CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18986, 1 July 1933, Page 8

CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

FIRE BOARD’S YEAR.

ESTIMATES FOR NEW PERIOD. v A meeting of the Fire Board wa* held yesterday, Mr C. H. Priestley presiding. - < The chairman welcomed newly-ap-pointed members. Messrs Nicoll and F. Robinson suitably replied. . The statement of receipts and expenditure disclosed that the year commenced with a credit of £l2B 18s Id and closed with a credit of £l7 3s Id, The treasurer submitted a statement to the end of June, which disclosed a credit balance of £lO3 8s Bd, Estimate*. The estimates for a ourrent yea? were brought down. The board budgeted for income totalling £590 Is 6d. Estimated expenditure was set down at £590 Is 6d. The estimates were approved. Mr J. Meanle’s application for membership In the Brigade was ac-L cepted. FARMERS' UNION. ( MONTHLY MEETING. At the monthly meeting of thJ Farmers’ Union yesterday, Mr M. E.' Marples (president), presided over a. l suitable attendance. 1 In reply to the branch’s request 1 that tim manure.subsidy be continued' the Minister of Agriculture stated’ that negotiations with the manufacturers Were in progress.' , ’ j The branch regarded a reply from Mr C. H. Clinkard, M.P., for Rotorua, oa' the derating question as unsatisfactory, and it was resolved that the' chairman draft a letter with several questions, and with the request that' the member reply to some. ! It was-deolded to hold meetings la various parts of the district to stlmu-! late interest in the branoh. CAMBRIDGE FIRE BRIGADE. , SERVICE MEDALS PRESENTED. At the Fire Brigade’s annual ball] the chairman of the Fire Board (Mr, ,C. H. -Priestley), presented servicaj houours to members of the brigade.| He referred to the long and excellent; service of Superintendent Georgaj Drew and other members of thO| brigade. j The presentations were as follows: Superintendent Geo. Drew, two years’, service bar, making a total of 19 years;Foreman F. H. Green,, two years’ bar.i total seven year?; Fireman FI Thoma-l son, two years’bar, total of 17 years;: Firemen H. Carter, R. White and E. l Byrne, five years’ service medal; fire-' man T. Steen,- 3 years service medaJLj '' K SCHOOL FOOTBALL. \ ANOTHER ROUND PLAYED. Another round of the Cambridgf District Primary Schools’ Football Competition was played this week,with interesting results. Cambridge A defeated. Hautapu yesterday by. 6 points to 3 in an even contest. For: the winners Lynds and Arnold scored tries and White scored for Hautapu. ' Cambridge B defeated Leamington by 14 points to nil. Conder (3) an<| Bartlett scored tries and Conder converted one try. Both '-matches were refereed by Mr Bain MacDonald.

Cambridge B also defeated Cambridge Aby 16 points to 9. K. Conder secured all the points for the winners and Lynds (2) and R. Foster scored for the ,A’s. Mr T. F. Kerr refereed.