WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1922, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Rv Wes! porl’Hiian. j Unfix Innately, in this ease, this scribe’s prognostication hns come true, and the money that should be available for building the additions to our Hospilal, is hung up. The Hon. Mr Parr I wants a guarantee that guarantors are I really ir :i posh ion to be such. Exart I ly the proposition that the chairman ami his following took up from the commencement. The present position as regards the Hospital Board makes confusion worse con founded. Through Mr Simpson’s sent being declared vacant, the county has now one representative* short, and the borough is in a similar position through the absence of Mr Cottrell. The work requiring doing is of the utmost import a m---, and yet is not allowed to proceed through opposing factions. Even should the County Council ui Borough Council nominate a member to the board, th«‘ public an» impotent as regards the carrying out of their wishes. The nominees would sim ply be the chosen of a majority of the I councillors, maybe 10 men would place II two members upon the Hospit l Board and as regards their policy, not a word need be uttered. This scribe’s opinion is that Mr Thomas’s hint should be token up. si’iiug members resign in ■< body, ami let the people give the \cr ■ lie’, al ;he poll. Would be members could be called Upon t llrll to pledge themselves to certain actions, if elect cd. railing a voluntary move in this matter, it might be hoped that the Mayor .-ml County Chairman might arrange public meetings and ascertain their opinion, as it is the public who are suffering most in this matter. Air Martin, -Municipal Solicitor, and Mr Slierrett, K.C., have given their opinions as regards the Borough Council’s power to appoint a member to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, ami they differ. When lawyers differ someone J'ays the costs. It therefore appears best that the Borough Council take no action. Whoop! I may be excused a little hilarity upon the occasion of getting a win. 1 feel sure that my advice to Labourites to send ‘‘Good thoughts at nine,’’ to Brother Munroe, hrs secured the desired result. Whoop it up again. The Press Association go to a little trouble to inform us that this •s the sixth time of asking. Do they “no ken’’ that our new M.B. is a Scot and therefore quite conversant with the ’anecdote of Bruce and the spider. There is a feeling in some peo pie’s minds that Brother Alunroe should have occupied a seat in Parliament 1 e fore, but these things are hard to provc so we will content ourselves for the present with wishing him plenty of work in tin 1 coming session. Labour needs evi'ry voice ami pen. Tlx* various leagues and associations, so (’ailed, will be busy using the capitalistic Press for the dissemination of f-.lse statements in their efforts to sidetrack Labour, straight out Labour, no LibLab. Independent or other brand, .lust mnother Hip-ray! Hip ray! Hip-ray! i Th<‘ L.'ulies' Committee of the Westport branch of the Labour Party, intend to introduce a euchre tournament into their fortnightly socials. A st- rt is in tended to be made on Tuesday, July I. it is up to members of these organisa ‘ions, say Fire Brigade and Band, whom ♦he Labour Ladies’ Committee have worked for ungrudgingly, to come along and give it a good send off. The social held on behalf of the rail wry candidate for the “Most Popular Girl” contest, at the Friend Iv Societies’ Hall on ’Thursday night, was a pronounced success as regards a splendid programme of dances, tip top orchestra and a supper lit for the gods, but, the all cmlan<-e was not. what w.-s expected. Certainly work was very brisk that night for railwavmen, and that may have had something to do with it. but the result was disappoin' • ing, considering all lhe labour entailed. However, cheerio, we’ll be a long j t ime dead. It. is sai.l that our worthy -Magistrate h: d to invoke the assistance of Danny Moloney a few weeks ago to remove a milk producer from his garden. Of course it is irritating, and even a Magistrate must feel it pretty badly win n his cabbage patch is rendered just a beggarly array of ban* ' stumps. It is therefore not. very sur- j pricing when the owner of a wander- I ng bovine timls himself mulcted 20/- | and costs 7/'-. Guess that owner wii.’ j have a good look round the paddock to j see if there are any means of exit. I before he retires tor the night. If j this treatment continues the caUm wandering nuisance will soon be a thing 'The Biloela is back, again for another •lOOti or 5600 tons of coal. There is not much rejoicing on the part of the coal trimmers, as slie provides very little labour for them. Putting coal into her : s like pouring soap suds down a sink -Messrs Trodden ick and Woodcock, president and secretary, are attending Arbitration Court proceedings. There is a threat made by a. resident of the town to institute libel proceedings against both local papers for 1 publishing a person’s name as a cul- | [•rit before the Magistrate, and being j lined for having a cow at large. Ik’ ’ contends he had no cow at large or anv [ l: rgc cow, in fact he has no cow at all • and is paying Sd per quart for cow j juice.. It is announced in the morning paper , that Mrs R. Patterson is to be a can- ; didate for a seat upon the Nelson Edu- ; cation Board. Well, considering how matters are shaping just now with the Hospital Board, it seems a pity that the election for Education Board mem- ! bers should take place yet awhile. A very interesting report by Mrs Pat- I terson, as one of the Visiting Commit- I tee to tin* District High School aupcars in the morning paper. Incidentally, advice is given to parents, to <ee th: t their children are properly disciplined, so they will look up to their teachers and by-and-bye employers. Children cannot choose their teachers, nor is there any chance of their choosing their employers. Therefore all ye dreaming Socialists, your cake is dough. T think' Henry Dubb will not be in accord with all that report.