Ashurst Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 85, 16 January 1892, Page 2

Ashurst Notes

:...■■ ♦ : j[fkom oue own cobbesponbent.) i:. Thera was a meeting of the Committee of St. Patrick's Athletic Sports in the Dramatic jfall on Wednesday evening. Present-rMessrs Galltchan, Bumble, Nelson, Bowetbent, Wells, Siddeil, Sanders, and Freeman (sepretary). In the absence of the chairman'Mr^ Jß^C^Sanders presided. The aub -committee appointed to view the ground reported- that a suitable;course of a quarter of a mile could verj easily be made in the rear ol the recrea--ation ground at a cost ofabout JES. Mr> Fi«eman proposed^ that^ihe^«ib^o^APiit> tee's report be adopted, and thaV the sum . of £2 28 be given by^the spores committee to the Recreation TReserVfeL TrusteeVfor--the purpose of forming the course, to be done Jo the satisfaction of the committee. Me^ Nelsoii arid Siddeil visit Palmers ton ! and canvass the -business people for gifts and subscriptions to -pur sports. Many Palmerston business men- aref.dpinirgtate a trade With Ashnrst business -men/ and will no doubt assist in Ashurst's pleasureday as well. ; Mr Gallichan proposed |hat the secretary write to the Traffic' Manager to make arrangements for a special train to Ashurst on 17th March, ni. jwas done on' race-day. '• Mr. W.li^ Ctornford, • of Pohangina, was added to the committee, to represent that part of the world. The next meeting is called for^Wednesday nexi., ■ ' ' : .-}' :'\ "•'■■■ i-'^'.\^ ■■■■ ■■■■■■ l " '■ — — — mm, <x-l