REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1922, Page 7

REEFTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) At tile local Court p.'ahilill's in Hufollowing cases obtained judgment by default, with costs:—Siate Advances i Superintendent v. E. F. and G. G. Lock- ' ington Y2O/11/- and £.l/IS/ ; .1. W. Chalk v. R( üben .Jen -en. £l. I/- ar.d costs Id/-, Geo I!. A. Hui ! : r.i \. R i. Hearns £2/(l/3. costs S/-; I'.t.-'-ue and j Lawn v. H. F. Byrne £7/17/4. and <•<.>• s I £l/16/-. For ]iqu<»r trading on Sunday j 2 ; .'t h inst., \\. !'re!t a\:*.s conxueted and ordered to pay ccsts. A resident was | convicted oj being on licensed pre raises I and lined ?/- costs, and for allowing a i horse to ho at large an own-or was ordI vrM to pay costs 7/- . j A formal meeting of iho Inangahua County Council was hold in. Chaiuber on I Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of ! appointing a chairman. There was a | i tin:' attendance of couneillors. and much ; interest was manifested in ci\ie circles as to who would lie Hie all powerful i Father, for the ensuing 12 mouths, t<» pilot the ratepayers’ intiO’esis. J. » B. Auld, the retiring chairman, pr.-si-!-’ cd, and duly thanked 1 lie Councillors for-th('ir loyal support during his term ’ I oi office for the past IX moniiis, stating'! it had been a ph asure to be assoi ia*c<l ’ . wi ; h such an inielligont body of men-• IL' then called for nnmiuatiom. to fill. ( ‘ the vacancy of Chairman. 11 was • moved by George Mclnroe. and second-1 e by Cr Thomas Wata-ou, that Cr. M*‘Viear bo elected chairman. It was moved by Cr. J. B. Auld, that Ur. A. ’ 3.1. Carrol be appointed, there being no seconder. The chairman declared Cr D. McVicar duly elected. Air John Harris, one of Rc<*fton’s best ' known mining speculators, has signified his intention of contesting one of the town seats at next election, to be held . for the Council. RHEF’TOX WARDEN’S COURT | I The following a pplii*: t ion were dealt > with at last sitting: — G. Lockington (Mr Patterson), sawmill license, block A'., Reefton 5.1)., i 374 acres.— (Iranted. Blackwater Mines, Ltd. (Mr Lawry ). ! water race of 24 heads at Staircase Cnek. Objected to by 1). Absalom! ; (Mr I’atterson ).— Oi-auted. A. D. l':tterso;i (Mr I'atterson), surrender tramway license in blocks IN. and N., Ih oi'toii S.IL-*nve given io surrender. ' Israel Rhodes (Mr lA.Herson), sur- ' render tramway liceime in block X., Reet’ton S.l>.—Leave given to surrender. i G. Lockington (Mr Patterson), surrender sawmill license in blocks X. and XIW, Reefton S.-—Leave given to surrender.