HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1938, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

fOur Own Correspondent.] HOKITIKA, May 12. Considerable quantities of stores were taken from Hokitika aboard the m.v. “Gael” yesterday Sor Jackson Bay, indicating an increase in the population of the southern locality. The Gael also took twelve men to ?• qage in the works there, and a i <siderable amount, of modern machinery for the conduct of the public works.

In the Westland election results published to-day, there was an omission, that 6f Cr. J. L. Turner, who was re-elected to the Hokitika Borough Council, polling 617 votes. In the southern election, the votes polled by Cr. J. Donovan for the Westland County Council numbered 289 (not 389 as published). In the Ross Mavoral election, the successful candidate, Mr K. O. May, was incorrectly described as having been identified with the Labour interest, Mr May not having stood at all in that capacitl’. In the combined borough poll (Hokitika, Ross and Kumara) for a seat on the Greymouth Harbour Board, the details were: Hokitika— G. A. Perry 797, .E. W. Heenan 328, Ross —Perry 197, Heenan 56: Kumara— Parry 45 t Heenan 36; totals—Perry 1639. Henan 420; majority 619. Mr Perry’s re-election as Mayor of Hokitika adds another term to the record tenure of that office to which he has attained.

South Westland Riding election fig"res were: P. J. McLean—Wataroa ' 7 2. Harihari 56, Hokitika 51. Waiho °-8 Waitaha 26. Okuru 24, Ross (Donnelly’s Creek) 14, Okarito 10, Evans Creek 8, Five Mile (Okarito) 7, Ruatapu 6, Karangarua 5, Weheka 4, Tetaho 3, Mahitahi 3: total 327. J. Donovan: Wataroa 53, Harihari 44, Hokitika 41, Waiho 37, Okuru 24, Waitaha 23, Ross (Donnolly’s Creek) 21. Okarito 10. Five Mile (Okarito) 8, Karanearua 6, Evans Creek 5, Ruatan>j 4, Tetaho 4, Weheka 4, Mahitahi 3, Jacobs River 2; total 289. W. Searle. Senr.: Wataroa 48. Harihari 40. Waitaha 22. Hokitika 20. Waiho 20, Okuru 18. Okarito, Five Mile and Ro-s eac h 7> Evans Creek, and Mahitahi each 3, Karangarua 2, Ruatanu 1: total 202. G. Rowley—Harihari 50, Hokitika 40, Wataroa 37, Okuru 13. Ross 11, Waiho and Evans Creek each 9, Okarito, and Waitaha 7, Tetaho and Ruatapu each 5, Five Mile 4, Mahitahi 3. Karangarua 1: total 202. E. Kirby—Harihari 51, Wataroa 27, Hokitika 26, Waiho 16, Okuru and Ross each 12. Evans Creek 7, Waitaha and Tetaho each 5, Ruatapu, Karangarua. and Okarito each 4. Five Mile 3; total 176. W. Searle. Ji'inr.— Harihari 38. Wataroa and Waitaha each 22, Waiho and Ross each 16 Okuru 13, Evans Creek 7, Tetaho 3’ Karangarua 1; total 146. The scrutiny of the votes commences on Monand the official count will follow. I

T'">p senior football match here on Saturday will be between Cobden and Fvcelsiors (referee. Mr Seebeck).! Other fixtures are: Junior—Excelsiors' v. Kiwis at Cass Square, No. 2, 2.45 'Mr D. Head); Ross v. Kokatahi. atl Kokatahi. 2.45 (Mr C. Briggs); Rua+apu v. Pirates at Ruatapu, 2.45 (Mr J. Bannister); Rivals v. Ahaura, at Ahaura (Mr W. Eastgate). Third "rade—School v. Excelsiors, at Cass Square, 1.30 (Rev. Father O’Gorman); Kiwis v. Pirates, at Woodstock, 2.30 (Mr A. Agnew). Rival team to play Arahiira are: B. Conning, J. Gleeson, T -. Keen. W. Gilligan, G Regan, W. n \wn, M. Moore, L. McManus, A. Cnenon. J. Maiefski, M Keen, J. McDougall, F. Ballinger C. Duncan, D. Elcock, L Smith, D. Chisholm,' W. P”on.

The following are the Tahna hockey team to play To Rama at Greymouth nn Saturday at 3.15: Cooper, Day, Spence, Wildey (2)’, 'Hurren, Mitchell,

Rvan, Sumner, Powers, Clark, McMillian, Rawlings, Bergin.