WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18182, 19 September 1924, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

| , PERSONAL. ,|| ■ (sttcuL w tekss. 0 *'?■£" Se P tember 18 > ; *" h. Mad ntosll Ellis, Director of the ' T forest Service, is expected to. ar- ;« on tbQ Coast on Saturday. Mr ; Conservator at Hoki- ' i return from Nelson to-morrow. Tustice Adams motored to-day I l to Hokitika, where the If° Court sitting will open on S wife of Mr J. Park, Crown I - otor at Hokitika, has made a ffTrecovery from her injuries in a Hit motor accident, and will leave ®Hokitika Hospital this week, fir B £. Cranston, managing direc- # f the Eimn Gold Dredging Comwj]j jeave Hokitika on his return §jL York next Tuesday. ?|k s Clements, of Hokitika, will ir_ the Coast on Saturday from a fjffio the Old Country, i®-j) J. Evans, of Hokitika, who will S to a Parliamenton behalf of the licensed jsLillcrs of the West Coast for an Sion of hours, left this morning |tr, Carter, custodian of the Gov"*ent* Buildings at Hokitika, has fa transferred to Hamilton, where he if* up a similar position. His suc|Lr will bo Mr Downes, of Dunedin. feßome time Mr Carter was also In- ! Lor of Weights and Measures, and secretary of the Hokitika Ljl Committee. The beautiful Sens surrounding the Government fadings at Hokitika are a tribute to ijyork, iajr W. J. Jeffries, of Hokitika, left lh,aioniing f° r Ashburton. j Wt C. Brown, who was until recently |£_ jnperintendent of the powerISatOtira, hjis received notice of JJTnnaßent appointment %iB death occurred at Kecfl;on this ii-jngoE Mr Samuel Trevener Provis, arii resident of the district. . The jLgsed leaves a widow, who is at fkent ill Beefton Hospital, two ; and three sons. SS(rA.T. Gandell, of Greymouth, was iLesfDl'in passing the preliminary jjyTfltion of the Institution of Civil fleers held last April, and will constudies at the London^lnstigjta of Civil- Engineers. Mr Gan||ftas for the past four years occutjje position of civil engineering a t the Greymouth Bailway En-. >b Office. A. H. McKane, who will reprejJ e Greymouth branch of the Reffjk Saidi&r?' Association at a»meet•fflßgHj' JEJominion. Executive, left this morning. ,jjv £ (jiark of Otautau, has receivas junior civil encadet in the Railway EnginL&flfficaist- Greym outli. P. J. McCarthy and HftetiverSergeant J. B. Young, of the are both suffering from of the Greymouth School left this morning ffcraffißparch.■ .where they meet the Sooßri®®^ lool team on Friday. The mrls'i&utet-'ban team also left by the .£«£» i«nlav a return match against girls' team. Mr O. ff-foffanro, assistant master, was in (fan of"fhe'boys, and Miss E. Moore, fl«iAiit' teacher, of the girls. Both to Greymouth. MoW'" ~ C.B; Beard, who lias lwto wwinted district. clerk for the arrived in Greymouth this company with Mrs Beard utaiaa.\ lfess& r J. B. Lynch and W. Brown st4ißßd* ,N tO- -"Coast this PilrlfsuiMre, a member of the staff Commissioner's Office, >at present in Greymouth. I Vf.f* BeafforestatioHi ■Mtoadgnsieitt of young trees lias ar1 in connexion with the plantinjg scheme. willi be. utilised at the ijntMy-'on Eimu Plat, and the reBSSefSrill be planted in the experiig&t'srea on the road.. Over a, dozen Ksxb'HOW employed by the Departtwo places. ' . . the present -whitetetttason,ingoing to be ppor, but a %«aml)ei: of trenches have been contie Hokitika, Arahura, and rivers, and there is an inW&OTer last year in the number of. Convent. . which will convert the into one of the most l^^9 ; l6oar ding-schools in New hands of Mr O 'Neill,

builder, of Biccarton. A large building or two storeys is being constructed at iesouthern end of the grounds. Part 01 the old convent has been demolished, Out the greater part of the building will remain to provide extra accommodation, ■ihe ground floor i n the new school wili comprise three class-rooms 24ft by 22ft, and a kindergarten recreation room be provided at the southern end of school. Classes for music -will have special accommodation provided for tiiem, and a beautifully-panelled hall , fl c^oa k room will also be features ol the ground floor. The plans provide or two large dormitories upstairs, with a alcony and a large dressing-room running along the full SO feet of the wes ern aspect. Porcelain basins and lockers will be provided for over 70 pupils. A verandah with a panelled , eX M ( ; n(ling the full len g«i of the oo will to its .attractive appear--10 is an ex-pupil or the Convent, expects that the work will'be finished about Christmas. In auciuion to these extensive improvements, a new science room on up-to-date lines was provided recentlv.

Magistrate's Court. Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., presided at o day s sitting ef the Magistrate's Court at Hokitika. ■ Anton Shroj, of Harihari, did not appear on a charge of killing a grey duck m the close season. Constable Drummond said that the defendant had admitted the offence. A fine of an d costs was imposed. Nicholas Jurievich was charged with taking trout during thq close season. Constable Drummond said defendant had speared five trout in La Pountaine cTeek. A fine of £1 and costs was imposed on each charge. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in Mandl and others v. Annie A. Wright, of Lyttelton, claim £165 5s Id. John Shannon (Mr Park) sued P. J. Kirwan (Mr Elcock) for £46 7s Id, and defendant proceeded on a counterclaim for £6 Gs. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £9 10 s with costs £2 Cs, and on the counter-claim defendant was awarded the full amount »with costs £1 19s.

Westland Land Board. At yesterday's sitting of- the"'Westland Land Board, Mr J. Murdoch read a letter from two residents of Maitainui protesting against the exchange of a reserve which was proposed as a township site for one on Scally road, as suggested by a number of settlers in that part of the district. The writers contended that the original site was the more central, and stated ther& was a church in the vicinity. The Commissioner said he had met both parties of settlers, and there appeared to be equal support for both sites. It was decided to take no action. Chinese Soccer Team. *- A. visit was paid to the James mine to-day by the members of the Ciiineso Universities team. They will leave tomorrow morning for AVestport. Horticulture. 4 The Trinity Daffodil Show was held to-day at Greymouth. The Mayor (Mr W. H.. Parfitt), in declaring the show open, commented on the improvement in the class of exhibits seen during recent years.' League Football. The Eugby League match, which was to have been played at Hokitika on Saturday, has been postponed, owing to the Rugby Sub-Union's ' fixture necessitating the uso of the 'ground^ Supreme Court. A sitting of the Supreme Court was held at Westport yesterday. _ Decrees nisi were granted in three undefended divorce cases. .

-An order -was-made -varyiDg-Ahe will of the late D. M. O'Brien on the application of Victoria O'Brien (Mr A. C. Cottrell). His Honour made an order amending the by-laws of the Buller County Council affecting motor traffic,bringing them into line with the decision .of the Court df Appeal . in! the' Westland County case. Mr A.' Morley' moved for the. amendment.

The claim for .alleged breach of promise which was set down for the Hokitika sitting has been settled.