HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 13 August 1935, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.) HOKITIKA* August 12. Lambiug is now progressing rapidly in the country districts, and the weather is at present very favourable for the new arrivals. Whitebait trenches and sites have during the past few days been allocat ed on Hokitika IRiver for a considerable number of fishermen for the preparation for the opening of the season by .'.he Inspector of Fisheries (Sergeant C. J. King). The death occurred yesterday at Westland Hospital of 'Mr Robert Greenlees, an old resident of the Blue Spur district, who was 84 years of age. lie had been' for many years engage'. In go'd mining, and was well respecter by all who knew him. He leaves ■■ widow and one daughter. The Hokitika bar is at present in an adverse stive as the result of a sand bank having formed across it. The channel runs in a more northerly di reetion with little sea room and it tne sea is not smooth the bar is unwork•iblc ‘ The sailing of the Te Aroha i° ! Wellington and of the Gael for Okuru has been delayed for the pas', couple ..I dnvs l-.v the shoaling of the bai. On Wednesday evening Kiwi Football Club hold their annual ball at the Soldiers’ Hall, and there is expected to be a very t'arge attendance from neai ni.d* far." The West Coast’ fox trot iliampionsliip is being decided on the occasion. The prizes are a rilver cup end the judge for the event will be Miss Mavis Burgoyne, of Grey mouth. Th . following rugby team has been chosen to represent Westland (holders) ,T. the ma eh against South Westland ■it Hokitika on Saturday, for the Dittman Shield:—Full-back': Nieho'son (Kiwi)- three-quarters: Schroder (Exci'lsior), Nolan (K.) Pfahler.t’ (Pit nles); five-eighths, West (K.), Hughes 11.)Half-back: Davidson (Er), Caploin; forwards. Thorpe (P-) Martin (Ross), Diedrich (K.). Harrison (P.), Freitas (E.), Walker (K.).. Aitken (P.). Smlerson (K.) Emergencies backs. Boyd (!’.), Agnew (P.); Forwards. Key (E.), Leslie (K.) South Westland Aero Club’s annual ball on Friday at Totara Ha'l, Ross, was very successful. Visitors were present from Greymouth, Hokitika. Harihari and surrounding districts, .. hile some of the constituent dubs of the West Coast Federated Club were

■■lso represented. A fox trot competition. judged by Messrs Stevens and Edmunds, was won by Miss E. Parker and Mr A. Upjohn. The duties of M.’s.C., were ably carried out by Messrs Upjohn Sadlier ami Richards A Monte. Carlo waltz was won by Miss M. McMul an anil M/ W. Evans' The Golf Club’s Bogey Match on Saturday was won by Millner 3 up (92 —>27—65). Other cards were: Darby (13) all square; Eeelesfield (16)- all square; Tomlinson (11) 2 down; Brown (18) 2 down; Griffin (14) 4 down; Houiifon (17) 4 down; Wy'es (111) 4 down; Millen (14) 5 down; 1 Stuart (21) 5 down; Townsend (18) 7 down. The Ladies’ Championship was won by Mrs B. Andrewes. who de feated Mrs R. Cox. playing most of the holes in par figures. The Mahinapua Cup was won by Mrs Warren, who defeated Misw Wild on the 18th green 1 up. In the Unearned Handicap division the best scores in the August Med ai Match were:—Mrs Ross 75—17—58; Miss’ B. Johnson 9?—22—75; Miss H. Perry 90—7—83; Mrs Jones 99—9—90; Miss Moore 99—20—79; Miss H. Renton 104—22—82; Miss B. Heil lOS—I4 —94: Mrs W. E. Brown 108—14 —-94; Mr.- Wilson 111—30—81.

At a sale of the dairy cai'tlr. of Mrs J Johnston, Harihari, by W. Jeffries & Coy., the following were disposed of; Seven year’iug heifers at £-2 each; Jersey hull calf at £ 1 ss; 10 2-yeai-old Jersey springers al £4 17s fid; I a'. £10; 12 3 year-o.ld Jersey springers al L 6 12s fid; fi third-calf Jersey cross

springers af £6 7s 6d; 13 fourth calf and u]iwards cows at £4 7s 6d; 9 at £5. The pedigree Jersey bull, Melbourne King Owl er (6 years realised £7 7s; Child’s pony £6 ss; milk cans at £.l 18s. £1 16s and 16s. For a client, two Jersey cross 3-year springers at' £5 ss; 1 Holstein do. at £5 7s (id; 2 store Jersey heifers at £- Ids. Top price of £1(1 was secured for a ‘"o year Jersey springer by Melbourne King Owler, from the pedigree Jersey cow (Hunts Breed) 1 ‘Bella Mond Loraine. ’ ’

An application by the. County Council to the Unemployment Board for a loan to compete the La Fontaine Road to the mouth of the Big Wanganui River, where a sawmill is being erected, has been unsuccessful. The idea is to establish a serviceable port for the export of timber. Advice was received that the Board was unable to make a loan. The Council decided to renew the application to the Minister of Public. Works, and to send a deputation to Wellington including a representative of the K.D.V. Timber Company, which already has spent £20,000 in ’he milling industry in the locality, and is responsib'e for the shipping project at the river mouth, where its mill will operate. An increase of £7BB in the hospital levy has to be met by the Westland County Council this year, the total being £2345. Some concern at the increase was expressed by members who feared that the Council might have an increase in its rates. The position was debated by four councillors, who are members of the Hospital Board. Messrs. W. A. Jamieson and N. H. Brown each stressed the large in-, urease in the number of patients and in the nursing and domestic staffs. They outlined proposals providing for adequate accommodation which had been adopted and approved by the department. The increase in the number of patients was due to industries, particularly milling and bigger population. Mr. W. Jeffries, a member of the Board, said that he based his objection on the fact of an increase in salaries of the higher paid officials in face of advice from the department that the increased amounts would have to be found by the contributing bodies. Nurses and probationers had not been considered. Some ratepayers found difficulty in meeting the ordinary levy. There was room for economy but this would not be reached unless the council’s representatives upheld the meeting when the salary adjustments were made. Mr. J. A. Murdoch objected to salary cuts being restored by the re-* tiring board in its dying hours, and said a grave mistake was in making the restoration retrospective. Hospital adminstration should be in the hands of the Government. After considerable discussion the levy was accepted.