Bulls Items

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 148, 25 May 1886, Page 2

Bulls Items

[from our own oorrespojtoemt.J Bulls, May 22. A successful meeting of thejE^unis Club was held at the Rangitikei jHojjsl on Friday evening. Mr D|nn£. in the chair, who explained «hatSa consequence of his being aMffi^jnfr leave at the beginning of ti® rMpa and also through a serious aiMaJnt/ he had not been able to call the meeting together .^earher^i^^he^taiidillietj* balance sheet showed that the court and other accessories had > cost £/55;There was a debit balance of £32 This yaara-suhscriptionsMlue^ittoll^ti^ ting to £17 would considerably reduce the overdraft. The balance sheet was accepted. Mr Dunnage then tender^ his resignation inrconse^uffidl^^^^ being removed to preymoUth. v Whis. was accepted with much' regretO ASSr : J. Scott was elected secretary ' and treasurer. Col-mel Gorton, Dr Eibod and Messrs Nicholas*- Begg, |King, and Scott were elected <:a7 committee for the ensuing year. The subscrip-j tion for ladies was reduced to 5s and for two or more ladies of a family lOs. Wednesday and Friday were appointed : for geheral practice for aU members of the club. It was decided to hold, a bee at an early date to make a few improvements in the court and provide seats, &c. .. J I hear that Constable "Price is to i he moved to Foxton and that Conj stable McAnulty wiU come here. ! Constable Price has made many friends during his two years residence 'amongst- us. \.-; •■"•''•■' ■ ' The, Bulls Town ißoard have been re-metalling the ifootpaths, when gravel from" the pit is used it becomes as hard as flint, and where river bed" shingle is used it Vis fouhd hecesSary to cover it with clay to make it -bind. The road, at ,the bridge has been ■widened end raised. . - „ ' The Acclimatisation Society has decided to wage a crusade against, hawkes and shags and are asking the co-operation of the adjoining societies, this course is deemed necessary in the interest of game and fish. . . „ > 7 ;