LAWRENCE NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19532, 15 July 1925, Page 8

LAWRENCE NOTES.

NEWS OF THE WEEK. (From On® Own Correspondent.) LAWRENCE-ROXBURGH RAILWAY. The residents of Toviot are wondering when the Public Works Department will be handing over the Miller’s Flat-Beaumont portion of this railway. The Railway League will endeavour to have the final section to Roxburgh pushed on as quickly as possible. The proprietor of the Coal Creek collieries is preparing to utilise the railway when opened to place , eir ,. c 9. on the market. The lignite coal of this particular district has the reputation ot being of very good quality, and should be a boon to the settlers. GABRIEL COMMONAGE. The published announcement that this area of 1300 acres, adjacent to the town, and long neglected and allowed to get into a bad state of cultivation owing to no proper control and supervision, has brought forth 15 applicants, whose requirements range from five acres to 500 —and in one instance an application for the whole area has been received—must be viewed wrtn satisfaction by citizens as well as by.trie Land Board. It plainly shows that there is a genuine desire for land. A certain amount of capital will be required for fencing arid clearing the major portion of the area before it will become remunerative to the holder. PLUNKET SOCIETY. The visiting nurse of the Plunket Society, Nurse Lee, has had a very busy time dur ing her stay in Lawrence and at the nag railway stations between Lawrence and Milton. The society intends holding a benefit concert in a month’s time on behalf of local funds. It is possible that stops will be taken to have a permanent Plunket Nurse appointed to this district, especially when the railway is opened up to Miller s Flat. This will enable her to make a three-hours stay in the town for consultation. The president (Mrs Stokes) is very sanguine that the object will materialise. MINING NOTES. The Gabriel’s Gully Company (which was formerly known as the Blue Spur Consolidated Company) is busy shifting a large quantity of cement off the western face of its claim. The recent fall is estimated at 12,000 to 15,000 yards of material, covering a height of 80ft to 100 ft. The manager at first thought that tunnelling and a halfton of gelignite would dislodge it, but as this mountain of rock, etc., was leaning towards their present working face he decided to put the full pressure of the nozzles under the rock base, and this proved successful. The company is concentrating on this particular portion of the claim, which has been neglected for a number of years. The fall of cement from this part of the claim is the largest that has taken place in this particular mining district for 20 years, and should prove profitable working. BOWLING CLUB CONCERT. The Bowling Club held a very successful concert in. the Town Hall on Friday night, July 10, the hall being packed to the doors. A capital programme was submitted by leading Lawrence and Waitahuna talent. The funds of the club will benefit by the sum of about £4O. The club for a number of years had not been on a too prosperou,.-. footing, but with a new committee and an influx of new members certain innovations have been carried out during the playing season, and these helped to popularise the club. Since then the committee has topdressed the green and it will now be in a better condition than it, has been for 15 years. As the net result of the year’s activities the club’s indebtedness will bo reduced by the liquidation of a number of debentures, and the club’s responsibility of £IOO at the beginning of the season will now stand at £6O. GOLFING NOTES. The golfing enthusiasts are beginning to get into their right stride, now the competitions are becoming interesting. The St. Andrew’s stroke competition was won by Mrs G. H. Martin, with Mrs Moore as runner-up. The ladder competition for the gentlemen players is exciting keen interest. In the original competition the position was as follows Messrs Arthur, Smyth, M‘Ara, Frisk, Cooke, A. M’Kinlay, Moore, Brett, W. M'Kinlay, and Law. Last Saturday’s ladder competition resulted as follows, in order of position: —Messrs Cooke, Arthur, A. M'Kinlay, Frisk, Moore, Button, Law, Brett, and W. M'Kinlay. The players, especially the ladies, are delighted with their temporary links. «There is. however, a feeling that the resumption of play ■on the links on the flat is very remote, and the consensus of opinion among the players being that it would he better to cut the loss and retain the present links in preference to spending any more money on the original grounds. TTTAPEKA HOSPITAL COMMITTEE. The monthly mooting was hold in the County Council Chambers on Friday last. The resident surgeon (Dr Sutherland) stated that Matron Harris wished to trans fer her residence from the Maternity Hospital to the Main Hospital, so that she could exercise a closer supervision over the staff. It was decided to recommend the change to the Hospital Board and provide another maternity nurse. Regarding the borough’s demand for sanitation charges, etc., those were held over for further ,n----quiry. Relative to the request of the Borough Council to alter drain from septic tank and give the matter consideration, the committee decided to adhere to its former decision. Mr W. Cameron was anpointed a member of committee in place of Mr J. K. Brown (resigned). Accounts passed for payment totalled £67. The hospital returns for the period from January 1 to June 30 were:—Maternity Hospital, 10 infants born; Main Hospital, patients admitted 35, discharged 30, remaining 5. Two deaths occurred in the six months. FOOTBALL NOTES. Fine weather for the various matches was experienced on Saturday last. The Tuapeka Sub-union matches resulted in Beaumont and Miller’s Flat making a draw of the game, no scores being made. Coal Creek beat Roxburgh by 12 points to three. This will put Coal Creek team In the lead for flag points for the banner, with a match 'with Beaumont to be played for final results. Lawrence seniors journeyed to Waitahima on Saturday and beat the Waitahuna firsts by 15 points to six. This is the fourth game played between these teams. The Lawrence Cadets are busy practising with a view of selecting one or two teams for the seven-a-side tournament to be neld at Heriot on August 15'.