WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20063, 21 March 1935, Page 4

WAIMATE

MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL GENERAL BUSINESS A meeting of the Waimate Borough Council was held on Tuesday night. Present: The Mayor (Mr G. Dash>, Crs. A. J. Hoskins. T. Twomey, J. T. Hay, S. G. Reid. W. F. Boland, R. H. White, S. I. Fitch and W. G. Paul. On the motion of the Mayor a motion of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the Rev. W. B. Scott. The application of the Waimate Returned Soldiers’ Associations to sell poppies in the street on April 18 was granted. Mr J. L. Davidson, Tinwald, Ashburton, wrote applying for permission to operate a pie cart and coffee stall from 6 p.m. each week night in Waimate. The Mayor said that many similar applications had been refused, but they did not want to treat the matter abruptly. The speaker’s suggestion that the application should be referred to the General Committee was agreed to. Th Timaru Publicity Committee wrote asking to be supplied with photographs of attractive views in or near Waimate for insertion in a booklet to be supplied to the New Zealand Railways Department for distribution locally and overseas. The clerk was instructed to forward a photograph and the matter of a donation applied for was referred to the Finance Committee.

In conformity with a vote of sha ratepayers taken the previous evening, Mr R. R. G. Rattray was appointed as Borough Assessor. The Presbyterian Bible Class Girl’s Easter Camp Committee wrote applying for the use cf Seddon Square, and also for the use of the public tennis court at Victoria Park during the camp session. The use of Seddon Square was granted also the general use of the tenuis courts, exclusive use of the courts for any particular day to be left to the Town Clerk. The application of the Waimuts County Primary School Sports Association for the use of Victoria Park was granted. Mr J. W. Manchester and Mrs E. Dailey wrote accepting the Council’s offer to carry out beautifying work on their sections in High Street. The Waimate County Council wrote stating that the engineer’s report in regard to the flood waters in Cameron Street was to the effect that the trouble was caused by live hedges growing across water courses. If unemployed labour could be made available and the adjacent occupiers were agreeable the position could be alleviated at little cost.—Received. Committee Reports The Wat#r Committee reported water charges (Waimate Co-op. Dairy Co.): Consideration has been given to the letter from the Dairy Company who pointed out that butterfat had shown a substantial decline in price since the charge was fixed, and. in addition, the Council had been assisted by the water which the factory had put into the baths. Your committee, after going into the matter carefully, now recommend that the price oe reduced to 2/10 per ton of butterfat manufactured.

Water to High School playing area: The High School are anxious to proceed with the work of laying out cricket pitches in their playing area west of William Street but to carry out this work it is necessary for them to have a supply of water available. Your committee, therefore, recommend that a half-inch pipe be laid from the main at the corner of Goldsmith and Paul Streets along Paul Street to the boundary of the section leased by the High School, a distance of approximately 8 chains. The school authorities, of course, will have to continue the pipe from this spot out as far as the proposed pitches. The report was approved.

The Finance Committee recommended that the following amounts be written off: Rates 1933-34. £ll/1/10; rent 193233, £4; rent 1933-34, £4; sanitation fee 1933-34, 16/-; total, £l9/17/10. The report was adopted. General Business The usual subsidies of £lO to the Waimate Pipe Band, and £2O to the Waimate Silver Band, w r ere granted. The Town Clerk reported that he had received a petition signed by 202 burgesses asking that a poll be taken to decide the day on which the statutory half-holiday in the Borough shall be observed during the ensuing year. Of these names 35 did not appear on the roll, but there were still ample names for the petition to be effective. The Clerk was instructed to carry out the provisions of the law in regard to the matter. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES The fortnightly meeting of Te Waimate Rebekah Lodge was held in the Foresters' Hall, Sister H. M. Tamblyn, N.G., presiding over a good attendance of members. An invitation was received to attend a social to the Grand Master, Bro. A. J. Guy, in Temuka. The dance committee reported on the arrangements made for the dance. The social committee reported on the euchres held, and these will be run fortnightly. Further nominations of officers were taken. Members and officers of the Sunshine Rebekah Lodge, No. 10. Timaru w T ere welcomed and installed two candidates into the Order. The N.G., Sister Tamblyn, thanked the Sunshine Rebekah Lodge for coming down and holding the initiation, and stated that Waimate would hold an initiation in Timaru at a future date. The Deputy Grand Master, Bro. H. Clark and D.P.G.M., Bro. R. Clark were officially welcomed by the Lodge, the D.G.M. returning thanks. After lodge closed supper was held and members enjoyed a very pleaasnt evening with the Timaru visitors.

immortal story “The Broken Melody.” John Garrick, known to New Zealanders as Reginald Dandy, and last seen here in “Lily of Killamey,” has the starring role. His fine singing voice will be heard in the delightful theme song “The Broken Melody.” Margot Grahame. Austin Trevor and Merle Oberon. a Tasmanian girl, have the supporting roles. “The Broken Melody” is an enthralling story which grips interest from the unfolding of the drama to its dramatic close. Scenes of the glittering “first night” of the opera in Paris are interwoven with the horrors of the notorious Devil’s Island, the efforts of a struggling composer to write an operatic masterpiece, and his subsequent success, for which he had to pay a terrible price. Romance and dramatic suspense blend into a noble story.

Mr E. A. Murrell. D.8.0.A., F. 1.0. (England), representing PROCTERS, the Premier Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Temuka, on Saturday, March 30. and may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at the Crown Hotel on that date. Appointments can now be made by ringing the U.F.S. Dispensary