HON MCNAB'S VISIT BLACKBALL

Grey River Argus, 29 February 1908, Page 4

HON MC NA B ' S VI S IT BLACKBALL

The ["ipii: Robert MaNa^j 'accqniT paniecl by i\ty.\ A. ]i- QuinncsSj M.V.. [fin ')mm MwiMh ■M:^.^, ' T:- V: §ed,c]o\i, M-.P-.j a»d. J'lin^s lia.yg-reayps I||.C3.Q;, yi^ited. Blackball { J !l Tv e sday aftprrjoyn ' { \))<\ w?F? aecpr-cjecl 3 most hcajly wgISQDIP

A tl?piUatl9n fvflm 81-sekbsll, pon•sjsting of Mr ]).. RhQd.cs (.ghairaianj? <g. Mp.ri.j I-,: Mprjp?! a!KI M? : KpflflS; jpUrncyecj ip Npl^re an.d. escorted the parly [0 in ,3 special drag; nrgv'Kle^ by Mr Chris .Hhoijes. At special TeqyeEjt, the par(y first yisited tj]^ sghagj, a.n.d a, careful inspecfioii Was n^d.e'Qf tjic j-gsv^U gf \\\q A^rigiUl'ufq 6ia s § \\\. ?on?i§yUon with th e As $\\ Gxa.rriple qI th? valye of the West Qoast \\\m], th? {lispj;\y here \yas i(nifiUe. Th.c headmaster (Mir Wickes) explatjnexi tg the Minister th^t jn ten foeds (.eac]i qfj- h,y f>ft) werg §pwu ipi : jjs of pgtfttg .=ct>ls, j\i]c] the weight of the PfPH h¥?t sH far a.yeraged (fiyo betjs twere di|g) Uas gf Ult^rs, Qi; 293 lbs iv. nJJ. This h;\d b??n a^pcjmplis^pd without s l}?ciaJ trefitment, qyd [he work was entirely the resjujt of t]ie schpfij chilcjreu. Ai^ inspection, gf the schpp.l 'was rnsdPj gn(| upon Pnqiiiry from M' ; QuJ.') r ness f-e the roll njUflbSFj which Wft* 1 73; thß. MilM.sig?' 1 ? ftttentjcin >ya.s callr e-cj to the fact that !:he ad.difiigns to be. made to the school \ywe amply justified .

Tlie parly then prpceetled |g Sieycn. 2 s ? " where a luncheon jiad. been prqyidecj. At the Uinchcou, Mj Rhodes explained that there were nnnp of the leisiired cja.ss in Blackjiallj $m\ M nearly ajl the mal§ pprfign gf the cgmmiinity was ft't WQVH h e . extended a ijeai-ty welcome t<? )■!>(*. & ' er Pfi their behalf. After lunch an a,<jjovunment \v-as ma.de (o the i-Taii, where derntratjgn.s Waiigd on lh c Minister; The first to cljiiiri attention was a complaint from thS miners in.reg-ar-d to the yentilaT tign of tjie mine.' The MiiU^? P^" plajnetj |hat the maU?? WA XW\ Writer- his department, but he wouid call the attention of the Minister of Wjn.cs tq the Goinpl<\int. Another complaint from "this deputation was in regard, to the men on Ui e . cn^perative works on the railway line being; allQweci tp, wort* in hniirs a d.ay, wfyje JM'ny nien in BlackbaU could noti gel worl^ on the jji'ne':' 4 similar answer tn the first complain,! shelvctl this difficulty. burning; Question at piacl^ball —"the resiuupti^n" T uf the township— was'n^r'mV lhe list- The MW*^ V gave a patient hearing: but scant encouragement lie explained ihat thqucation was of worldwide intev°st ; ;(e could noi : sec any I'OW) I ?! PPr^ r ussed "iiy \}\9 Dpyernmeiu tg accgnir plish the ifesiaed object, a.nd hc_ dis. iiiicVly objected to. legislate for' one special circumstance. Upon furtherdiscussiiju iiiß Minister proiyiised \9 iil»en iu:gotia.ii<!«s Trackball'? landlord, but he fore s luida\ycd i\ pry-. tlhifiyc pi'ifii « ' '■ tM I ' , ; The third reque^-a recreation grounfi^recejyed a lilU c enconrag-er muni, and ihe Minister proniised that if further conimunicaied with. J£P ,wgu)<i"enciaa.y-guis |g sec apart a pje"ce of grqiind suitable for a ' ? m«-1!Mi»: ?> Mr Q. Mori, on behalf of lhe (leputatipnists, thanked the lVtiniatcr. and Mr- Ciuinness in.gyed a hearty yot^ of thanks, sengtuled Viy M r l ßli eiina : and cawied by a.ccjamafion. The meeting then sndefj. After paying a yisit to ihe pia.cUTfali Mine, and viewing; the upper end of the railway works and Hjap.ljba.il station sile. thii :parly again took (■oach and three hearty cheers gave a fitting sendniff 1(1 the Minister of Lands. A wgr<j of tlianks musf bP accorded to Mv H: Hho^s. Chairnian of the Resuniptiou l.eague, wiio inviied (he Minister to Ijiackball. ;ind along Wi'h his d.cpu!r»|ipn cgiyivnitree, ably assibtcd |)y Mr M.G.l«icnn a. (secyoiary). for arrangui^ {he details of the reception.