HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 November 1920, Page 4

HOKITIKA NOTES

I (From Our OAvn Correspondent.) THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. Hokitika is becoming tho centre of a great saAvmilling industry. During the last twelve months, 12 new mills have been or are being built. Your correspondent visited Messrs Johnstone and Graham's new mill at Shallow Rush. The plant is a very complete one, and is capable of cutting eight or nine thousand feet per day. A visit was made to Fccney 8r0.;. ' new mill at Hau Hau; this plant is no doubt a first-class one, and great credit is due to Mr. W. Warren, av!io is responsible for the latest <Ica'jc.\s which this mill contains for sawing timber. The breaking down bench is a very complete one, and the plant on the Avhole is well laid out and should easily be capable of cutting eight thousand feet per day. A further inspection was made of the bush, Avhich is only a foAV chains from the mill. One can sec at a glance that this mill has many years' cutting ahead of it. The first bank, Avhich has just been opened up, is mostly terrace country, but no difficulty has been found in getting the timber off the high coun try. Further ahead on the big flat. Avhich is thickly covered with huge nionarchs of the forest Avhich it seems , a pity to destroy, tho cutting is mostly red pine. Messrs Stuart and Chapman arc constructing a new mill on the Kanieri Lake road. Mr. A. Hackell is also building a ucav mill oil the Lake road Mr. J. Shroder has started to build his mill on the Ross road, and has most of his machinery on the ground Messrs Speed's ucav mill on th' Humphrey's Gully road, has been com plctcd, and will be Avorking next Aveek Messrs Butland and Scale's neAvmil [ at Flowery Creek started sawing last week. The plant is a very complctt one. There is also a ucav mill almos! completed at Kokatahi. The, Avork b." constructing this mill has been in the hands of Mr. F. .Dolores. The timber cut at this mill Avill be mostly Avhite pine. Another new mill is about to tie built at the top end of the Kanieri Lake road. Mr. D. Speed, 1 understand, will have this Avork in hand. This makes three new mills on the Kanieri Lake road. Malfroy and Co. have also eompleicd a new mill in the vicinity of the Arahura Valley. I A wedding of local interest, took place on Wednesday last at St Luke's i Church, Christchurch, of Miss Ethei Heenan only daughter of Mrs D. Heenan (Hokitika) and Mr C. Lyons, fifth son of Mr and Mrs B. Lyons of Stafford AVest Coast. The bride Avore » light fawn costume, Avith hat to matcn She Avas attended by Miss Winnie Scarlett of Reef ton, Avho Avas neatly dressed in a fawn silk braided dress with hat to match. The bridegroom was attended by Mr N. Thompson (Unio.i Steam Ship Company Lyttelton). The marriage service Avas conducted by the Rev F. N. Taylor. Mr and Mrs Lyons afterwards entertained their many friends at the Carlton Cafe • The honeymoon -wil 1 be spent in the North Island, and they avi'll reside at Wanganui. At the Harbour Board meeting on Saturday a. statement Avas submited showing areas of rates amounting to £388. The chairman stated that°the . Board Avere simply a collecting agent foi' the Government Advances Department, to whom the AA'hole. of this money had to be paid, and the Secretary was instructed to issue summonses at once. The many friends of Mr and Mrs John Knowlcs of Rimu Avill hear with 4 regret of the death of their 11-year old daughter, which took place at Westland Hospital as the result ot complications following on an attack of measles. Dr Tclichelntan Avas presented by the staff of the Wostla'nd Hospital with a handsome Petone travelling rug, 5 as a token of the esteem and affection in Avhich he is held by those Avith whom he has been associated for so long.

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