NORTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19957, 26 November 1926, Page 12

NORTH OTAGO.

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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' SCHOOL. The school to be conducted by the Christian Brothers at Redcastle, Oamaru, is to be known as St. Mary's College. It, is to bo opened in February next with a fully-equipped staff. The course of instruction is to be directed to the professions through the university, commercial and technical training, and the principles ot agricultural science will also have a place on the curriculum. General specialisation is not to be encouraged till a boy has reached a good general education. At the same time, a particular vocational bias will receive prudent encouragement. The school year will have three terms, beginning early in February, June, and September. The long vacation will end before February. The school fees, which are reasonable, will provide tuition, board, and ordinary medi cal attendance, laundry, and physical training. Instrumental music will be an extra. It is expected that the school will open with a satisfactory number of pupils. CHILDREN'S CONCERT . A most attractive concert was given in the Oamaru Opera House last night by the Salvation Army Sunday School, assisted .by friends. The programme consisted of humorous sketches, pianofore solo by Mis* L. Tonkin, song by Miss Denholm, display by Pathfinder Scouts, and selections by tho Regimental Band. The dressings and lighting effects wore good, and the whole enterainment was of a high standard of merit. PERSONAL. Mr T. Portis, the well-known Airedale Jersey breeder, ■ nil judge the Jersey stock at the Wyndham and Owaka A. and P. Shows. At a meeting of the Oamaru Beautifying Society the resignation of Mr J. W. > Mackisack, the secretary, who is leaving for Australia, was accepted with regret, j BOWLING. The following will represent Awamqa in an inter-club match against Pukeuri on Saturday:—Kinder, Moss, Adamson, Buist, Shepherd, M'Jennett, D. Thompson, Dunbar. The following plavers will represent the Meadowbank Club in the match against the Phoenix Club, to be played on the Meadowbank green on Saturday:—J. M'Kay, Sinclair, Campbell, and Blacklock; Kent, James, J. A. Mitchell, and Bee; Hartley, Rushton, Atkinson, and Martin; J. Mitchell, Ferris, J. Denholm, and Slater; Carson. Cunningham, Gibson, and Berry; vlacßae Bartlet, W. Denholm, and Hedges; C.ighton, Cartwright,, Smith, and Mollison; J. Crombie, Robertson, Miller, and Donald. THE ROYAL VISIT. At the meeting; of the Oamaru Borough ] .Council last evening a letter was read from the Minister of Internal Affairs stating that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York would spend an hour in Oamaru on the afternoon of March 15. It was suggested that . a combined short address be presented by the local bodies, : that, the children from surrounding' districts be assembled, and that the public buildings bo beflagged. It was decided that the co-operation of the' Waitaki County Council and Oamaru Harbour , Board be sought in the preparation of an address The Government had offered to provide a maximum sum of £25 towards tho expenses. A committee, of the Mayor and Crs Scott, Fox, Deal, Forrester, Grenfell, Woodward, and Frith, was set up to make the necessary arrangements for tho reception. CRICKET. The following is the draw for the second eleven matches next Saturday:—School A v. Albion, at the school grounds; Weston v. School B, at the school grounds; Maheno v. Union, at Maheno. The Albion second grade team is as follows:—Chalmers, Familton, Brook. May (2), Stechman, Skirving, Marshall, Familton, Ross, M'lvor. LAWN TENNIS. The following will represent the Meadowbank junior lawn tennis team in their match against Morven on Saturday (players please note that GifTen's bus will leave the Post Office at 12.30 p.m. sharp for Morven): —Misses Macpherson (2), P. Robins, Mawhickey, E. Robertson, and E. Hartley, Messrs Hedges (3), Harris, C. Duncan, and M. M'Quade.

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT.

[ BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY. | At a meeting of tLe Oamaru Beautifyling Society, over which Dr Douglas presided, the "own clerk advised in regard to planting trees inside the kerbing that the council had resolved that as a general practice footpaths 15ft - ide be set out in all chain-wide streets, but that all applications to plant be made to the council before the work is proceeded with, and in all cases the engineer be consulted as to the location of the trees. Members expressed appreciation of tl.e council's action in the matter, and it was decided to ask that in order that the society might have an opportunity of applying for permission to plant'trees befoi'e the work of forming footpaths is proceeded with in the future, the committee be given prior advice of the council's intention to form them. The President reported that a deputation had waited upon him asking the society's permission to erect a hoarding on the railway reserve at the junction of Isis and Severn streets, where the rhododendrons had been planted. As the society had always been opposed to this form of advertising he had not granted the request. The president's action was heartily approved, and was unanimously endorsed. Mr 11. Milligan, as one of the sub-com-mittee previously set up to consider the matter of hoardings, stated that it was their opinion tftit legislation was desirable, and that the president of the Dunedin Amenities Society would heartily cooperate in any steps that might be taken. It was recognised that it was a growing evil, and that a large body of public opinion was opposed t the erection of such hoardings. It was resolved that Mr E. P. Lee be added to the sub-committee, and that active steps be taken to promote such legislation. It was also decided to thank the editor of the Otago Daily Times for leading articles on the subject. The secretary reported on the j financial position of the society. When the balance of the subsidy to be paid by the Returned Soldiers' Association was received there would be a credit balance of a few pounds. It was decided to apply to the R.S.A. for a further subsidy i of £lO towards the work still remaining I to be done. RATES IN ARREARS. The Mayor stated at last night's meeting of the Oamaru Borough Council that the council had £20,000 outstanding in rates out of a total rate income of £25,000. The council offered no inducement to ratepayers to pay their rates before the. end ol the period consequently they would not secure the bulk of their rates before January. In the meantime they had to pay interest on a large overdraft. Cr Grenfell suggested that some concession be made to ratepayers paying their' rates before the end of the period. The Mayor said he had gone into that aspect of the question. He found that a concession of even 2jr per cent would mean more money than the interest they were paying on the overdraft. SCHOOL CRICKET. The matches between the first and second elevens of Otago and Waitaki High Schools were commenced in fine weather this morning. Otago batted first on a fine, hard wjeket. The opening , batsmen were shap ing excellently when Maloney ran Cherry out in a very foolish fashion, and shortly afterwards put his leg in front to Carrincton. Priest, Drew, and Beasley batted soundly, but the others were at sea to the slow bowling Of Evans and Darragh, and the innings closed for 83. Waitaki started similarly to Otago, with a run out, and at the luncheon adjournment had lost three wickets for 49. Heavy rain delayed the resumption of plav for threequarters of an hour, and considering the conditions the Otago boys trundled very well. Carrington, for Waitaki, batted strongly, but became reckless. Francis stared luckily, but showed some good strokes. Henry gave perhaps the best display on his side. The innings closed for 158. Jolly, with five for 42, and Henderson, two for 12, rose superior to the damp conditions, and kept the batsmen well with in bounds. In their second innings_ Otaeo played in view of the morrow, scoring 25 runs in 55 minutes for the loss of one wicket. The chief feature of the junior match was Macallan's 86 not out. OTAGO—Firs.t Innings.

COUNCIL BALANCE SHEET. At tho meeting of the Oamaru Borough Council last night tho balance sheet of tho council for the year ended March 31 last was received from the Audit Office. This contained a tag stating that there should be some allowance made for dopro ciation on the gasworks The Mayor explained that allowance would be made next year , for depreciation. When a motion was moved for tho adoption of the balance sheet, Cr Deal protested that councillors had not been afforded an opportunity of perusing the document. He refused to vote for the adoption of a balance sheet that ho had j not seen. The Mayor stated that tho law required tho addition of the balance sheer within 14 days after it had been received from the Audit Office. Cr M'Kenzic thought councillors should have been able t) examine the different accounts. Cr Ileal said the balance sheet might have been printed. Hie Mayor said that could ■>et bo done in the 14 days allowed. The ■ •"-'Con for the adoption of the balance sheet was then passed.

