NELSON NEWS
THE MONTHLY STATISTICS (From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, 2nd December. During November Customs duties collected at Port' Nelson amounted to £5618 16s, against £9459 14s for the corresponding month last year. The excise beer duties amounted to £1003 16s 7d, against £865 in November last year. Births numbered 27 in Nelson during November, deaths 18, and marriages 8. On two occasions only in the last 46 years has the rainfall for November exceeded 6.91 inches, which was the total amount recorded last month. In 1895 7.63 in fell, and in 1916 9.17 in. The Government has granted £200 free money for the metalling of the Mahana district road.
In the Magistrate's Court this morning, Peter Francis OJarrity was fined £2, costs 10s, for being on licensed premises after closing hours. For driving a motor-eyele at a speed which might have been dangerous to the public, James H. le Franc was fined £3, costs 10s. After an engagement as musical director of the "Queen Carnival and Eastern Fair" in Wanganui, Miss Beatric: Aydon has returned to Nelson. Quick action by the Nelson Fire Brigade saved the residence of P. Wimsett at the Port last evening, when fire broke out behind the kitchen stove near the hot water service tank, and burnt through a wall and through the ceiling. About £50 worth of damage was done. On ..Saturday the Wakatu and Old Boys' senior cricket teams commenced a championship match at Trafalgar Park. Old Boys, batting Neale and J. Newman short, made 04 in the first innings, Betts 14, Blencoe 22, and Chatterton 18 being the highest scorers Searell and M'llwraith bowled throughout the innings, the former taking four wickets for 27 runs and the latter four for 331. Wakatu made 102 in the first innings, Oliver 13, Searell IS Wilkes 33,-Coombes 15 not out.. S. Newman took four wickets for 37 runs, and Blincoes five for 39. I n the second innings Old Boys had two down for 70 whin stumps were drawn—S. Newman 47 Blimeoe 13 not out. '
At College, Johnson took five, College wickets for 18 runs, and Louisson four for 41, the side being out for 97 (B Newman 52 Mackay 14). However', Athletic collapsed, M'Kellar 10 being t *er°anly^OU£le':figur6 score? ia'a total f 61" B- Newman took six wickets for 22 runs, and Bennett four for 35
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 6
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392NELSON NEWS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 6
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