QUEENSTOWN NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 20200, 10 June 1927, Page 11

QUEENSTOWN NOTES

WEATHER CONDITIONS. (From Our Correspondent.) The weather during the past week has been typical of the most seasonable winters we have had in this district. It has been very frosty night and morning with bright sunshine through the day. Fortunately there is very little snow low down on the mountains otherwise it would be colder. LICENSING MATTERS. The annual meeting of the Wakatipu Licensing Committee was held last week, Mr George Cruickshank S.M. presiding. Inspector Bird, of Invercargill, and local members of the police force were present as well as I Mr Varney, Health Inspector. Most of the publicans’ licenses were renewed and licenses were issued to several new owners. The same thing applied to accommodation licenses. Permanent transfer were granted in respect of Bridge Hotel, Beaumont, Henry Jones to David Hawlor Jones; Bridge Hotel, Millers Flat, N. W. Johnson to Henry T. Jones; Grand Hotel, Roxburgh, J. R. Sinclair to D. Mulqueen; Criterion Club Hotel, Alexandra, Stewart E. Rutherford to W. R. Waters. The issue of renewals for the following licenses were adjourned till the September meeting to enable alterations to be effected: Commercial Hotel Clyde; Vulcan Hotel, St. Bathans; Mountaineer Hotel, Queenstown; Caledonian Hotel, Alexandra; Bendigo Hotel, Alexandra; Railway Hotel, Lauder. The license of the Central Hotel, Arrowtown, was adjourned till December permission being given to carry on in the old Ballarat Hotel while new premises are being erected. RIFLE SHOOTING. In the final shoor-off for President MacKenzie’s trophy, a silver teapot, Rifleman Lorder beat D. Gray by 83 points to 81 and again annexed the A grade championship for the season and D. Gray wins the B grade cup. The class-firing of the club will be completed this week. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. At the monthly meeting of the local borough council last week an offer was received from the assistant engineer, Public Works Department, Invercargill, stating that he was prepared to recommend the lease of the old survey offices to the council for the town clerk’s office at 10/- per week. The rooms (2) adjoin the building in which the old office or library room is situated. The new rooms would be a great improvement on the present dingy office and there would be room for storing certain of the borough’s goods. The council decided to make an offer of 7/6 per week for the rooms. The committee which undertook the improvements of the recreation ground from money raised—£Boo odd —by a queen carnival a few years ago informed the council that all the money except £7 6/- had been absorbed and it had been decided to disband. As a result of the committee’s efforts Queenstown now possesses a reserve quite equal to any inland town. The council decided to take over control of the ground. The Lighting Committee of the council decided to recommend that a time switch be procured and fitted to the circuit on shipping office switchboard controlling the navigating lights on the lake. This is for the convenience of local launch owners who are occasionally out on lake trips after hours when the steamers have berthed. They pay £1 per annum for the privilege. The Lighting Committee also recommended the supplying of a maximum load of three kilometers for installation of electric light at the Lake County Hospital, Frankton. The keen demand for building sites in the town was discussed at the council table It was stated that sections which were worth from £lO to £l5 at one time were now priced up to £lOO. The council had several sections in the town and it was suggested that, if suitable, these might be leased for a nominal sum. Revenue would be otherwise derived from these in the way of rates, water and lighting fees. The Works Committee were instructed to inspect the sections and report to council. FOOTBALL. The second round of cup fixtures has been drawn. Arrowtown play Queenstown at,

Queenstown on June 11; Pirates play Arrow rtown at Arrowtown on June 18 and Queenstown play Pirates at Frankton on June 25. GOLF. The "Wakatipu Golf Club held a very successful tournament on the Frankton links on the King’s Birthday. This was the first time a tourney was arranged and the result was very encouraging and is likely to lead to an annual fixture. The weather was glorious and contributed to some good cards being sent. Entries came from nearly all the goldfield clubs and among the participants were Mr and Mrs George Cruickshank, of Invercargill. The men’s championship was won by Mr J. Brooks, of Pembroke, with a score of 180 for 36 holes. R. Gilkison and F. Stoop tied for second place with 188. There were 26 entries. Mrs j Paterson (Cromwell) won the ladies’ championship over 18 holes with 112, Mrs Curtis 117 being second. There were 16 entries in this section. W. Nelson won the men’s handicap over 18 holes, Dr. Anderson the men’s bogey handicap, Mrs Wilkison and Mrs Mann tied for the ladies’ handicap, Mrs Paterson won the ladies’ bogey handicap. In a mixed foursome handicap Mr and Mrs J. P. Mcßride and Mr and Mrs Gilkison tied each with 4 down. A return match between the Queenstown and Arrowtown Ladies’ Hockey Clubs resulted in a win for the latter by 4 goals to 3. The first cup match between these clubs will be played on Saturday, June 18, on the local ground. MINING. A fine gold return has been reported from the Moonlight Syndicate which has been operating for the last year or so in the vicinity where the old Moonlight No. 1 worked several years ago. Altogether just on 300 ounces have been won this season by sluicing operations, part of which was got from the tin dish. If systematically worked and sufficient water can be commanded, this field should prove a very rich one. The Big Beach Company’s dam, pipeline and tailrace at Arthur’s Point is now almost completed and it is hoped to commence sluicing operations at the Sugar Loaf where the ground has been proved to contain gold in quite payable quantity. A good deal of local capital is invested in this concern and shareholders have every hope that it will soon bring profit to them. The lake and rivers are gradually lowering and there is every prospect that claimholders on the Kawarau will do better when the dam gates are closed.