WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17771, 24 May 1923, Page 4

WEST COAST NOTES

TIMBER ROYALTIES. (special to "th« pbbss.") GEEYMOUTH, May 23. At the annual meeting of the Grey County Councils the chairman, Mr Hannan," stated that the balance-sheet showed a satisfactory position, which had improved by £ISOO during tho year. The chief difficulty faced was the maintenance of public roads, and. it was essential that timber, royal-/ ties, revenue should be retained. Pressure must be brought to bear on the Government to get vehicular traffic to contribute to the upkeep of the roads. Referring to the necessity'for permits for timber exports, he criticised "the pernicious form of legislation by Order- ' in-Council the- Massey Government seemed fond of." The restrictions were serious for the West*|Coast. He understood that the millers'were sendI ing a deputation to the Government, and the Council should give support to protect its revenue. Messrs J. Hannan and J. Higgins I (engineer) were appointd to represent 1 the Grey Council at the conference of South Island County Councils, to be held at Cliristchurch on June 20th, to consider the Main Highways Bill. Personal. ,Mr W. B. Auld, clerk to the Inangahua County Council, who has been confined to his home for the past six weeks, has resumed his duties. A PMlanthropical Will. , The following bequests are made under, the will of the late Mr James Powell,. .Westport:— ' Presbyterian Church .. • • 1000 i Buller Hospital (£SOO for ' building Old People's I Home) ... • • • • 3500 bailors' Best • • •• ; Library .. . •• •■ *OOO Jubilee Institute for J;he Blind (Auckland) . • • • 3000 Prisoners Aid Society (Dunedin) .• •• •• 3000 Orohongo Veterans (Wellington) .. .. •• 3000 ■ Salvation Army ... ■ • 4000 ■ Dr. Barnardo's Homes . • 3000 , St. Andrew's Orphanage (Nelson) « ■■ .. 1000