DUKE & DUCHESS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 11 August 1926, Page 5

DUKE & DUCHESS

VISITING NEW ZEALAND FIRST. rn mai AMom*Tio»--oi>evßiuM» LONDON, August 11. It is officially announced that the Duke and Duchess of York will travel aboard the Renown via Panama Canal, visiting New Zealand first, then all the other States of Australia before the function at Canberra, except West . Australia, which will be visited later on; when they will return by way of Suez Canal.

know when the Telegraph Department will want them removed out of the way of the wires. Cr Paul : The Telegraph Department said that they were going to put the poles back or put in an underground cable.

The Mayor: •We should not sacrifice trees for telephone wires. Cr. Robinson : Will swings be erected?

The Mayor : Yes. Cr. Paul said he would like to meet the Reserves Cbmmittee about Victoria Park. Some trees were all black with blight and their life was going to be short. A lot of stuff wanted to come out.

Cr. Atwill, the Chairman of tho Reserves Committee said he would arrange a date within the next fortnight.

Cr. Atwill said that a resident of Gorge Rd., wanted the footpath shingle up to Adams’ Corner.

It was decided that the Mayor go and inspect. Cr. Atwill said that the South Canterbury Milling Company’s fence needed cutting. It was agreed that a noTice be sent to the South Canterbury Milling Co., asking them to have the fence cut.

Mr Coidner had brought to Cr. Atwill s notice that owing to parking lines being drawn in front of the Royal Hotel sample rooms cars parked there and it made it difficult for him to get his cart near. Cr. Atwill: We have painted too many lines.

The Mayor: I saw cars right across the lines two cars, therefore, taking the place of four. I suggest that we continue the lines to the Knox Church corner.

Cr. Smith: They can park cars beautifully in Shearman Street. The Mayor: I was waiting to see if the marks were permanent. They are.

It was decided to continue with the lines.