BLUFF NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 24446, 28 May 1941, Page 3

BLUFF NEWS

MUTTON-BIRD SEASON The mutton-bird season ends on Saturday. The motor-vessel Kekeno arrived at Bluff yesterday aftemoon with parties of mutton-birde ~ua n_ scow Horouta and the schooner nia are away on the same • scow is reported to have landed me parties of Colac Bay birders at their home port.

PRESENTATION Before his departure for Palmerston North Mr W. G. Fisher, senior clerk of the New Zealand Ra ’ a \ ® 2 SS of ’he' spoke e»0 M ' Fisher replied.

home guard Interesting manoeuvres were practised by the Home Guard over the Bluff hills during the week-end. IL demolition platoon, under Mr . • • Mason, also did some actual demolition work further back in the hills.

WOMEN’S PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE Mrs Cameron presided at a meeting of the Women’s Patriotic Committee. She asked those present to stand m silence as a mark of respect for the relations of those men who had given tl-eir lives for their country. It was decided that two members m turn help in the supper arrangements at the girls’ fortnightly dances. The secretary made an appeal for reels or machine cotton, black and white, tor the Lady Galway Guild. It was decided to hold the next meeting on June 3 instead of June 2. Mrs Cameron referred to the departure or Mrs Fisher from Bluff and it was decided to place on record appreciation of Mrs Fisher’s good, work while a member of the committee. Mrs Cameron said it was her duty to relinquish the chair of office to the new Mayoress, Mrs McGorlick. She referred to the pleasant associations Muring her term as president and in thanking the members for their cooperation asked them to extend that i co-operation to Mrs McGorlick. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs Cameron for her services. Gifts were acknowledged from Mrs R. Ashwell and Mrs Bagley (Dunedin) and Mrs L. Newman. ST. MATTHEW’S GUILD At a recent meeting of St. Matthew s Guild, Mrs Burtenshaw referred to the departure of Mrs Fisher and in presenting her with a bouquet of flowers asked her to accept the thanks of the guild for her good work and their best wishes for a happy time in Palmerston North.