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Grey River Argus, 22 November 1912, Page 4

It is reported that the Westport Coal: Company >contemplates filling the vacant office of District Superintendent of its mines. No fewer than 1932 boys left the public schools of New South"-Wales' last year to take up agriculture, as against 542 in the previous year. The deadlock in connection Ayith the Reefton mines lasted practically six months , during which period .it is estimated about .£45,000 was lost in wages. i . , . Swaggers are reported be more in evidence in the Dahnevirke district than for many years past.'. On Monday it"''knights' of the; road" passed thio«gh Unngi in less than two hours. The Mejuuitile Gazette announces 'the formation of a, new Wellington Company,-viz., the business of W. E. Wood's Great Peppermint Cure Company, Limited, with a capital of £100,-' 000. . The Librarian' of the Municipal Library submitted" the following .report for October :• —Number of books issued 1116, placed on shelves 35. Number of tickets issued 13. Entries for all races to be run at the forthcoming two days' summer 'meeting of ; the Greymouth Trotting Club, close at Q p.m. on Tuesday, 26th inst. The secretary will be in attendance at the' Albion Hotel on that night. Owners ,trainers and others interested are reminded of the date arid hour. Those interested in the Kumara Dairy Factory will be pleased to learn that its completion is near. The engine (the. non-arrival of which has been responsible, for the delay) landed in Wellington last week, ex s.s. Rotorua, and is expected to arrive in Kumara any day now. The management of "Jansen the Great," "The.Prince of Entertainers," and "The .Entertainer .of have arranged for an extra train _ to Dunollie , on Saturday night, leaving Greymouth. at 10.45, ithus enabling everyone from Runanga arid Dunollie to witness the greatest artist in his line in the world to-day. : The • iniiications are for variable arid moderate breezes, but northerly m oderate to strong prevailing. Mild and hazy; conditions, increasing haze a nd cloudiness are likely at times on the coast. The barometer, shows little movement, but will fall after about 16 . hours. Sea smooth; fides moderate. , . .

A notice ajiiieafs iti oiir advertisingcolumns re a spectacular display to be opened in the Town Hall on December 4th. The proceeds are to g-o towards defraying- the cost of the orectr ion of St. Paul's Methodist ChurcH. A Droclamation appears in this issue from His Excellency, the Governor, re a portion of land in the Mawheranui Survey District, which has been taken for the purpose of a <road. Ratepayers aro reminded that all out•standfJng 1, accounys lowing to the Borough, if not paid "on or before Monj day next will be.'sued for without further notice. . The Chief Postmaster notifies that suitable boxes for sending- eggs by post can be obtained from the Manager of the New Zealand Poultry Journal, P.O. No 58S, Christchurch—The boxes are recommended by the Department.. Nominations for the Westport Trotting- Club's 'Xmas meejting close with the Secretary (Mr. W. T. Slee), Wakefield Street. Westport, at g p.m. on Monday, November 25th. Special provision will be made for all owners who wish their horses to return on the Friday night. For fuller particulars see our advertising columns. -■■ Word was received in Hokitika on Tuesday that Mrs. Light, mother of Mrs. Ardell, wife of Mr. D, Ardell, of the Post and Telegraph Office, ..had passed away suddenly 'at Napier. The deceased had been spending a holiday with her daughter here a few month s ago, after which she left for Napier, where she Tesided until her sudden demise. The relatives wul have the sincere sympathy of jnany friends here in their sad affliction. It is expected that tse Sedgewick boys in New Zealand will this year remit ;£ 120 as Christmas presents to parents and friends in. England. The money will be sent through the. Labour Department. The boys are each remitting £2 and £3-. this year as against an average of ,£1 last year. Of the original party of 50 boys, there are now about 43 remaining as wards of the Labour Department. Of the remainder, some have reached 21 years and so passed from the Department's control, whilst a few have absconded. In the course of an address at Christchurch on Sunday last, Mr. Semple said that out of the £43.; week salary he received, as organiser "he paid the 10 per cent, levy like the rest of them." Does Runanga pay the 10 per cent.? We have been told on what should be considered pretty fair authorKy that the levy paid by the State mine colliers is- exactly 2s 6d a man per week.' We do not say of our own knowledge that the statement is correct. Perhaps some person in authority would remove the doubt that is felt on the matter by a goodly number who do not reside at Runanga. ■•'■-.• Mr. Torbit, of the Labour Office, reports on the local labour as follows: —During the month there has been a decided improvement in the state of the weather, and, in. consequence, the various retail businesses around town report that trade has brightened up considerably and has once more assumed normal conditions. The clothing trade is busy just now, tailoring : especially so, while dressmakers and milliners are all doing good business. The industrial trouble being now settled at Reefton, a number of men are expectintr to be taken on there. The gold mining industry shows considerable activity, and, so far as is known ,there are no .coal miners idle at the present moment. The building trade continues to be : quiet while local painters aTe finding a fair amount of work. Plasterers are still very slack. The various engineering trades are fairly busy. TRe same remark applies to sawmillers; plumbers and gasfitters have no cause for complaint. Bootmakingi^saoTcSfery and harness making are very quiet. The pringing trade is fairly busy, but coachbuilders are slack. Cycle and motor trades are very quiet, the hands being kept going on minor repair work. On the water front the labourers have been normally busy. V£ork can be found at the Labour Office for bricklayers and plumbers. During the week twenty-four applicants called at the Office for employment.. Of this number twenty-two were assisted, 17 being sent to Government works.