WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20928, 6 January 1938, Page 4

WAIMATE

EMPLOYMENT BUREAU HOUSED IN NEW PREMISES The Government Employment Bureau in Waimate has now been permanently' established in the Albion buildings, Queen Street. The changeover from the Courthouse was made on Tuesday. The bureau is in charge of Mr H. V. Pelvin, replacing Mr B. Mangos, who has been transferred to Wellington.

COCKSFOOT CUTTING

TENDERS ACCEPTED Tenders for cocksfoot cutting’ rights in the Waimate County have been accepted as follows: Otaio Riding—Area No. 2: D. L. Boulton (£4 13 9); No. 3: Smith Bros. (3,9); No. 4. H. Trezise (£l/7/-); No. 5. Smith Bros. (£7/7/6). Makikihi Riding-—Area No. 1, J. Tiffen (£l/12/6); No. 2. P. Quinn (£3 6/-); No. 3. J. Tiffen (£l/7/6); No. 4, P. Quinn (£l7/11/-). Deep Creek Riding—Area No. 3. E. G. Attewell (£l/11/3); No. 4. Keen Bros. (£l/3/-); No. 6, Keen Bros. <£l 2-). Walhao Riding—Area No. 1. Kennard Bros. (£1); Area No. 2, Keen Bros. (£1 1/-); No. 3. Kennard Bros. (£5 7/-) No. 4, Kennard Bros. (£l/1/-); No. 7, Keen Bros. (£l/3/-).

RELIEF WORK TWELVE MEN SELECTED Under the scheme whereby relief workers are engaged on subsidised full time employment for a period of three months, twelve men were selected by ballot yesterday from the No. 5 Scheme for work at the Waimate railway station. The work is expected to start early next week. The ballot was held under the supervision of the local Employment Bureau officers and the stationmaster (Mr F. B. Davison). No definite information is yet to hand as to the work on which the men will be engaged, but the work is understood to include the cleaning up of the railway yards and improvement of the drainage. CRICKET The Waimate cricket competition will be resumed on Saturday. The draw is as follows: Glenavy v. Waimate at Glenavy; Old Boys v. Toilers at Manchester Park.

HEALTH CAMP Fifty girls selected by school medical officers in South Canterbury for the health camp at Waimate went- into residence at the High School on Tuesday. The camp has been arranged by the South Canterbury Health Camp Committee and is under the control of Mrs McGregor Walmsley, of Timaru. PERSONAL Mr Ray Hungerford. Timaru, is the guest of Mr J. K. Denholm, Rhodes Street.

The Misses Hull. Christchurch, are staying with Mrs R. S. Kain, Morven. Miss Rodgers, Timaru, is the guest of her sister, Mrs A. Garland, “Sea View," Waimate,

Constable Dunlop, of Timaru, who succeeds Constable J. McCormick, arrived yesterday to take up his duties.

Mr D. Croy and Miss Molly Croy, who have been spending a holiday in Waimate, returned to Christchurch yesterday.

Miss L. Hepburn, Napier, is staying at the “Whareroa” guest house. Mr and Ms D. Shaw, Harris Street, are on holiday at Eglington Valley. Mr and Mrs J. Dockrlll and family have left for a holiday in Central Otago. Mr A. J. Larnder, Shearman Street, will leave during the week for a camping holiday at Hae Hae Temoana. TENNIS DRAW FOR SATURDAY The Waihao Tennis Sub-Association’s inter-club competitions will be resumed on Saturday. The C grade match between Hook and St. Patrick's, which will be played on St. Patrick's courts, will decide the winners of the C grade competition. Both these teams Lave come through the competition with one loss each, and have thus to play off for tlie final.

The B grade draw is as follows: Glenavy v. Ikawai, at Ikawai; Makikihi v. St. Patrick’s, at Makikihi; St. Paul’s v. Waimate 11, at St. Paul’s’; Hunter v. Willowbridge. at Willowbridge; High School v. Morven, at High School; Waimate I, a bye. HUNTER WEATHER The weather at Hunter, reports Mr J. W. Armstrong, during December was very broken and showery, a total of 5.57 inches of rain being recorded. In December, 1926, 7.09 inches fell. The average for December for the last 13 years is 3.26 inches. Farmers are now hoping that the weather will settle and allow them to finish the shearing, of which there is quite a lot still to be done, and also to finish sowing the small seeds which is generally completed during December. Turnips and rape sown earlier was very slow to germinate and in several cases the seedling either died or was taken by the fly as the strikes were on the thin side. The quantity of swedes sown on ridges is steadily on the increase, and some splendid crops of swedes were to be seen in the district last year. The wheat crops are looking well and if nothing happens to spoil them will yield well up

to previous years. Oats, being later sown, suffered more from the dry weather, but will be good crops on shorter straw. Very little ryegrass seed will be saved as most farmers found they required all the grass to carry their stock during the dry period.