HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1933, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, March 30. Air Wm. Wood, a well known boring superintendent and gold mining expert who has done extensive prospecting at Okarito and other place s in Westland, has left for the Upper Ahaura River, Grey Walley, under engagement to the. Daylight Gold Prospecting Syndicate, for the purpose of thoroughly testing and proving a couple of miles of virgin country, which has given some rich dish prospects. A complete boring plant and staff* of men are now on the ground

Dr. A. Oakey, who for the past two years has been in practice at the Invercargill Hospital, a nd previously nt the Wellington Hospital, has taken up his residence a t Hokitika. A meeting of the Committee of th p Hokitika Poultry Society was h«ld last evening when the schedule of the forthcoming show was revised. The chief alteration was the deletion of the rabbit and duck classes. According to a statement in Gisborne by Mr Jessep, of the Unemployment Board, prospecting on the West Coast under the Board’s scheme is expected to provide a good deal of employment. He said: “Drafts of nie n are leaving every week for Collingwood. Nelson, Murchison and other areas. Supervisors also have instructional duties and. inexperienced men are taught all they require to know. The men are given definite areas for their operations and are shown how to go about the work. If results on the West Coast follow on similar lines to those achieved in Central Otago/’ i (said Mr Jessep', “they should give several thousand men a fighting chance to gain independence. The Unemployment Board now has over 2000 prospectors at work in the South Island, and regularly each week some of them reach the stage where they win sufficient gold to relieve their fellow-citi-zens of the responsibility of finding relief for them through the Unemployment. Board. ’’ The local Popular Baby Competition in aid of the Plunket Society is progressing actively. On behalf of the State School nominee, a cabaret was last night held at the Soldiers’ Hall, fifty-six tables being occupied Dancing item s were given by Miss D. Thwaites. J, Andrews, N. Darby, L. Staines, AV. Stevenson and Ferguson, while Mr and Mrs A. Perry gave musical items. Mrs J. N. Robinson and Airs Geo. Perry have also given entertainments for the same candidate. MTs Mandi gave a bridge party in aid of the Convent School nominee. The South Westland candidate is also expect e t ] jo secure substantial support.

The Hokitika Tennis Club on Saturday plays the third round of the Baird and Hayes Cup competitions. The Gael, which arrived from AVollington at 1 p.m., will sail from Hokitika at 10 o’clock fo-night for Bruce Bay and Okuru. In view of householders’ meetings, School Committee accounts are now under audit. In the. Canterbury Board district there are <3BO schools. On Saturday the' Golf Club opens the season with a mixed foursome, over 18 holes, players arranging their opponents. The draw is as follows: — Wilson and Mrs Irwin (13), Neville and Miss Adamson (5), Childs and Miss J. Houston (14), Cooke and Airs Ncvil'e (9), Robilliard and Miss B. A’arrall (8), Mclntosh a"d Miss Mortland (22), Mandi and Mrs Murdoch (14), Reese ami Mrs L. Ross (19), T. Stuart and Airs AVilson (12), Houston and Mrs Tomlinson (14), Coulson and Alls Caliari (15), Darby and Miss Potts (13), Chesney and Aliss Betty Yarrall (7), Caliari and Airs Radford (17), Rout’edge and Airs Lewis (11), Macfarlane and Airs Guthrey (18), Mclntyre and Mrs Cooke (14), Radford and Airs Chesney (23), Warren and Airs Irwin (17), Baker and Airs C. Ross (11), AVyles and Miss King (6), Kortegast and Airs Diedrich (15), Irwin and Airs Dooreen (19), Steel and Airs W. AVilson (4), Langford and Airs Alacfarlane (18), AV. E. Brown and Mrs Baker (11), Adamson and Airs Langford (2), Morrison and Airs Cox (15), Tomlinson and Miss A Mclntosh (19), Cagney and Aliss Cooke (7), Cox and Aliss B. Houston (13), Stark and Aliss Duff (23), Eade and Airs AVylos (25), Kernahan and Mr s Mclntyre (25), Alenzies and Aliss Alandl (21), T. Brown and Airs Warren (25), J. Stuart and Miss Cox (25), Ranger and Aliss Houston (23), Dougherty and Aliss AL Wild