RUNANGA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 5 October 1905, Page 4

RUNANGA NOTES.

(Our Correspondent.) I am pleased to say that \h& miap continues to work good tlimej only one, shift being lost last iv'^ek owing to the boa's not arriving. As th c coal now being sent! a.way is the best that lias ev.fr been mined here (the demand is likely lo keep up. Work at the bore hoi© is. now o,t a standstill as its is necessary ito import diamonds for the new crown, liead, there I being nohe to by liad locally. I* A pstition signed by a. numbar of workmen who kucck off work at! 4 p.m was sent in to fch? Railway Department asking for IHl© '5 10- p.ni strain to be altered so as U> leav c tore at 4 30 p.m As t : hsi abovs aKe;rai\jon "woulldi causjel grovi'j inconvenience ten tJilr{ men who live here and also to itlliqse. • who . knock off afc 5 p.m., anotlfci* petition was signed nnd seii|t- in staWng tli c . inconvenience rha-fc would bo c'a-JS'Jil if tho. iraiu was altered. After duo consideration Mr Ashley, Traffic Manager, decided iJiat dt would be unwise to alter .the time of departure ;>s tb> present.' arrangements suit the majority of passengers travelling on that train. . . Mr J. Ward of Brunnerton intends io commence business here as sthfciioner and nwsagenfc and by ivlw,t T. mn hear tho ereotion of thp 1 sliop will b e started at once. '

Mr De Berry is getting onwjrll with it-he erection of the doctor's r«si^mc A ajul at the present- ra,te of progress should be finished in about six months iMme. #Mr S. Cole, who underwl:n,t an opera tion some weeks ago, is doing as well as can b© c-bepected and should be able to lea.ye itQie. hospital in about a fortnight. Great disappointment was caused here last Saturday owing to it3ie miners being unable to gj^t their pay as itlie manager and chief clerk were bar bound outside Grsy As tin's is not >tW:| first t.im n the miners have had -to wait for their ivages it is ;tk> be hoped aTran^tmen,t& will be made so t^hat the men won't be incon vsnVttced