RAETIHI NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 244, 16 October 1939, Page 2

RAETIHI NOTES

1 centennial memorial DEPUTATION TO COUNCIL { The Raetihi Borough Council on Tuesday evening received a deputation from the executive of the Raetihi Cen- * lennial Memorial Committee in the - s . person of Mr. W. H. Sandford. He ! asked that the council agree to have * the proposed site, etc., be vested with r 'that body. Mr. Sandford stated that 1 when 1950 was accounted lor Mr. 11. L. Hogg had been asked to draw a. t ' plan for a combined rest room and . Plunket room project. The plan had i ' been submitted to the various bodies ; concerned and some alterations had i been suggested. These would make a. 1 ■small addition to the originally esti- 1 mated cost, but he anticipated no di th- c 1 culty in the money being obtained, c and the building being erected en- v ; tirely free of debt. S The plan was then submitted to the s 'councils inspection. The building, a j { neat and picturesque structure is to \ have concrete outer walls. It com- ( [•rises: (1) Two rooms for the Plun- j- . ket Society, and a waiting room (U i feet by 11 feet); (2) an institute meet- n ling room (20 feet bv 17i feet); (3) a i j rest-room (14 feet by 12 feet); (4) a j i kitchenette with sink and cupboards i *(8 feet by 6 feet); (5) two conveni- j. j cnees. The building is to be set out y : with concrete steps and path. A rubble ! wall is to be along the street frontage, i and in front of the building which is ■to be 18 feet back from the street, g there is to be a lawn with shrubs. ( I At. the council's request Mr. Sand- j ford then submitted an estimate ot {income and maintenance as follows. — p i Expenditure. Insurance, 13 10s; s {light and heal, 113; cleaning, 15 2s; I water, 12; gardens, 15. Total, 175 10s. j Income. —Conveniences. 13; Plunket j ! Society, 126; Women’s Institute and i W.D.F.U., 17; balance, 139. Total, 175 110 s. I This, stated Mr. Sandford, would leave the Waimarino County Council land the Raetihi Borough Council each | to find a little less than eight shillings I a week towards maintenance. ' After answering questions Mr. Sandford withdrew. The council thCxi i considered the matter at some length. ; Cr. Shout desired that any decision c be deferred until there was a larger {attendance of councillors. I Finally the council decided that it " {would be prepared to allow the vestI ing of the property in the Raetihi I Borough Council provided that the Waimarino County Council would. undertake to contribute in equal :shares with the council towards any 3 | maintenance charges that it may be 3 | necessary to meet. Cr. Shout recorded his dissentient ■ vote I r 1 I’Ll NKET SOCIETY 3 1 The usual monthly meeting of the 1 -h of the Plunket So< iety i was presided over by Mrs. 11. E. Ftl- ? tham. Others present were Mesdames G. Anderson, R. Ciochetto, W. Journeaux, A. Paulger, N. Brown, L. Baird, Ir. Siglcy, G. Slewart, W. H. Sandford, and Miss J. Mabbott (secretary). 1 The following business was tranThe branch accepted with gratitude * t he offer of scales by Mr. C. F. Goodman. F ; Mrs. W. Journeaux was appointed r 'delegate to the Rea Cross •■ Committee. j Mrs. R. Ciochetto was appointed * 1 delegate to the Raetihi Patriotic Sa- z The president jid the vicc-prcsi-'dents were appointed a sub-commit tec ■' .to have control of the hiring of a j The branch decided to donate half J lof the bulb show proceeds amounting ■ ,10 £2O 18s 9d to the Centennial I j Memorial Fund. The branch executive was appointed 5 to deal with any further discussions <’ . which might occur in connection will'. 1 the Centennial memorial building. 1 The branch agreed to offer the ' i payment of rent at the rate of £26 1 per annum for two rooms in the Cen- ! tennial memorial building, subject 1 j to cei i ain conditions. ( { traordinary expenditure necessary •' and were quite satisfied to remain at 1 the racecourse. , Mr. Pry ( i stated that the associa1 Lion was very anxious to work in with | the club as they considered the grounds and appointments ideal for 1 the holding o£ shows. ] i Mr. McManaway stated that they welcomed the association and was 1 pleased to hear that they were 1 ■ lied with the present arrangements. ' He ■ racecourse as a 1 1 natural park lor the district of Rangi- ' tikei, one of the best pastoral districts I in New Zealand, and the association : deserved every assistance. He had : i inspected the lay-out plan and he con* 1 sidered it was almost perfect and ] I would not interfere with the club’s ' ! meetings. ] : Members concurred in the chairI man's remarks and it was unanimeusI iy resolved: That the Marton Jockey I Club Committee accede to the te- { quest of the association as outlined ] | by the deputation and that permis- ' sion be granted the association to ; remove the building from the hostel i to be erected in a suitable locality 1 and that the association keep the . building in repair in keeping with the 1 1 other buildings on the racecourse. ; A meeting of the committee of the 1 association will be held in the Marton I Jockey Club’s rooms on Tuesday, Oc- , toher 17, at 8 p.m. to further consider i the improvements to be carried out. MARTON CIVIC THEATRE I “GUNGA DIN" < Romance and adventure, comedy ] i and thrills emerge in a whirlwind of v | impetuous, headlong action through- j out the colourful scenes of “Gunga f ! Din,” sensational screen drama of 1 British army life in India. The pie- f | ture will be shown at. the Civic The- T lat re to-night and to-morrow after- | noon and evening. Out of the drum- ( I beat rhythm of Kipling's stirring odysI sey of great deeds roar three fight- | ing, loving, swaggering sons of the I British Battalions. . . red-blood and s I gunpowder heroes, towering like f giants over the mystic mountains of c India. . . blasting their way to thn 1 bristling bastile of the bloody bandit 2 hordes. . . Cheir life thunder rolling ! 1 and crashing over a screen painted ! ? with camera strokes so bold, so full 11 of life and act'on and drama ns to j l make this a movie of movie?.’ i