REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 July 1945, Page 6

REEFTON NOTES

REEFTON, July 19. With 14 degrees this morning at 9 o’clock Reefton had one of the heaviest frosts for the season. The hills presented a fine sight and gave the impression that light snow had fallen so heavy was the frost. There was a fresh fall of snow on the mountains during the night, and the air was clear. The day was bright and sunny. The first State Forestry tree nursery commenced in the northern part of the West Coast situated about one mile from Reefton, has now reached almost the end of the first season of growth for the seeds planted last year, and of several kinds.-of exotic tree. Seed planted in the o*beds’ 0 *beds’ six varieties are showing splendid growth. Some of the seedling trees have tap roots from twelve to fourteen inches in length. Beds covering approximately three-quarters of an acre were planted with tree seed in November last year. Preparations are in hand for the trans-planting of the seedling trees and a section of ground of about three acres in area has been fully cleared. There is much ground in the district suitable for tree planting and the new nursery will be a great help to any scheme of reafforestation undertaken in any part of the West Coast. REEFTON, July 20. With 450 tons comprising the maximum tonnage that the two locomotives could haul over the Reefton Saddle, yesterday, a train of 40 waggons left Reefton. To-day, another train comprising 30 waggons of coal left the yards. Both these tonnages were in addition to the usual trains, which carry as part of their load some coal waggons. Mr. C. Coxall, presided at a public meeting called by the County Council for the purpose of setting up an organisation for the official welcoming home of all members of the Armed Forces who have served overseas. The Chairman said that the Returned Services Association had asked the Council to take over the matter of providing welcome home evenings for all those in the Inangahua County who were returning from overseas. He commented on the poor attendance. He paid a tribute to the Patriotic Committee who had always been on hand to meet at Reefton station all members of the forces who came home, and said that the new committee would not conflict with this work. Mr. Porter moved and Mr. Archer seconded that those present form ■themselves into a committee and that organisations be invited to nominate .representatives on the committee. — Carried. The following are the present members of the committee: Mesdames C. Coxall, A. Hardie, J. Panchurst, the County Chairman, Councillors F. W. Archer, J. McGregor, Messrs W. G. Porter, J. Cutbush, J. Discacaiti, F. Boot, J. Panchurst, C. Hinton, J. Eager, C. A. Belcher and C. Lawn.