LOCAL AND GENERAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 July 1945, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

As there were no criminal cases for trial at the Supreme Court sessions which opened to-day at Palmerston North, the Sheriff (Mr. W. S. Jones) presented Mr. Justice Fair with the customary gift of white z gloves. The Judge congratulated the district on the freedom from crime,—P.A.

Giving reserved decisions in 20 appeals by military defaulters for release from detention camps, the No. 2 Revision Authority, Mr. W. H. Woodward, S.M., to-day, at Palmerston North, made orders for 10 to be allowed out. on parole. The other 10 applications were refused. There are still several reserved decisions to be given.—P.A.

Only a brief sitting of the Armed Forces Appeal Board will be held at Greymouth this week, so far only three cases, all applications for the release of men from the armed forces, having been set down for hearing, and the sitting will take place at the Board’s office, Mawhera Quay at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday instead of at 10.30 a.m. at the Courthouse. A sitting will be held at Hokitika on Friday, but only about six cases have so far been listed.

The tonnage of goods transported by rail from West Coast to Canterbury last week was below that of previous weeks by quite a considerable amount, and the goods traffic during the corresponding weeks of 1944 and 1943 was also in excess. Last week 16,061 tons was transmitted to Canterbury while in a similar week last year 16,634 tons was sent forward. In 1943, 18,795 tons was sent through the Otira Tunnel.

Injured while working on the Greymouth wharf on Saturday, John Goodall, aged 47 years, married, of Blaketown, was admitted to the Grey Hospital suffering from a fracture of the right leg. His condition this afternoon was stated to be satisfactory. The condition of Nola Hibbs, of Kumara Junction, who was admitted to the hospital last week after receiving severe and extensive burns, is reported to be improving, and she is considered out of danger.

An intimation that it was impossible to consider any extension of banking hours at present was received bv the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce from the chairman of the Associated Banks in New Zealand, Mr. E. A. Cameron. The staff position of the trading banks was as acute as at any period since the outbreak of war, said Mr. Cameron. The release of staff members from the forces had' been more than offset by the calling up for active service of others and the direction of trained female members of staffs to nursing services and industries.

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Railway Tradesmen’s Assn, at Greymouth yesterday: President, Mr. R. Donovan (re-elected); vice-president, Mr. J. McGirr (re-elected); secretary, Mr. E. Ashcroft (the retiring secretary, Mr. R. Heslop, did not seek re-elec-tion); trustees, secretary, treasurer and Mr. W. Williams; treasurer, Mr. J. McGirr; committee, Messrs T. Burlev, J. Scorgie, H. Ryan, W. Rosanowski. and E. Boddy; representative on public servants’ advisory committee, Mr. Ashcroft. There was some discussion on travelling conditions for maintenance men and it was decided to send a remit to headquarters on the question.

The Liverpool State coal mine w 7 as idle to-day. The trouble arose from the drawing, w'ith the approval of the Union, of two pairs of miners in the cavil on Thursday last to work on the back shift (4 p.m. to .12 midnight), starting this afternoon, and the fact that there is no assurance of transport for those men if they are on wet-time. A train leaves Rewanui at 12 midnight to bring home the men on the back shift, but if the miners were on w'et-time they would finish work about 10 p.m., and would have to wait until midnight for transport. A deputation from the State Miners Union met Railways Department officers at Greymouth this morning and a meeting of the Union will discuss the matter this evening.

A rapid turnabout was effected by the Kaimiro during the week-end, she being able to depart last evening with 2,900 tons of coal for Auckland after having arrived on Saturday morning, though loading operations could not be commenced until about noon when she had discharged her cargo. There had been a plentiful supply of shipping at the port during the week and many tons of coal had been sent overland, but contributions from every State mine in the district and the Roa mine enabled her to receive a full cargo. Despite the stoppage of work at Rewanui mine, there was sufficient coal available for the Pakura and she should get away this evening. The port will be empty tomorrow—the first time for a while — but the Kaimai is due on Wednesday night to take coal for Wellington.

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