GORE ITEMS

Southland Times, Issue 25314, 18 June 1935, Page 4

GORE ITEMS

Traffic at Hockey Match. The Gore Borough Council considered at some length in committee last evening a report from the traffic inspector concerning, an incident which occurred on the road leading to the Showgrounds on the occasion of the visit of the Indian hockey team. It was subsequently announced that the report had been received and that the inspector had been instructed for the future to act on the' instruction of the council only in regard to the closing of streets to traffic. Objection to Baths. -Loan. The Gore Borough Council recently indicated its intention to take a poll of the ratepayers for authority to borrow £3OOO for the erection of municipal baths. At last evening’s meeting of the council an objection was received from Mrs Mary O’Kane, Wigan street, stating briefly: “I am not in favour of it.” It was stated that this was the only objection received and that it would be sent forward when application was made to the Loans Board for authority to borrow the money. Borough Council Donations. The Finance Committee at last night’s meeting of the Gore Borough Council recommended that the following donations be provided for in the year’s estimates:—Cancer- research, iubilee fund, £25; Municipal Brass Band, £25; Plunket Society, £25; Gore Pipe Band, £10; Salvation Army Band, £7 10/-; Children’s Health Camp, £5 5/-; Southland League. £lO 10; Chamber of Commerce, £1 1/-; Clothing Club, £5 5/-; a total of £ll4 11/-. The recommendations were approved. Farewell Social. A very pleasant function was held at Gore on Saturday evening when members of the railway staff at Gore gathered together for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr Jack Hamilton, who has been transferred to Lomeville. Mr W. G. Smith, who occupied the chair, said that during the time that he had known Mr Hamilton, he had always found him a good mate and a great worker, and as a mark of the esteem in which he is held he would ask him to accept an eiderdown quilt from his workmates and wished him the best of luck for himself and family in their new. home. Mr W. J. Mackay, in endorsing the remarks of the chairman, said that the guest was one of the best mates that he had ever worked with and expressed his regret that he was going to leave Gore. Messrs S. Donaldson, A. Scammell, and L. Anderson, on behalf of the E.F. and C. A., thanked him for the many/ good actions that he had done for them while he was attached to the shunting staff. On behalf of the R. 0.1., Messrs T. Leonard, A. Thompson, L. Brown and R. P. Taylor, said that in their dealings with the guest they always found him a gentleman and pleasant to get on with, and said that his place would be hard to fill. Messrs J. D. Jenkins, C. P. Penman, J. W. Butterfield, P. W. Butler, R. M. Broome, W. Adams, R. Barron, K. McLean and J. F. Small, on behalf of the A.S.R.S., also spoke in glowing terms of the departing member. Messrs W. Thomas, W. Muir, J. Broome, •M. Collins and V. Gerkin, praised Mr Hamilton for the attention that he had always given them in regard to the shunting of trucks. The health of the guest was then drunk with musical honours, kjr Hamilton then thanked the

members for their handsome present, saying that he would always find it useful. The long list of complimentary speeches were interspersed with musical items which were given by the following members: Messrs W. Thomas, R. M. Broome, W. Irvine and J. Cooper,