HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, Volume 05, 5 July 1917, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

Mr. A. A. .Paape. who contested the Westland seat at the last jjeneral election, and who has for the last two years been . nianajfins: the Waverlv Hotel at Auckland, has been appointed manager of the Grand Hotel Dunedin,

Cable' advices from London' announce that Mr. J. Healey. son of the late Mr. Patrick Healev. of Ross has secured a commission in the Navy. Mr. Healev, who held the position of Government Surveyor of ships in New Zealand, left the Dominion . about three months a#o with the idea of joining- the British Navy.

At a special meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University held at Wellington on Thursday f last the degree of Doctor of Science was conferred on Rev. J. E. Hfolioway. of Hokitika.

Mr. D. J. Evans. County Clerk, leaves for Wellington 10-morrow evening to attend the annual: conference of. the Trotting Association.

Miss Louie Preston is on a short holiday visit to Siokitika.

Bi*ter complaints are still beinjr made in regard to the condition of the main road at Woodstock. Carters, coachdrivers. and others having- occasion to use the road daily are much inconvenienced. An advertisement which appeared in the Hokitika evening- paper on Tuesday notified that from; yesterday morning: the old rpad would, be closed for traffic and the new deviation would have to t be used Therno^ce^wasn't. signed but may have been inserted by the mining- company which *.fias received permission to use the old road for mmmg 1 operationsr The attention of the County Council or whoever has authority is called to the state of the new deviation in the hope that steps will at once be taken to put the thorough fare in something like passable order»

Under the scheme of retrenchment carried at the last meeting of the West land County Council, the council will now meet to transact business every two months. To get over any difficulties, that mig-ht arise the council decided ■to Rive enlarged powers to the chairman, town members, and the overseer.