HOKITIKA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 14 November 1928, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, November 13. A very pleasant day has to-day been experienced here,, which makes one I think that summer has come at last. The Zin gar a has 'arrived to-day about noon, and when her inward cargo is unloadtd. reloading operations will commence, and will continue all night, with the hope of dispatching the ship at 12 o’clock to-morrow for Wellington w.th timber. To-day a demonstration of motor tractors took place for the benefit of the County Council in Hampden Street and in the outskirts of the town. Two machine; wire operating, both doing excellent work hauling roa.'. graders. The capabilities of the Coast for cattle-raising were further demonstrated at yesterday’s Arahura sale, when two Hereford bullocks, bred and fattened by Mr W. F. Diedrich on his Koiterangi station, three year olds, made the excellent price of £l9 7s 6d. They W'-ro easily th e best quality oub looks yarded for many a long day, and were purchased by Messrs Johnson and Wool house. The following pupils passed their musical examination in practical work under the supervision of Mr Russell E. Chester, th e Associated Board of Music. Examiner: —Miss M. Davies, teacher. Joyce Andr.ws, primary division; Violet Ross. Mary Preston, Mary Honey, M. McCarthy elementary d’vision; Jean Ziegler, Phyllis Andrews, lower division; Lilian Staines, higher division. Miss Wylie, teacher: Beatrice Stephens. M. M. Steptuns elementary division; Dorothy Newman, Jessie Mclntosh, higher division; O. Chesterman, advanced grade. Consent: B. Frank, Valerie Nightingale, lower division. Miss A. Daly, t-acher: Lily Linklater. Evelyn Macfarlane lower division. At the School Committee, meeting last evening there was a letter from the Health Department stating that, owing t 0 the resignation of Mr IJouhy, Dental Officer, and the difficulty of providing a substitute, it would probably be March next before another officer was appointed. The Chairman stated the Health Officer at Greymouth had taken an inventory of the contents of the clinic. It was resolved to ask that the vacancy in the dental clinic be filled earlier than stated. Mr Fouhy reported that during October there were 116 attendances by 48 pupils. The t‘ nder of Mr J. Timpson for work on the grounds at £lO waacceptcd. The Rector reported that h? attendance for the period was 282, , sut of the roll number of 307 in the primary, and 92 and 95 for thc sec.indary. that steps were being taken

.o draw t'->e attention of the attendance officer to several bad often dirs Some necessary repairs authorised had men carried out satisfactorily. The agricultural o’beer had visited tm ■ ( hool and laid out a course of work for the year. A number of teachers had been absent for a few days owing to illnes’. The requirements were •inthori :ed, and action taken approved. The Chairman stated he was pleased o see that Mr Partridge had recovered •sufficiently to again take up his duties. Messrs Richards and Sweney were ap pointed visitors for thc month. Last evening the, Hokitika Band farcwelled Mr Amuri King, who leaves on Thursday for Gisborne. He was presented witlf a smoker’s outfit, ond l tre conductor (Mr C. B. fit, and the cunduetoit (Mr C. B. Band at losing such a keen member, lie 'wished Mt Kytig health and sue. ce. s. M ssrs Ricnafcls, Dwan, Baine. Parkhill and Gwod spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr King’s bandsmanship Mr King briefly replied thanking the m mbers for their kindness and token : f appreciation. Miss Alva Mclntosh left yesterday morning on a hoH-day trip to Christchurch.