BID FOR NORDON CUP

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1930, Page 6

BID FOR NORDON CUP

HOCKEY MATCH WITH WANGANUI. TARANAKI TEAM SELECTED. The Nordon hockey cup is the objective of the Taranaki representative hockey team selected at Hawera yesterday by Messrs C. J. Pennington, K. Pennington and C. J. McFadyen, to play Wanganui (the holders) at Wanganui to-morrow. The team is:— Goal: A Bennett (Eltham). Back's: R. Foreman (Eltham), W. Pitcher (Kaponga). Halves: C. Colson (Eltham), V. Betts (Kaponga), G., Surgenor (Otakeho). Forwards: W. Bennie, vice-captain (Kaponga), G. Moloney (Hawera), R. Irwin, captain (Eltham), S. Betts (Kaponga), A. Gray (-Otakeho). Emergencies: Back, Payne (Manaia); forward, V. Nairn (Eltham). Mr., R. A. Grace, Kaponga, has been appointed manager of the team, with which will travel Messrs C. J. McFadyen, Hawera, and H. C. Johnson, Stratford, as selector and referee respectively. After the team had been announced Mr. I. J? Bridger, chairman of the Taranaki Hockey Association, and Mr. K. Pennington addressed a few words of encouragement to the team. Both speakers expressed the hope that the team would return with the coveted trophy, the possession of which would mean a great deal to hockey in Taranaki. ..Prior to tne selection of the team a trial match was played in King Edward Park, Hawera, between teams representing the Thursday division, Waitara, Eltham and Kaponga, and the Wednesday division, Hawera, Manaia and Otakeho. Frequent changes were made by .the ..selectors, who eventually picked a prospective representative team which played a short session against the remainder.

COUNTY WORK SURVEYED. INCREASE IN PETROL TAX. References to local body work as affecting the Patea County were made by Mr. W. G. Belton, chairman of the council, at Kakaramea, on Wednesday evening. Referring to the question of the petrol tax, Mr. Belton said that when an increase hod been mooted at the Counties’ Conference the chairman had said it would be putting the saddle on the right horse. There had been a great deal of opposition by the motorists but it had to be remembered that probably half the motorists in the Dominion were county ratepayers. The addition of 3d to the petrol tax might prove of great value to backcountry settlers. It would prooably go to the Highways Board and he hoped that it would bo expended on roads other than main highways. If so it would be of great use in developing inland roads. He hoped the extra money would be allocated as in the past, the board considering each -case on its merits. Patea would have a big claim .because of its special difficulty as regards carting metal. Last year the county had paid the Railway Department £42&0 for freight on metal, In the Patea County Council there was a division of opinion. The northern members were desirous of spending more money on the main highway but the remainder wished tp concentrate on the inland roads, and rightly in Mr. Belton’s opinion. The time had come when more attention should be paid tothe inland roads, in which the interests of local bodies and dairy companies were identical. The comity received rates from farmers and supplied means of getting the produce to the market. The policy of the Patea County Council had been criticised by the ratepayers as being too' niggardly but it was the 4 same as that advocated by the Loans’ Board—-“ Pay as you go.” Other counties raised, loads to build roads and before the loans were repaid the roads were worn out;: “If we continue as we aro going,” concluded Mr. Belton, “we will be on Hhe box seat’ in a few years.” LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN. M SQUADRON MEETING. A meeting of M. Squadron, Legion, of Frontiersmen,: was held in Hawera on Tuesday, Captain Vickridge, 0.C., presiding. Trooper Findlater presented a report on the annual New Zealand conference at Palmerston North on June 5. A vote of thanks was accorded the squadron’s delegate. It was decided to support the proposal to transfer New Zealand headquarters to Wanganui,, and failing Wanganui’s acceptance to Hawera. The closing date for the Vickridge Cup competition was postponed to August 4. RECOVERY OF A COW. HAWERA COURT ACTION. Judgment for plaintiff was given by Mr. J. 11. Salmon,.S.M., in the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yceterday in the case in which .A. Simons proceeded againist H. J. Sommers for the recovery of a cow and a euni of money. The plaintiff claimed a Shorthorn cow aged three years, valued at £l2, and the sum of £7O lent by the plaintiff to the defendant, in April. Arthur Simons, stated that defendant was his step-son. Plaintiff was at his step-son’s place in 1923 when he was asked to take a nine months’ old call away. This, he did, giving two calf covers for it On June 3, 1930, defendant took the cow. He lent defendant ' £7O on April I. Emily Simons said plaintiff was her husband and defendant her son. She confirmed plaintiff’s statement. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £7O and an order was made for the return of the cow. In default judgment was for £l2. , Plaintiff was ..allowed court costs £2 j 33s and fee; 4 £4 10s. ;