ROSS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1929, Page 6

ROSS NEWS.

i 1 1 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) The Ross Sports meeting which' takes place on Saturday. 13th inst.. promises to he one ol the. most successful meetings yet held. Nominations are coming to hand in large numbers and all that is now roquiicd is a line day. The big chop for which the committee are offering £3O for first prize. £lO for second, and £5 for third, is attracting record competition. Very suitable trains have been arranged for Sports Day, leaving Gre,\ for Ross at 8.45 a.in., and Ross loi Grey and northern centres at (5.2p.m. Hotel properties* seem to he ii great demand in Ross of late. \\ ithir (be past month three of the four local hotels have changed hands- at satisfactory prices. The Commercial Hotel was disposed of by Dir T. Carter to Air C. O’Rourke, the well known chopper. Airs Black has sold the City Hotel to Air Mat Nolan, and Dir F. D. Davis, ol -Marlborough, lias puiehased the Clydesdale Hotel from Air G. T. Adamson. All,of the- new owners are now in possession ol then houses and appear to he well satisfied with their purchases. A further indication of increase in property values in the Ross district was demonstrated at a special meeting of the Borough Council held on Sal "r v cv dug for the purpose of re: lug la. rs for a lease ol one of ib-ir tv e.rvc . The area in quest j::>i |s part «.i Municipal Reserve. No. k: a.. n . s ilie Swamp, and siiualc . ...ecu Ross and Doiioghiie’s. and contains approximately 320 acre's. 'l*bis area lias been let lor lbe past fourteen years at .£33 lOs per annum, j The prcsciil term is for twelve years, mid the lenders icceived arc as Idlows :—• Allan and llcvckll . £ol per annum. John Rea, £BO Bis. 11. Gardiner, £1)0 .1 11 1 111 Anderson, £IIXI 10s. Needless lo say l lie lender of Air John Anderson was aei opted. ( .\ |nrl her presental ion was made 1., Ml S. Heyward on Hat unlay afternoon on the Ross I (Mi ii is conrls. *( somal al lernoon had been arranged I, V the Club I’lir I Tie purpose of I a rgwclliug Mr ninl Mrs Heyward, who mV leaviii!-. Rosa lo lake up llieir residence al Walaroa, where Mr Heywani Lakes over I lie general store and post of lien reeenliy managed bv Air AlcC 'a 11 ii in . Air A. \V. Peebles (Y ice President of tin- Club) Hindi- the pri-seiitation on behalf of the members. He stated that the Tennis Club was indeed sorry to lose the services ol such an active and energetic member as Air Heyward bad proved himself to be, the completion of the second court just recently was due entirely to the efforts of that gentleman and every member appreciated bis work in that (jon.n J Itioii Hind a'.Jso ’the /children s playground. Ho asked Air and Alls Heyward’s acceptance of a wristlet, watch, a bronze bowl and a pair ol bronze vases as tokens of esteem and appreciation from the Ross Tennis Club who all wished him prosperity and success in his new sphere of work. Air \V. Blacklow (secretary) and