HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 23 August 1928, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, August 22. Mr G. Lakin, Secretary of .th? Hokitika Fire B.igade, ’eceived advice yesterday afternoon that the invitation to the New Zealand Fire Brigades’ Association to hold the annual confer.'nee of delegates and the twoyearly demonstration at Hokitika in March next had been accepted. This will mean a big influx to Hokitika on the occasion. It is a good many years since the last competitions were held here. Mr Watts (secretary) states it will be the most up-to-date and practical in the history of the Association. The. Hokitika Borough Council meets on Friday, in accordance with Regulation 38 of .the Municipal Corporations ,Act, to nceivc, consider and set'le the audited balance sheet of the borough for the year ended the 31st March, 1928. The business for the ordinary meeting includes th* ‘ striking of the rates, and there will be a special meeting to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Borough of Hokitika, which was constituted on the 24th August, 1868. Ex-Councillors, and also the” ex-Mayors of Kutnara and Ross, hav“ been invited to attend. It is understood that a majority of the Hokitika Borough Council, when consulted officially, refused to give consent to the Greymouth Municipal Band giving a concert in the Piince-B Theatre next Sunday night in aid of the funds of the Band.

To-morrow night then' will be the first Demonstration Concert of the Competitions, commencing at 7.45 o’clock. The doors will open down stairs at 7 o’clock. Next Tuesday nio-ht, the second Demonstration concert will be held. The plan for the circle is now op n for country patronsand from Saturday it will be open for the general public. Both concerts are expected to be crowned. Following is the Ross .team to pl«iy Kokatahi at Ross on Saturday: Green. Ableson, Chalmers, R. Parker. Rodwell, Best, G. Inglis, Bridgeman. Russell, Adam, Mitchell, N. Inglis, Marlin, and A. Parker.