TEMUKA UNIFIED RIVER CONTROL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21090, 16 July 1938, Page 4

TEMUKA UNIFIED RIVER CONTROL

PRELIMINARY STEPS TAKEN BILL PREPARED Preliminary steps have been taken to have the Temuka and Geraldine Boroughs included in the area under the jurisdiction of the Geraldine River Board as part of the scheme for unified control. The Bill to amend the Geraldine County River District Act 1921-22 has been drafted, and after the period of public inspection has elapsed it will be introduced in the House of Representatives by the member for the district, Mr T. D. Burnett. It is hoped that it will pass through all its stages during the present session of Parliament. When the Minister of Public Works visited Temuka recently the damage from river erosion to valuable farm lands was pointed out to him, and in the course of the discussions the subject of a comprehensive survey of the rivers in the district was introduced. It was revealed that the Act defining the area under the control of the Geraldine County River District Board specifically excluded the Boroughs of Temuka and Geraldine. The effect of this was that the Board could not undertake protective works in or for the boroughs as the Audit Department had objected to the levying of rates in the boroughs for this purpose. The amending Bill will provide for the inclusion of the Boroughs of Geraldine and Temuka in the Board’s territory. It also provides for the reconstitution of the personnel of the Board, which will consist of members of the Geraldine County Council, two members from each of the boroughs of Geraldine and Temuka, and members of the Levels County Council who may be appointed to represent any sub-division in that county. The Bill will also validate the expenditure previously incurred by the Board in carrying out protective works in the boroughs. Mr K. Mackenzie, chairman of the River Board, told a “Timaru Herald" reporter at Temuka yesterday that this legislation Was prepared two years ago but was not proceeded with. Negotiations are under way for a survey of the whole of the river district, and when this is authorised the boroughs of Temuka and Geraldine will be included. ‘‘ln view of the survey and the desirability of having all the rivers under one controlling authority, this procedure of introducing the amendment Bill has been adopted,” said Mr Mackenzie, FRIENDLY FRIDAYS CLOSE FINISHES Close finishes were the feature of the eleventh round of the winter card tournament of the Friendly Fridays Club which was played on Thursday night The results were 56 to 55 in both matches, Druids defeating Oddfellows and Citizens defeating the Hibernians. The position of the teams is as follows: Druids 625, Citizens 610, Oddfellows 605, Hibernians 602. The highest individual scores for the 11 rounds are: Cribbage: E. Larsen 104, R. Jamieson 100, W. O. Tozer 100; euchre: J. Bradshaw 80, G. Higinbottom 77. F. Young 75. Details:— Citizens v. Hibernians F. Smith and W. McMillan 4 lost to T. Leonard and J. Nolan 8, T. Edwards and W. J. Keys 7 beat M. Bresnahan and J. Spillane 5, E. Blackmore and G. Washington 7 beat M. Fitzgerald and D. Scannell 5, W. Cargo and W. Hislop 8 beat T. Scannell and G. Fisher 4, G. Higinbottom and R. Phillips 8 beat D. Collins and M. Healy 4. Cribbage: H. Cain and Geo. Pierce 7 lost to W. O. Tozer and J. Smith 10. F. A. Joynt and A. Hope 8 lost to W. J. Tozer find G. Foster 9, J. Reid and R. Ashwell 7 lost to J. J. Farrell and D. Fitzgerald. Druids v. Oddfellows Euchre: D. South and R. McMillan 8 beat G. Bradford and W. Swap 4, G. Moulton and J. Bradshaw 7 beat A. Fletcher and B. MacLachlan 5, O. King and G. Waters 2 lost to J. Preddy and F. Young 10. J. Denison and E. Smith 6 drew with C. Phillips and G. Smith, F. Walker and J. Jamieson 3 lost to J. Prattley and L. Hobbs 9. Cribbage: P. Surridge and E. Larsen 9 beat H. Harrison and S. Oliver 8, G. E. Pierce and R. Jamieson 12 beat A. Preddy and W. Berry 5, S. Higinbottom and W. Toogood 9 beat A. Carruthers and W. Galbraith 8. HONOURS LIST TEMUKA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL The honours list for the mid-year examinations in the secondary department of the Temuka District High School is:— Form V—Don Pearce, Eileen Hawkins, M. Gallen; commercial: Ivan Can'oll and Selwyn Whitfield. Form IV.—Wallace Hopklnson, Desmond Talbot, Edith Small; commercial, Edwina Thompson, Albert Alfrey, and Joan. Devine. Form III: Joyce Squire, June Higinbottom, May Hawkins; commercial; Gwen Washington, Raymond Boyd, Lindsay Evans and David Taylor. PERSONAL Miss Betty Idre, who was the guest of Mr and Mrs J. Spillane, Wilkin Street, has returned to Christchurch. Miss F. Downes, Geraldine, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs F. Downes, Allnutt Street, Temuka. Miss Nancy Jenkins, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs Hammond, King Street, Temuka. Mr Patrick Farrell, Wellington, is holidaying with his parents, Mr and Mrs J. Farrell, Factory Road, Temuka. Mr S. R. Muff who attended the

annual meeting of the N.Z. Producers' Marketing Association at New Plymouth has returned. Mr and Mrs Muff made an extensive lour of Auckland province and Bay of Plenty. Miss Eileen Precious. of Katikati. Bay of Plenty, is on holiday with relatives at Orai'i. “TOPPER” The Hal Roach-M.G.M. super feature comedy, “Topper,” opening to-day at the Elite Theatre, streamlines spectacularly into the ultra-modern and futuristic realms of entertainment. Luxury and richness provide the background for the fast-moving action and hilarious humour of the new picture, based on Thorne Smith’s delightful novel of whimsy wit and satire. Costarring Constance Bennett and Cary Grant, with Roland Young as “Topper,.” and a supporting cast which includes Billie Burke. Alan Mowbray, and Eugene Pallette in featured roles, provided Director Norman McLeod with outstanding players to enact the astounding and rib,ld adventures and the merry mirthquake of episodes. The spectacular sets of “Topper” include scenes in a fashionable resort hotel, a de luxe penthouse, a colonial home, a Wall Street bank and a battery of night clubs. The Temuka Branch of the Labour Party will hold their fortnightly social in the Labour Hall on Tuesday night, July 19. Mr W. B. Bland, F.8.0.A. (Hons.), F. 1.0. (London), representing Procter’s, the Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Temuka and may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at the Temuka Hotel, on Tuesday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments can now be made by ringing the U.F.S. Dispensary, ’phone 240 M