WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20807, 17 March 1933, Page 4

WEST COAST NOTES.

——♦ PERSONAL. (.-■'IECIAr. TO THE PRESS ) GREYMOUTII. March 10. Mrs D. Burns (Christchurch) is visiting Totara Flat. She returns on Saturday. After 20 years' service in the Defence Department, for 10 of which he has been stationed at Grcymouth', Staff Ser-geant-Major Shuttloworth has retired to tako up farming. He was entertained on Tuesday evening by members of the West Coast volunteer units and presented with a set of pipes and a tobacco pouch. Airs A. C. Fahey will arrive from lijnaiu on Saturday on a visit to relatives in Grcymouth. Miss Rosemary Roes (London) i: spending a holiday on the West Const. Messrs W. A. Flavcll, E. C. Hazlctt, Crossley Morris, and J. Begg, directors of the Wcstport Coal Company, Ltd.. who have been visiting Wcstport, returned to-day to Duncdin. The Rev. Father P. Madden arrived to-day on a visit to Grcymouth. Mr J. L. Saunders, director of dental hygiene, is visiting the West Coast. Bowling. Yesterday the Grcymouth Bowling Club held "a progressive , pairs tournament, when 24 players took part, each playing five matches. Some good contests were witnessed, W. Coltman, with four wins and the highest aggregate of points among the leads, being winner. J. S. Crooks won the skips' prize with four wins and the highest aggregate score. \ The match between "Youth and Age" was won by the latter (A. S. L. Armstrong J. Ring, T. Jones, and W. Cochrane, s.) their average age being 771 vcars. Bulk Timber. The shipments of timber iu the log arc being continued to Australia from the West Coast, and to-day 27 logs of white pine were brought from Wallis' Siding to Grcymouth for shipment. A shipment sent some time ago from lkamatua proved a success. It is statei 1 that more is cut out of the log in Australia than in New Zealand. Grey Power Board. The Grey Power Board met last evening, the chairman (Mr J. B. Kent) presiding. A letter was received from the Under-Secretary for Public Works stating that no reduction would be made in the price fixed for the timber affected by the board's dam flooding a timber the subscriptions for adult members this season, the subscriptions for players under 17 to remain as at present. The first practice will be hold on March 29, and it is hoped to arrange a match for the opening day, April 1. The following officers were elected: —Patron, Mr 11. S. S. Kyle. M.P.; president, Mr James Hill;' vice-presidents, Mrs A. Smith, Messrs J. Hartnell, E. J. Smith, D. C. Gcbbie, H. Gordurn, A. Case, W. Kolkman, W. Downey, sen., W. O. Downey, C. Barr,J. Smith, and F. Carpenter; committee Messrs C. Kolkman, E, Storer, J. Smith, P. Barr, E. Prebble, L. Rogers, C. Hands, C. Gallagher, and G Millar; selection'committee, Messrs T. Barr, J. Smith, H. Prebble, and C. Hampton; secretary, Mr H. Prebble; coaches, Messrs P. Barr and «>'. Smith; field captain, Mr C. Hampton; vicecaptain, Mr C. Kolkman; club captain, Mr ,T. Smith; delegate to Rugby Union, Mr H. Prebble,

;trca at Kaimata, and asking for ar> early settlement, as otherwise it would be necessary to charge interest cm the amount from April last year. Mr Tom Learmont advised that a royalty *>f one shilling a 300 foet -was quite sufficient for the timber in question, which could not l>c profitably milled. ]t was decided to adhere 1o the previous offer made by the board. The board's engineer, Mr Sinclair Trotter, reported that during the month 11 new consumers had been connected up, making the total number of consumers 2745. Ho reported that' a considerable number of high tension insulators Lad l>een»brokcn, either with stones or rifle-shots. It was decided to advertise offering £lO for information which would lead to the conviction of anyone damaging the power lines. Complaint was made regarding trouble caused to wireless installations at Brunncr by the leakage from the high tension wires. The engineer stated that in order to cure the trouble, a detector costing between £S and £lO was required. The board authorised the engineer to obtain the necessary equipment. It was decided to go into the question of extending the reticulation of Ikamatua and Waiuta, making the boundary the Little Grey river at Waiinaungti. The finance report showed that the cost to date of the hydroelectric works at Kaimata was £130,162 13s 4d. County Council. The Wcstland County Council met on Tuesday, Mr J. A. Murdoch (county chairman) presiding. The District Engineer of the Public Works Department wrote that he had recommended an application for a subsidy of £175 at the rate of £.l for £1 for Kakapotahi bridge protection work (£150) and Waitnha Settlement protective works (£200).

The South Wostland Shipping Company wrote asking tho council to send unemployed to Okuru to construct a groyne to improve the flow and the bar, which was not in good working order. The council regretted that lack of funds precluded it from undertaking the work. The Railway Department, Christchurch, advised that the present measures taken for IJio protection of the Hokitika railway bridge were considered the best. It was not intended to recommend a diversion of the river down the wharf channel. Tho council decided to invite the enginecr-in-ehief to visit Hokitika and to bring the matler under his notice. It was considered that it would bo serious if any harm was done to the bridge by flood waters. At the conclusion of the council's mooting the members met as the prospecting committee to deal with business arising out of the gold prospecting scheme promoted by the Unemployment Board. A total of 20 applications was received from men with mining knowledge willing to undertake the supervision of prospecting parties. After fully considering the merits of applicants, Mr .T. A. Cooper, of Hokitika, was selected. Sixteen parties applied for assistance in prospecting, several of them being referred to the supervisor for report. Tt was decjded to call applications for from six to 12 men to proceed to Taipo for tho purpose of opening an access track to the Seven-Mile. Trades' Picnic. The Grcymouth trades' picnic was held yesterday at Ross. The day was perfect, and about 500 made tho trip from Uroymouth by rail, a number going by motor-cars. At Hokitika the number was increased by another 100. The day was spent in sports and visiting tbe different places about the township, the lime-works, and sluicing elniru».