LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 255, 9 August 1937, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Aug. 9, 1887.) Wakanui Protective W orks.—At the iiieeting of the Ashburton County Council to-day Mr G. W. 'Leadley, the chairman ot the meeting held at NVakanui on Monday night, forwarded a copy of the resolution passed at that meeting to the effect that the A_,ouncil and the Wakanui Road Board should alloiv their engineers to consult and draw up a plan and estimate of cost ot Avliat they considered the most effective mode of dealing witti the subject of river encroacnment. Mr W. Jamison and a number of others Avrote urging the Council to take steps to have ail the natural Avater courses opened up so that storm and overfioiv Avater might escape. Mr D. Wilson Availed on the Council in reference to the subject. He said that in consequence of the gullies and natural Avater courses having been blocked, oA r erfioAv and storm Avater Avas not able to escape and great damage Avas done thereby. The Railway Rate.—Asked, if elected, he Avould endeavour to influence the Government to do aAvay with the ltakaia and Ashburton Forks raihvay rate, as the raihvay Avas a good property and an important feeder to the main line, Mr W. C. Walker said at his election meeting that he had done all in his poAver to have the matter settled. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” Aug. 9, 1912.) Train Timetable.—cr. D. Wood, Ai r ho frequently initiates a discussion at the Borough Council table on raihvay trains, timetables, or crossings, lias been very persistent in his endeavours to get a more suitable timetable for the sloav morning train to Christchurch and the sloav evening train back to Ashburton. At the Borough Council on Monday night he said he noticed in the papers a paragraph to the effect that the Minister of Railways had said it Avould not suit the Ashburton people if the evening train left Christchurch at 4.45 p.m. instead of at 4.15 as at present. He Avould like to kiioiv who gave the Minister this information. On his motion it Avas decided to Avrite to Mr W. NosAVorthy, M.P., pointing out that the Minister had misunderstood the Avishes of Ashburton. RailAvayman Transferred.—Mr W. Bell, AA’ho has been acting engine-drWer at the' Springburn raihvay station fob the last 18 months, has been transferred to Kingston. Mr Bell u*as on Monday entertained by the members of the Springburn Football Club and pre r sented Avith a silver-mounted biscuit barrel.