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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1911, Page 4

By the -Araliuva on Monday last Mr W. Beck, .scenic artist, arrived urtder engagement to Mr Pollard, to decorate the proscenium and paint a fresh stock of scenery for the Opera House stage. The artist has already nearly completed a handsome chamber scene, and it will be used for the first time to-morrow evening for Miss Castle’s concert.

Some time ago the Cabinet allocated £SOO for coal prospecting purposes near Getarukc, on the Main Trunk line. Men have been engaged on the vork, but the coal supply has been found to be very small, and the coal itself very inferior in Quality, so the men have been withdrawn.

The bush fires in tiie North Island are stil! prevalent, but in some districts they have not done as much damage as might have been expected- On _ . iday the Hon. D. Buddo (who is now visiting the West Coast) made a trip out. to Eangitaua, about twenty-six miles from , Taihape, where a Government settlement was established thirteen years i ago. He found the grass much more nlentiful for stock than it was lower down 'n the same country. The bush fires wore not more than were required for grassing-down purposes. Stock was in splendid condition and settlers were very hopeful, although they had more than the usual difficulties in reading their district to connect with the Main Trunk line. All along the west const of the North Island, ever, the pasture looked very dry, and rain was urgently required for dairying purposes. Beam’s Kumara beer, second to none -—Ford Pros., phone 17, Kumara. —Advt.