WEST COAST NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21256, 30 August 1934, Page 5

WEST COAST NEWS

GREYMOUTH CIVIL COURT (SPECIAL TO THE P3E3S.) GREYMOUTH, August 2*> Judgment by default with costs for plaintiff was given in each of the following civil cases:—Harley and Company, Ltd., v Frank Young, £2 7s 9d; Alfred J. Palmer v. Charles Budd, £3 4s 3d; S. R. Bannan v. G. Butler, £lO 19s 2d. Relief Workers' Complaint A number of men employed by the Greymouth Borough Council on the reconstruction of Alexander terrace will meet the borough council on Thursday with a request that their wages be made up to 13s 4d a day. Return of Exports The return of exports from the port of Greymouth for the four weeks ended August 13, 1934, showed a total of 5354 tons of coal, compared with 14,103 tons of coal exported during the corresponding period of last year. This total was made up from the various mines, as follows, the corresponding totals for 1933 being shown in parentheses:—State mines, 2052 tons (4132 tons); Blackball, 919 tons (809 tons); Rapahoe, (1613 tons); Paparoa, 006 tons (642 tons); Castle Point, 68 tons (266 tons); Wallsend, 640 tons (1461 tons); Dobson, 46 tons (1558 tons); Briandale, 185 tons (410 tons). ! other mines, 1138 tons (3212 tons). Timber exported during the same period amounted to 2,257,916 super, feet, an increase of 1,152,032 super, feet over the corresponding period last year, when the total was 1,105,884 super, feet. | Otira Tunnel Freight During last week freight railed through the Otira tunnel was 10,489 tons, compared with 10,895 tons for the corresponding week last year, and 9842 tons in 1932. District Public Trustee Mr D. Scannell, who has been District Public Trustee at Greymouth for the last two years and a half, has been transferred to Auckland, where he will be Assistant-District Public Trustee. Mr A. H. Ihle will replace him at Greymouth. Cobden Town Board Nominations have been called for the biennial elections of the Cobden Town Board for appointing representatives to the Town Board, the Power Board, and the Hospital Board, and the elections are set down for September 19. It was generally considered, in view of the merger with the borough of Greymouth, that the Cobden elections would not be necessary this year, but owing to the delay in passing the Amalgamation Bill through Parliament, it seems that the elections will now be unavoidable. It was expected the bill would have been passed last Thursday, and the proclamation for the merger would be issued by the Governor-General on October 1, but as the bill has not been passed, the calling of nominations ! cannot be delayed any longer, as 14 days must elapse between the election and the call for nominations. If the bill is passed within the next few days, the election, which would cost about £3O, may be avoided by a proclamation from the Governor-General, but, if not, the new board might be in office for II days only. So far, the I merger, which has not yet taken place, j has cost £44, equally shared bv the Borough Council and the Town Board. The cost of preparing the local bill, now before Parliament, was about half that sum. '■ : J REEFTON PERSONAL l (SIBCIAL TO THE PltlSU.) ' REEFTON, August 2-' Miss K. McCaffrey (Wellington) is . spending a holiday with her mother in t Reef ton. Matron Gibson, of the Reefton Hospital, has returned from a visit to Christchurch. Mrs W. F. Archer and Miss Archer - have left for Christchurch. 3 Mr J. F. Wilson, of the Somerfield " School, Christchurch, accompanied by " Mrs Wilson, is on a visit to Reefton. Farewell Dance " A very pleasant function took place 3 in the Criterion Theatre, when a fare- » well dance was held in honour of I the three Reefton representatives in the South Island League team. Mr C. i Coxall, president of the Inangahua [. Rugby League Sub-Centre, in making

presentations to Messrs P. Scott, M. Morris, and T. McKenzie, wished them every success on the tour. Mr McKenzie, in reply, assured the gathering that the players would do their best to uphold the traditions of League in Inangahua. The music for the dancing was played by Mrs Ecklund and Miss Dobson, while Mr C. McElwee was master of ceremonies. Inangahua Silver Band At a meeting of the Inangahua Silver Band reference was made to the death of Mr D. Greaney, of Hokitika, one of the oldest and most respected bandsmen on the West Coast. Wesleyan Church The Reefton Wesleyan Church celebrated its sixty-second anniversary with special services. The Rev. P. Dorrian preached sermons appropriate to the occasion and anthems were sung by the choir. Members of the Masonic Lodge attended the evening service.