THE WEEK AT FOXTON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 13

THE WEEK AT FOXTON.

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".MIB REVIVED TtAX INDUSTRY. rhe' higVptlce* naw ruling In the hemp . ■•inaTketviß,.putting everyono in--good'humour. r ;.Kp one a year ,;flgo trtould have been disposed :to ! ; phopuesy! th4t; : to-dfty ! i27 : S lss. per; ton for .;;;goqa:fair^filjr^;would,rbo'realised*. . Such/; how- ;• <iro •' con--gratulating ; ; themselves on . their ! good ; ' fortune* ;>> ; -at'least: one.viiiiU at Poxton. ha« i : This leaves 1 .• ; j ;a'good: margin of profit, and/from reports that dto 'current a good deal of now Capitol is • likely to• bo.put.into the industry. .ThoHawko'6 BayJ.gmpalay^.whose^vmacbinery.-was'' reported ><, spmMirae i.ftgo;. 4 to ;,b6-jo'nthe ' l .iot , /-F6'Ston, has :n6t;yot" giieri any evidence'of • 7 ..making: a V/ ; had been:experiencing quite an exodus :;':vibfi'Ojd;.rMidentsrecently.V:Mr;-.'dad Mrs.. James' Symons : and family wove given ft citizens' send-M&Somc-.llall and- presented* with an illumm- ' ated/address—the' work' of ■ Mr.; Bock,*.'of ••Wok ■ ihngton—nicely- framed,.and .expressing,thogood ■/ >_;.*! *, ofth b. com in tin itv • ; ; Misses Symons - - *; ; each K '; v an ' article: of jewfcllejy. . A few • nights latef Mr. and Mrs. ■?o.',Austin wero.giyfina,send-off^by friends and of/silver: plate, >and on the?following evening, were .entertained -by the t-i. .prethren xof-. • tho: .Masonic Lodge (of which Mr. prbminent ; ; 'inember).' at" a: social : . V|< ; which"-was ; largely.. attended.And ;, v .jiotj; 'Mrs. r aiid her daughter,, havo 'lixid ■;/ leavq -next -,:yeek, i , I AII of;;those:named, .excoptitig . i : : AUstw ; &en., are '.natives of' Fbxton/ and' have ' reMded ; all..their, lives, They- will,bo much miss€a t / '.S: :h : ; . . .the;;local;,;Athletic -Club ; was ; matters ' corinected ,with the' sports. on- November 9 are well . adyanced.v;(The,bicyclo,road race,.which is to : ( \placo oh.; December '2, ; will start froih tho ; • > Victoria. Park, and Shannon, thenco ito :; - to;; Foxton—a distance ;,of ; ao6ut-351 miles; * This," with *• a.'.gaslight sports • .-meoting,in the ; . Victoria Park in -tho-evening, BhOuld ,'mako • up: an- interesting, programme.. . -.thov.Mana-. ? watn.t Rowing .'Club ,waS ..hold 'ill tho Council :.;Chamb<srs'oA TuoSday« night. • Tho balanco-sheot. - 'Bhowed'that for th'e' year amounted //to • ; ss. 'id.,: and the '.'expenditure! X 79 *. ' Sd.' vvThe;-property the club ? was represented ;,: a4Joeing' JB2OO ;in; excess' of liabilities. ' ,ThO fol-. ;/: -;]pwing/: office^earersV.were'-.appointed-for -the. : Tear :r-Presidenti Mr. B. G. . Gower; captain, •:<yMr.^ : E;:;Gabitoa;;;vice-«aptairi,. Mr. F; Woods; , ; !; secretary, _Mr. ;J«• K;.-Hornblow;..treasurer. v. •G; w;■ Morgan;;com m i ttee,;Messrs. J; H. Yerex, . ;J, „GiLlespio, G;- Healy, Onion, a&d Whibley.' It ;V..- " td l open .the rowing season ,; on Oc-, tob&r 27 r r-'/ v:N6thing. is 'noV:being heard of the professional ecdllte handicap to . bo'rowed 'v. in- December 'nex{r.v7The\ promoters proposal are not .. .Tisudliy.the men to.tako a.thing in hand withPushing, it!; t6;^a'; ; successful ;issue;-. and:, tho ; h'as: ; 6f -lato i- fallen -upon ; pro-. .;. v p6sal= fepells failure,. A proper : appeal to the \. press '• ftwght, .-.'tbo.' 5 nbcessary- :■ intqreit; ;add' those/Avho are' intcrcfited -in tho • . Veyeftt/mlght take- this course.; -; '^j^Harbour^Board-'matters;:are not /.y as 'satisfactorily "as.; theyv should. Tho. frequent J'of -/members - from thomeetings' leaves. \/r, their! .without aVnuorum.-This has been of such• -w/reqUehtLoccurreuce. latoly that' it is : becoming !i /proyerbialr .' great -want •of -interest : by members'is tho fundlcss :character of _tho insti- ; 'and.discuss ; plans; for.: tho •r ;;ofythe;;harbour.; and -thon ; find .that?there is not- evenvan: amount sufficient .to •^ : Jravollirig.expenses,;far.lcss.to do.any' ./.improvements .to tho harbour. The Govemmont ;4i f m'UH"-liand:oycr.. the wharfages if; tho board; is ever to be of any value whatever.