SOUTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23529, 18 June 1938, Page 22

SOUTH OTAGO

—<*» - BALCLUTHA sMJnlaturo Rifle Club The Baldutha Miniature Rifle Club held Its weekly shoot on Thursday night, when H. Sinclair won /the A Grade competition and N. Bell the B Grade. Results: —A Grade: R. Arbuthnott 17—2—79, H. Sinclair 79—3—79, Jack Smaill 75—8—79, N. Rutherford 76—8—79, A. Hayward 75—8—79, A. McEwan 73 —6—79, R. Lochhead 74—7 —79. G. Sinclair 78—4—79, A. Pomeroy 79—0—79, C. -Falconer 78—2—79; C. Sharpe 76—5—79, C. Clode 72-4—76. G Rawson 677 —74, S. Macdonald 73 —4—77, L. Geddes 71—5—76, V. Keach 69—7—76. B Grade: N. Bell 68—11— 79, R. Blyth 60—19—79, L. Thomson 75 —6—79, T. Toner 70—11—79; G. Tosh 67—12—79, W. Elliott 75-6—79. W. Dunn 69—14—79, E. Morris 71—8—79, J. Evans 70—23—79, J. Barclay 66—11 77. A. F. Renton 69—7—76. Member* without handicap: W. Sloan 74. G. Anderson 75. W. Wright 69, G. Bell 67. E. Anderson 69, J. Dippie 66. Children’s Operetta "Jan of Windmill Land,’’*a delightful operetta, was presented in the Britannia Theatre on Thursday night in aid of the Plunket Queen. Theire was a large audience. Mr A. R. Dreaver was the producer, and between JO and 40 children took part. The stage was tastefully decorated with gailycoloured tulips, and the colourful costume of the chorus made a delightful background lor the solo dancers and singers. Borough Council The Mayor (Mr J. H. Stevenson) presided at a special meeting of the council last night to fix the rates for the ensuing year. The chairman of the Finance Committee (Cr A. J. Henderson) moved that the estimates as submitted lie confirmed, and that the following rates be struck and levied:— Consolidated rate, IOJd in the £; saptation rate. 12s 6d per service; water rate of 5 per cent, on the annual value. He said that the debit in the general account had increased from £lls to just on £4OO in the last 12 months. Of the credit balance of £I3OO bequeathed to the late council, only £360 was handed on, and, while not criticising the former council, it was 1 obvious that the possession of these funds had enabled the late council to carry on with a lower scale of rating than the council now found necessary. Increased cost of labour and materials, the rise in the Hospital Board levy/ and an increased contribution to the Fire Board were all factors toward rendering the increased rates necesThe motion was seconded by Cr R. Mcßride and carried. A The increases referred to are:—Consolidated rate, from lOd to 10id; and water rate from 2J to 5 per, cent on the annual value. Rugby Football

At the weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the South Otago , Sub-union on Thursday night, when Mr J. P. Lyall presided, I. Fyfa (Clinton). A. Jack and H. Mackle (Crescent) were regraded to Second Grade. G. McMahan was granted a transfer from Clinton to Clutha, and was regraded to Third Grade.