OAMABU BOBOUGH COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting o£ the Oarnaru Borough Council was held last night, The Mayor (.Mr J. M'Dkirmid) presided, and there were also present Crs A. Woodward, 1-1. Deal, A. M'Kenzie, W. H, Frith, F. Crawshaw, G. Greniell, G. White, h,. A. Fox and W. Scott. A circular letter was received from the Dominion Federation of Sawmillers asking that Dominion timber be used in preference to imported timber wherever possible. It was decided to recommend the use of New Zaland timber wherever practicable. Permission was granted the Para Rubber Company to erect a sign under the verandah in front of its premises. Mr James Gray, of South Oamaru, wrote complaining that the tilth from the drains was again being turned upon South Oamaru. He declared that he would make the council responsible in spite of what it may have said to the contrary. Ihe mayor stated that the trouble had been caused by the cleaning out of the tank, and it was decided to inform Mr Gray of the circumstances. Cr .Crawshaw stated that a good deal of the drainage would be going down the South Oamaru drain and next month this would be unavoidable. The Oamaru Beautifying Society usked that it be advised by the council when it was proposed to construct new footpaths. The matter was referred to the engineer. A letter from Mrs A. M'Lachlan complaining of the state of the street in which her residence is situated was referred to the engineer for attention. The inspector, Mr White, reported on the prosecutions instituted during the month. He also drew attention to the observations of the magistrate in regard to the notice board concerning traffic at the northern approach of the town. It was decided that the notice board be made more conspicuous. A request from Mr W. 11. Meek lor permission to connect with the drain par-s----ing through Mr Armstrong's property was granted, subject to the approval of the drainage engineer and the health inspector. The drainage engineer (Mr Williams) furnished a report in regard to the bank in Humber street and recommended that a certain course be adopted. This report was dealt with by the Works Committee. The Finance. Committee reported that there was a debit on the general account of £B7IO 17s Id, a credit on the loan account of £3982 18s 9d, and a credit on the deposit account of £24,000. Accounts amounting to £994 12s 7d on the general account and £362 2s 8d on the loan account were recommended for payment. The committee recommended that in view of the estimates for sewerage work having been based on the wages provided by the o-eneral labourers' award the existing rate bo adhered to. The report was adopted The Waterworks Committee reported that the question of allowing P. Keane the use of the fire breaks in the reservoir plantation had been left in the hands of the chairman and engineer The Town Hall Committee recommended that tenders be called for plumbing work in connection with the sanitary appliances at the Town Hall and Opera House on the specification submitted by the health inspector. The renewal of the floor covering at the pit and stalls entrances, and of the orchestral well cur tain, had been left in the hands of the and Cr Forrester. The Works Committee recommended as follows: —That the question of kerbing and channelling the south side nt Orwell street and the draining of the storm water from Caledonian road and Leith street be deferred for consideration with the estimates, and that in the meantime the engineer obtain the consent of the Railways Department to drain through their reserve, as suggested in clause B of his report; that A. Bastings be informed that the formation of the footpath in Dee street, fronting block 53, will be done in its order; that the present dividing fence between No. 14 Wye street and the reserve is in sufficiently good order; that the drainage engineer's letter in regard to the bank at Humber street bridge be referred to the Loan Works Committee. The Reserves Committee recommended that Orana Park be reserved solely as a playground for children, and that the playing of football, cricket, etc thereon be prohibited. The Gardens Committee reported that it had no recommendation to make in respect to Messrs Main and Lees application for increased wages. It recommended that a closed structure for housing the gas rings be erected at the playground near the Isis street entrance. The Abattoir Committee recommended that the abattoir slaughtering be offered to the present contractor on the existing; terms for a further period of 12 months. On the motion of Cr Grenfell, the. engineer was instructed to effect temporary repairs to Orwell street. Some discussion took place upon the recommendation' of the Reserves Committee that the playing of football, cricket, etc., on Oranga Park be prohibited. Cr White asked what " etcetera " meant. Cr Frith interjected that this referred to baseball and other girls' gamoii. The Mayor thought school children should be permitted to play cricket, and other vouncillors concurred. Cr Fox thought small boys should be permitted to play. The ■ town clerk stated that a by-law would be necessary to prohibit certain forms of games. It was eventually decided that the clause be deleted from the report and that the matter be referred to the By-laws Committee.

