NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 5

NORTH CANTERBURY.

111. '.HANMER SPRINGS. Hi' ill® following are the meteorologicalIk «»ooW» for February, taken at the HEEXliorest Service Station, those for ■S#Lroe month last year being given IP IB parentheses: —Barometer: Mean ISF««r month 29.83 in (30.05), maximum fcff 10th and 16th, 30.1 (31.15). mmif on 22nd, 29.45 (29.30) Bt"rrl—. Temperature in shade:- mean >l, temperature, 67.69deg Fahr. wittS) mean minimum 43.22 (46.54), |j."-'l..flamfl maximum on 19th 82.% (84.4), Rr-JSS' minimum on 25th 32.3 (36). fixsesed thermometers: Mean terres;'f trial radiation 34.62 (40.5), minimum os 25th 28.2 (3.Bdeg frost) (36). Wind: v. 4 yenl tre daily velocity 73.64 miles 142 39), maximum on 21st 420 miles | /299) Rainfall: Total for month 3.56 ■i inches (1-65). Number of days on •V. Sjjeh rain fell 8 (8). Maximum fall , ■ en 12th 1.41 inches (0.52). Bright mnshine: Total 202 hours (212), maxi- :(■ on 16th 12.6 hours (12). NumJ u.. of days without sunshine: 2 (7). it Rainfall for year to February 28th 9.59 % .IncLs (7.70). < f' KAIKOURA. ■ ili At a meeting of the committee of m Kaikoura Athletic and Cycling .11 ' Club held on Thursday night, the I'S - ttophies won at the recent evening meet- %_ jjjg we ro allotted, and arrangements put €in for organising a tug-of-war com'petition in connexion with the Easter jnorti meeting. A challenge cup is at - ttttMPt held by the Native team. Mr J. & Stack generously gave his first and mi prize to the club, and Mr C. W. M : 'Bwves offered a trophy for 81; Sob. The donors were accorded a vote* organiser of the Canterbury Pro-' ||B||« League, with Cr. E. H. Andrbws jjr B. T. Bailey (Labour Departwill visit Kaikoura on Friday |SB|ijt,sto discuss unemployment relief. meeting .of the Kaikoura . finnn nil was held, yesterday. —Crs. James Boyd (chairman), O. D. Smith, G. E. Parsons, E. , B. L. Withers, P. Cnrran, S. and Y. Bobinson. Si'lv 'Tlw Public Works Department ad|l;|dlKdithat £179 19s Id had been placed credit of the Council in respect Waiau, Puhi Pqhi, 1 Blenheim-Parnassus roads, Goat mm jCreek and Lambrook bridges, BHSSmA <mrried out by the Council. PllvTfef Canterbury Education Board thanking the Council for.providkalf an acre of land' adjacent to I Domain for agricultural in--IKI purposes. * "\ District Highways Council wrote &S«w»«ting the strengthening of Blue Creek bridge and Cribb Creek The estimated cost of the work £145 for the former .and .for the latter. HighBoard desired to' know Council would be prepared one-third of the 'cost of strengthHjHHgllg the bridges concerned, including Hgmmtooßr for hand-rails. V.Z. Counties' Association adthat a meeting .of local bodies PMSim held in Aprilj when matters 'importance in : highways, hospital rating, Government HEpbatjr, w6uld be discussed. ; ■Kt whaMnger irecoipta for ■HEijtnr tfbe fill 0s 6d Jv and,.f|T®? l " lYs Bd. Or. Eecles Moved' over to the HHE|linn«nf. The ehairman pointed out HHf;** -<»Bt the • wharf fUHgtld be per aotinm,, and- that five HHb lud yet to run;!,td pay off the loan. arid, .or. Eccles were- ap: iarafcted to wait on the Prime Mimstey. ■ TBlaAivft to the wharf. M. Acton-Adams wrote, rosubddy on the rates, aid , baft balMfife Wjoat be square by Mmrclf Tonncxllors were Jpplf. I .plained that fiad not ay the ;||tf 'emploj^rg >]«. r ' , toiko .bridge. The tendwa; were accepted niton* Downs, "llount; Duck ?o»d at 2s a yard srespectxvely. atcd an estimate J to seal 70 chains of, creek jto Cobk'a eorner; estim»teft fo^ ARANUI. i Pohlic Works aannai on Sunday'last m'&fr inds at Kekeranßrt.in ere jrae a good attend- ■ th.e result of th« »dle—Mra Gifford and i W. Walls Ist, tien'o J. • Clarke' iwad **;. MoK«nai« jicap (2?0 yardsH-E. live 2nd. ' '' ' '* Raee —Mies & Scott len 2nd. ' . Amode© Ist, HickS^d'Dwyir.^. d Jump—A- Neal Ist, Race (100 yards)—C. V. Olive 26d. , <■ ttce.aflO ley 2nd. nmcop (220 yards) Reid 2nd. ■ . Cricket Ball-—A. M: Greig IOG yards,driving Competition— Ford Ist, Mrs dar^e ing—A. &eal lot, Lar between fitfing mga ; campf», iKe^granW L Springs' ■ The* jicaupantfl were of' a ,dog, and the, firepst' 'time t<|- ff ioi money,.Sfr Wheeler e, several silver cups

