COUNTRY NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17200, 21 June 1916, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS.

[From Our' Correspondents.] ASHBURTON. The Ashburton Borough Council las de" cided to hold die otuwal opomng of tne aba.toir on July 18 and to invito Mr W.lu*worthy, M.P. and clmiruicii <U local oodioS to av.ead the function. At a meeting of ihe Ashburton Ceinotery Board, on Monday evening, * letter was read" from ihe Maistor of Internal Affair* stating that under the circumstances M considered that the board was justified ia increasing the fees charged for the pureuase of plots, and its action had met witn liis apP Tno 'wecklv meeting of the Ashburton B&> ine Square "Literary and Debating Society was held on Monday evening, when the Rev J. D. M Arthur' presided. The,evening wM devoted to " Shakespeare." Mr Clark submitted a character sketch of the gTeat autuol and his works, and the chairman gave a brief biograp'uv of the authors life. , At the meeting: of the Ashburton Borough Council on. Monday night it was decided that the following feos should be charged for meat from stock slaughtered in a meat export 'slaughterhouse and fold or exposed for sale in the- Ashburton borough abattoir d* xjjyj For every carcase of •.•heep or Jamo, did' every carca"so of largo cattle, 3s; every carcase ri calf, Is; and every carcase oi pig ovct 1001 b, Is 3d „ . A deputation fawn the Ashburton Bcrourh School Committee waited on the Council on Monday night, and asked that the Domain Board should hand oyer for a site for the proposed new school about four teres of land at the north-west P*n of tat Domain, near where ihe ney railway elatioa is about to be built. The committee waj unanimously of opinion that the; VNHrt infant school rite was in no way,suitable or the new school, ar.d that the piece of lanu now a«ked far would be central tad mod suitable in every vay. The Mayor (Mr R. GribrnitW said 'hat personally he weu'd be opposed to aUeimlijw any portion of the present Domain. The whole of it should be koor intact a? a brea'hing spac» and .oi » rreVion purposes After tho deputation had wTt'drawn it i»i decided to convene :2£J« of'representatives cf tk> Ashburton Countv Council, ihe Upper Ashburton Road Board and the Thvwrid and fowa Board, to eo into the Matter before giving) a reply to the School Committee. T.EESTOJT. The Leoeton Patriotic Committee met -,«* Friday evening. Mr W. Halley P"**"* Messrs V. G. Lunn and Carrier *"*JP pointed auditors. The secretary pmentedj ta'ance-sneet showing the receipts «. * cenditure in connection wU.a the efforts made Sly on behalf of the Patriotic Fluid. •» was advisable to pay all moneys In W ™cr to conclude the efforts Wi connection with the Patriotic Fund before the•commit, tee turned its attention to other funds. XJie balance-sheet, which was adopted, showed receipts toWUne iiOVfl lin Id. Hie amount paid over to the Patnotio Fund was £1053 17s KILLINCHY. At the annual meeting of parishioners held at Kilhnchv, the Kev J. Hawkins, vicar, presided The balance-sheet, which wae adopted, showed a credit of *7 7» od Mr A'. Glasscy was nominated as vicar a warden Wi\ M- K Kail! w*s elected people's warden. The following were elected a vesirv._^lrs Brannah and Mlessra \V. Chappie, A." Allen, S. Weaver and R. Bryan and Private W. Allen.