HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 2 May 1931, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Froir Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, May 1. Tho news that the sawmillers’ cooperative selling organisation is apt tp be dissolved has prompted the opinion that with lower prices sales may now increase and likewise employment in < the industry. It is understood that cne of two big milling firms up the Otira < lino way have already withdrawn from the Association. The Canterbury timber may now increase their orders. Up till now the mills have not had c-iough orders to keep going one > day in eight. The Government has not made any move to curtail imports, and* the New Zealand millers in many in- I stances are consequently threatenedj with a permanent cessation of operations. It is understood a dozen new residences are either building or projected in Greymouth. and iu other places there is also some building, but the local trade i* really a negligible factor, conyideriag there are between | fifty and sixty mills altogether on the' West Coast. The red pine trade is I particula ly slack, and the only hope I, st ems to be a. restoration of trade with Australia whieh may be expected when * that country obtain additional credit facilities. in the North Island there is now a n interest displayed in the utlisation of the exotic timbers so | largely panted there. The State De- | par tin ent of Industrial Research is| I studying the best means of utilising| . insignus pinus, and ere long if it be-> comes more adaptable, it will be a| competitor with the indigenous tim-j ber. Meantime, for the sake of the' unemployed mill hands an ’early in-j icrea'e of orders for West Coast firn-' j ber would be a boon. 1 The weather, though fine, has been | decided y windy to-day. there being a ; boisterous southerly. In the back | country settiers are making use of the conditions to burn off scrub. To-morrow thp first competition foot-1 ball games will bp played, the local I senior teams. Rivals and Excelsiors,i meeting <_>:> Cass Square. Mr A. Cut-| bush will have control of the game. The junior competition also opens when Kiwi play Bi mu at Binni (Mr j l>. Breeze referee), ar 3 p.m. Excxdsio s have a bye. The Rimu team is f as follows: A. Sharp, E. Lewis, L. Ag-' I new, L). Beenan. E. Boyd, J. GrowcottJ ‘J. Hyndman. A. Biown. 1). Thorpe, T. G rowcot t, L. Ogilvie. .1. Inglis, C.» Stoop. Emergencies, backs. C. Ogilvie, i J. Kelly; forwards, F. Lewis. J. Smith. | A.iy player unable to play, please no- ■ tit’v secretary at once. The Minister of Internal Affairs has' decid’d definitely not to approve the proposed combined meeting of thc| West land and Ashburton Racing Clubs, at Ri('carloi) o n May 23. The Mi.lister has intimated his willingness to ap-» prove the West land Racing Club rac-j ing nt Riccarton on a date agreed tu by th.' Racing Conference. The Westland Club lias apolied to the Christchurch Racecourse Trustees for permisto use the Riccarton course' on May 30th. and if granted, the Racing Conference will be asked to approve’ according y. Failing this arrangement,* the meeting will probably have to be aba nd one' I. The K oka tal) i • Koi t era iigi sports ii'eetirig lakes place to-morrow. (Satu/day) o*i the football ground at Kok-itahi. T’li<‘ first event starts at noon sharp. There are capital entries !oi the various events, which include .-awin’; ami chopping. In the owning a wind-up l.nll will be liebl in the Pubic Hall. No <1 mb; there will be a good atle.idanre at both gatherings. For the Go:f Club's medal match tomorrow. the following is the draw:-— < he.-nev 5 v. Morrison 30. Darby 20 v. Macfarlane 21. Cooke 20 v. Kortegast 21. Steel .”) v. Baker 20. Cox 14 v. •Fiiiertv L 5. Adamso n y v. Irwin IS. Cagney 15 v. O’Doberty 13. Wilson 14 v. Nightingale 22. Caliari 21 v. Guth- ‘ rev 28, Houston IS v. Wyles 30. Langfoid 24 v. Lade 30. Menzies 25 v. Coul-1 son 30. Players jot drawn must put in one card 120 or under before compel ing i H matches.