WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 10 June 1933, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Own Correspondent.) Borough Affairs. W lIS I'l'OliT'. Juim 9 I The Mayor. Mr Kilkenny presided at I the usual meeting of th 1 ' Borough (Jouncil h-’ld yesterday. Leg i iding deputations which waited on Mr Jessep on the occasion of his visit to Westport the Mayor said it se'med to him that tie \ ha 1 no word a.s Io what M r Jessep had promised or not promised. He thought a committee should be > : ‘t up to confer with Mr Holla d with •:» view t" getting d’finite information from Mr Je> «e,» - -Ur F. \ said Mr J. ± s«p stated Mistenancc allow a. w given here, but there was not ore sixpence allow ance here. 11 was giv< n I in otlr r places mid should be givi n I here. Another thing was the cut ; Auckland an I Uhrisl church were iaaugural ing relief works under which men wer 1 allowed 10s a day. Why con <1 this not be allowed here also? Thu Mayor thought this Uoum il shot,] I, through -Mr Holland, send a violent p olest to Wellington demanjling justice. H<- hoped to have the support of the Council in his suggestion. The i Mayor said lie met Mr Bromli'y and, said the His a day was creeping closer t<> Westport. It ha<l reached Grey-j mouth.— It was decided to further in quire into the matter On the motion of Ur. Fox it was d ci.led to hold the meetings of the Council fort nightly instead of monthly. The 1 (lasting vote of the Mavor decided the matter. On the motion of the Mayor, the price of electric eu rent was reduc-l <<l to i oiisum'rs. The Mayor. Coun j , l„rs Higgins. Taylor. Caldwell. Rix-Im I end Fox supported the motion find Crs , Radford . Robertson, Nahr ami Stoweli voted against. Accounts totalling £1327 J7s lOd were passed for pay ; uient. Magistrate’s Court. Before Air Meldrum ysterday. charged with <issauling D. J. Wells, tit ’ Stockton. W. Oliver was convicted and ; lined £1 ami costs. Both men are eu gaged in the- Stockton mine and the trouble arose as a result of an aecus i ation by Oliver to the effect that W’ lls did not leave the coal face in a proper n ukirg condition. Agues .McKenna wa> granted separa t:on, maintenance ami guar lipnship or<l rs against John McKenna. The ord is wero not opposed and respondent v. a • ordered Io pav main 1 < nanc- at £1 I r \\e k foi complaina e| and l*>s i'o*' (' .■ child Mark Rowbottom w charged with di >obe ieiicc of a ma i i I eimnee order made in favour of his wife, w Inis in Lngland. Airear- to'alled £69 S rgeant Mclntyre Mated def mlaa‘ was in Wellington on relief work, earn ing 13s 2d per week. The case was ad j< limed for 1 hre<■ monl hs. An Application Opposed. \t app ica! ion Io the Ward n ’> Coin> l>v Arthur Mosley for a >pe ’ml aiiuv i I claii.i of 2(1 acre-. Steeple:- S D.. was olijeeted t<> by .1. O’Neill and H. M Hennessy, prospectors employed ou the sudsiby. Mr Wilson appeared fpi the applicant ami Mr Molony for the objectors. After hearing evidence the Warden said it seemed clear that th l applicant was entitled to the properly. It might bo a hardship on the two men who were pro> pect i tig th" area, but if they had taken the trouble, to fortify themselves by applying for a prospc< ting iconse they would have been pro*<cl(’d at least for 12 nrmths There was a provision that anyone had the tight to apply for a privilege, if the ho der of th' 1 prospecting license does not. within ten days apply for the superior lii-ense, and the applicant would be entith’d Io have his application grantell meant that if the hold-c of the prospecting license did not consider it worth applying for a superior c airn ho was liable to have someone come in aud apply over him. Under the circumstances applicant was entitled to the granting of the applica tion. Mr Molony said he did not ob ject to the granting of the application but wante<l ten acres reserved for tlie ob jectors. Th<- War len said an application uinl'T a certain rule could bo made for that. The application was Municipal Band. A 1 the usual monthly meeting of the above Mr F McDouall was in ihe chair. Mr McLaughlin, owing to illness ’was granted leave of absence. Mr F. Mallet was (’lecU'd a member of the Band. it was decided to play a programme of music at the Hospital on July 2 and al the O’Connor Home on June 18th. Harbour Returns. The Harbour returns for last mouth were : —Westport Coal Coy: Output coal, 12.779 tons 12 cwt., coke 116 ton? 16cw<; export 12,261 tons 14cvvt, coal 127 tons I3cwt. coke. W<‘stport-Stock lon Coal Coy.. Ltd., 9772 tons Scwt <'.\port, 9677 lons 18ewt; Co-operaiivi mining parties, output 3588 tons 14ewt export 3588 tons 14cwt; Tola's- Gn! put 26,297 lotis lOewt; export. ?5,G5. r lons l9cwt.

(jf tins amount no tons were shipped to foreign polls Export of timber.- 1 (iJb sup. ft. During thu month 20 steamers and J auxiliary sailers, i 'prescntir.g 19.245 tons, entered the J'-’i't, and 2! steamers and 9 aux. sadc-rs, represent;ng 20.411 tons, left the port. Total tonnagi- for the month: 39,656 tons. Mean high wat ; r.-~River 25ft. Jiins. Bar: 20ft 4iu>. Rainfall: 6.78iu.5. for 20 days' rain. Personal. Mrs Forman, (.laughter of Mr H E Ho.laud, was appointed a 1 last night s meeting of th" Borough Council Io l ,p otic- of its representatives on the Hospital Board. Shipping. I’he John, Mabel Mollor, Kiwitca and Ckinopus all sailed yesterday. Gibbard s. Cheering news tor yon! All thrifty buyers will be pleased to note that Westport’s ready money drapers are still to the fore with rock bottom values. You can save money on men’s, youths’ and boys’ clothing by buying irom Gibbard’s. I Morgan’s Pictures At the matinee to-day at 2.30 p.m. and to-night at 8, Paramount Pictures present a special production, featuring Harold Lloyd in ‘‘Movie Crazy, ’ ’ at the Victoria Theatre. The longest series of big laughs ever assembled in one motion picture sequence, are credited to Harold Lloyd’s; latest Paramount release, “Movie Crazy.” with Constance Cummings, the first picture the bespectacled comedian has made in two years. In “Movie Crazy’’ Lloyd brings to the screen his most appealing c.haracteris- ; tics, a multitude of new gags, and a . background that will hold the interest I of every motion picture enthusiast. The “Monarch of Mirth” at his very best in z “Movie Crazy.” There are excellent supports. Approved for Universal Exhibition. Trains to-day at 5.10 ami 10.30 p.m. MONDAY AND TUESDAY. On Monday and Tuesday Celebrity Pictures present Britain’s greatest mystery thriller. “Other People’s Sins.” featuring Horace Hodges. Anne Grey and Stewart Rome. A British made picture as brilliant as the best American productions—such is a 'just description of “Other People’s Sius.’’ Recommended for adults.