EXPORT OF GOLD

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22465, 28 July 1938, Page 3

EXPORT OF GOLD

returns for three MONTHS WEST COAST LEADS OTHER PROVINCES During the three months ended June 30 gold won on the West Coast and entered for export amounted to 16,753 ounces, the highest provincial total in ♦he Dominion. Auckland, with 12,053 ounces, was next, then Otago with 5729 ounces, Marlborough and Nelson •with 1458 ounces, and Southland 950 ounces. Other districts contributed a total of 390 ounces. On the West Coast, the Grey County led with 5833 ounces from Westland, with 5400 ounces, Inangahua with 5231 ounces, and Buller with 244 ounces. MAGISTRATE’S COURT SITTING AT WESTPORT Most of the time of the Magistrate’s Court at the Westport sitting yesterday before Mr Raymond Ferner. S.M., was occupied with hearing cases against motorists for breaches of the Transport Department’s regulations, and against owners of stray cattle. Augustus Venning was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs for driving a motor-lorry at Westport without a certificate of fitness, and for not taking out a heavy traffic licence he was fined £1 and ordered to pay costs. For driving motor-lorries without warrants of fitness, David Fairley (Waimangaroa) was fined £1 and ordered to pay costs, and William Mann (Denniston) was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Maurice Clayworth, a youth, was fined 10s, and ordered to pay costs for driving a motor-cycle without a certificate of fitness. For allowing cattle to stray at Westport, Mrs A McManus and Thomas Hannah were both fined £1 and ordered to pay costs. John McCarthy was fined £1 10s and ordered to pay costs on a charge of allowing five steers to stray near Tiromoana. On a charge of allowing cows to stray on the Buller Gorge road. Norman Archer was fined £1 and ordered to pay costs. OBITUARY MR JAMES B. PATON The sudden death of a well-known resident of Greymouth, Mr James Blane Paton, local manager of the Shell Oil Company, took place early yesterday morning at his residence in Nelson street, Karoro. Mr Paton, who had lived in Greymouth lor the last 11 years, is survived by his wife and five children. Born at Boness, Scotland, in 1876, Mr Paton came Jo New Zealand 40 years ago, and in 1927 came to the West Coast. Mr Paton, who fought in the Great War and was wounded at Gallipoli, was a member of the Greymouth branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, a past president of the Westland Football Association, a vice-president of the Greymouth Boxing and Wrestling Association, a member of the committee of the Physical Fitness Centre, and a member of the Karoro 'Bowling Club. The ftineral will take place to-mor-row at Christchurch. PASSENGERS BY AIR The following were passengers yesterday by Cook Strait Airways’ West Coast service: Wellington-Greymouth, Mrs Driscoll and Mr McNichol; Jackson’s Bay-Wellington, Mr T. F. Lowe. SHIPPING PORT OF GREYMOUTH ITHB PRESS SptcUl Service.! GREYMOUTH, July 27. The Rata sailed this afternoon with coal for New Plymouth and Dargaville. The Waimea arrived this morning from Wellington, via Taranaki, with cargo. She la expected to sail to-morrow night with timber for Port Waikato. The Kiwitea is expected to sail on Friday for Miramar and Wellington. The Poolta left Wellington this morning and Is due to-night to load for return. * The Karu is expected to leave Wellington on Friday with Greymouth and Hokitika cargo. She is due here on Saturday night, and will load on Monday for Wellington and Miramar. The Gabriella Is due on Monday from Wanganui to load lor Auckland and Portland. The Kauri left Lyttelton on Monday night with cargo for Greymouth. She will load cargo at Dunedin to-day, and is due here on Monday, via Bluff, to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. PORT OF WESTPORT [THE PRESS Special Service.] WESTPORT, July 27. The Canopus will sail to-morrow for Auckland. The Titoki arrived to-day from Nelson, and will sail for Nelson and Tarakohe. The Wingatui sailed this morning for Wellington, and is due back about Wednesday next to load again for Wellington. The Kartigi sailed this morning for Auckland and Portland. The Kaimai sailed from Wellington at “ P.m. last evening with general cargo, and will load to-morrow for Bluff. Tin’aru, an( j Lyttelton. rile Kaimiro sailed at midnight from ; “Jington yesterday, and is due to-mor-row to load for New Plymouth. Wellington, and Miramar.