WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 27 June 1924, Page 4

WAIMATE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) BOROUGH COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting of the AYaimate Boi'ougn Council was lield on Tuesday evening. Present The Mayor (.Mr W. L. it vans), Councillors F. Nash, A. McLaugman, J. A. Lash, C. H. L. Gunn, T. Twomoy, W. G. | Faul and IJ. A. Fulton. j A resolution giving intention to , pumisn the new rates struck was car-

ned. CORRESPONDENCE. . The South Canterbury Hospital Board notified that interest at the rate of 7 per cent, may be charged on overdue payments. A. D. Riley and Co., Wellington, wrote asking for balance of account due. Received. ; The South Canterbury Power Board advised that a poll oil the proposal to raise a. loan, would he hold in the Waimate district on Friday, .July 11th. ■ ■ j Received. I An invitation from the I ower Board to attend a meeting to be lie Id in the fVuimatc Council Chambers, on Monday, June 110, was accepted. The. secretary, Telia po Development League, wrote inviting members of the Council to attend a meeting in Timaru on Thursday, June 26th. Councillor Lash remarked that he would like to attend the meeting, but the date was unsuitable. Councillor Dash said that the League was on the right track. . . Councillor i'ulton was of the opinion ' that the Council should he represented if possible. On the motion of the Mayor it was . decided to. reply that the Council was i in accordance with the aims and ob- ! iects of the League, and that an effort would be made to be represent- . ed I The Health Inspector (Mr J. i Menzics) notified that one case of scarlet lever had been removed to the

hospital. „ _ .. . A lotter was read from Mrs J. Moir, rcKurciing u section in BlUclliolitio Street, lor which she had put in an application. The town clerk was instructed to reply that the Council had , accepted the best oft or. , . The Wuimato Rugby Suo-Lmon j applied for permission to close Victoria . Turk on Juno 20th, and July , 1()Lh - T~ Pemitoion wan granted to close the Park on tho latter date, but not on June Uflth, as insufficient notice had born given. , , I Councillor McLutighlan remarked ihn tliiVcront bporW bodion Jmcl lorrnod . hit executive to deal with the question . of Sport'd bodies requiring iuo use o. . the lbirk on the name day. I Tim Department <-! ArigetiH.tro ■ wrote nuking if any pwiroMi hud been 5 iuudti U) iUibllitii sill .nlniitoiL' Ml \\ -.u- . mute, i- it was daofiltul to rej.l.V that i.l|[> Council W«re. obtaining iliiormi’.' , (inn from other dLLCcW,

GENERAL BUSINESS, Councuiov Tan! haul ihnt pHi"O l*i-A meeting h pertain amount (il inaveiia! Had been removed. li'eni Urn squm ■ ant. iijdking tli«3 no mil t-lnns ihi>ch uoilor. ’pu fc there was still room tor com biadraoirt imfii'ovcmeui.. Jim maitoi was 1011, to tlto hauiiury coiuiun-teo, 'J'ho Mayor suited liiat the rna.l leading lrom Queen Btreul ci jhu railway station was most uusatiblaotorv. 'fhe fooLpath leading in jho station win fornuitl on the. railu ay line side of the road. It had boon suggosU ed tu him (hat the ai.lem.iou fit the Traffic -Manager bo drawn !<( He wi: lame coudilions. Councillor Rush said that ihe proper eiurancc: In tin; suilion uas itoni ■John Street. Councillor' Foul suggested tiial ilie Queen Street eni ranee lie reserved for pidc.btrians only. Councillor Cnmi rcinprk.nl 'o.i. the

f-laiion was I l.e Coleridge pur. or, “a, political slal iuii. ; ’•

It was finally decided to bring the matter under the notice of the station master. . ~ ~ . , Tiie question of a suitable luboisn tip was then discussed. The Town ClerK said that Mr IvirK had a site on his property which required filling, but lie would not allow an ■ indiscriminate dumping ot petrol tins on the place. The Council decided to inquire, as to the conditions required by Mr Kirk. It was decided to distribute a number of copies of “factorial South Canterbury,” which have neon puichased by the Council, among some ot the smaller towns. General accounts amounting to 19 S -tel and Gas Company’s accounts totalling £l9 16s lid were passed tor payment.

RIFLE SHOOTING. The following is the result of Tuesday nignt’s snoot of the Mamiate Miniature Rdie Club :-S. Malthus ) 70, A. j Jeans (1) H), D. .Reyes (o) , 1C Creba (7) 7U, A. Kcrnick (0) R, F. J. Wain (0) 69, F. Hendry (2) 6J A Leopold (2) 69. W. Fcnman (2) IK). W. Duckett (J) 69,_ 0 Simmons (;>,) 69, A. .Jones (0) 68, G. Duncan Ci) 6S, A. Segar (3) (>S, G- Ma ' l ' Chester (5) 68, H- Beacn ( ) •> >• Deacon (l) 67, A. Good (2) bt. AJvernick won No. 2 trophy witn -o<, with R. Deacon and A. Deans equal with 206 each, A. Jones, b. Malthas, G. Manchester, V .lew, and I • *» • Wain following with -°' > - I] ea F, markers for 4th July ™ 1 f os f, * D. Keyes and A. Leopold, and the range officer Air A. Jones. football.

Only one senior game, was pla„.ea vesierdav at \ lerorm Park. Mansi, nun the leaders in the competition, Southern, and after a fairly even game, in Which, despite the greasy ball, both sets of backs handled well, no seme was registered. Alter considerable u - necessarv discussion as to wnotln.t the game would be played or not, the teams took the field at 2b to four, wh.mi it was discovered that no ball bail been provided. A further fit teen minutes was wasted whno one wan being procured, and the game c\cumuli v Marled at’a few minutes to. lour, and ended in darkness at ten minutes nisat five. This is the second tunc Dus season that a game has ended m tno dark, and it does not _ reflect much credit on those responsible. . Owing, to several membors of their team being indisposed Glcnavy iorfoited to Northern. ('hiimpicnisiiip ponds a:-o tiow : Soutliciv. 12, Northern 9, -Manst i, Glmmv.v -1. , . , , • . .Juniors,- -Northern del eaten Manst, (O—O. School easily iiccouti Led lor Soutlioni, Jo —J.

Ai, Urn wcmU.v moeiing of Urn Mum CmmuiU-o of Urn \\anmuo Rugby Kilb-d. iimii. -Ml' G. p- Ai.tm m~. Id- -ai" 1. Tamo Wo!" '(I.o Junw" • V),.\ fnt.ctt, i 1 > kdd"',,’ FatU-rson, and Lumlmi. Tij„ ;,ocrotary • inMrmuod lo wriln 10 l'ie North Dl-ijM I nmu ii*6 vi.iiug them, tlmt duly Fill! WU4 urn. ; miifablo (IM‘’ » d iilU '“ “ lla v< ’ i i iiiigest July 19. .. . , I Tim Siiuli o'...isisrluu;'; it.ugov 1 limn v. roui ji] i-el'eroat-o to t imrity Duy, i iiccaivad,

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