HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 25 January 1934, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, .January 21. I'lie To Aroba, bound for Hokitika, has been sheltering at Totaranui. near Farewell Spit, from the prevailing westerly gale. The Gillespie’s Beach dredge initial ruiurn of 63ozs last week is consid vied to be a very auspicious one, and '•he shares of the Company are likely ‘o go up before long. Okarito Dredge •‘linn o f 4t>ozs shows an improve-

An accident occurred yesterday at ti e West hind Brewery to a member of the staff. * Charlef; Sandors, sou of the Manager, Mr C. Sanders. The handle of a winch which he wits turning slipped back, striking him on th 0 forehead with considerable force. He was rendered unconscious. II»• was conveyed to the Hospital, where his injury was attended to. and he i/> now progressing favourably. The conference of the West Coast Sawmillers ’ Association opened here to-day, there being a number of delegates from other localities. This report oj Messrs Recto and Calwell on the Australian red pine trade will be discussed tomorrow by the conference. Toi-day’s meeting dealt with routine matters. At Arahura saleyards on Monday beef prices avere better. There were 35 cattle offered. 60 fat sheep, and 41 store ewes and lambs. Messrs AV. Jeff rids and Co. sold for AV. Olderog v. 3 f.m. ewes and 18 lambs all counted at 10 s 6d; for S. Holley 2 steers at £3 17s 6d, 1 do at £4; 'for Perry and Co. 1 steer at £7 7s 6d, 2 do at £7 2s 6d, 5 do at £7, 4 do at £6 17s 6d, and 2 do at £6 12V< 6d; for a client 160 lambs at £l. Tho Canterbury Education Board has advised the Hokitika School Committee that the Education Department has declined to renew tho contract for bringing Blue Spur children to Hokitika School. It is now suggested that a household school be opened at Blue Spur. The arrangcmeiitls for hrijunnrr children to tho

school here from .South Sr»n arc I being continued. .1.1 is proposed to increase the c:i| acity of Koilcrangi l:me kiln, and ?lr JI. T. Parry is being engaged it report on the cost. The company is increasing the charge f\»r its lime | by 2/6 per ton to 25 s per ton. with a discount of 2/6 for prompt pay Hokitika Tennis Club has derated to vacate its present courts a' tho end of the season, when the lense expirQ-i. A meeting of the Club, at which Mr C. 11. Gulhrey pi’esided. there being 35 members present resolved last evening to tak c over the proposed new site al the intersection of Bealey and Park Streets. a; the no: them portion of the borough. Messrs Guthrey, 1.. K. Laieombp and A Stevenson were appointed as a Committee to arrange for the construction of three courts. Th<‘ Club intends to borrow sufficiently to pro- ] vide £5OO for th e new venture. On Saturday, the Club -will play a match ■with Grcymouth, the teams being as follows:—A team at Hokitika — Miss N. Thompson, Mrs P. Renton jhr., Misses O. Stapleton and 1.. Knight. Men—Dougherty, l.arcombe. Oakey and Hailwood. .Emergencies — Miss A. Stapleton and Guthrey B t cam at. (I rcyni'out h—M issue A. Stapleton, J-i. Knight. .1. Stevenson and J. Davidson. Men—Guthrey, Preston. McCluskie and Nicholson. Fmergeneic-s—Miss W. Stevenson and .1. Redder. Thje spawning /process of the inanga -species. of which whitebait | are the progeny, is now in progress in the Hokitika River. The ova. are deposited a(- the- edges of the stream just below the. reach of tin* highest spring tide. The inanga are just now to be observed making down the river to the. tidal portion, which is the. spawning ground. The migration is raid to be this year rather early, as it is usually noted in February and March. The indications are for a good regeneration, as the number of inanga are -said t*o be greater than usual, whereas there has at the end of the recent -whitebait season been fewer than usual of the fish known as smelt#.

Lightning during a storm at 7 p.m. on /Monday in Koitcrangi set fire to the homestead of Mr J. Mitchell. I'he flames were soon put out. The lightning was accompanied by heavy bail, and it caused the fusing of severa] electric connections in the district.