WAIROA HAPPENINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 71, 10 April 1937, Page 19

WAIROA HAPPENINGS

Our Our Correspondent)

Record on Bowling Green

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WAIHOA, This Day. It was definitely ascertained late on Fiday tliat the Wairoa scliools will re-open on Monday. Bowling, A record is claimed to have been established on the Wairoa bowling green during the course of a friendly game on Wednesday. A rink composed of Ebbett, Sheehan and Galbraith failed to score until the thirteenth head against a rink -composed of Morrissey, Osler and Clark. Baskotball. On Friday afternoo-n advice was reeeived that the name of Miss Joyce Unwin, of Frasertown, has been added to the supplementary hst of New Zealand players for the Dominion repregentative baskethall side which it is hoped may visit Australia this year. Miss Unwin is ' a member of the Redwing Baskethall Club, and her selection is a great honour to Wairoa. If the tour shpuld,. he arfan'ged the 'team shquld leave .about June 1, but if otherwise it will tour New Zealand. For a Bride-to-Be. As a gesture of hOnour for a b'ride-to-be, Miss Marion Devenport, who was married at Gisborne to Mr L. Ingoe," Wairoa", a party took place at the homa of - Mr§ A. E. Chapman, Mangapapa road, Gisborne. During. an interval in the competitions. a dainty 'afternoon tea was served, "after which the guest of honour, assisted by her bridesmaid-elect, Miss Cora Devenport, opened a large assortment of useful gifts for the new home to be set up. Miss Devonport made a suitable reply. Land Commission. At the second sitting of the Native Land Commission held in Mohaka this week, the sitting was presided over by Judge Harvey, of Wellington, a former supervisor on the Kahungunu development block. The commission made good progress in the matter of consolidating the -interests of the various native owners. Wool Prices. Inqiuded in the wool sold at the Napier sale during the week were a number of fleeces donated to the Wairoa A. and P. Society at Show-time. The top price was 2l£d., and the lowest 15d. Next carnival, The last Wairoa carnival committee and. a committee from the Boj;ough Council, has met to discuss the best way to run future carnivals. The sittings took place on Thursday night, and it was decided that in future the committee is to take over Alexandra Park and run its own carnivals. This, it is hoped, will meet with the support of those business people who view with disfavour the way money has been sent out of the distnot year after year for such functions. Sohool Accommodafion, In connection with the requests hiade from time to time, a conference was held between Mr G. A. Maddison, chairman of the Hawke's Bay Education Board, Messrs O. R. Sainsbury and Cuthbertson, members of the board, and a delegation froni the local High School comifiittee comprising Messrs R. de B. Hill, the chairman, and R. W. Goodley, A. M. Ashburn, J. Alexander and Dr E. B. jardme. The school's requirements were fully set forth in regard to the iufant deparfcment, stafi; rooin and head niasfcer's office, also the need for a manual training school ' building, the board chairman statiug that Ihe latter was now first on the list. Application was made for the installation of electric light for the wliole school. An improved aceo-mmodation for the secondaVy pupils was also asked for, and the board chairman stated that in the near future entirely separate high scshool buildr ings would have to be erected. Mr Hill voiced the thanks of his committee to the visitors, who then jnspected tlie school buildings and grounds.