NEWS IN BRIEF.

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1921, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Guvcriiinvnt (have to refer lhe question of the establishment of a, system of foil gates throughout the Dominion lu a coiumiilee lor full in\ estigation. The .Westland twating- <.Lub' made £KMI profit out of ils recent jiiVtiiig. 11 has selected December 26 and 2i , as ihe dates for next Christmas meeting, and Easter Wednesday for next Aut Hinn meeting. The dredge Mawhera is at ]u<-s«'nt working at the lower eml of the wharf, deepening the berthages there. She is removing five hundred lons of material io sea per trip, ami makes abccJ- half a dozen trips per day. Ort Tuesday the Hokitika Police arrested a man mimed John Payne on a charge of issuing a valueless cheque at < '■l eynioiit h. He was brought to Greymouth last evening and wifi appear before the -Magsfrale’s Court this moruThe city of Ch ristchurch hai just undergone a icvahiat ion by Government values, and lhe capital anil unimproved values of properties have both been raised by from o<» to 70 per cent., ami ex cn to nearly 1 ,1 0 per The |»ii«<- 'O’ silver in Loml-m is now 2/fl'd per ounce. Other metal prices there arc:—Cop]»er. £o* 2s <><l to £67 12s. 6-1 per ion: bad. £l9 6d t<> £l9 15s per ton: spelter. £2l to £25 10s per ton: tin. £l5l 2s (id to £157 5s per ton. The following officers were elected at a meeting of the s\estland Rugby SO>-Uninn hold on Monday night: President. Mr F. Ar<-Gregor: vieo-pro-si-<b ->is. Messrs -T. .T. MrTntosh and M. Keenan: treasurer. Air T). R. Dowell: s-'i-rotary. Mr F. W. Heenan: postponement committee: Messrs M. Houston. T. Gillooly. and M. Keenan: time- i lipepers. Messrs A. jYarrall and AV. ! German: <arietaker. jAlr (D. McLeod: I grounds’ official. Air A. Cutbush: referees’ delegate. Mr IT. Harker: W.C. | R.l . delegate. Mr E. Stoop. A representative meeting of Blakctown residents was held in the Gym nasinm for lhe purpose of nominating candidates for the forthcoming School | Committee election. Mr. Mi-Kane occupied lhe chair, and in his opening i remarks referred to lhe good work j done by Mr. Weaver, the present member. The meeting was unanimous that I Mr. Weaver should seek re-election.! Oilier nominations were: Messrs Col- , lias, Clough and AlcKanc. and. on a ballot being taken. Masts Collins and M. Kane tveie selected candidates, along with the sitting member, Mr. Went er. A vote of thanks to the , chair t erm mated the metingAt Hokitika- on Tuesday a gaiherinf of citizens met ar the instance of M J. Murdoch ' County Chairman), to wi»li success to -Messrs Cranston ami Ford with their dredging venture al Rimu Flat. Th c Mayor, presiding, recalled lhe past- efforts at mining and dredging on Rimu Flat, and made a striking comparison of the former in- I dividual and primitive methods with | present-day giant dredges and electric* power. Mr Perry referred to Ihc thoroughness with which Messrs Cranston ami Ford had gone about their work. and. on behalf of the people of the town, xvished them every success. Felicitous nad eulogistic addresses were given by Messrs Murdoch. .Tas Park. R. Wild ami E. Perham, who all wished the company every success. Afessrs Cranston and Ford briefly replied, and expressed tin- Impp that the wishes voiced that afternoon would be fullv consummated. Fvervon-* lil-os to see a well-dressed boy. A visit to the Bovs’ Department at McGrnor’s will enable Gremiouth mothers tn effect a considerable saving on boys’ suits. The garments displayed are smartly cut and made from strong all-wnn] colonial tweeds. McGruer’s prices are always tielcrw the average.-—Advt,

The public are notified that there will be fresh fish at the wharf to-day at 7 a.in. The Dunedin War Memorial Committee has postponed for six months an attempt to raise funds, owing to financial stringency (says a Press • wire). Ou Friday last, at Duvauchelle the foundation stone of the new Akaroa County Council C'hainberh was laid by Air .1. R. Thacker (chairman), in the presence of a large attendance of rate—payers and. other. Air Thacker outlined the his tory of the County Council, stating; that the fir-t building was erected in Alarch 1879. The 1 country then comprised the whole Banks Peninsula but now. owing to hte severance ot Mount Herbert and Wai row a Conn ties, the area was much smaller. The late Air E. C. Latter was thc first chairman of the county, and the first meeting was held at Hill Top. Messrs d. I). Bruce and .1. Pettigrew and Mr G. Armstrong (Mayor ot Akaroa i also spoke Warm underwear assures a warar winter. AlcGruer’s offer a vide selection of ladies’ and children’s woollen vests, bloomers, and combinations at spot rash low price?. A visit to our I'mlcri-lot hiug Department will be time well spent. AlcGruer and Co.. Greymouth Reefton and Hokitika.—Advt. The Districtor Electors’ List for the Borough) <d (irqjx’niouth 4 roniinonly known as the Borough Roll. has been printed ami is now open for htspection at the Town Hall during office hours. As a large nunihe rof persons. who did not vote at the last b‘»r ough ele< tions have Rzeii removed from the list every burgess, who takes a-n interest tn the welfare of our town should ina.ko sure that his or her name i< enrolled. Should a name be erroneously omitted if can be placed upon the Supplementary List, provided proper application is made. lhe Supplenientarx List, which '< now being prepared, finally closes on Apri' 13. The suiumvus of shaihvldvis iu iha Dominion I l ' illaml Ccm* ut Company fur <tu orGcr declaring that V. K. Reed 11. B. Williams, and George Winstenr. jun., formerly directors of the Company, should contribute £199,009 tn the Company s assets for alleged misfeasance and breaches of trust, which was heard by Air Justice blm in lhe Supreme Court. at Amklind. has been dismissed with costs. His iHlu* throe directors hvero guilty of ■'Toss imi'rmlem'C. negligence, ami recklessness in lhe management of Hte company. in particular in entering contracts for an expenditure of sum* far 'ii excess of its capital and rcsonrees. Applicants relied on three matfe’p justifying an order. —First. fh.> <M:! f •lishniouf. tjio company’? hrdro-fiTectric scheme: second. the making of a contract with Fuller Fnn _ ‘ ami third, allotment of preference shares. His Honour disagreed with the appliiaufs’ view *hat directors, ’i: riiiv i<r, : »; i- - . XAfie mH entitled t<» take any serious definite step in the dire.-tion of establishing a *l>usin'ps-3 until their money was in sight, or in hand, and they could see their way clearlv to the complete establishment of that business was not the view upon whirh the directors had hitherto acted. The reasonable conclusion was that the sha relioLlers approved of the. position'. *Tn Ti'gard tn the cement plant thc holders <»f preference shares, if they oxer U»a<l flirt right to reeiml their contract, had no ■right, now. Applicants Jhad failed tn establish that the directors were | guilty of any misfoanco.