WAIUTA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 9 December 1926, Page 8

WAIUTA NOTES.

I (Out Own Cori'4sp<jiiden(). WAIUTA., December S. Messrs P. Burrow. G. Briggs, 11. Cooper, :nnl J. V. oous, v. ho ere inmates of the Keefton Hospital, are all making satisfactoi'y progress. Alt- W. Banks, who underwent an operation at the Keefton Hospital last week, .is making good progress. Mrs Banks is at present spending a few days in Keefton. Mr A. G. Wells, of Keeflon. is lie’ successful tenderer for the erection of the new Host. Office, here, the price being K>23 H's. Blackwater Mines returns for Novcinlier are: Crushed, 3.4)1 tons yielding l i lt ounces fine gold, valued i1i.1.18, working expenses £481.1. /iho roastei also treated 76 tons, yielding gold valued at £3'.1.1. Working expenses -Ll-.'.p working profit. £1479; c.-ipitiil expenditure, £392; development, £127; protit over nil. £660. The sympathy of this community if extended to the relatives of those whi were, killed, in the recent calamity at Dobson. Mr li. A. Blewart. Manager of tin Blackwater Mines, was a visitor H Greymouth last Sunday, to at (end tin funeral of the victims of tin- Dobsoi disaster. The annual School concert and prize giving takes place, in the Hall here oi Saturday evening next. At a meeting of the Cricket Club field during the week-end, it was de cided to nominate n .iunior team in tin Greymouth. competition. Some gooi material is available here. and tn. team should more than hold their own Mr Joe Weir has left for an extend cd holiday trip to Melbourne. The work of tarring the. new tonni court Ims been completed, under th supervision of Mr I- F. Hogg. -y Hogg is to bo congratulated on th manner in which he lia.- supervised th work.