GENERAL NEWS Waste Lands On The West Coast

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1948, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS Waste Lands On The West Coast

“It grieves me sorely to think of the West Coast land which has not been developed,” said Dr G. Jobberns at the annual conference at Westport of the South Island Local Bodies’ Association. He added that no areas anywhere would respond •to treatment better than those on the Coast and it was indeed sad to realise what had happened to those valuable grass lands in the vicinity of Ikamatua. If machinery was available for land development in the Buller district production would be doubled, said Mr W. H. Gourley.,A remit “That the development of the second and third class lands of‘the South Island be given the highest priority,” was adopted. No Warrant Of Fitness

For having no warrant of fitness for a truck he was driving at Greymouth on July 17, David John'Skelton was convicted and fined 10s and costs by Messrs J. H. North and W. H. J. Watson J.Ps., in the Police Court at Greymouth this morning.

Gaming Offence In the Police Court at Westport on Saturday, before Messrs J. M. Robertson and W. J. Falla (Justices of the Peace), Joan Sealon, married, of Westport, was charged with keeping a common gaming house. She was convicted and fined £lO 10s.

Blackball Derailment The last of the.trucks derailed near Blackball a. fortnight ago were removed from. the. ?cene. during; the week-end. All 26 have now been placed on 13 U.B.‘ wagons and will be railed to Addington workshops tonight. Some are beyond repair. Arrangements are being made by the Railways Department for the disposal of the 180 tons of coal which were tipped on to the permanent way as a result of the derailment.

Conscription Issue After discussing the question of compulsory military training, the Southland Trades Council decided to approve the direction of the National Council of the Federation of Labour, and defer further consideration until after the return of the Prime Minister, Mr P. Fraser, to New Zealand. An amendment that the Trades Council ask for an immediate conference of the Federation was defeated by 17 votes to five. —(P.A.) Whitebait “Run”

Early-morning whitebait fishermen in the Grey river today were disappointed, although there Avas some improvement compared Avith last week, when feAV fish Avere caught. Later in the day, however, there Avas a sudden and somewhat unexpected “run” of whitebait and in a short period later in the morning some of the largest catches of the season were made. One fisherman on the Cobden side of the river netted almost 100 pints before 1 p.m. Port Worked

Rough seas on the Grey bar prevented three ships from leaving yesterday, although at the same time two colliers were able to enter the port. An improvement in conditions this morning, hoAvever, enabled all three to leave. These three ships were the MattheAV Flinders, Kaimai and Omana. The two Avhich entered the port to join the Kartigi, which has been held up awaiting coal for its cargo, were the Gabriella which has 700 tons of cargo including general merchandise and motor vehicles, and the Rata. .. Seamen’s Conduct

Of the four ships in port at Greymouth during the early part of the Aveek-end; only one, the Australian timber ship Matthew Flinders, failed to supply any member of its crew for temporary occupation of the cells at the Greymouth police station. Tavo men were arrested on Saturday morning for fighting and assault, two for drunkenness and fighting also on Saturday morning and one for assault and obscene language yesterday. Nearly all the seamen before the court Avere recent arrivals in the country from Britain —“immigrants” by virtue of ship desertion and the serving of short imprisonment terms. At least one was facing his third assault charge since his recent arrival in the Dominion.

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