HAWKERS AT PATEA

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1934, Page 9

HAWKERS AT PATEA

COUNCIL EXPRESSES CONCERN. To afford greater protection to Patea business men from the growing hawking traffic, Councillor C. R. Honeyfield raised the question of increasing the fees for licenses for hawkers at the monthly meeting of the Patea Borough Council on Monday. Patea business men, Cr. Honeyfield stated, paid rates, gave trophies and subscribed to every project in the town, and it was only just that the council should afford them all the protection possible. If the law did not permit of that then the law must be amended, he considered. The Mayor, Mr. F. Ramsbottom, said the policy of fruit hawkers was first to sell to the shopkeepers, then the hotels and then from door to door, the shopkeepers then finding themselves with a perishable stock and no market. There was £lOO a year to be collected from speeding cars, a source of revenue that would prevent the main street being used as a race track. In reply to Cr. Honeyfield, the town clerk, Mr. L. W. Austin, stated that the council already had by-laws which covered., the whole position. In Patea the hawkers of fish, fruit, tea, groceries, books, papers and magazines could operate by procuring a license, but no fee was chargeable. Under the Municipal Corporations Act, however, a charge of 10s could be made. One was compelled to issue a license if the applicant was a person of good character and the limit chargeable was £1 per year. Numerous cases had gone to the Supreme Court, but no legislation would be upheld that would restrain trade. At present at Patea only two licenses were in force, one for a hawker of patent medicines and another for groceries. It was decided to frame a remit and seek the support from other small towns, and to have the question of hawking and itinerant trading brought up at the next municipal conference. FRASER ROAD NEWS. CRICKET AND GOLF CLUBS. In a match at Eltham on Wednesday the Fraser Road cricket team defeated Mangamingi by 102 runs to 70. K. Kennedy 23 and J. Sanderson 20 were the top scorers for Fraser Road, and Brodie 17 and Turner 16 for Mangamingi. Details are:— Fraser Road: Pullen, b Hickey, 11; Roy Sharpe, b Jones, 13; K. Kennedy, c and b Jones, 23; R. Sharpe, b Jones, 2; S. Death, c Turner, b Hickey, 4; Palmer, b Hickey, 14; Hammond, b Jones, 5; J. Sanderson, c Brodie, b Turner, 20; Broomfield, b Jones, 0; H. Death, not out, 8; H. Worthington, c and b Jones, 2; extras, 1; total, 102. Mangamingi: Hickey, b R. Sharpe, 3; Barnard, b R. Sharpe, 7; Pearce, b Pullen, 9; Brodie, c Kennedy, b S. Death, 17; Woodley, b Pullen, 0; Jones, run out, 0; Tonks, not out, 13; Christansen, c Hammond, b Pullen, 0; Patterson, b Pullen, 3; Osborne, b Pullen, 0; extras, 1; total, 70. An enjoyable social evening and dance organised by the Fraser Road Golf Club to raise funds for its club house was held on Friday. The prize-winners in the principal competition held were:— Miss T. Gibson 1, Mrs. S. Death 2; Mr. L. Newall 1, Mr. F. Dunlop 2. Two other competitions for a Christmas cake and a cushion were also won by Miss T. Gibson. The president of the golf dub, Mr. L. B. Galbraith, presented the trophies for the club’s first championships. These consisted of two fine challenge cups presented to the club by Messrs. B. Gibson and E. Best. The president thanked the donors and presented the cup for the women’s championship to Miss M. Gibson, while Mr. D. Palmer won the men’s cup. A teapot was presented to Mr. and S. Death as a token of the club members’ appreciation of their generous action in allowing their residence to be used for afternoon tea at all club matches. Dancing to music played by Mrs. A. Campbell, Misses M. and T. Gibson and Mr. R. Hunger concluded a pleasant evening. CRICKET AT MEREMERE. ALTON DEFEATED BY 19 RUNS. The Meremere cricket team defeated Alton by 65 runs to 46. The details are:— Alton: J. Taylor, b J. Bloor, 1; A. Herbert, c M. Murray, b Bloor, 18; C. Allen, b J. Galyer, 3; D. Sadler, b R. Galyer, 6; J. Gibbs, c and b W. Geary, 1; Lankshear, c and b W. Geary, 0; L. Amon, b W. Geary, 7; J. Archer, b R. Galyer, 0; E. Berry, not out, 0; L. Paul, b R. Galyer, 5; R. Moreland, b R. Galyer, 0; extras, 5; total, 46. Bowling: R. Galyer took four wickets for four runs, W. Geary three for six, J. Bloor two for 15, J. Galyer one for 16. Meremere: W. Geary, c Taylor, b Archer, 20; S. Geary, b Allen, 6; J. Galyer, b Archer, 10; W. Dunlop, c Gibbs, b Allen, 1; L. Symes, c and b Allen, 0; J. Bloor, b Allen, 6; S. Allan, b Archer, 4; R. Galyer, b Archer, 5; M. Murray, c Taylor, b Gibbs, 5; J. Davison, not out, 1; E. Davison, c and b Archer, 4; extras, 3; total, 65. Bowling: J. Archer took five wickets for 19 runs, C. Allen four for 40, J. Gibbs one for four. Alton had a second innings in which a total of 40 was made, D. Sadler making 16.