PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 237, 7 October 1936, Page 3

PATEA

: miniatl're rifle club Members of the office staff of the Patea Freezing Company, visited the Miniature Rifle Club on Monday night and had an enjoyable evening, the club team proving successful. The club championship was finalised and J. Sampson was the winner of the junior button. Riflemen S. Edwards j and J. Bates recorded the highest i scores off the rifle. President Coad thanked the visitors for attending and Mr S. Edwards replied. The ladies’ committee served supper. Results were: Freezing Co.—S. Edwards 62, 10 — 72; F. Nelson 55, 10—65; S. Pauling 54. 10—64; C. Carey 52, 10—62; D. Palmer 44, 10—54; M. Boswell 44, 10— 154; F. Naismith 42, 10—52; G. Lindisav 39, 10—49; S. Priest. 39, 10—49; IH. McClelland 38, 10-48; E. Bowen 137, 10—47; T. Anderson 20, 10—30; | A. Smiles 15, 10—25: total 671. j Club.—J. Bates, 6S; A. Bond, 67; D. Roots, 66; W. Old. 66; J. Sampson, • 64; Miss J. Carey, 63; W. Page. 63; iN. Coad. 62; R. Jenkins, 62; T. Floyd, 162; T. Willis, 61; T. Hills, 57; Miss M. Coad, 49; total, 810. I Club Championship.—J. Bates, 415 lout of possible 420, 1; T. Floyd, 397. 2; |N. Coad, 396, 3; A. Bond, 392, 4. I AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ; Mr W. T. Lamb presided at a committee meeting of the Patea Amateur Athletic Association on Monday. Mr L. Fisher was complimented for his work in connection with the club. The annual meeting is to be held on October 19, and the president and secretary (Messrs F. Locker and N. Gardiner) were appointed a committee to prepare the annual report. ALTON AMATEUR BOXING CLUB At a wind-up evening of the Alton Amateur Boxing Club last week, the president. Mr W. Black, presented Mr C. J. Gardiner, instructor, with a fountain pen. in appreciation of ills services to the club. In a resume of the club’s working, D. Hamblyn was considered to be the most scientific senior boxer, with L. Amon running a close second, and G. Rodley the junior, with M. Hurley runner-up, T. Metcalfe being the most improved boxer. In the midget class, J. Rodley was the best boxer, followed by D. Hurley. ANGLICAN GIRLS’ CLUB The Anglican Girls’ Club held their weekly meeting at the residence ot Mrs J. Haarer on Monday and after an address by Rev. W. H. Walton, a social hour was enjoyed, during which some plays were read over. PATEA HARBOUR BOARD Mr A. T. Christensen presided at the monthly meeting of the Patea Harbour Board on Tuesday. Messrs W. H. Southcombe, W. H. Watkins, A. Pearce, W. Back, S. A. Chisholm, G. Meuli, and E. O. Horner (secretary) were also present. The action of the chairman and engineer in accepting the price of the Peacock Construction Company for the repairs to the guid-' 1 pier was approved. A notice board is to be erected in the vicinity of the groyne, prohibiting the removal of soil, timber, or any other material. Captain W. E. Barnes, harbourmaster, reported for September, that strong westerly winds had prevailed during the month and the bar was unworkable on fourteen days. There were 10 arrivals and six departures for the month. Soundings were impracticable at the entrance because of heavy seas, but the Hawera sounded coming in and obtained nothing less than 12 feet on the bar and 8 feet in between the walls, with 5 feet showing on the gauge. Dredge Wallace had operated at the berths and viaduct and was at present relieving at the spit below the grading works. Work had been practically at a standstill on the eastern wall owing to weather conditions. The contractors had made several attempts to complete this job, but the sea had com 9 up before the work could set and the greater part, of it had been washed out. Since he had reported last on this job and had given the quantities of material used up to August 3, 9* yards of concrete had been put in, but a good part of this had been lost. The groyne had been completed about a fortnight and the work on the western wall was well in hand, eleven of the steel lods were in and grouted and there were four more to go in, and considerable difficulty had been experienced in keeping the holes clear of silt. Reserves.—The dredge crew fenced in the soldiers’ graves on the board’s property and painted posts and battens. There still remained about ahalf day’s work clearing the blackberry and lupins out. The signal station was in good order. Samples of ironsand were forwarded to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, in response to a request for same. The board granted a licence for 5 years, from January 1, 1937, to Electric Steels, Limited, London, to remove ironsand for the production of iron, from the board's property, royalties to be 6d per ton for the separated ores, and 7d per ton for all steels produced. Mr F. W. Hamel forwarded a plan of the subdivision of the Harbour Board property, required by the Patea Beach Improvement Society, for execution. The plan was approved and a 21year lease was granted the Patea Beach Improvement Society. Imports and exports for August, 1936, were (figures in parentheses for previous year):—lmports, 304 tons (324); exports, 1109 tons (721), approx. value of exports, £62,940 (£42,620). son asked members to remember the children when posting their Christmas presents and buy health stamps, so that the extra penny would go towards the benefit of some child’s holiday. The usual garden party for the raising of funds for the house-keeping-scheme for the provincial executive, will be held towards the end of November at “Closeburn” (Miss M. Simpson). Mrs W. F. Stevens then introduced the speaker for the afternoon, Mrs Wickham, who addressed the meeting on “Child Psychology.” A full report of the address appeared in the “Chronicle” on July 30. At the conclusion of the talk a vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Wickham by acclamation.