HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 17 November 1930, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent)

HOKITIKA, November 16.

The weather has continued unpleasant over the week-end, and yesterday several of the streams were swollen by the rains.

It is expected that the new road to Dorothy Falls will be opened for the Christmas holidays. The work is mostly being let on contract. The trains are to be speeded up on the Westland section as from to-mor-row. The evening train from Greymouth will on express days arrive here a 6.4 o’clock, taking for the run 79 minutes, or 16 minute*' less than heretofore. On other days it will anrive here at 6.14, taking 10 minutes longer than the expresses. The evdning train to Greymouth will be also speeded up. The evening train to Ross on Saturdays will leave at 6.35 p.m. instead of 6.50 as heretofore.

The last of the trout fry hatched at Lake Kanieri has now been placed in the Arahura River, and the hatchery will now., be overhauled. There were over one hundred pro-| r sent at the R.S.A. reunion at the Sol- * diets’ Hall on Friday evening. The I Chair was occupied by the President, . Mr D. J. Evans, while the Mayor, Mr | G. A. Perry, was also present. During ’ the evening songs and recitations were rendered by Rev. Knights, Messrs W. E. " Brown, Bulpin, J. L. Menzies, W. Shand, F. Curtain, R. C. Wells, Gilchrist, T. R. Chefcterman, and T. Tai* uni. Mr Lawn capably presided at the piano. The toasts were: 4 ‘The King”; “R.S.A., ” proposed by the Mayor; “Fallen Comrades,” proposed by Rpv. Knights; “Hokitika R.5.A.,” proposed by Mr A. H. Lawn, and re- i sponded to by Mesters A. C. Arm- ( strong, R. Paterson, and Evans; < “Army, Navy and Air Force,” pro- JI posed by Rev. Knowles-Smith, and re- i sponded to by Mr J. L. Menzies, and ( 1 Mr A. IT. McKane (President of Grey R.S.A.), who was accorded a special • welcome., and who expressed his | pleasure at being present. He was ( ' glad to find the local RS.A. was a live body. The need of the Association was getting greater every year, . as they were getting older. The Re- | ■ habilitation Commission was proving;* of great value. He urged them all to ; stick together and do their utmost to i a sist the headquarters executive. Mr j W. E. Brown proposed “The Ladies,”; and Mr Fade responded. The; ( Chairman proposed the South African Veterans and the Aussies present, and i this was responded to by Messrs F. : McGregor (South African veteran), A. \ Purcell find Lester (Aussies). Mr J. Muir, D. 5.0., proposed the toast of the “Pioneer Battalion,” which was responded to by Mr Tuhuru Tainui. 1 After some community singing, the . assemblage stood and sang Auld Lang i Syne and the National Anthem, con--1 eluding one of the happiest of gath- < | erings at 11.15 p.m. i At the Borough Council's monthly I meeting there were present; The ' Mayor (Mr G. A. Perry), Crs E. W. ! Heenan, T. W. Duff, J. King, G. Heinz, | I A. C. Armstrong and D. J. Evans. , i Apologies were made for Cis Teichel- * niann and Elcock. It was reported by ( the Foreman that the work on Rolles- | ton Street drain has reached to the I eighteen chain mark, the pipes being laid. The work was retarded on acI count of water, and two men being ’ under flhte d|oqtOT Apr a fortnight. • There remain five chains to be done to reach Park Street but the excavation ] is 'ess, being now from eight feet six | inches to six feet, so a fortnight or 1 ■ three weeks, with reasonable weather ! i should see the pipes laid to Park . ! Street. Hamilton Street footpath was ■ ' concrete kerbed between Sewell and | Tancred Streets, a distance of about | ! five chains, and the holes on Revell I Street footpath repaired. One chain of earthenware pipes were laid across | Tancred Street connecting on to Tancred Street drain, at. the corner of Hamilton Street. The drain on the north side of Upper Weld Street leading to Mr Montague’s new residence was deepened for a distance of two and a.-half chains and Davie Street drain cleaned between Weld Street I and Gibson’s Quay. Crossings were J put in at All Saints’ Hall in Fitzl herbert Street, at AH Saints* VicarI age in Stafford Street and at H. Steel’s section in Weld Street. Eighty I concrete pipes were made during the month (18 inches). Water connections were put in at Montague’s sec- | tion in Weld Street, Best’s in Weld Street, and at Barlt lirop’s in Rolleston Street. Leaks were repaired in various parts of the town. The reservoir kept full during the month with lift Bin. The manager of the abattoirs reported that during October there I were slaughtered 12 cows, 40 heifers, . 54 bullocks, 249 sheep, 3 lambs and 9 pigs. The Treasurer reported receipts £152 15s, payments £345 6s 4d, debit balance £162 17s Id. Accounts amounting to £475 17s were passed. Grey Watprsiders applied for use of Cass Square on January 31st, and the request was granted. The Bank of New i Zealand’s application for permission I to erect septic tank was granted. L. * Reid complained of the danger caused by reckless driving in a lane at rear of premises. Referred to Borough I Solicitor to take action. Maurice i Connolly notified that he would not retq/uire extraordinary water supply to property at Hau Hau after the 10th. J. J. Lincoln’s application to connect household drainage system with, new pipe drain in Rolleston Street was approved; also that of Thos. Stopforth for water service connection (domestic supply) to Section 3075, Weld Street( and a street crossing at the same section also L. Gooch’s application for (1) Water service connection (domestic supply) to Section 1373, corner of 'Park and Brittan Streets, (2) street crossing, and (3) that drain along the frontage he attended to; also A. E. Perry’s application fori permission to instal patent chemical j privy in Hall Street; also Wm. ThomI son’s application for grazing rights to Reserve No. 452 ( Public Park, Hau I Hau, at £3 per year, the rental to be I 10s for the first year if applicant re-

pairs fencing. An application from Newman’s Motors, Ltd., fori permission to instal two kerbside petrol pumps in front of their garage, the tanks to be underground inside the building, was referred to Public Works Committoe to deal with.