WEST COAST NOTES

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19644, 13 June 1929, Page 15

WEST COAST NOTES

PERSONAL. &*a* ™ ™ PMSSJ GBEYMOUTH, June 12. , V Cnrrie, of Karamea, has been to Otira Post Office. Mrs J Curtain, of Totara jfr »nd Mrs u. Tuft yesterday for Hji. ** fi Johnson, second officer of the * ..tared the Grey Hospital yesP»i" irtt ' Offering from acute appendi*l V£ Board of Governors, the S of the He- Mr Michel as *■*■ ,i was accepted with regret. Mr was elected to fill the vptQ- yootbaU Benefit. m.. Marist v. Blackball match, which "£ larded to Blackball, owing tt u.ri»ts not fielding a team last Sunand which it was subsequentbe replayed, will take "'Tcobdon next Sunday, and the ft**! will be devoted towards the SaK'i ward at tho Grcy Biver Hos ~ F ittL Boxing. The iecretary of the Greymouth Boxi. Association has been notified that Z .matear championship tournament, Seb to th« J™' t0 be h * ld a * , Gr ?y Mth has been postponed until AuLrt 29th, 30th, and 31st.

Mishap to Kaitangata. AithcKaitangata, bound for Sydney, moving out from the Greymouth \«f this afternoon, a mishap oc*Zd in **« engine-room, and the ves--5 vs s made fast again.

Outbreak of Fire. It outbreak of fire occurred this ■offltog in an BnOCCU P ied building ««d by the Greymouth Harbour Lgi, The Brigade was promptly on tiiieene and extenguished the fire bete <u»y DU * mmOT damage was done. Hydraulic Power Station. jj j| probable that the boilers in m it the Greymouth Harbour Board's ijtonWe power station on the -wharf, ftfth provides power for the cranes udapstans, will shortly have to be Milted'it a cost of about £4OOO. One Tito boilers was installed forty-three jtin ago, and another in 1908. The St li owned and maintained by the gtrtotr Board, but is operated by the jliltiy Department. Arnold Eiver Hydro Scheme. Boring operations for the foundations h annexion with the Grey Electric ? o «Board's hydro scheme at Arnold Hitf, near Kaimata, aro now in pro•mj, Tenders for the plant are due UcloM in August, and tenders for the uMtraction of the dam will probably totalled to close at the same time. Mr Inettter, one of the Board's consultii{tß|ineers, is expected next week to ulett the routo for transmission lines, isNtation site at Stillwater, and other Siliy buildings. The Arnold. m ia expected to be completed in (rojeart. Eugby Union. At a meeting of the "West Coast fogbv Union Mr A. A. Adams presided. in connexion with the visit of the MtUi team, the New Zealand Union qfced for information as to the capacity sfte grounds at Greymouth and seatj|j aeeomniodation available. . The gmtary was instructed to supply the jjfematiou asked for. L .He Nelson Union advised the accepttof July 27th for the Seddon Shield urith Weßt Coast. *B|iafeistant Commissioner of Stamp Unadvised that the members of the ftfa wero liable to prosecution for bmt to register an entertainment {Mt Coast v. Merivalo match), and tHtketbe necessary arrangements for jpint of amusement tax. Tax -was ■M at the rate of 3d per head on paid for admission to the stand. .s||) .chairman remarked that amateur t£s throughout the Dominion were fe' ssuch up against such taxation, wfe,vas considered an imposition. At i «H)}estion it was decided to enter Mptt against the collection of tho It -.South Westland Floods. Jpi to-day by a representative of ■Sfwas, "the District Engineer of Htb Works, who has just returned & South Westland, stated that w£*as general flood damage to (Whin South road from Hokitika to lb, necessitating protective work (f:\Mikonui bridge. Evans's Creek pfae, Dry Creek bridge, and Parker's wft bridge, where the approaches 1* all endangered. There j» two wash-outs and minor "W» at Mount Hercules, also a *■!>« of slips between the Waikukupa !<% and Weheka. The Waitaha was jwwptionally high flood, and caused "■age to the road protective works, ■•ttd a half inches of Tain fell at «*flttri in one day, and the Little *«Npurai was in high flood for three '»!* The rec-eat banking and protects works being carried out by the "Wty undoubtedly sr.ved the settle- "** from serious damage, but the **b were damaged, and a considerfk ttpeuditure will still be nucessary '»«MBro tie safety of the settlement. |*»» extremely fortunate, Mr JohngUtated, that there was very little *** on the mountains in South West- **» for the humidity of the air and * *»rm rain would have melted the ** tad caused a much more serious

Westport Fire Brigade. 'fc* following officers were elected at ** TSestport Fire Brigade's annual *™g:— Superintendent, F. H. Morffi fepnty-superintendent, G. J. Ca.l- - sub-lieutenants, B. MeDonagh, )j* dr . and S. Vitaglich; foreman, J. **«idry; secretary. A. V. Simpson; 2»»r, K. C. Hiekford; auditors, W. j2* *nd I). Moloney; caretaker, IX *■■**; storekeeper, S. Paul. j Woßtland County Council. J]» Weatland County Council met JWerday afternoon at Hokitika, Mr *■■»" Ward presiding, /to clerk was reappointed as the 2*"1"« representative on tho District **»*»? Council. Jr '• Harvey waited on the Council ?■*■ far road access from Milltown «ahnra, a distance of two miles, at taL? tunated cost of £l6° o - xt was f(*Wf!d that Mr Harvey confer -with £*MtUers, ilie Council to give every ""I*** assistance. J?* Audit Department, Wellington, J** 8 * approval of tho payment by L .URuwil of a sum not exceeding £SO ->*Ocb county solicitor, by T « retainer for the current year. Lj«- (ii'ob, Tatare. applied for conl ™ fc*se the Waiho ferry reserve i j» awther period of 14 veara at an annual rental of £ B.—Agreed |* '. O'Brien, M.P., wrote advising * «pcciai grant will be applied *• road into the Westland Power generating station at Dill- * Hockey. 'ladies' hockey competition was -■ted to-day in line weather. Ma%kw.i atc<l Kunanga 9 to nil and j^* 6 *!! beat United by 5 goal 3to

»4 p ia Wontport call on Kilkenny tt»e Ford Kings. They will C?. Service Can lot Hire.