FRASERTOWN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1443, 2 May 1905, Page 2

FRASERTOWN.

.(From Qur Own. .Correspondent

.Tiie first match of the second, year, between the ttfirum.ua Mounted Rifles amii the Te Kapu Rifle ' .Club topic- place at .the range here on the 21st April, anil, resulted in the Rifle Club defeating their, opponents by h 1 • points, fihis is one of a series of matches arranged between the two corps, for a Silver challenge cup,, the conditions being as follows '• — Three matches to be fired eaoh year, tfie .winning team of eaoh year to hold the cup for the year ; the cup to become the absolute property, .of the team winning it three times in siucccssion or four times at intervals, The Tekapju Riflo Club at present hold the cup, having won last year's aggregates.. In connection with the above,, a gold medal is to be presented to the maker of the highest individual aggregate store for the year of ' either* - team ; the winner to be regarded as district champion for the year, ' Rifleman Gardner at present leads for the medal, with an agregate of 91, which considering the unfavorable conditions, as regards weather, under Which the match was fired, is a .very creditable score. The following are the scores ’ — Tekapn Rifle jCmb .Captain Chapman 8.7* Rifleman W. Couper SO,, C. Stacey 73, It. Steed 81, A- Beckett 60, W, Gardner. 91„ T. Roberts 86„ rr. Hall 83, R, J. Kent 67, ‘ T. Pow;drell S 9„ f - Huxumua Mounted Rifles : .Captain Bar 82, Lieut. Smith 72, Lieut, Clifton 79, Sergt, Brown 78, Corpl, Rtibiet ,74, Corpl, Robson 83, Trprs, Lawton 63, Rones 50, Scott 79, and Mpora 79, >A meeting of the native owners of (the Tntackuri (bloc® was held at Ramotp on. Tuesday to discuss ‘ the question of leasing or subdividing. After a prolonged discussion it was finally . (decided to. subdivide the block. Fxasertown school having combinOi with Wairoa in the formation of a cadet corps, 12 new mgdei rifles have been received from the Defence Department, and others are .to follow, Tho annual 1 meeting of householders ito elect a school committee for the ensuing year took place at the sohool-hQUso on Tuesday eveni iKfi-j Mr dj Davcy, was voted to the chair. The report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. ' The following resolution was proposed and carried : a That the householders of Frasertown s,clw>ol district in annual meeting __ assembled consider .tpat in the best interests of Education, and' as an act of justice to the rising generation, the establishment of a fund for tho superannuation of aged and infirm teachers is an .urgent necessity, and respectfully asks that the Government will without delay introduce the legislation necessary to give effect to. a scheme established on a sound financial basis.’-- Tho iol

lowing gentlemen, were duly: elected members of tho committee a Messrs

, I Cr, Beckett, E.i .Clifton) G, Eigley, j I Davey, T x j,j .Tanks',“Wk Lawton, “ I anil jGr. Jenkins, At the meeting of , I the newlydfiectctd committee, held 1 I subsequently, Md J. Davey, was clect- [ I ed chairman and Mr T, J. .Tuiqks eeI j cietary g.nd treasurer,. ! I Mr, T, Davey met with a serious ■ I accident on Tuesday morning, lib I I was sowing grass sped on a sleepy I hilt-side 1 at Mabauga, when he slipI pel ai»d_ fell on to a stump, getting I a nasty wound- His brother, M, I B. Davey, who was working close by, heard his call for help,- and went to his assistance,; . The wound bled profusely, and the injured man was with difficulty convoyed to the homestead and thence to Fraser to.wn, where medical aid was obtained. A; fine mob of 500 wethers ■ from | Ahilkecn Station passed' through hero | on Wednesday, cn route fot? Nelson Btaba* Steesfeis JXq&s* jgisfeprses.i .V?