WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 12 December 1928, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

WESTPORT, Dec inbcr 11. Sigt. Major Jordan left for Reef ton this morning. Mr Sleeth, Inspector of .Permanent Ways, is at present visiting Westport.

Mrs Bruhn and Mrs McNarn lef by early car this morning ior Christ church.

During his visit to Karamea, Mr P. Turl y, Secretary uf the West Coast Timber Workers’ Union, enrolled Uiv timber workers there in the Union.

Mr J. Powick, foreman carpenter couteniplati’s leaving during th) week fur Christchurch, where he intends to permanently reside.

Tht official opening of the new bowling dub at Sergeant’s HJI took placon Saturday afternoon. Although the weather was far from what wa« required, there was a large attendance of bowlers from ail over th> 1 district.

- Although newly formed, the green Ms in lair order and in time should be equal to th« famous Westport green which wins tlxL admiration of all visiting players. The "weed” win eh tunes the place of grass on the Westport green is coming away well and should be in first cJas.s condition shortly.

The season was d’ ’dared open by the President of the Sergeant’s Hill Bowling Club, Mr ‘‘Ted” Jenkins. He said that work had. been commeuc* d in April and. had been uone most!} with voluntary labour and he thanked ail iTr their assistance. He especially I mentioned Mr K-Coghan and the Hon. Secretary Mr A. Douthett. HL also • thanked the past president of the Westport dub. Mr P. A. Struthers, the secretary Mr J. Rose and the , pr; senf president Mr A. Morley. Mr . Morley ha.d presented a Handsome sil- - er cup for competition and Mr Ralph . Ilansby had. donated a silver badge. The President called upon Mrs Jenkins to throw up th* $ jack and. deliver the first bowl in the absence of Mr Morley, the past president of the Westport Club, Mr Struthers returneel thanks. Ho said that up to; the pri’sent, Westport' had been isolated as far as bowls were 1 ' concerned. Now however, intcr-club matches would create a good deal 'of interest. When Millerton and DI nniston gut going, they would be able to form a. Buller centre. He congratulated the new club and wished them a prosperous future. After several other speeches haa been made, afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies. The 5.3 .Woolgar, which is at present berthed at the ni/ Tchandistwharf is the biggest boat to be berthed there in the memory of harbour officials Her net tonnage is 1820 tons, gross 3100 tons. It is very gratifying to know that the harbour is now in. such a stjate as to allow vessels of this size to berth at the merchandise wharf. In fact th) 1 port ,’s in a better condition now than it Las been for many yea is.

At the last meeting of the ProgresLeague, a report, which had been forwarded by the Public Works Engineer, was read upon the progress of r-he \\ est Coast Road. While the report was thankfully received, more might have been said about it. The trouble for a long time has been that the public have had so little authoritative information regarding their own local concerns. If there had been more pro gross reports of the nature of this one public anxiety would have been a Bayed, and many harsh words used* would have been left unsaid. When wo nad i Harbour Board, for instance. the reports submitted, at the monthly meetings were analysed and di cussed, an J the general public gained a knowledge through the press reports, of just how matters were, proceeding, ami were fairly satisfied. As matters stood a while ago, when we had a multiplicity of harbour amateur engineers, each and every one with their own ideas of what w r as necessary for the salvation of the port, certainly the public got the wind up, ahd there were many windy discussions before sufficient in formation was gained to relieve th? anxiety felt. It is therefore all 1ii f more creditable when we find a Depart mental officer supply an authoritative report, as was done recently about the Coast road, an example which might be followed by the Harbou; authorities until wc have our Harbour Board reinstated, or at least some lo cal representation in connection with our own concern.

’ The Westport Branch of the Labour Party held a meeting on Sunday evening last. The principal business was the formulation of remits for the Easter Conference. The following were decided upon: "That the capitation fees for affiliation be one shilling pci member, instead of ninepencc, as at present.” Also: "That list's of nominees for preferential ballots be closed in the, .mouth of June, prior to the

General Election.” Mr T. Parfitt was nominated for Area Officer. Millerton miners are having a rough spin at present, there being no work last week. The mine appeared to be working on Monday. At a meeting of the Millerton Medical Association on Saturday, out of eight applications for the position of medical officer, Dr Waddell, of New Plymouth, was appointed. The following is the draw for the second round of the Westport Bowling Club’s champion singles: Sargissou v Green. O’Gorman v Rose, Sara v J. Williams, H. Harrison v Hark nef-'., Cox v Craig. Levy or Roselli v Watt, Tulloch v Ahern. Nottle v Pow--11, McKinlay v Lee. T. Druery v Mitshell, Blaxall v Wheatley. Stevens v Cook, Knight v Skilton.’ Sunley v Head, J. Druery v Morley. Wilson v Ballard, Pet herbridge v Elcock. Cald well v Mullins, Farr v Struthers, \V Harrison v Batchelor.