HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 22 August 1934, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) At the R.S.A. meeting last: evening a’ lot ter -was received from the Grey Bin nd; regarding a boy available io go to Flock House after next Christmas. As this branch has already arranged vo send a boy, it was decided to advise the Grey branch that no assistance could be •ottered at pro>ent. Mr T. Cooper was requested to enquine at Otira regarding- the formation of a sub-branch and to report •it next meeting, 'the Town Clerk ndvised the Government Auditor has d reefed that the U.S.A. Hall must be licensed under the Borough By-laws, Ihe fee being £5 ss. Il was decided to 'eave the matter to the President It was decided to allocate £9 ((’nr. ‘sen Fund grant for .InueL between the Rost ano Kumara Sub-branches tn be used in relief of necessitous cases among the ex-soldiers. It ‘Was decided to make an appeal to the Selina Broderick Fund for a grant *o

assist a case of distressed circuit! stances in the district. The Kumara Sub-branch wrote re a member injured while working under the gold subsidy scheme. The secretary sa ; d proceedings were under way regarding compensation. The balance sheet, j’oi the annual ball was read and adopted, the credit balance being £8 17s (»<l. The balance sheet of the annual re-union showed a deficit of £3 18s. this being the smallest deficit , of anv of the similar functions to date. Mr F. McCabe was appointed auditor to replace Mr Kernahan, who recently resigned owing to leaving the district. Accounts amounting to £l9 2s Id were passed. New members were accepted. The following names were accepted as honorary members: Messrs A. K. Elcoek, W. E. Richaids. deo. Burt, and W. L. Robertson, of Hokitika; 11. Phillips, C. O’Rourke and J Tloulahan. of Ross ; and J. Stewart, 11. Hamer. J. Steel, J. Reedy and J. Holmes, of Kumara. Mr W. F. Ashley was welcomed as Kumm’s representative. The Secretary reported receipt of throe war medals from Mr Fair.hall for local branch. One is a ! German Iron Cross, and the others are Crimean War Medals, belonging to a deceased Crimean veteran, Private .1. Gummings, 57th Regiment. It was decided that the medals be framed and hung jn the hall. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr Fairhall. The County Mining Executive Committee last evening renewed the snb>itiv for the following: R. D. Kelly, Woodstock; P. A. Anderson and D. F. and F. A. Thorpe, Woodstock; Baxter and Bennett. Wainihinihi; J. Thorpe, Woodstock; P. G. Reedy, Kumara; W. Thorpe, Woodstock; W. C. and L. G. Dick. A*rahura; M. Krako-wsky, South Hokitika; A. A. Barron. Goldsborough; D. O’Leary, Wataroa; M. Baird, Hokitika; T. 11. McAllister, Kumara Junction; McVicar and Kennedy, Kama ra; F. Brown. South Hokitika (to he reported by Supervisor); A. • • Graham, South Hokitika; C. P. Ogi’vb* and H. Su.’genor, Rimu; W. Kennedy. Gnldsborough; Nolan. Wataroa; IT. Worsley, Waiho; G. Lopas, Humph re y t s; Griffiths, Robertson. and Keenan, Woodstock; IL Williams Wataroa; W. Gannon. Kloldsboroiigh IF. Stephens. Tainui; J. E. Hunt, Kumain; J. Sullivan. Tainui: T). J. McLaren, Bruce Bay; T. Williams, Hokitika; A. F. and E. A. Dale. Woodcock; Rasmussen, Goldsborough. The gold won for two weeks ending August 18 was 28ozs sdwt 23ffns. It was reported that since tin* subsidising of ii inspectors had been in operatin’ £7903 10s 8d had been paid out in subsidy, -while 580ozs of gold, va’.ucd nt £4OOO had been won by prospectors. Of thin the Government had returned to it £709 in taxation. The Chairman stated that on Saturday last on going South he visited a party of men who had met with success and refunded the subsidy The men were making about £7 per man per week tn their claims. The gold won was a good sample. The men .stated several years’ work was ahead of them. The '•nemployment Board wrote for fur then particulars re sale of gold by Fox and Jolly. The Chairman reported C. A. .Tolly admitted the gold sold was his but it had been won before going on the subsidy, and he offered to pay 10 per eent.—Agreed to refer the matter to the Unempoylment Board. The folio-wing applications

were recommended: J. J. I.a lor, for assistance to work claim at Kumara; •I. O. Freitas, Woodstock, to be transferred from Humphrey’s Prospecting Scheme to Subsidy Scheme to work tunnel nt Rimu Flat; J. Smith, Koiterangi. for assistance by way of subsidy to prospect Hokitika River: Robe.rt McGrath, DilPmanistown, for

subsidy to prospect, at, Dillmans; 1. C. Randall, for work on either prospecting scheme, to be attached to Moore’s par-ty; 11. Manning, L. and W P. Cuthbert, for' subsidy to prospect Callery River, Waiho, for six weeks; H. A. Smyth and A. Muir, for assistance to open up claim, for six weeks. C. Mills’ application for «x--pol.sives was refused, also Mills, Ford and Glen’s application to have area at Boucher’s Gully reserved under the mining scheme. W. L. Robertson explained time worked on subsidy scheme. Silk and O’Leary advised that cage has been erected on Wataroa River, also that same is a great convenience t'O prospectors, and thanking ’Executive.