PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 210, 21 September 1937, Page 10

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

m ■ ^ ■ Our Own Correspondents.)

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Makotuku Foothall Cluh Disbhnds. There was a good attendanee of foothall enthusiasts at the general meeting of the Makotuku elub. over which Mr. Henry Berkahn presided. "The balancesheet showed a very creditable balance. As interest in local. football appeared to be wanjng, it was resolved to disband. . It was deeided to hand over the challenge cup held by the club to Mr. A. Nejlson, head-master, for annual competition between Makotuku and Ormondville primary schools. A wind-up dance will be held shortly. Another general meeting is to be held on Wednesday night to inake final arrangements. Sports at Makaretu Next Year. For the first time in.several years, sports will be held at Makaretu on January 15, 1938. ' Several aaatters connected with this resuscitation meeting were dealt with; by the cOmmittee of the, Makaretu Sports Glub, recently. It was deeided to subsidise the conveying of competitors from Napier, at a cost of approximately £3 10/-. Mr. H. Leach Was elected handicapper, Mr. N. A. McKenzie referee, Mr. N. Lynch starter, and Messrs. W. Cuthbertson, R. P. . Wilder and Hugh W. White were elected judges, all these oifices being' in eonnection with the athletic part of the programme. The Dannevirke Greyhound Racing Club is to be asked the cost of hiring its plant. lt was stated that Mr. Bould (Takapau) had promised % donation of oue guinea and Mr. E.- Graham (Takapau) one of five' guineas towards the axCmen^s section. Mr. Andy Reid was elected to the eoaimittee, a vacancy having been caused fhrOugh the resignation of Mr. P. Broderick. Licences Issued in Waipukurau. The following licences, with fees re•ceived in parentheses, • were issued by the Waipukurau Borough Oouncil for the five weeks from August 16:— 20 heavy traffic licences (£135 13/8), 32 motor* drivers' licences (£7 17/6). Borough Council Reproved. Stating-that he considered, as a local business man and- a ratepayer, he should. have had a ehanee to quote for supplying a batch of eighteen trees recently planted by the Waipukurau Borough Council, a local. nurseryman cbmplained by letter to the Borough Council meeting last night that he had not had this opportunity. Asked to explain how it was that the local man had not quoted, Mr. H. B. Smart, town clerk, said that, as he was going to Hastings on other business, he had been asked by a residen't who . had donated some trees for planting in Flefn-' ing road, if' he would look out for some trees to fill gaps in Porangahau road. He had made inquiries, .but had found the type of tree required was unobtainable in either Hastings or Napier. He had thought of Mr, Ellison, but did not think it lilcely he would have had them in stock if the town nurseries had not. The ti'ees had finally been obtained from Wanganui by a Napier nurseryman, at a cost of a'bout 36/-. Naturally, where possible, local business men were always given preference if qual- 1 ity and price were right. At the Mayor 's suggestion, Mr. Smart agreed to explain the matter to Mr. Ellison.