JACKSON'S BAY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22004, 30 January 1937, Page 3

JACKSON'S BAY

ESTABLISHMENT OF PORT

PROPOSED

INVESTIGATION BY PUBLIC

WORKS ENGINEERS

A comprehensive report of the possibilities of establishing a port at Jackson’s in South Westland, has been prepared, and tentative estimates made, said Mr R. Trevor Smith, district public works engineer. Mr Smith and Mr T. M. Ball, inspecting engineer for the Public Works Department, Wellington, recently inspected the district. . If the road was to be built between the Haast and Milford Sounds road, then Jackson’s Bay, as a port, was an essential part of the undertaking, said Mr Smith. . , , .. , , The bay was particularly well sheltered, except from northerly winds, Mr Smith said. The wharf would have to go out a long way to obtain sufficient depth for shipping.

GREY MAIN SCHOOL

JUBILEE

ORGANISING COMMITTEE HONOURED Appreciation of the work of the Diamond Jubilee Committee of the Greymouth Main School was expressed at a complimentary social given to the committee by the Main School Committee on Thursday night. Mr A. E. Morgan, chairman of the school committee, presided. Mr J. Tennent, chairman of the Jubilee Committee, said that the secretary. Mr C. L. Thompson, and the treasurer, Mr A. H. Ihle, deserved special thanks for their splendid work. Mr Morgan said that he appreciated the splendid work of all associated with the jubilee. The school committee hoped that before long they coul-d do something towards the erection of the assembly hall. He then presented Mr Thompson with a silver-mounted umbrella, in appreciation of his W A credit balance of £2l 8s 10d was shown in the balance-sheet of the jubilee, which was presented by the treasurr, Mr Ihle. Receipts amounted to £2OO 8s Bd. and expenditure to £l7B 19s lOd. It was decided that the balance should be handed to the school committee for general purposes. The sum of £36 15s 9d, which was received in grants for the assembly hall, was handed to the school' committee to be held in trust for the assembly hall fund.

CROQUET

ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT

RESULTS OF FIRST DAY’S PLAY

After being a little tricky early, the greens were ideal later for the first day of the West Coast croquet tournament which was begun on the Makura green, Greymouth, yesterday. Results were;—

Championship Singles

First Life—Mrs Whibley beat Mrs Pepper 26-4, Mrs Nottle beat Mrs Webber, Miss Hambleton beat Mrs Life —Mrs Whibley beat Mrs Wicken 26-16, Mrs Webber beat Mis E. Warnes 26-16, Mrs E. R. Moss beat Mrs Cereseto.

Championship Doubles Mesdames Warnes and Moss beat Mrs Webber and Miss Hambleton 26-19, Mesdames McKay and Pepper beat Mesdames Whibley and McCorkindale 26-21, Mesdames Robertson and Hannan beat Mesdames Wicken and Cereseto 26-24.

PLACEMENTS AT GREYMOUTH

INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEN

ON STATE WORKS

A total of 45 men. compared with 11 last week, were placed on state works this week by the ,. Greymouth Placement Office, according to the Placement Officer, Mr F. R. Smith. The increase was caused by the large number of men sent to work in South Westland. There were seven men given permanent work through the office, bringing the total number of men placed in this class to 356. One man was placed n casual work, bringing the total to 3d. ->nd temporary work was obtained for two men and two youths, bringing the respective totals to 69 and 12. The nlareiuents to date are 535.

The Linda face of the Main Divide was then descended for several hundred feet and the Silberhorn ridge was followed down to the Grand Plateau and thence to the Haast Hut. Th° complete traverse took 10J hours, there being perfect crampon conditions. A few days later Mount Cook was climbed by the party by the usual Linda Glacier route. The . summit rocks were ice-glazed, which necessitated the use of crampons and held the party up for two hours and a half. On the ice cap a strong south-west wind prevented the traverse to the low peak. The party arrived back at the hut after 14 hours of climbing.