REEFTON Improved Coal Output At District Mines

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1948, Page 8

REEFTON Improved Coal Output At District Mines

(0.C.) REEFTON, This Day. Reefton district coal mines are maintaining improved production and last week 2285 tons were consigned from the Reefton station. This was a higher figure than the 1947 tonnage in the corresponding week. The steady improvement in the output of the mines is shown in the tonnages lor 1947 compared with these of this year. In January and February of last yeai- 14,000 tons of coal were consigned from the Reefton station, and in the fir.st two weeks in March, 1947, 4204 tons were /ccnsiigned. This year in January and February consignments totalled 18,843 tons, and for the first two weeks in March the tonnage was 4713. In 1947 Garvey’s Creek mine was not in production until later in the year, but the present tonnage from this area accounts for only 300 tons a week, so that there has been an overall improvement in the output from almost all the other mines. RUGBY FOOTBALL Mr R. T. Bradley presided at the annual meeting of the Waratah Rugby Football Club. The annual report stated that the club had enjoyed a successful year, and the balance sheet showed the club to be in a good position financially. Officers were elected as follows: — Patron, Mr A. Lulham; president, Mr r. T. Bradley; vice-presidents, Messrs R. McLean, R. Kirk, D. Woods, T. Irving, D. Campbell, T. A. Dellaca, T. Reeves, J. Hastie; secre-tary-treasurer, ■Mr C. Dellaca; club captain, Mr W. Mann; delegates to sub-union, Messrs T. C. Dellaca and D. Cartwright; selectors, Messrs T. C. Dellaca and Cartwright, captain and vice-captain. Subscriptions were fixed at 10s, subject to rebate of 2s 6d if paid before the playing season opens. Referees nominated were Messrs W. Hunt and J. Crossman. The Club will nominate a senior team for the competition and Mr W. Mann was appointed coach. It was decided to recommend to .he sub-union that the training ground be flood-lit, and to apply for die use of the gymnasium hall on Tuesday evenings for training. VISIT OF MINISTER

Following an invitation from the Inangahua Hospital Board, that a personal inspection be made of the hospital buildings at Reefton, the Minister of Health (Miss Howard) will visit Reelton on March 23 during a tour of the West Coast. The Minister will meet members of the Hospital Board and will make a sour of inspection of the hospital, later leaving for Hanmer via the Lewis Pass. PERSONAL Mrs Kearns, who was injured in the recent train accident near Seddon, is visiting relatives at Reefton, after her discharge from the Blenheim Hospital. Mrs H. Cook (Reefton) has left to visit her mother, Mrs Libeau (WeiMrs C. Evans (Wellington) is visiting relatives at Reefton.