GENERAL NEWS Police Station Plans Almost Completed

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 October 1948, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS Police Station Plans Almost Completed

Plans for the proposed new police station at Greymouth are almost completed, reported the president of the Westland Progress League, Mr W. D. Taylor, at the annual meeting last evening. Arrangements were being made for the removal of the houses which’ occupied part, of the site required for the station, he added, and foundation tests were being or already had been carried out on the site. “The realisation of our hopes is g little nearer now,” he concluded.

Royal Visit A further decision to take no definite action regarding a grant 1 towards the expenses of welcoming the z King and Queen and Princess Margaret to the West Coast next March, pending receipt of advice on transport and accommodation arrangements for Westland County children at Greymouth during the visit, was reached by the Westland County Council at its meeting this week.

Cement Supplies Delegates to the conference of the South Island Local Bodies’ Association, in Westport, after discussing the cement supply position, decided yesterday to urge the Government to make an increased allocation of cement to the South Island. The conference also urged the Government not to place any obstacles in the way of the establishment of new cement works in the South Island.

System Of Voting The present procedure of*voting at local body elections, by placing a cross next to the name of the candidate supported, was opposed by members of the South Island Local Bodies’ Association meeting at Westport yesterday. A remit submitted by the Kaikoura County Council, that it be recommended that the old. system of crossing out the name of the candidate not favoured be reverted to, was adopted on a show of hands.

School to Reopen The Greymouth Technical High School which has been closed since Wednesday, Octobei’ 6, as the result of the admission to hospital of one of the pupils as a poliomyelitis case, will reopen next Monday. The principal, Mr W. M. Stewart, said today that no advice had been received from the Health Department extending the period for which it directed the school to be closed and, unless information to the contrary came to hand, studies would be recommenced on Monday.

Heavy Rain Steady rain, heavy at times, fell throughout yesterday and in the 24 hours up to 9 o’clock this morning 1.36 inches were recorded at Karoro and 1.06 inches at the signal station. Of the Karoro fall, no fewer than 1.13 inches fell in the 8| hours between 9.30 yesterday morning and six o’clock last evening. Though little flooding occurred in Greymouth, the heavy rain in the back country has had the effect of causing a minor flood in the Grey river, where lhere was a current of five knots this morning. Street flooding occurred in Hokitika yesterday. Petrol for Communists

Notice to ask the Acting Prime Minister (Mr Nash) if the Government regarded the Communist Party as a subversive organisation aiming at the overthrow of' the democratic system or as a legitimate political party, concerned only with the furthering of national interests by constitutional methods, was given by Mr W. A. Sheat (Opposition, Patea) in the House of Representatives yesterday. If the organisation belonged to the first category, on what grounds did the Government justify the grantnig of a special petrol licence to the organisation to enable it to carry on its subversive activities? asked Mr Sheat.—(P.A.)

National Savings In Westland Although eight of the 10 offices in the Westland district last week exceeded their National Savings quotas, there was a deficiency of almost £ 100 in the district’s weekly quota. Investments totalled £987, while the quota is £1085.. During the week Waiuta attained its annual quota, bringing the number of offices in the district to obtain their annual quota to seven. Details of investments are: Greymouth £550 (£525), Blackball £54 (£5O), Brunnerton £66 (£5O), Hokitika £4l (£185), Kumara £25 (£25), Otira £l3 (£10), Reefton £6O (£9O), Ross £25 (£25), Runanga £lO4 (£100), Waiuta £49 (£25). Coal Chute Used

The coal chute manufactured six months ago to overcome difficulties on the Grey wharf when shipping from Westport was diverted to load Buller coal here, was in operation again this week for the first time since its initial use. The chute, which was made by the staff of the Greymouth Harbour Board, permitted the smaller cranes successfully to load the larger type of colliers. This situation, which arises when the port is congested, occurred aeain this week when one of the two large cranes working the Omana had to be diverted to load bunkers into the Australian timber ship, Matthew Flinders, which has completed loading its cargo of 1,200,000 super, feet of West Coast timber for Australia. By bringing the coal chute into use again, no time was lost on the loading of the Omana, which completed its cargo this morning. Wallsend Incident

. Feeling is reported to be rather, high in the Brunner district regarding the identity of a person who telephoned the Greymouth police shortly before 2 o’clock last Sunday piorning to ask for “something to be done” about an alleged brawl taking place at Wallsend. When the police arrived at the scene in answer to the caller, who did not give his name, they found a group of men, including one who was much the worse for wear, with blood-covered face and hands, but all denied there had been a fight and claimed that the bleeding man had ’ received his injuries through falling into a ditch. This man was arrested and charged with druunkenness, and it is likely that a further charge will be preferred against him later. In the meantime; various Wallsend residents are being accused.of being police “informers,” while the police themselves remain unaware of the identity of their anonymous informant.

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