WESTPORT

Grey River Argus, 22 April 1925, Page 7

WESTPORT

(Special to Argus.) WESTPORT, April 21. Your correspondent was shown over the new machine workshop of Mr. Sam Mclntyre, of Upper Palmerston street, when Mr. Mclntyre had just completed 60 table and chair desks for the infants department of the State School at Westport; also 30 for the Sisters of Mercy Convent at Westport, anid 30 for the Reef ton school. They are very strongly made, and very light. They are made from the choicest of red pine have a beautiful finish, and are nicely variEshed. When not- in use the little chair fits very nicely under the table desk, and the two pieces of furniture take up very little room. They will, no doubt, find a ready market in the homes of the little ones as they can serve a very useful purpose. Mr. McIntyre deserves credit for his enterprise with his new factory, being a native of this district. We wish him The Westport To Kuhaj (or Buller Gorge Railway i s looking quite smart now. The many years growth of weeds that wa s allowed to multiply has been weeded aind cleaned up. The old C engine that was used in the formation work of the Buller Gorge line some 12 to 15 years ago is a.t present in th? Harbour Department workshops, being made ready to go into action aga’n for the Buller Gorge line. When the work ceased in the Gorge some years ago, this very old engine was taken to Ca-pe Foulwind and used at the limestone quarr;. i'» drive an air compressor in the quarry. The old engine will now be again put into commission in balla.sting the 1 no from Te Kuha to the Cascade ( reck. The Railway Department aTe deteri- . mined to stop any accidents through j cattle wandering on the railway lines and causing accidents to Bains. On | Monday they caught a horse on the line ■ at Birchf:eld and the foreman of the Permanent Way had the animal sent on to the. Borough pound at AVestport. Mr. Holland, M.P., has arrived home again, and is up to his eyes in business attending to correspondence and local matters. Mrs Warham, of California, who has been on a visit to her sister Mrs W ’ Cumming-s, ol Hoinilly street, is leav- * ing by the next trip of the Komatn for Wellington to catch the MaKura ' for the United States. Mrs Tom Mann. .>f this town, i$ leaving by the Komata) to connect with | the next home going steamer :n order to spend a holiday with her mother in the Old Country.