HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1932, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA June 29. The *ocal wiutebaiters this morning had a conference witn the Lnspectoi ox x isLerics, ivir lieiioid, Hie Mtmue* lor me District, Mr Jus. *(J Brien, Doing also present. The regulations pro pused for the fishing were lully discussed, and with certain ainenunieni < were approved, it was advised that viie license iee should be 10s. Rigid leslixctions arc imposed on those fish•ug only lor their own consupiption. iiic Gvvernmeni is evidently bent upo.i obtaining a substantial revenue from -He industry. The weather changed last evening, the cessation of rain being lolloweu uy an intense trust, ibis morning nsealing a whitened surface over u wide expanse of country. Ice waalso in evidence. Eleven degrees m irost was recorded here this morning. The Alps are a splendid spectacle m their white-clad uniformity. At the sitting of the Arbitration Court on Friday morning at 10 o clocK the case of Thomas James Furlong (Mr Murdoch) v. Hokitika Harbour Board (Mr C. 8. Thomas), claim tor compensation (weekly payment), wiii be heard. j In the flight of the local aeroplane yesterday, Flying Oiiicer Matliesu-i and A. NaneeKivell came,from Canterbury in 80 minutes. Mr Jas. O’Brien, M.P, delivered his address last evening at the Town Hall, to a largo and interested audi once, and made a powerful plea t-> * reversal of the legislation, which has issued in the present stringent, unditions throughout New Zealand. He was accorded great applause the close of his address The second of a series of public lee tures dealing with Church nd State problems, was held in St. Andrew’s Hall last evening, when there was a good attendance. The principal speaker, the Rev. G. A. Naylor, gave a survey of the present world conditions in economics. Mr IT. M. Coulson also gave an address dealing with national prejudices. _ Rt. Rev. Dr. West-Watson, Bishop o r Christchurch has not been obliged to enter the hospital, as previouslv reported, but will be unable to adhere to his original plan in regard to his visit to the West Coast. It is his intention to visit here at the end o* J ’dyA football match between the Hokitika and Kumara Convent schools, was played on Cass Square this morning, the Hokitika team winning by 13 points to 9. Rev. Father McKay was referee. In view of the approaching marriage of Miss N. Reid of the Hokitika District High School, she was met by the members of the staff, who presented her with a reading lamp, while the children presented her with a leather suitcase