BOWLS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17437, 8 April 1931, Page 4

BOWLS

BURTON CUP FINAL WIN FOR ENGEBRETSON KERR’S FINE RECOVERY The final mub-lt in ll?e annual Burl on Cup loirnamenl. organised by the Gisborne Dowling Centre, was plnyd yesterday afternoon on the Kahutia Club’s green, the Gisborne rink -skipped by Engobrelson proving the winners of I the trophy. This rink won by a margin of three points over Kerr’s Oitehiitigs rink.'Oie final si-ore being .17—It against Kerr. A feature-of the final match was the fine recovery made by the One hiiugi players, tiu* score, against them being 10—M on the ninth head, and (lie Gisborne rink being in great form at this stage. The rain upset the green to a certain extent, and the alteration in the coudilions appeared to favor the visitors, they gradually creeping up lo their opponents, and bringing the. score lo lll—Pon the I .'till head. Kngebl'cf sou scored a singly, and Iverr replied with a single in the next head, after which the Gisborne skip went .ahead again with a single, a two. and a three. In a final burst. Kerr succeeded in reducing bis disadvantage by tour, hut the hurdle was too great and he was defeated 17—11. The congratulations of the Gisborne Dowling Gentle to the winners and runners-up in this year’s tournament were voiced by the president', Mr. B. G. Dmliiehl, who commented with pleasure upon the fact that the Onehunga team had gone as far as the final of the tournament. Mr. Dudfield presented to EngehretsOii, skip of the winning link, the Burton Cup and a miniature of the trophy, suitably engraved, miniatures also being presented to the other members of the Gisborne rink. The contestants in the final match comprised J. Nasmith, W.l A. Smith. .1. W. 11. Holmes, and Engebretsou (s), representing Hie Gisborne dull, and S. W. Brown, 11. Bray, T. Bassett, and J. Kerr (s), of the Onehungu club. first there was a clear misunderstanding between us, with no fault on either side. We would not do anything without consulting you, and we have tried to make that clear. Dr. Turbotl: I accept that, but there are still some things that are not clear to me. In January the council, without taking me into its confidence, pumped polluted water into the town mains. The Mayor: That is not correct. Dr. Turbott: l am speaking of the water that was pumped from Te Arai from below the head works. The Mayor explained that that had been dime without the council’s knowledge, and it first heard of the matter from Dr. Turbott himself. lie wished to make it clear that no water had ever been pumped into the mains from Awapuni. TE ARAI STILL IN VIEW. Continuing, Mr. Coleman said that as ho understood the position the depart meat did not want the eouneil to develop Awapuni and lose sight of the greater scheme of water augmentation. The eouneil still had that in view, and at the opportune time proposals would In: placed before the ratepayers. In the meantime, however, it was necessary that the council should have some source of supply available to meet any desperate need, should such arise. Again, even if proposals were approved by the ratepavers ;is early as next year, it would lie' four years ' at least before tlio work could lie completed, and if the water should fail in iho interval it was most important that" the town should have something to fall back upon. Awapuni would he purely an emergency supply, and would in no way be considered as ; ugmentation ; nor would it stop the council from developing Tc Arai at the proper time. Air. Coleman drew attention 10. the f iet that in the early report the engineer said ho could not recommend Awapuni as an auxiliary supply, hut merely to meet an emergency. Tlio speaker appreciated very much the doctor’s keen interest in the matter, and wished only to co-operato with and assist him. COMPARISON OF COSTS’. Cr. If. E. Maude referred to the cost fd the two schemes.- pointing out tint Awapuni, including the purchase of the .site and the plant, would cost the eimu-c-il no more than £IOOO. On the doctor s estimate of £45,000 the Te Arai proposal would mean a. recurring annual rale of £3600. and lie had no hesitation in saving that the ratepayers would never sanction it. Some discussion on these ponds followed. At the conclusion o f the deb,ale. flic Mayor said lie fully realised that everything Rr. Turbott had done was in the interest of the community, and if there had been any misunderstanding it had been wiped oilfc. Dr. Turbott agreed that tlio misunderstanding had been, cleared away, and Iris interview with (he council terminated in an amicable and friendly manner. In the report of the waterworks com ii'itteo it was stated that in view of the information supplied to the Mav.-v |iv I>i*. Walt and the analvst. it wasdecided to telegraph accepting Messrs. Nelsons (N.ZA Utd.’s offer of pipes, subject to the following provisos: “Coiiu-«-il not liable for lifting whole pipe line: only such pines as required hv it. Council not liable for reconditioning pipes rejected by Health Department as unfit for use. Option to purchase to ■ ■over pipes netuallv used, and price to Pc pro rata based on £6OO for the whole pipe line.” Tile I’epoct was adopted. t .the matter -of. lifting the pines ami pre-ti-irbur- them for use was ,b"bl ever tfi" next mee'Di" pendin'' •"|v" , e as to (lie terms of the amemU'd N" 5 scheme of the lJiieinploymi\nl Board.