COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22834, 19 March 1936, Page 14

COUNTRY NEWS

LAWRENCE Football Club The annual meeting of the Lawrence Football Club was held on Monday night, Dr Sutherland occupying the chair. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr W. J. Suters; president, Dr W. Sutherland; vice-presidents—Messrs M. Jackman, T. W. Parkhili, A. L. Hart, W. Kemp, R. P. Batchelcr, T. Fletcher-Deans, W. Potts, E. A. Winchester, and H. Hollands; club captains, J. Colgan and E. Donohoe: coach, Mr C. M. Jackman; lion, secretary and treasurer, Mr R. L. Cotton. It was decided to place on record appreciation of the services of Mr N. F. Batchelor as secretary for the past four years. It was decided to make April 4 the opening day of the season and invite the Beaumont Club to a friendly match. It was decided to ask the Domain Board's permission to use the ground for the coming season. Dr Sutherland and Mr R. F. Batchelor were appointed delegates to the subunion. St. Patrick's Concert A very enjoyable concert was given on Tuesday night by the pupils and expupils of St. Patrick's School. All items were highly appreciated by the large audience. Miss Curran, of Milton, sang two solos, and Mrs M'Murtrie. of Milton, acted as accompanist. The Rev. Father Scanlan thanked the performers and the large attendance on behalf of the church. ALEXANDRA Labour Party Meeting The Alexandra branch of the New Zealand Labour Party held its annual meeting recently. There were approximately 40 members present. Mr James M'Kay, of Ophir, was in the chair, and after speaking of the amount of work and various activities the branch had accomplished during the short period it had been in existence the balance sheet was adopted. The following officers were elected for the year 1930-37: —President, Mr James M'Kay; vice-president, Mr George Smith; secretary-treasurer, Mr L. L. T a yiorCannon; Executive Committee —Messrs T. Hunt, A. Linis, W. Amos. D. Mathias, G. Napier and A. M'Donald. After considerable discussion on the annual conference to be held in Wellington at Easter, it was decided that the president and secretary should act as delegates. MIDDLEMARCH Sheep Sale The first sheep sale of the season was held at Middlemarch on Tuesday. There was not a large yarding, and in the absence of the usual number of buyers from outside districts the sale was not as buoyant as had been expected, and prices re-, ceded somewhat. Most of the annual drafts of ewes and lambs had been disposed of for forward delivery, and the ewes and lambs on offer could not be taken as an indication of the standard of ewes and lambs in the district. Tile yarding consisted largely of ewes, which realised the followine prices:—Two-tooth. 31s 3d. 28s 6d, 26s 6d; four-tooth. 29s to 22s 6d; six-tooth, to 255; full-mouth, 22s 9d to 18s; failing-mouth, to lis. Ewe lambs sold at 21s, 19s 6d to 18s. and tussock wether lambs at 15s 9d to 135.. QUEENSTOWN The Weather Thoroughly seasonable weather is prevailing here at present. Bright, sunny days and clear night skies, with an autumn tang in the atmosphere make for exhilarating conditions which are unrivalled at any other season of the year. All around there are signs of autumn, deciduous trees making glorious splashes of colour on the commonage and along the lake side. Empire Primary Producers The party of English and South African primary producers touring the Dominion arrived inQuecnstown on Tuesday evening via rail and steamer from lnvercargifi. Yesterday they were the guests of the Government on a_ lake cruise to Glenorchy, prominent district farmers and others accompanying them on the trip. It is proposed that this morning be left free and that the afternoon be occupied in a motor .trip round the district among ' the farms. The party will be entertained at afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs Dickson Jardine at Kawarau Falls Station. Kingston-Queenstown Road The details in connection with the Kingston-Queenstown road opening ceremony on Saturday, April 4, are to be finalised to-day at the bi-monthly meeting of the Lake County Council, which is making the arrangements. It is proposed that the actual official opening ceremony will take place on one of the open spaces on Kawarau Falls Station, through which the road at the Kawarau end runs. It is now fairly certain that the Minister of Public Works (Mr R. Semple) will not be able to come down for the opening of the road. Arrow Irrigation Scheme An extension of the Arrow irrigation race is being carried out at the present time. This is to convey' the water from Hogan's Gully to the south end of Lake Hayes, via Bendemeer. The work is being directed by the Public Works Department, which has 11 men engaged. Mining Suit At the last sittings of the district Warden's Court Skippers, Ltd., Maori Point, were complainants in a suit for forfeiture of two water race licences out of Maori Gully held by Central Shotover Gold Mining ' Company, Deep Creek. The two licences entitled the latter company _to seven heads of water, and in addition they had another rate race licence for. 10 heads out of Deep Creek. Evidence went to prove that the race, constructed to carry the Maori Gully water, had not been used for 17 years, the pipe line which was erected to carry the water across the Shotover River had been dismantled years ago, and the greater part of the race was in a bad state. About half a mile from the intake was in order, and had been used by an old miner to convey water to a claim he was working; but he had no lease or proper agreement with the tributor of the Central Shotover Gold Mining Company affecting this privilege. He was just allowed to use it on sufferance provided he kept this piece of race in order and returned the wate r to the creek. —The court agreed that abandonment had been proved, and entered a decree of forfeiture, court costs (£1), solicitor's fee (£7 7s).

Personal Lady Galway arrived in Queonstown late on Thursday afternoon last on a tour she is making of the Southern Lakes district. There were four in the party, including Captain Heber Percy. Her Excellency strolled about the town in the evening, and, as the weather was fine, she saw Queenstown to advantage. Next morning the party left for Lake Te Anau. Mr S. L\ Blomfield, secretary of the New Zealand Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs, visited the district during the week. He was accompanied by his father. Mr R. L. Wiftley. managing director of the Mount Cook Motor Company, Timam. is viflitinc Queenstown. Mr <L M. Smith, fields superintendent of Otago district, was in the district during tlio week. Mr and Mrs Walton Brown, of RanCurly, are visiting Mr Brown's relatives at Lower Shotorer. Mrs Ledger, who has been at "Glenpanel " with her sister, Mrs P. Beid, for several months, returned to Wellington at the week-end. Miss Russpll-FergiiGson, who has been a guest at Walter Peak Station for the past week, left there on Monday on the walk overland from Wakatipu to Te Anau. via Lake Howden and the Eclinton Valley. She was accompanied by Major Mackenzie and his daughter, Miss Jessie Mackenzie. Mr J. J. Keppel, Government district valuer, Tnvercnrgill, was in Queenstown during the week. Mr W. Roycroft. a member or the Christcbiirch police constabulary, is spending his holiday leave* with his parents in Qiieonetown. Mr William Carruthers. of .Auchcnheatli. Lanarkshire. Scotland, who is visiting the Dominion, accompanied his

brother, Mr Andrew Carruthers, of Middlemarch, to the district for the Lake County Show. Mr J. 11. Douglas, Arrowtown, visited Dunedin during the week. At the present time Queenstown is being visited by a large number of oveiseas people.