WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 6 August 1925, Page 8

WAIMATE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) LIBERAL CANDIDATE. A’largely attended meeting of mem- 1 bers of . the Waimate Liberal-Labour Association was held in Waimate last evening for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the Waitaki scat in the Liberal-Labour interests at the ; forthcoming election. The two nominees, Messrs G. Barclay, Waib,ao- ( runga, and W. Lindsay, Studhohno, I placed their views before the electors. At the conclusion of the meeting a vote was taken, and it was announced . tl),at Mr Barclay had been chosen as the official candidate. OBITUARY. MR. JOHN DASH. A very old and highly respected resident of Waimate, Mr John Dash,! passed aw,ay in his sleep in the early j hours of yesterday morning. The ; deceased gentleman was in his 85th ; year. Born in Essex, England, he 1 came to New Zealand in 1876, and immediately settled in Waimate, where his brother, Mr Robert Dash, who resides at Levels, was engaged in the sawmilling industry. In the same year [ he purchased a section in Harris Street, [ then on the edge of the bush, and built ; a residence in which he remained until ' his death. He was not, at any tune, j a man of robust health, and took no ; part at all in public life. Possessing mechanical and inventive ability, the late Mr Dash built up a # successful coacli-building business, which was taken over by his son, Mr George Dash, ami is now earned on under the name of Dash Ltd. . , , 1 He was predeceased by his wife eight years ago, and the surviving members of the.family are: —Airs C. H. Hurst, To Kiri, North Island; Mrs \V. G. Paul, Waimate; and Messrs Charles Dash, Timaru; George Dash, Mayor of ( Waimate; and Harry Dash, A\ annate. The funeral will be a private one.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Mi- E. 1). Mosley, S.M., presided at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, .Waimate, oil Tuesday. BY-LAW BREACHES. Walter Cuinming, charged with leaving a car after dark without lights, was fined 10s and costs. For a similar offence, W llham Dyci was convicted and ordered to pay costs. Cuthbert McPherson, charged . witli driving a motor car without being in possession ot a license, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. A juvenile similarly charged, uas convicted and discharged.

BREACHES OF AWARD. The Inspector of Awards (Mr C. H. Hoskin) proceeded against G. S. Meredith and Coy., on charges of failing to provide' a wages and time book, anu of tailing to pay wages Weekly or fortnightly.. The Inspector stated that on May 2/ he called on Meredith and Coy. and asked for their wages and time book. Meredith replied that he did not keep such books, and that the drivers put in their time to suit themselves. Mr Middleton, for defendants, said there was a free and easy arrangement in the office. An amount of £35 14s had accumulated because the men took their wages when they wanted them. One man had received £SO in advance. The practice .was for the men to keep their time in pocket books, and whenever they came into the office the pocket books were submitted to Mr Hitchens. The Inspector had not given, any indication that there would be any prosecution, and under the circumstances counsel thought His Worship might see his way clear to inflict no penalty. The Magistrate said ho was surprised at such a free and easy system. Judgment would be for . plaintiff for £1 on the charge of failing to provide a time book, and on the second charge, that of failing to pay weekly or fortnightly, judgment would be for plaintiff for the sum of £3.

J. R. Ale!ton, carrier (Mr W. F. Boland) admitted that hei had kept no time book, and that, he had paid a driver £4 10s per week instead of the award rate, £4 12s. Air Boland said the difference in wages had been paid and since tliei visit of the inspector, defendant had kept his books up to date. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for the sum of l()s in each ease.

I CIVIL CASES. , Judgment for plaintiffs, by default, was given in the following cases: A. Christie v. Stanley Howard, claim £lO 4s 3d, and costs; James Moir v. Thomas Johnstone, £S 15s, and costs; Samuel Jacobs v. 'Wallace Johnston, £6 7s 6d, and costs. ARNO. The Arno Miniature Rifle Club’s weekly shoot resulted as fovvows: —J. Tvall 70, E. Tavendale 69, IL Hossack 68, J. A. Kearton 67, J. P. Morrison 67, C. Wright 67. C. Wall 66. F. Andrews 66, H. W. McKenzie 66. N. McKenzie 66. N: Riddle 66, S. Mc(lregor 66, E. McDonald 65, G. G. Wall holds the O’Hara Button.

COUNTRY SCHOOLS’ FOOTBALL. A match was played at Morveu between the Waihao Downs A team and the Morven School, and resulted in a win for the former by 16 points to 9.