PICNICS.
' / Soveral . picnics were held ill the weather of Saturday. /Members .of'the.jPublio.'Works,Depart- •'> ment; with."-their vwiyes,,'.families, and friends, to , the total number of; about ■; 200,. spent ;a:delightful day on the race-. 1 , course, Trentham. 1 : Mr. 11."'J.':H. Blow, ' TJnder-Secretary of the' Department, aild '' MV J r , 'Couch;/'.district engineer, were ' among those present; A programme of ! sports and-races was got off under the 'supervision:;oo r : -Smith, "overseer - of ; the workshops. - - - * ~' ■:) The staff;, of .the - D.1.C., ,t numijeriiig; : with- friends' and 1 relatives, ' about. 250 ,; persons, went to Day's Bay for the day. ,!■ The -water-chute: was -in 7 constant request, ;races were held on tho 'lawn,: and. the party, returned''honie! by: special launch" , via : Seatoun and Karaka' Bay. ' '- ; Maidstone:;Park, : Upper - ,Hutt, ..'was : choseii-for the. annual. picuic : of the. Gas -: Company.' About 400- persons made-the • journey,-': including: a, brass', band'- com-'. , : posed L of the company's oivn. employees. , Sports:'-were, held ahd'.a .Punch-and-Judy show, amused tho young folks. ■ . ' ;
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 747, 21 February 1910, Page 3
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153PICNICS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 747, 21 February 1910, Page 3
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