HOKITIKA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1924, Page 7

HOKITIKA NOTES

(From Our Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, March 15. On Wednesday, and to a certain ex-. . tent on Thursday, a strong easterly wind prevailed) which besidefe being Very’ unpleasant, owing to the terLS rifle amount of'dust blown about, t- did a considerable amount of damage. 'At Hallensteln- Bros, shop in s Revell Street a heavy sheet of iron l> (SOlbs) used as a sign board, fastened s at right angles to” the parapet, was l * broken off and in’, falling smashed three panes of the. shop, window next dbor, viz., that of the tea rooms of Mrs. Stow. Mt. G. A. Wood, walking along the footpath' was missed by but a few inches. The hot wind- also.had the effect of stopping growth ill the gardens, lawns that usually require ' two cuttings a week, do not need cutting, at all. Among those who succeeded in passing the recent degree examination was Miss V. M. Hackell, who ‘ passed' the B.A. Advance Grade in Education. His ’ Excellency, Lord Jellicoe, arrived on an unofficial visit on Thursday afternoon, and was met by the Mayor (Mr. G. A., Perry) and the County Chairman (Mr. T. W. Duff) and other representative men, who , , extended to him a hearty welcome. ’ The occasion being an unofficial visit L there was n,o public function. In the evening, in company with Mr. S. W. Ford, the engineer, His Excellency • visited the big dredge on Rimu Flat. . Later on he was again met by the Mayor and the evening was spent quietly, His Excellency not desiring any demonstration. Lady Jellicoe and the Hon. Lucy Jellicoe arrived the same evening by car from Greymouth; and yesterday the party left on a visit to the Waiho Glacier, returning on Monday next. The Supreme Court ' sittings at Hokitika yesterday were.. very brief. One case set down for hearing, W. J. Mcllroy v. W. Morgan, was struck out, having been settled. The only other case was that of Neil Nicholson who had filed a motion to quash the Westland County Council’s by- U law relating to motor traffic. Mr. A, G. Pilkington appeared for Nicholson, and Mr. Jas. Park for the County Council. Mr. Pilkington stated the applicant claimed that the by-law Was unreasonable, uncertain, and I ultra vires. After Mr. Pilkington had R 'placed his case, His Honour replied f that the case was one of great impor- || tance and suggested that it. be placed B before a full Court or the Court of Appeal for a final decision. His c Honour concurred with Mr. Park that there was a conflict of opinion among Judges and English decisions. At the suggestion of Mr. Park, His Honour adjourned the Court for half an hour to enable the parties to confer on the matter. On resuming Counsel stated the parties had agreed to the suggestion of His Honour who accordingly decided to refer the case to a Full Court. In Chambers, on the application of Mr. Elcock, letters of administration in the estate. of Elizabeth Haisy, deceased, were granted. That cpncluded the session. A party of about 24 (ladies and gentlemen) are expected to arrive here from Christchurch this evening to spend the week end.