STRATFORD GUN CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1930, Page 10

STRATFORD GUN CLUB

4 ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED. INSTALLATION OF NEW TRAP. The club had had a very good year from the shooting viewpoint, if the period between the sale of the old trap and the arrival ;of the new trap.was excepted, stated the report presented to the .'annual meeting of the Stratford Gun, Club last night.. In the interval a shoot',, had been held, on the. New Plymouth ground pn Labour. Day . •.■■■. • „-A-feature of the year, tlwyrepqrt com. tinned, had been the departure of an ,en-„ tliusiastic .member,' Father, Hagarty, on a'-trip toEngland. -'■ The: shoot Tor -the C.A:C. Clip had been, held at Wanganui, -/'lien the Stratford., team lost the trophy by two points, registering 126/against Tailiape’s 128... .. . . The .Taranaki championship had been won by A. Nelson with'-B. C. .Wheeler as.runner-up... There had been only one, compel ition for the Ballistite -.Cup, ; and it had been' agreed', that the. competition should be restarted next year. The Wes-tern-Cup by H; Campbell, withB. Green-as runner-up. 'A silver, watch, presented by Air. J. Lombard was won. by .B. Green. S. -Mw-Phillips .won- the .novice competition' for a'trophy pre? sented by Air. A. .H. Blennerhassett. New Plymouth. , The memorial, cup had. been won by A. E. '-.Brown, who also annexed -the miniature cup presented by Mr. S.’ Dunbar . for the most first-barrel kills in the.. competition. , F; Casey and' A. Nelson were runners-up.-The new trap had arrived in December, but so far it was-not .working well, and would have to be improved. The membership of the .club was good, and the financial position was .very satisfactory, there being a credit balance of £22* 10s. .

.Oflicers elected, were Patron, the Mayor, Mr. P. Thomson; president, Mr. A. Nelson; eleven yice-ipresidents; ,e.yecutive, Messrs. P. . Keller, A. Coleman, J. Lombard, A. Nelson, J: Petrie, C. Bar : ker, B. Green, W. P. Jenkins, A. E-. Brown, F. Casey and H. Campbell; treasurer, Air. J. Petrie; stock buyer, Air. J. Petrie; auditor, Air. G. A.' Carter; referee, Air. S. Campbell; secretary, Air. C. Grant.

The handicaps for the first shoot were arranged, it being . decided that on registering a win a shooter with under 20 yards handicap would go back two yards, and a shooter with 20 yards or more handicap would go back one yard.

To arrange a site for the concrete bed of the new trap all shooters will v meet on February 9. On the sugges- a tion of Mr. C. Barker, it was decided j-. to hold a shoot at Eltham on February t 23. A 100-cartridge competition con- r sisting of four equal shoots will be held, the competitor breaking the most birds to take a trophy outright. • e The secretary was granted a honora- j rium of £7 75., and the auditor a fee , of £2 2s. Mr. Barker was thanked for i ? his donation for a special shoot. ■ j i MATAU NEWS. t ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLANS. ' ' This district, which in the past has been .celebrated for its fine fruit, has , for the first time on record an absolute j dearth of stone fruit of any variety. , From Pehu and Purangi comes the same complaint. Apples, however, are plenti- , ful, but the codlin moth is very active ( this season in this class of fruit. , A big mob of sheep from Gisborne, brought by Mr, C. Mumby, of North Matau, made the long trek safely, and arrived in prime condition. The switchboard at the post office for the extra telephones has not yet been , fixed, and the usefulness of the new Junction Road line is somewhat circumscribed. The new subscribers on this line are . Messrs. G. and W.. Rawlinson, S. Ayers and F. Moody. Another telephone line is to be erected shortly up the Mangamaire and South Matau Roads. , The-Pehu Settlers’. Association is applying to the. Minister of Public Works for the.expenditure this season of £l6OO, money’.raised.*by the settlers to make the Tangitu tunnel, and to be handed back by. the Government for metalling. The special, loan to complete tile metalling, for which a subsidy of £2 to £1 has been promised, cannot be raised at present as the Clifton county has reached the limit (£5000) of its allocations. The settlers point out that this route is the direct one from the coast to the main trunk railway, and must - course of time be a main or secondary' highway, and that the settlers are loading themselves with the special rate, which will save the Government a big expense. The present spell of fine weather, which has now lasted for six days, has been very welcome, as it has enabled fanners to get in their hay, and has made a wonderful improvement'to the roads, which are now quite dry and cars are running without chains through places where last week they, would have been stuck, even with (Mains. Sheepfarmers, too, are taking full advantage of the dry spell to push their .lambshearing through. Mrs. Bond and family, who have been the guests of Mrs. P. Rolfe, have -returned to New Plymouth. Mrs. Waterson, sen., of Dargaville, is J the guest of her daughter, Mrs. G. Jensen. Mrs. F. Waterson, who has been spending a few weeks with Mrs. G. Jensen, has returned home. Mrs. S. Robinson and Miss D. Downey, of Napier, who have been the guests of Mrs. H. Larsen, have left for Wanganui. Miss M. Bond, who has been staying with Mrs. L. Ayers, has returned to ’ New Plymouth. . Master G. Kear, of Stratford, is. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smellie. Mr. G. Chapman, of Ohura, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. McCoard. Miss Ruby Peters, who has been spending a few weeks in Inglewood, has returned home. , Messrs. C. and D. Mumby are the - guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. Mumby. I Farmers are making great prepara--1 tions for the annual sheep fair, which is to be held by the Loan and Mercantile . Agency early in February. Record entries are expected.