MILTON NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21216, 23 December 1930, Page 14

MILTON NOTES.

(From Oub Own CoßitespoHDENr.) MILTON, December 22. BOWLING. % VS!“dS|, i"’wffirfSS M'Calluni will visit Alexandra during the Christmas holidays to compete m annual tournament. A friendly match between teams representing the local Club ahd Bruce Woollen Mills was played oil Saturday °*temoofi, in delightful Weather. The Club Won by a margin of SeVeh points. PERSONAL. P^ f at Milton Post Office during the past few months, Ms been transferred to St. Kilda Office. He is succeeded locally by Mr B- B Aldridge, from Pukerau office. Who has commenced duty. • APPLICATION FOR SUBSIDY RECLINED. In response to urgent telCgraiiifl dCpatched to the Unemployment Board as to when authority may be expected for a Subsidy of £2 for f 1 oil monies recently famed by private donations and offered to the Borough Council for relief of unemployment under the Unemployment Boards No. 1 scheme of £2 for £1 eubsidy, the council has received advice by telegram as follows“ Regret your application for subsidy is declined.’' CRICHTON RAILWAY DEVIATION. The railway deviation Works at Crichton Hill, which have been in progress for several months, are now approaching completion. Altogether there are about 130 men employed oh the Works at present. Work will be stopped this Week for the Christmas holidays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will, however. be no break for the Hew Year holidays, and it is anticipated that by working continuously at New Year time the first train will be enabled to pass over the deviated line on Sunday night, January 4—the “ midnight limited ” from Invercargill. Unemployment relief. The Milton Borough Council has received advice from the Unemployment Board that the first allocation under the board’s No. 2 scheme, subsidy oa wages for work provided by private employers, for the Milton district is £3O, which amount must not be exceeded without further approval from the hoard.