WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 April 1931, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) i < WESTPORT, April 29. I The ordinary monthly meeting of • Buller Progress League was held in the (Town Hall on Tuesday evening, Mr E. |: IR. Fox presiding, and there being also m present: Messrs Harris, Seandret.t, C. I • i Beth. Stev -ns, \V. Sherlock, N. Parker, |‘ | Wilmot, R. A. Young, De Tourettes, i Hanna, anil Sargisson. An apology was [received from Messrs D. Maloney, Dai-I ton and Enright. Correspondence was • read from Nelson Progress League in, I regard to a daily mail to Nelson. As | that does not affect the present mail | : i beneficially it was “received.” A let- * ‘ter from a resident of Punakaiki ye-J ;gardng his efforts to supply comforts, 1 Ito visitors, asked assistance with pub-J ’ i licity. The letter was received The 11 |Ch rist church Press sent particulars of 1 its special West Coast number, explain- C ling the company had no option but to 1 (keep to the original arrangement of i I £25. Mr De Tourettes made a report j ’ I from the Publicity Committee as repre-( sealing Air Maloney (chairman). The | speaker was of the opinion that the’ | League had got quite good value for I the £lO which the League originally ofIfered. The report of the Publicity Com- j imittee was adopted. It was then pro-j posed that the League make a final! offer of £l5. This was agreed to. Mr i I Radcliffe wrote and drew attention to : ■ erosion at his land fronting the Buller ' river. The Chairman thought that if ; this continued the safety of the town, i was in jeopardy. Mr Hanna stated th ' 1 • owners of the property were helpless. The Harbour Board in bygone times • had rendered assistance. The settlrs were incapable of do : ng the work required. The willows recommended by the Minister of Marine had been plant- . ed, an<| been washed out to sea. Air < Il- nna said a stone wall was the onlv j thing to stop the erosion. AFr Young moved that the Government bp asked to inspect the Buller river from the ■ mouth to the nine ni’le. instancing the danger to the town under existing conditions. Air De Tourettes moved that the County anthor'ties ami Bqrough representatiws consult with the League on , the matter. This was agreed to and the President. Air R. R. Fox. Air C. Betty , and Air Parke’ - , were apno’nted the League’s representatives. Several communications from AFr IF. E. Holland, 1 . I AF.P. AFr Black ALP., the AFinister, n nd ■ .the Secretary of the League re ATaruia I (Springs, were received. Inter alia it. was stated that the AFisses Morris we-e 1 lessees and that provision had been j i made for indigent persons, one bathj, (for males, and one for female accredited . I indigent persons. Air C. Betts stated'; he had received a telephone message i | yesterday that no charge for the baths j] was now being made. Air Parker thought j (that this message did not coincide with •the Minister’s statement. It was stat-| 5 led that many residents of Westport had j I visited the Springs, and wore disappointed at the lack of accommodation. ■ i ilf the AFinister still stated that the j f League wore not entitled to know the 1 1 I terms of the lease, it was decided that ( the Misses Morris be written io asking < i their intentions for the future. The | whole matter was hold over until a re- L ply be received from ATessrs Holland ( ami Black, AF’s.P. AFr Hanna drew j the League’s attention to the unsafe c condition of the Buller bridge, as re- f gards children or animals getting !If through the sides and into the river..f It was recognised by members that sor- a ious danger exists. AFr Do Tourettes q moved that representations bp made to I ( , the proper authorities. This was second- g ed by AFr Wilmot and carried. It was , s stated that there were ]G feet at low ' s water on the Buller bar now. and no j big boats were coming. AFr Townsend, general manager of the Westport Stockton Coal Coy., wrote re breakage of coal j during loading. It was decided that L j Air Townsend be thaaked for his letter, 1 but that the League’s opinion is that y the breaking up of the coal is caused s more by the nature of the explosives | used than by the shipping. AFr Young a brought up the matter of a landing j ground for aeroplanes, and promised 1 that he, in company with Capt. AFr- ] Gregor, would inspect th e pakihis to- j day (Wednesday). The President men- j tinned that he was awaiting an account t from the committee formed some time t back to give a report. Mr Young prom- f ised to present a report. f On Afonday while working on the | Buller Gorge railway near Tiroroa, Mr Thomas Comerford had a remarkable , 1 “scape from death when he slipped and 1 fell a distance of 60 feet. He sustained head injuries which required the inserticn of stitches, but considering the fall j ij he was exceedingly lucky to escape with L I the injuries he did. i Lieutenant Haakon Quiller, the para- ; < hutist, left yesterday for Timaru. 1 ( The second shoot of the fifth com- I c I petition of the Westport Defence Rifle I ( ■ Club took place last week-end, the win- i ner of the shoot being Rifleman J. I (Johnston, with a total score of 92. I 1 Miss B. Tulloch, who is leaving for I j Auckland shortly, was the recipient of . . a solid leather suitcase from members i 'of the Westport Tennis Chib at a soc ; al L evening on Monday evening. ! ' Captain Tulloch) Harbourmaster, at £