WAIMATE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 21 May 1914, Page 4

WAIMATE.

Over a hundred parishioners attended tho annual meeting of..St. Augustine's, nnd the proceedings were enthusiastic. The Vicar (l<ev. J. Awdry Julias, M.A.) presided. The wardone'

report showed, that ihe year commenced with a debit balar.co of £59 os i)d, and ended with a credit balanco of £56 J.'Js Bd. Tho contract for- the vie-

arago had been let to Mr It. Hunt, of Timaru, at a cost of £1193. The bal-ance-sheet showed subscriptions totalling £290 lls Bd, including £267 0s 8d on tho Waiinato list. Matters discussed included the question of repairs to the church, tho tower of which was found to be threatened by tho white-pino borer. Tho vestry -would be called upon to consider possibly a, new organ. The ! grounds also required fencing uniformly ! throughout. The election of officers' resulted: —Vestrymen, Messrs W; t>. Bussell. Pitch, Akhurst, Torlesse, Garland, W. Coath, Hoskms, "Bradsbaw. Colville, and Holmo.,s; council to deliberate and art with Vestry, without legal status. Dr. Pitts, Messrs Uremnev, Hassail, Francis. E; Hamilton, and T. A. Lucas, Mesdames Ruddenklau. Julius, Searle, Pitte, J. Monzies, nnd Hoskins; ,Vioar's warden, Mr H. Kuddenklau; IJarishioners' warden, Mr J. Menzie's. A familiar fijjuro is removod by tho death of Mr "Ted" George, which occurred suddenly between 11 and 12 lost night. Tho late Mr Gcorgo, whose age was 57, cam f> to Wai mate about X'o years ago, and worked on tho. "Waitangi Tribune' , for tho lato Mr Cummings, when the paper was published from tho brick building in Lower High street, now the Dhuart boardinghouso. Subsequently Mr George took to horeetraininc, and as an emnloyee of Freeman's in tho Queen street etables, he was a popular drag and coachdriver, « very careful man who never had an acc'dent. -

The register of frost in "Waimate on Monday morning was-7 decrees, Tuesday 6 degrees, and yesterday morning d degrees.