HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 4 June 1937, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). HOKITIKA, June 3A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held to-morrow to consider a noitification from the Westland Hospital Board for sanction to borrow a to £17,000 already authorised, to complete necessary works at the Westland Hospital. Tlie Hokitika from Wellington arrived in the roadstead 'this morningThere is a. heavy sea running. Masterl James Costello, on holiday fjnom Nelson College, is spending a few! days with his father, Mr C- Costello, of Keller’s- Hotel, and goes to the Glaciers for the week-end-At Kokaitalii saleyards yesterday, llhe National Mortgage Co- made the following sales: On account H. Monk fat bullocks, at £7 7 S 6d; account WHouston, bullock at £6, heifers at £4 12s (id; account H- M. Coulson, light ateers from £4 2s (id to £5 <s 6d, ac count hliss A- Moynihan, fat cows ami heifers t o £5 2s 6d runners Do £3 2s 6d; account D- Mulholland, lb months steers at £3 17s 6d, cows at £2 7s 6d;, account G- Weir, cows £L (id; account IL Buddington, fat cow at £5 2s 6d; account B- A- Haussmann, cow at £3 7s 6d. I The Kiwi Football Club’s annual ball (took place last night a'i the SolIdiere’ Hall and was a great success, visitors being present from all parts of Westland and Greymouth. In the fox' troi competition, ithe finalists were Mr A. Todd and Mis s 1- Neilson (winners). Mr Stevens and partner, and Alt R. Munro and partner. Mr J- Hames, of Greymouth, was judgeThe King George V Memorial 1 und locallv is now £4O 14sz\t the fcchool Committee meeting ]a-"t evening, the Rector reported that the present roll number was: F ll ’ ll ’ l / 341, secondary 104. The D'enta Nurse (Miss J. R. Spiers) reported that the total attendances at the ebme during May was 112, composing pupils from Hokitika, Woodstock, Kanieri, Convent, Humphries, Kailnnu and Mananui schools- It was decided to recommend supplying cocoa to children who bring lunches to school. The secie,arv reported no reply had been received’ from the Healtih Department t -I ’- meeting the cost o f this service, it being found impossible to ar r I ' 1 !U1 ” c io free m'-lk for all children, lhe chai... man reported that a parent m tho■ Mkatahi district, who had two children attending the High School, had to pay an amount of £-3 6s per month for tlie conveyance o f the children to school.-;-I't was decided’ to a k the Minister to pay all fares in such eases. Aecoun’o amounting to £33 18s 5d weie passed for payment. It was decided to refuse the request of the Commissioner <d Crown Lands for the Committee’s eonsent to the transfer of portion of Reserve No 99. facing Park Street, for the puipo.se of providing sections for the Housing Scheme, it being stated the property might be needed under the re-building scheme of the Hokitika School. The Principal of the Greymouth Technical College wrote, stating that he could not agre c to the cookery room at the Hokitika 'School being used on Monday evenings for the pur. pose of holding euchre tournaments. It was decided to recommend appoint, meat of Mr John Bell, Lower Hutt, as assistant.master. The Board confirm, e-d the appointment of Mr L. Wilson, as additional master.