DISTRICT NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 164, 9 July 1918, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

MAHANA. The monthly meeting of the Mahana "Fruitgrowers' Association was held in the Mahana, Schoolroom on Wednesday, July 3rd, Mr O. A. Henderson presiding. A letter was received from the Federation asking the Association to support a resolution that was considered at the recent conference with reference to the Fruit Preserving Industries Act. —It was unanimously agreed that the resolution be adopted. The Association for some time has been in communication with the 'Minister of Public Works regarding a portion of the Appleby-Mapua road, and in consideration of the appeals made and the difficulties which the settlers are. placed in, the Minister .has been good enough to find the whole of the money for the mile of road asked for, including a bridge, and hns issued instructions to the Distinct Engineer to have the same constructed. The meeting was very much indebted to Mr A. P. Allport, who gave an excellent lecture on "Pruning,* 1 ' particularly as applied to young trees. Mr Allport has given much time and study to the growing of young apple trees, and his lecture was followed: with keen interest. Mr Bensemann desired to show to the meeting some drawings illustrating a theory that he had applied successfully to the heading and subsecpient pruning of young trees. This was discussed and criticised at length by both Mr Allport and the members. A hearty vote of thanks by acclamation was accorded Mr Allport for his excellent lecture. RIWAKA. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. BIWAKA BRANCH.

Miss M. McNabb, hon. secretary and treasurer reported :At £3 lis 6d Farmers' Union, per T. Macmahon; at 10s, T. O. Chittenden, D. Bradley, E. Jeffries: at 9s B. Goodwin; at 8s A. Trevella: at 7s 6d' W r . Rowlings s>enr., Alex. McLean; at 6s L. Goodall; at 5s E. F. Anderson, W. W. Anderson; at 4s 6d J. at 4s W. Pattie, John Duncan, L. tjr. Duncan ; at 3s 6d C. Stilwell ; at 3s, J. Inglis, R. Bate, U. , Barnett, Bate snr., S. Barnett, W. Atkins, A. Askew, M. Askew, H. Fry jnr., Joseph THuican senr. ; at 2s 6d T. Goodall, B-. C- Scott, Briggs, D. L. Drummond, 6. W. Street, Marshall senr. ; at'2s, Cora McLean, C. Jenkins, Yyell Drummond, Harold Jenkins, Joe Cook, W. Askew, E. Scott, Falconer, J. B. Scott,. T. Hickmott. t>. E. Fry, J. W. Fowler, jaoss, Castle, F. E. Fry, iSherman, J. ... Duncan, J. H. Reid, W. Whitehorn, Sparks,' Mrs Fowler; at as, T. Drummond. A. M. Duncan, McNabb, W. Marshall, J. Rowlings, McNabb, K. Fauchelle.

MOTUEKA. ST. JOHN"- AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIOiN'. RED GROSS BRANCH. Mr A. Kanarens acknowledges tlie following : At ,1s: Mrs S. J. Cook. S. J. Cook, R. E. Cook, Miss G. Deck, Miss JL. Deck, J. Jenkinson, Mrs Caigou. Mrs Miller, Mrs Canton. Mrs D. M. York, Mrs D. A. York, Mrs E. Parker, Mrs A. Parker, Mrs E. McFarlane, T. C. Stringer, Miss Grail am, Mis* Canavan, Miss B. Brougham. Mrs Still, Mr and Mrs Berry, T. L. Flovd. At Is 6d: 'Miss H. D. Boyes. At 2s Desaunais, L. Desaunais* Miss Douglas, T. Douglas, (Mrs 'Nicholls, Mrs J. C. Smith, Miss Holder, E. Smith, 'Mrs Buttress, 'Mrs .Huffam, Mrs SL. (Juayle, 'Miss Hargreaves, Mrs "Wilkinson, J. A. 'Wallace, C. L. Harvey. At 2s 6d: Red Cross Tea Rooms, 27-6-'lB, Mrs .1. Slarnes, Miss M. A. Deck, J. Jenwison, Mrs Caigou, Mrs Shaw Thompson, Mrs C. Jackson. At 3s : M'. "Simpson. At 4s: Mrs A. Dun-ant. E. ,S. Wratt, Mi-s E. S. Wratt, A. Wratt, Mr? S, Eginton, Mrs Rankin, senr., Mrs-Thorp, i At 4s 6tt: ißedCross Tea -Rooms, 4-7-'lB. At ss: Mr and Mrs Mander, Mrs RAtkins, Miss 'Robertson, Mrs C. Griffin, H. I/. Goodman, W. Nicholson. At 7s: Miss Farley, Cvlrs G. Heath. At 15s: Mrs W. W. Livesay. At £1 17s 3d: Red Cross Tea Rooms, 29-6-'ia.

STOKE. ! ROAD BOARD. MOMEHL.Y .MEETING. The monthly meeting' of the Stoke Road Board was held on Saturday last at' .Richmond. Present:, Messrs A. P. Airport (chairman), A. Toss-will, L. B. Cbisnall, (H. T. Palmer, XT. T. Cook, and P. W. O. Smith. The Overseer {Mr J. Glen) reported that during the month of June the roaii by 'Mr Child's had been formed and graded for 12 chains to a width of 22ft. The bridge at Saltwater Creeks on Quarantine road had become blocked with : gorse and willow, that had been cut and | left in the channel. Thi result wm- that • a hole sft deep had been cut out i.mier the bridge and one of the bottom plates let down a foot. Also the middle sup port had been carried away. The hole had" been filled with boulders, ami it ; would be necessary to put tip the bridge . again. 'Repairs were being done to the . road in Marsden's Valley, which had ' been badly cat up by storm-water. Some ( work hadl been done on Price's road, I but a good deal more was required to make a good job. The culvert near Mr O'Brien's became blocked, and the_ flood i water flowed down the road, cutting it j out in some places. The channel was ) cleared, but the top side of the culvert should be timbered. On the Aniseed ' Valley Voad water-tables had been clean - ' ed out on the Aniseed Valley side as far as the shearing shed, and 16 chains . of metalling done with the slips from the Rocks road. In Appleby Riding, gravelling at the lower end of Clover , road had been completed. Paring had been done on Eden's and Bartlett's road and from sßanzau School to Robins'* Corner. Slips had been cleared on Shirtliff's road and a start made at clearing water-tables on Hart's cuttings. The report was adopted. It was resolved that the water-table on O'Brien's road be ploughed out and the bank metalled. That a load or two of metal be placed on Best's road and gravel raked into the rats. that the Richmond Borough Council be requested to clean out the ditch on Thompson s road to the level of the culvert. lhat the bridge at Hight's be bottomed with bundled manuka. That the matter of the culvert crossing the second bank on Cross's road be left in the hands of the members for the district. That Messrs H. and R. A. Palmer be allowed to le, move soil subject to tho voad being lcii