General News

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 October 1950, Page 4

General News

United Kingdom Mails Surface mails for the United Kingdom will close at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth, on Saturday at noon and on October 12 at 5.30 p.m. Inward surface mails from the United Kingdom are due at Greymouth on Saturday (ex Karamea), and on October 13 (ex Rangitiki).

Electricity At Maruia A Gazette notice authorises Sarah Theresa Morris, chateau proprietress, Maruia Hot Springs, to use water from Waterfall Creek for the purposes of generating electricity and to erect certain power lines. This is to supply additional electric power to the hostel, which generates its own electricity, the capacity of the pi esent plant being rated at 13 K.W.

Hokitika Weather Though Greymouth had only 3 1-3 inches of rain last month, Hokitika, 25 miles south, had seven and a-half inches. This was well above the average for Hokitika, the rainfall in the previous September being 6.12 inches Hokitika’s rainfall total was swollen by a fall of 2.34 inches on one day, September 2, when Greymouth had only a “trace of rain. Hokitika’s sunshine total, nevertheless, was 25 hours in excess of Greymouth’s.

Mines Examinations Nine candidates are sitting the annual examinations at present being held by the Mines Department. The examinations commenced at the Greymouth Courthouse this morning and will extend over three days, concluding on Thursday. The candidates include three for the firstclass mine manager’s certificate, one each for the second-class mine manager’s and dredgemaster’s certificates, and four for mine deputy’s ticket.

Blackball Mine Idle Because of heavy stocks m the bins and a limited supply of hoppers to transport coal to Greymouth, the Blackball State mine was idle today. Whether work can be resumed at the mine tomorrow depends upon weather conditions at Greymouth late this afternoon and this evening, as uninterrupted work on the loading of the Omana at the Greymouth wharf will be necessary to release sufficient hoppers to provide Blackball with a full allocation tomorrow. Just arrived at the Albion Hotel—a special line of Hospital Brandy, 35/per quart bottle. This is a special reserve brandy, and is recommended for invalids. Ring 49 and your order will be attended to. —Advt.