WAIUTA NOTES
Tour own correspondent.] A meeting of residents was convened in the Miners' Hall, on Sunday afternoon, to consider the milk supply question. Mr. S. P. Williams presided over a poor attendance. The chairman pointed out. that the present sale of milk was not enough to justify Mr. Mitchell bringing milk from Blackwater to Waiuta. every day, and that the. milk supply would be cut off nn-j less something were done by residents to improve the sale. Mr. Fleming (Inspector) and Mr. Smythe were present from Greymouth. Mr. Fleming addressed the meeting and answered a number of questions. Mr. Mitchell was also present and explained the position as he saw it.
The meeting passed the following motion: That the matter be left with Mr. Fleming, Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Mitchell, to see into the cost of establishing a clearing station in Waiuta. Mr. Mitchell to carry on meanwhile. Heavy rain has been experienced during the past week, and all the small creeks and streams are in flood. The County grader is working on the streets. It is a while since this machine was used, and the streetswere badly in need of attention. I
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1939, Page 10
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