WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 4 June 1937, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). Personal: WESTPORT, June 3. At the Borough Council meeting, 'held lasi, evening, a motion of eondofenee was accorded the relatives of the late Mi' J. McKendry, who had’ been in the employ of the Council for 36 years. All Councillors stood in silence as a mark of respect. Mr ,J. Hutt, Birchfield, left to-day for Christchurch to attend the Poultiy Show. ISympatliy with the relatives of Mr A. Burt, lion. Secretary of the Buller Football Association, was expressed at a meeting of the. Management Commit, tee of the Canterbury Football Association. Guests at the Hotel Buller are: Mr' and (Mrs E Watt (Roxburgh), Miss. K. Carter (Greymouth), Mr M. Somerville (England), Mr A;'Shaw, Mr J. Franklin, Mr J. R. Scott (Nelson), Mr M. Heenan (Waikaia), Mr ami Mrs L. Gasson (Gore), Mr C. Gordon (Christchurch), Mr A. H. Nightingale ('’’hi'istchurch).

Shipping; The Omana is duo here to-night, and the Kaimai to-morrow. The Kartigi leaves Auckland to-night for Westport. 'The Rata and Canopus are due to. morrow, and the Titoki and Poolta at the week-end. There were no shipping movements yesterday.

Licensing (Jases: A ease against three Karamea residents, charged with being on a Westport hotel after hours, was dismissed. Ail three claimed they booked in at th’,, hotel on a Fr.day night, went u> the Reefton races on Saturday, and were leaving the hotel after calling for their bags and coa.ts when accosted by the police. A Westport publican, charged with three breaches of the Licensing Act, was convicted on tihe charge of selling, and fined £2 and costs, the other charges were withdrawn. Indecent Exposure:

Alexander Shaw pleaded guilty when charged in the Mag.stratc’o Court yesterday, with indecent exposure at the North Beach recently. Sergeant C. Ji King said accused had been collecting firewood on the day in question when a girl of D was engaged in a similar task nearby. The girl refused help when off ere d by udcused' but later she came over to him when he called her and it was then that the indecent exposure took place. Accused denied the charge at first, but later confessed. By pleading guilty he had saved the girl from giving evidence.

Mr Scully, for accused, attributed' t'.ie lapse to the effects of war wounds. Accused was lined .€lO, the Magistrate considering the offence a most serous one. If accu ed had been found guilty after defending, he would not have hesitated in sending him to Paparua Prison for three months. Three months were allowed in which to pay.

Westport Debating Society: “That Broadcasting Should be a State Monopoly,” was the subject of an interesting addre.-s at the fortnightly meeting of the Westport Debating Society, held last evening, in the Labour Rooms. Mr F. O’Gorm-in presided. Tne affirmative was taken by Miss Agnis. Costelloe (leader), Mes-ws T. Shaw, W. P. Jackson, and L. O’Neill; while the negative was supported' by Messrs 11. Maitland (leader). C. Robertson, M'ss O’Gormau, J. Johnston and C- Hansen. The discussion was interesting and animated, and at tli 0 conclusion, the chairman gave the speakers valuab-c advice on voice production. .‘That Trial bv Jury Should be Abolished,” will be’ the subject for the next debate.

Borough Affairs: The Mayor (Mr J. Kilkenny) was in the chair at the' usual monthly meet, ing o f the Borough Council, held’ last evening. There was a full attendance of Councillors. . . An .application for financial assistanc c in mbbish collection in Westport from J. W. Baker, was referred to the General Purposes Committee. • Andy Phillips was granted a license for a pie cart on a street at th e usual An offer from Mesrss Fulton and Hogan for purchase of a road broom, the property of the Council, at €lO was accepted. We.tport Aero Club'was grained permission to erect a hangar on Westport Aerodrome. A request that the ground be handed' over to th e Club, with free rights in perpetuity, was held over. The Buller Football Association wis granted the use of the Recreation Ground on May 15th, and every second Saturday.

Arising out °f a communication from the secretary, Buller Rugby Union, regarding the lighting of Vieloria .Square, the opinion was expres. sed that it would not b- puict.cable to erect nior e lights on the venue and it was decided to ' remove one of t'he lights tv the Recreation Ground. A vote of thanks was accorded Ser. geant-Major (Patrick, school teachers and others who combined to make the Coronation celebrations such a groat success.

The Department of Internal Affai.-s wrote, confirming appointment o f Joh-i Radford and 0 L Nahr as the Council's i epresentatives on the Eire Board. The. Chief Inspector of Explosives advised that (he Westport. Co-operative Society had' been granted permission Io sell petrol through a pump. The Department, of Scientific Research returned thanks for donation or £5O towards pakihi soil survey. The Council decide.! to grant the ■urn of £lOO towards cost" of foot, bridge over Buller River. A complaint from .1. Bentley regarding damage done to shrubs, ’etc., on Victoria Square, by children, was referred' to the Reserves Committee. It was decided to leave the float, light showing on the Memorial Gates at Victoria Square Westport United . Dairies . Ltd., was granted water supply at £1 per month. The Town Clerk was authorised to continue sick pay to Borough Foreman, until the question of accident compensation was settled. . Master T. Menzies was appointed a■ -s Jsta n't-ni et or road erf It was decided to invite quotations

for a 30 cwt. lorry for gas department. The matter of controlling milk supply in the town as requested by Westport United Dairies, Ltd., was held over. It was decided to terminate thc appointment of the ißorougli Engineer on June. 30th, 1937. It was decided to a.lvert'sc for a working, foreman, at £5 per week. Mr J. Taylor, from 2-1 applicants, was appointed, to t'he position of carpenter and handy-man. Mr M. O’Dea wrote, thanking the Council for giving him an opportunity of protesting against the Westport Dairies proposals, and referred to the service he had given for years. Mrs R. A. Adams wrote s miiarly and Mr A. Woodward waited on the Council in connection with the fame matter, and said he could see nothing beneficial in the bottling system when compared with can delivery.—The position is to be considered by a committee.