HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 12 February 1930, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA, February 11. The Hokitika and District combine! picnic takes place tomorrow, the- rendezvous being Reef ton. The first train leaves at 7.15, and the second at 7.35 a.m. A public holiday has been declared by the Mayor. A well attended meeting of Arahura settlers was held at the Hall on Monday afternoon, Mr B. Ward (Chairman of the Dairy Factory Coy) presiding. The meeting was convened for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr He-nne, Supervisor of the Federalcod Herd Testing Association |Mr Henne had a cordial reception and gave an address extend ing over two hours. At the close, those present agreed to join in the movement, and Messrs Jellie, Cook and Ditely were appointed an organisation committee for the district.

A special meeting of the Board was held last night, for the purpose of considering applications of Matron at the Westland Hospital. There were present: Messrds J. J. Breeze (Chairman) G. Davidson. R. Meharry, W. Jeffries, W. Evenden, M. Keenan, T. W Duff, and T. R. Elcock. The following applications were received: — Isabel Lawson, Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin; W. E. White, Mt. Albert, Auckland: Doris Strongman, Wairoa Hospital, Blenheim; May C. Cullen, Grey River Hospital.—Greymouth; Ada L. Harris, Owaka, South Otago; Phyllis Rolfs, Wellington; Isabel M. Sinclair, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton; Dorothy Smith, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton; Myrtle A. Hughes, Palmerston North; Francis J. Hakes, Nurses Club, Wellington. After reading details of the qualifications of the applicants the Board went into Committee to deal with the matter of appointment. \ ballot being taken Miss Strongman was selected and her appointment recommended to the Minister of Health. Miss Strongman belonged formerly I > Cobden, in the Grey district.

The Rev. H. Nelson Wright, Chap lain of the 13th. Regiment, proceeds to the camp this week. He will be ' absent about ten days. The marriage of Mr J. H. W. Me George and. Miss Sweney will be solemnised at All Saints’ Church tomorrow afternoon. The County Overseer, Mr Milner, is reporting to the Council on the qu<* •- tion of a road route from Hokitika, to Mananui, and also states the road from Ruatapu to Shanghai Point, . Lake Mahinapua, was completed yesterday. As to the road to Mananui, | In* says of the. route the west side of! :Mahinapua Creek, that light traffic can now reach to half a mile above Mahinapua Traffic Bridge. From this point, a rough road was construe - ed a distance of 13 chains. It now is overgrown with blackberry, aa.d requires clearing before any traffic could use it. From the end of the (53 chains from the Traffic Bridge to the Railway Reserve near the southern abutment of Mahinapua Railway Bridge) the distance, is 12 chains. Then thi? line would follow the railway a distance of 43 chains, where light traffic could divert to grass paddocks the property of Mr C. Atkinson, and reach either Mananui or Ruatapu by way of Ruatapu Beach Road, The cost of providing rough access for light vehicles, including the remov a) and erect ion of 40 chains of boundary fence, would amount to £140; but to form and metal a road .12 feel, iu width, would cost £l2 pur chain for a distance of 100 ulmins, from Mahina-

pun Traffic Bridge, to beyond Cochrane Road. This route is high and dry and well above flood level, and the :<»nly route where surface formation would allow light traffic to connect with Ruatapu Beach Road at Mananui. Another route, from Takutai to Cochrane Road, along the lower side- of the railway, would be costly, ami a traffic bridgk l would also require constructing across Mahinapua creek with fair ly deep approaches conncctihg with the railway reserve on the southern side of creek to follow the same line to beyond Cochrane Road, approximately 10!) chains from Takutai. The east of a metalled road from takutai to Mahinapua Creek Bridge, of fifi chains, would amount Io .Elfi per chain, (£1056), and £.12 per chain for 4-i chains .from the southern abutment of Mahinapua Railway Bridge to beyond Cochrane Road. (£516). Iti addition a traffic bridge to cross Ma liinapua Creek would cost more thaa £lOOO, making a total cost of £2,572. From the north eastern abutment of Mahinapua Traffic Bridge- a narrow road w r as constructed some years since to Mahinapua Railway Bridge. The | road was subject to flood on the lo'v [portions for some distance and was used for foot and stock traffic «o reach the holdings between the railway line and the creek. The line was originally that of Adair’s Road before the present deviation was constructed. 'l'his route could b? cleaned up and several defective culverts reconstructed as far as Mahinapua. Creek Railway Bridge with .sand for formation only, for £2OO. A difficulty would be flooding and the necessity of a bridge to cross Mahinapua Creek below' the Railway Bridge.

Reporting on the Arahura Fat Stock sale yesterday, Messrs M. Houston and Co, slate:—Our entry consisted of 42 head of fat cattle and 26 fat sheep, which were submitted to the Usual attendance of buyers . Prices realized were slightly firmer than those ruling at the jn’evious sale. Prime medium weight ox and heifer beef made to 48/- per hundred* heavy from 42/- to 45/ ; cows from 38/- to 42/-- We sold as follows:—On account of Mr M. Patrick 26 fat ewes al 25/9; on account of W. A. Jamieson 3 bullocks at £l5/17/6, 3 at £l5/5/-, 2 at £l5/10/-, 2at £l4/12/6, 2 at £l5/2/6, 1 cow and 1 heifer at £l2/7/6, 1 cow at £l2/2/6, 2 bullocks at £lB/7/6. 2 at £l5/17/6, 2 at £l5/12/6, 2 at £l5, 2 at £l3/15/, 2 at £l3/15/-, 2 at £l2/5/-; an account of A. Richards, 1 cow at £ll/5/-, on account of R. Bradley 1 cow at £B/12/6, 2 runners at £5/17/6, 1 at £3//2/6; on account of T. Staines, 1 icow at £9/17/6, 1 at £B/17/6, 1 at

89, I at £9/17/6, I cow ami 1 heifer at £8; on account of A. Appleton 1 calf al 22/6; on account of a client 1 cow at £6/10/ ■ Other sales made al Arahura yards yesterday were: For Perry and Coy., 1 bullock at £l4/7/6, 2 at £l3/2/6, 2 at £l2/7/6, 2 at £ll/7/6, 4 runners at £B/2/6, I at £5/17/6, 2 cows al £8 112/6, 2 at £lO/7/6; for a client, 1 heifer at £lO/13/6; for M. Patrick, 26 fat ewes at 25/-; for W. Oldcrog, 10 fat lambs at 29/3; for W, Bailie, 44 fat ewes and wethers at 26/3; fo ■ W. McSweney, 1 cow at £7; for W. Berry, 2 bullocks at £l5/17/6, 2 at £l3/7/6. 2 heifers at £l2/17/6, 2 at £l2/12/6, 4 at £ll/2/6, 2 at £lO/17/6. 1 at £lO/7/6, 1 cow at £lO/2/6, 3 at £9/17/6.