WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20789, 24 February 1933, Page 7

WEST COAST NOTES.

...-■' —:: ■. ♦ ....' .■: '.'.. :" ■ PERSONAL. (special TO THE P8«95.).. GEEYMOUTH, February 23. Miss A. Foord, who has been visiting' friends in Cobdon, returned yesterday to Blenheim. Mr t». B. Livingstone, who has been visiting friends in Arahura, returned to day to Wellington. Mr and Mrs C. H. Eathbone (Napier) are spending a holiday on the West Coast. Miss O. Wild,' who has been visiting j her parents at Hokitika, returned to-day I to Wellington. Mr D. A. Liughani (Ballarat, Victoria) is visiting the West; Coast. Misses G. A; Howell and T, West, London, are spending a holiday on the West Coast. Mr and Mrs P. W. Archer left Beefton yesterday for Kimholton, whore their son is seriously ill. Miss Bene Horn (Christchurch) is visiting friends in Reefton. Cycling. The cycling races held last evening under the auspices of the Greymouth United Cycling Club, attracted a good attendance. * Besults: — Quarter-mile—.!. McNickel 3, E. Thomas 2, D. Greaney 3. Won by two and a half lengths, a wheel between second and third. Time not taken. Seven started. Boys' mile—Taylor 1, Johnston 2. Beban 3. Won by two lengths. Nine started. Mile race—P. Duffy 1, L. Hogarth 2. D. Greaney 3. Won by a length, with ease; half a wheel between second and third. Time 2min 15 l-ssec. Nine started. Boys' half-mile—D. Moreland- 1, D. Kose 2, E. Daniels 3. Two lengths eaeh way. Time lmin 14 l-sscc. Seven started. Two mile race—L. .Hogarth 1, . D. Clarke 2, E. Thomas 3. Won by two lengths; a .wheel between second and third. Time 4min 48 4-ssec. Nine started. Wireless Sets. The forest of wireless masts at Bunauga indicates the number of radio enthusiasts residing there. The town has more wireless sets on-a population basis than any other West Coast town. Probably . a factor in popularising wireless there is that reception is invariably good, and much ahead of that on any other part of the West Coast. Municipal Conference. The Mayor (Mr J. W. Groenslade) and Town Clerk (Mr F. H. Denton) have been selected as delegates to represent the Greymouth Borough Council at the Municipal Conference at Rotorua. which opens on March 2. Mr Greenslado will leave for Botorua on Saturday, and Mr Denton on Monday. it is intended to invite the conference to meet next year in Greymouth. Harbour Works. The chairman (Mr P. G. McLean) and members of the Greymouth Harbour Board yesterday afternoon paid a visit of inspection to the various works at present being carried out, including the north and south breakwaters, the Cobilen quarry, and the endowments at Ten Mile, where several parties are coal min« iug. Mr A. C. Milne, the Board's assistant engineer accompanied the party. The pa'ty first visited .the southern breakwater, where the extension work is Hearing completion. The outside of the extension has already been' titled with stone and the inside portion is being completed. Tt is not expected that the extension will materially affect the depth of water on the bar, but when the north extension work has been com-

ploted there should be an appreciable increase in the bar depth. The party ndxt visited the quarry. where the' usefulness of the steam dhoirel purchased from the Public Worka I>*partment some mouths ago "was indicated. Since the last blast, wiics « considerable tonnage of stone was brought down, much stone has bem t*!moved and -deposited on the brflftkwaters. Tito work ©£ the shovel is i.« clear up mullock and bmall at©n«, sad this has beau effectively done, keeping the quarry floor clear for handling ib* l large stones, some of \thirh gtre ca».sidcru'bly over I*o tons in weight. After visiting the north brtiatwat-'r. which has been reinforced by a strung filling of stone berweeu fho sides, the party left for Tea Mil*, being joined tU«re \.y Mr J. W. <, Strong, who recently made is geolojEi*a! survey nf the board *s reserves, containing 3200 seres of virgin ro»J «Uffliug country. Thn ouli-rops of t-oal ws-rfc to bp seen in many place*. Xamcitms applications have been rwoiccl for leases on the neiv- ares, feat the EsanS has refrained from jj ran tin g. (ease* lauUS tho geological survty is eottifktaj. . ,