BULLER NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 October 1925, Page 3

BULLER NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent)

WESTPORT, October 23.

The net proceeds of the recent Plunket ball amounted to £33 5s Id, a sum which will bo very profitably used. A public meeting was held in the Town Hall last evening for the purpose of and means of providing some home comforts for the nurses at the hospital. They have a home that presents a charming appearance to the outsider, but lacks the convenience and the comforts for the insider that should be elpected. For instance, it was stated at the meeting that the only way in which, a nurse could get a rest was to go to bed. There was one sitting room, which was used by sisters, nurses and probationers, and the bedrooms lacked the comforts of easy chairs, couches, chesterfields and other conveniences that would make the place seem like home. The meeting decided to hold a Nurses’ Day on November 14 and to make a general appeal and canvass on that day for funds, also to ask the Hospital Board for permission to dispose of unclaimed .trinkets that had been left at the institution at various times. A member of committee mentioned that a former appe.al for hospital comforts realised £319, and there was good reason to believe that this one would meet also with a generous response. Something was also said about running a Paddy’s Market for the same purpose. Mrs Ridsdale returned last evening by the Komata from a holiday visit to Wellington. Mrs Clayworth, who has been holi-day-making in the North Island, has returned to Westport. Mark Higgins, who has been coming here year after year, on behalf of Irvine and Stevenson for whitebait canning, until he has become almost an old identity of the town, says th© present is the best season experienced for whitebait for the past ten years, and the: season is anything but over yet. Cars and trains bring in numerous tins of the fish and boats scour the banks of the Buller River on the tides lifting the catches as they are made by the fishers. The town should feel the benefit of this distribution of ready money.

The Rangamarie Croquet Club officially opened its season yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, just as games wore about to begin rain came on and got worse as it proceeded. Mr G. Aitken made the official speech on behalf of his wife, who is president of the dub. A dainty afternoon tea was served.