HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 17 July 1922, Page 8

HOKITIKA NOTES.

On her Southern light hous-e trip, I understand, the Government steamer Tutanekai will land 40 tons of provisions for some of the settlers a? Bruce Bay. This seems a loss to the local boat, which is compelled to lay at the wharf half its time with nothing to do. The local boat, However, is being subsidised -io the extent of about £7OO a year by the Government, surely this ought to be quit-a sufficient, tax payers. The local South trader Wakaiti arrived early on Friday morning from Okura with a cargo of sheep on behalf of Messrs Eggling Bros. During the trip south the vessel ran into a very heavy northerly gale and was compelled to seek shelter in Jackson's Bay for three or four days. I learn that last month was, as far as business wen'., much poorer than for many months past, there being a considerable falling off in the trade of the town. The slump in the timber trade is doubtless responsible to a considerable extent for this. The present month promises to be no better, there being very little money in circulation. There is little or no change in I?hc timber industry. Alost of the mills with white pine cutting continue to remain closed. There is at present plenty of demand for white pine, but the millers have declined to cut it for the prices offering. Alost of the mills with red pine cutting are being kept busy. Air H. AlcLcan, the well-known picture proprietor, has taken up his residence in Hokitika. Aliss Eliza Kelly of Christchurch is at present spending a holiday with her people at Awatuna.