Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 94, 1 June 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Record Gate Collected A record amount of £53 was collected at the gate during the Maori v Pakeha game at Whakatane a fortnight ago. This sum will go to the injured players’ fund.

.22 Ammunition in Demand . Whakatane sports good’s retailers report a great demand for .22 ammunition. One dealer has a long list of orders for pea rifle ammunition. Most centres in New Zealand report a big demand for the smaller ammunition.

Country Road Hedges The North Island Motor Union has decided to ask the New Zealand Road Safety Council to consider means to make it compulsory for hedges and trees at intersections on country roads to be cut down to not more than a height of .four feet. 1

Rugby At Ruatoki An appeal from the Ruatoki Maori School for assistance to school rugby. teams in that area was discussed favourably by the executive of the Whakatane Rugby Sub-Union on Monday night. It was finally decided to give the school a grant of £lO.

Some Good Bags

Shooters out again last week-end from Whakatane reported some good bags of duck. At Thornton shooting was particularly good and there were some limit bags taken. In other areas sportsmen reported that they had obtained the best bags for the season so far. Empire Games Team i

Canada plans to send at least 64 athletes to the British Empire Games in Auckland next February, stated Colonel George Machum, president of the British Empire Games Association of Canada. Appealing for funds, he said: “It is a national project, calling for nation-wide operation. Every Canadian should be a shareholder in the Canadian team."

Young Caledonians’ Dance Old Scottish dances were featured at the Young Caledonians’ dance at Whakatane on Saturday night. Despite the heavy rain there was a good crowd. Music was played by Mesdames Harrison, A. Stewart and E. Fowell and Miss D. Stewart. A monte carlo was won 'by Miss B. Law and Mr G. Drayson. Miss Law was also successful in winning the Lucky Gay Gordons with Mr Donald. In a competition held daring the evening Miss Law claimed this prize too.