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and other trophies were lost. Prior to its alteration by the present owner the house was a familiar landmark and a relic of the early, days of the district, when it was known as Hazlehurst's store. / Members of the Women's Basketball Club are working hard to ensure the success of a euchre and dance, which they are holding to assist the earthquake re-' lief fund.- Good mußic has been arranged for and the club has been assisted .in its .efforts by the donors'' of several prizes. •' Members of the Mothers' Union held their first meeting . for 1931 in the Parish _ Hall. Representatives from Hornby, where it is proposed to start a branch, wefre present to 1 gain information regarding the Union, and Mrs Hunter, diocesan secretary, kindly came from Christchurch to explain the origin and aims of the organisation. A letter from Mrs West-Watson asking for gifts of china to be sent to members in Hawke's Bay was read, and it was arranged that any such gifts left, at the Vicarage would be forwarded to Church House. A vote of thanks to Mrs Hunter and afternoon tea closed a pleasant meeting. 1 Mrs L. A. Gallagher and her daughter Nancy are visiting Cheviot. Mrs G. Tod has returned from a visit to her brother, Mr D. Gallagher, Kir-' wee. LEESTON. A large proportion of the wheat and barley crops which were sufficiently late to benefit-from the rains ' after the succession of January nor'westers ceased are giving much better returns than those reaped before the end of January. Within the last few days, a number of wheat yields of 50 bushels and over have been reported. One paddock threshed on the Canterbury Seed property returned CO. bushels to the acre, and* an earlier one just oii 40 bushels. All the barley on the firm's Leeston farms, some of which is only now being reaped, appears ; to ! be good) a,nd the same remark applies Ito the late "barley generally. Mr J. i Legg obtained 85 bushels to the acre from one paddock of barley, and all his i cereals have done well. It is noticeL able that the crops have thrived much I better in those places where there has 'been shelter from the nor'-westers. One of the. heaviest fields of wheat in the Ellesmere district has lately been .reaped on Mr D. Marshall's, farm near Leeston. Appearances suggest that it may yield anything from 70 to 80 bushels. A few farmers have already finished threshing, arrd several all-round yields" of *45 to 50 bushels have been obtained. t OURUHIA. i The Wwmairi Council is at present forming Heyfjer's road to the sen. The. work will be dono tinder the No. 5 Unemployment Scheme. When completed, this road should be a popular drive for motorists, as a round trip will then be possible, via the beach, at low-.tide..' . • , Miss. H. C. Hunt", nurse in charge of the dental clinic at Papanui, will ip:iy inspection visit to the Ouruhia School on March 11th, preparatory to arranging for the treatment of the Ouruhia pupils at Papanui. In anticipation of a very heavy apple harvest, orchardists are busilv at work on fruit cases. An untimely frost destroyed, the crop last season, 4wit it appears. that many trees are this year bearing a record crop. "hiß is ■ specially the case with Sturmers. HORORATA. To-day the junior members of the .local, tennis club will play .for the Ashby Bergh Cup, the following being 4the draw and handicaps:—lris Hore, owe 10, v. Joan Barrett %(scr); Hazel Phillips;- owe 4, v. Wesley Butt, owe IS: Welter owe 13, v. Rewa Bar-, rett, owe 6; Ray.Oliyer, owe 8, y Jris, Phillips, owe 8. #»Tha« monthly meeting of the local Mothers' Union, held, this week;* took the form of a china afternoon'' for the. sufferers in the ;earthquake area in Hawke s Bay. lne jtespoßSo ,o{ gifts was ; yery gratifying. me after Easter. • Tbe GWs' Friendly Society held its ftrstmMting of the ywron Thursday in the parish roojm. Memlrers .{ortnigWlr to^sew for St / Saviours GREENPARK. •''■'' A harvest,' thanksgiving service will' fha held, at St. Mark's AngTican Church, Sunday evening, when fi«' Wanw Wass, Christchurch, will iM'the- soloist. / wqmen pt the congregation are advantage of the fc ood fr }£ tA.wdke quantities ,of jam tor 'auest of Mrs 'J? Stojllier. "Lucernvale. ' Ada - Thomas, Waimate, who >as staying in Greenpark, has now le i flit'- Temnleton i where she is the 6 U .of 31« Stephens. 1