PAHIATUA NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4823, 12 September 1894, Page 2

PAHIATUA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Tuesday. Mr Wilson head master of tho Mangatoinoka, Publio School -has suggested to tho Committee tliaton • the anniversary of the school the * scholars be given a' trip to the seaside, say at L'oxton. The Committee favour tho proposal and aro obtaining terms from thoKailway Commissioners. The Pahiatua (school lias also been invited to join in the proposed trip, Mj' F. G. Wilson has bcen j^riatua Public School. The Paluatua Rifle Club ,bavo received a challenge from rarapa Rifle Club to fire a match at tho end of the present month;' Tho 'j local Club has requested that'the : ■) date be altered to the 6nd of October, 1 when tlio members will be quito willing to accommodate the valley •• v : ; districts.. '

lhe rifle shooting season will be opened here on Wednesday, 19th inst, with a competition for class s trophies. • i

i A meeting of the Committee of the J Palnatiia Chess Club was held last evening, when it was decided, to join I the Taranaki and WestCoaafc Chess fc and Draughts AssOcußlon. • > The issue of fishing 'licenses 'was i commenced yesterday at the local i Post Office. Disciples of the pastimay- ■ of Izaak Walton will bo very numeious here this season, and fish are 1 expected to bo extremely plentiful The annual meeting of the Paliial tua County Cricket Club took place y* last evening; Mr J, Griffith in the chair. The Secretary's report showed ' that duringlasfcseason tho firsteleven won five matches and; lost fivo, tho > second eleven won 2 and lost 1. Ihe eleetionof officers'resultedas folfe. ' —Patron, Mr J, Hall President, Mr J. .Vile; vice-Presidents, Messrs Breeds, Warren, Smith and Briggg, > Secretary and Treasurer, Mr E B, Hiiro; Auditor, Mr P. T.'Hedman j General Committee. Messrs'Gault, Reeve, Hawkins, Dowsett, Caselberg, McKenna, and Porritt; Match Committee,MivWaiTen.DrGaiii'Uas appointed _ delegate -to. the-Bush District Cricket Associfition. Messrs Gault, Beeve, and Hawkins* .gora'appointed 'captains,land Messrs Hamilton, Moore, and Wt.Blackcustodian of the Club's-pio-V v perty. Tho season will be opened J; with a match, Maine Jv. Singh, on V Wednesday, 20th instant.! A match 4> will be played with the Hawem '■ 4 team on . Saturday,. 22nd ■ inst, at Pahiatua.. For. the.past season G, Griffith headed tho baiting average, i with .9'5. The:.bowling .averages were D. F.Hewat 5;1, C, Williams--63, W, Chambers 7'7. Cs A movement has been initiatwTta start a second Club in the town, #^ll