In regard to the application of garden employees for increased wages, it was decided, on the motion of Cr Fox. that they be informed that no increase can bo made in the meantime. i After some discussion on the recommendation of the Gardens Committee that a structure for the housing of gas Tings bo erected near the Isis street entrance. it was decided that a committee of the whole council visit the gardens today and determine up the most suitable site for the proposed structure. On the motion of Cr Crawshaw, it was decided that the engineer investigate the source of surplus water in the neighbourhood of Mr Nicholson’s store. Cr M’Kenzie raised the question of connecting houses on the hillside with the drainage system. Ho asked whether the council would construct drains to serve several houses, or whether the owners would take joint action. After several councillors had spoken, it was decided that the matter be referred to the Loan Works Committee, MOTOR UNION. Among the subjects to be discussed at the quarterly meeting of the South Island Motor Union, to be held at Oamaru on December 3, will be the following:— That the importation of left-hand drive motor vehicles be prohibited. That all motor vehicles be compelled to have a mirror affixed in such a position that it will show traffic approaching from the rear. That it be made compulsory for all motorists when taking out a license to ha e a third-party insurance cover. That motor drivers’ licenses be standardised, and that tests by duly qualified inspectors be carried out. Xhat persons in charge of or driving motor vehicles while under the influence of liquor have their licenses cancelled for a term of three years. That it be compulsory for all motor vehicles to have windscreen wipers affixed. That governing bodies such ns borough councils, etc., bo asked to make their by-laws uniform as far as possible throughout the Dominion. That a list of all aavilable camping places arranged for by the Motor Association of New Zealand be compiled and circulated to affiliated associations and clubs. Consideration of suggested safety of traffic campaign. I i

Cherry, run out 5 Maloney, Ibw, b Carrington 6 Priest, c Darragh, b Carrington PC Blyth, st Francis, b Evans 0 Jolly, st Francis b Evans 0 Smith, ibw, b Darragh 4 Drew, not out 20 Holden, st Sutton, b Darragh 0 Penrose, b Darragh 2 Beasley, b Darragh 14 Henderson, run out 0 Extras 12 Total 85 Bowling Analysis.—Carrington, two for 24: Evans, two for 23; Darragh, four for 17; Sutton, none for 7. Second Innings. Smith, not out 9 Beasley, run out 0 Cherry, not out 15 Extra ... 1 Total for one wicket 25 WA1TAKI. —First Innings. Henry, c Priest, b Jolly 21 Smith, run out 4 Mackenzie, b Maloney 4 Hubbard, c Priest, b Jolly 11 Carrington, Ibw, b Jolly ... 45 Francis, e Henderson, b Jolly 42 Sutton, c Penrose b Henderson 1 Nimmo, c Penrose, b Priest a Darragh, Ibw. b Jolly 3 Stockjvell, c Maloney, b Henderson 14 Evans, not out 4 Extra 1 Total ■■ 158 Bowling Analysis.—Smith, none for 21; Jolly, five for 42; Maloney, one for 25; Beasley, none for 15;. Drew, none for 14; Blyth, none for 11; Henderson, two for 12; Priest, one for 17. JUNIOR MATCH. OTAGO.—First Innings. Macalpine, run out 13 Groves, c Cook, b Neill 6 Baxter run out 3 Jones, st M'Callum, b Aslin i Cunningham, b Hazlett f 6 Turnbull, Ibw, b Milner 6 Bews, c M'Allum, b Aslin 10 Stinson, b Cook 6 Ussher, b Milner *• 4 Clark, c M'Callum, b Cook ■ 7 Bruce, not out 6 Extras 9 Total 77 Bowling Analysis.—Neill, one for 2; Cook. two for 17: Aslin, two tor 24; rlazlott. one for 16; Milner, two for 11. WAITAKI. —First Innings. Macallan, not out 86 M'Callum, c Turnbull, b M'Alpmo 5 Milner, c and b Bruce 14 Cook, b M'Alpine 6 ( Palmer- c Clark, b Baxter 15 Taylor, hit wicket, b M'Alpine .. i Aslin, not out 32 Extras ... 9 Total for five wickets ... 199