WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 152, 6 October 1910, Page 7

WAITARA NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) BOWLING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Bowling Club was held on Tuesday eevning. There were some 20 members present. Mr. H. E. Gilbert (vice-president) occupied the chair. The report and balance-sheet was submitted and held over .for a month. The following officers were elected: President, Mr. A. W. Ogle; vice-president, Mr. H. E. Gilbert; secretary and treasurer, Mr. 0. G. Fraser; committee, Messrs E. Beckbessinger, W. Bent, Jas. Rattenbury, I. George, W. Sampson, R. T. Ford and A. Dugdale; auditors, Messrs Buchanan and Grimstone, Messrs Ogle, Gilbert and Fraser were authorised to sign cheques on behalf of the club. The following new members were elected:— Messrs R. Farmer, A. R. Lennon, W. R. Wilson, Dr. Ramage, S. Grey, W. Brooki man. Davidson, Rennie, L. H. Sampson, [Rev. Irvine; hon. member, Mr. H. 'E. Vaughan. Two notices of motion re alteration of rules were lost. A sub-com-mittee, consisting of Messrs Wyllie, Dugdale, Buchanan and Andrew was appointed to revise "rules and submit them to the adjourned meeting. 'Mr. \V. Sampson was appointed an honorary life _ member and is to be presented with a life member's medal as a recognition of the very valuable services rendered by him to the club in preparing and maintaining the very fine green that the club now possess. It was conceded that no monetary consideration could adequately repay Mir. Sampson for 'the time he had spent on the green. Votes of thanks were passed to 'Mr. S. G. Fraser for his timely help in taking over the work .of secretary and preparing such a comprehensive statement of accounts under very adverse circumstances; to Messrs Borthwick and Sons for donations of manure; to Mr. W. Bent for services in connection with the erection of the pavilion and levelling; to the selection and general ■committees, and the ladies. It was decided to open the green on the first Thursday in November, provided the warden reports it fit to play on. The match will be President's v. Vice-president's team. The meeting was adjourned to November I) for the purpose of receiving the report and balance-sheet, revised rules, and general business. At a committee meeting held after the annual meeting, Mr. H. Sampson was reappointed warden, and the action of the previous committee in appointing Mr S. H. .'Mellor custodian was approved.

I &M. COURT. At a sitting of the S.M. Court judgment was given for plaintiffs by default as follows:—W. P. (Stiell v- Mrs. M. Mercer, claim £3 l'Bs 4d, costs ss; H. Langman v. Rophia, claim £1 8s Bd, costs 8s; Graville Bros. v. William Walsh, claim £8 'l3s 9d, costs 24s 6d. B. Schultz (Mr. Wilkes) sued Thomas Hutchins (Mr. Roy.) for the sum of £-1, value of a table, and £5 damages for wrongful detention of same. Plaintiff claimed that he had sold the table to defendant for the sum of £H, and that whilst in defendant's possession the table was split. He (plaintiff)' had another table in a shed belonging to defendant's father, and defendant, without his knowledge, took possession of the table, and he now claimed for the table and damages. Plaintiff's brother gave corroborative evidence. The defence was that the table as stated was purchased and in the process of seasoning. it split. The defendant notified plaintiff to this effect and agreed that defendant should have the table that was in defendant's father's shed. The account for this table was settled by a contra account. Some timo afterwards plaintiff was at defendant's house, when defendant's wife asked what he would take for the table, and a mutual arrangement at 10s was made. Plaintiff purchased from defendant a sheep-dog pup, and the pup was to square the table account . Corroborative evidence was given by defendant's wife, father, brother and cousin. The 'Magistrate said he was convinced that defendant's evident and that of his wife was correct, and non-suited him, with costs amounting to £9 ss. W. Jones, borough ranger, was 1 charged on the information of Constable Lapouple witfo. allowing a horse to wander at large and was fined ss, with 7s costs.

THE TELEPHONE BUREAU. It will be pleasing to users of the telephone bureau to know that at some time there is a possibility of a soundproof room being built. •'Some three weeks ago the Public Works Department inspected the office and no dbubt we shall some day hear that "the ftiatter is being kept steadily in view." Then perhaps another posse of officers will inspect and report and recommend tihe expenditure, prepare plans and specifications, call for tenders and !$o through a similar routine as would be invplved in the erection of the Wellington Post Office, then find the lowest tender is Is lOd higher than the estimate and the matter will be further delayed. Why in the name of commonsense the Department do not ask the local postmaster to have the work done—it only means a' few pounds—is past all comprehension; but we will live in hope. The annual meeting of the Clifton Rowing Club takes place this evening.