu short circuits on the line through Hun tor’s property, on which most of the trouble experienced has occurred.” DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING. “A large number of lightning storms were experienced during February and rather accentuated the faults among high tension fuses,” said the engineer at to-day’s meeting of the Centra] Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board. PERSONAL NOTES. Mr and Mrs Allan S. Annand, River Terrace. Waipukurau, loft to-day on a short visit to Wellington. I'lh’ Waipukurau Football Club last evening passed a resolution of sympathy with Air and Mrs R. Brasell and family in the bereavement they had suffered in the death of their son.