GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 17, 15 August 1928, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

HEAVY RAIN. The rain which fell throughout most of yesterday continued last night when at times it came down in torrents. For the 24 hours ended this morning a total of 2.22 inches was registered. FEWER DIRECTORS. At yesterday's meeting of the Te Popo Dairy Co. Mr. Cole suggested that, in view of the small number of shareholders in the company, the number of directors should be reduced to three. The secretary stated the change would not be made at that meeting—the articles of association would have to bo altered at a special meeting. Support for the proposal was «ot (fortlijcomhig and no action was taken. *~"~ ,splendid~7ay-out. The balance-sheet of the Ngjaere Dairy Co. i s not yet ready for distribution, but it is understood that suppliers will receive a further "let per lb butter-fat on August 20th and another hd per lb on Septembei 20th. This will bring the total payout for the season to Is lOd .per 11>, which must nearly be a record for a New Zealand cheese factory. Unsold stocks have been taken into} tthe balance-sheet at a good deal below the ruling price, so that suppliers may yet receive something more than Is lOd.

NO ARREST. No arrest has been made as yet in connection with the burglary which took ]duce at the Stratford Technical High School some days ago when tho sum of £5 was taken from two drawers which were forced.

RACECOURSE CHARGESAt J'astJ niglti'si meeting of the Racing Club, the president (Mr. S. Pitt) said the gate charges had been kept low by the club. He believed the club was one of the first to make a reduction, and they had maintained 'the charges at a figure which seemed popular with tjie public- They had provided a good programme of racing at charges which were considerably below the average for such a, meeting. CONTROL OF TRAFFIC. Unstinted praise was given by the president of the Raiding Club,. last night to the Borough Councils officials* for the efficient manner in which the traffic was controlled at the last race meeting- Most people time their arrival at the course between 10.30 a.m. and 11-30 a.m. and to handle the large crowd which attended the Stratford races in that time was a big order- The Clnb had been greatly helped by the fact that it was possible to break the traffic from both ends. THB GOL7 CLUB. Mr H B Abraham, at last night; . meeting' of'the RUcing Club, expressed pleasure that the club had entered into a five--years' agreement with the Golf Club fbr the use of t..e racecourse. It was gcodl, he said, to see one branch'of sport helping another, and tlie lease would be a decided advantage to the Golf Club, who would be able to make improvements which they would net be prepared to carry out if they bad -only a year-to-year lease). RACECOURSB AS PARK.

"flftee-planting has been carried? out in one or two favoured localities", said Mr S. Pitt, the president, at last night's meeting of the Strarfordl Racing Club, "and we hope that* as the years go by the racecourse will grow more like .a. park." Th« Racing Club was not a close, corporation and welcomed the puhlie makpark. In this respect the Club.were park. Tnthi s espect the Club were catering for the (?enernl miblic in addition to the racing public. GOLF VERSUS RACENC.

A member of the Stratford Racing Chid caused 1 some amusement at last night's annual meeting of members hv urging that the club should exercise some control over the use of the racecourse by (Golf Club members. One... recent morning, he said, while holes' were being trained, a lfu*v golfer, whose ball landed on The course, seemed to think she had the right-of-way and "swiped" her ball to. thef interruption of training. The president promised that the matter would be kept in mind.