HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 1 March 1939, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] HOKITIKA, February 28. The new wharf at Jackson Bay is j : now practically completed. _ I . Both the “Gael” and the “Hokitika”. : which visited Bruce Bay over the] week-end, loaded full cargoes of tim-, ber, and sailed north, the former for < Wellington and the latter for Waikato. Material for bridging the Okuru River has now reached its destination,] and it is hoped an early start will be made with the erection of this muchneeded convenience. At the Magistrate's Court yester-| dav morning, before Mr W. E. Rich- | ards, J.P.. an offender found drunk was convicted and fined 45.. _ I Rimu dredge return this week is, 2490 z 2dwt 12gr for 133 hours from 50,600 vards. Gillespie’s Beach dredge return is 31oz lOdwt for 131 hours from 16,786 yards. Improvements to the Turnbull road (upper) and the renewal of Collyer’s Creek bridge in the Far South are now being carried out by Messrs Eggling Brothers. I The stakes won by owners at the ( recent meeting of the Westland Rac-| ing Club were as follows: F. G. Lvnch £l4B 10s; W. Stewart, £134; W. R. ( Butt. £llB 10s: D. H. Roberts. £113; F. Hall, £100: F. Christmas, £100; A. McMullan, £B7; A.,M. Cameron, £B3; M. Minehan, £B2; L. C. R. Macfarlane, £B2; J. Johnston, £7O; A. J. Blackburn. £6O; C. M. Manera, £56; W. Broad, £52; E. W. Spencer, £39: J. C. Tomkinson, £37; T. Deere. £27; G. Hall. £24; S. Barr, £2l; H. Nurse. £2O; L. Cox, £l6: J. A. Mclnroe, £10; R. /damson, £8; W. Parsons, £6; E. Gates, £6; total, £l5OO. Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd. report for fho month of February: Hours flown, 156: flights made. 312; passengers carried 379; mail carried, 5171 lbs.; freight carried. 1725 lbs. Davs of flying, 26 out of 28. Passengers to-day: Mr and Mrs Inglis, Hokitika to Weheka. The following are guests at the Hotel Westland: Mr Miller (Invercargill), Mr E. Hardy (Christchurch), Mrs H. Burtin (Perth). Mrs Nicholson (England), Mr D. Morris.(Christchurch), Mr A. L. Tucker (Christchurch), Mr J. A. Anderson (London), Mr C. D. Bell (Christchurch), Misses J.etlev (Wellington). Mr Christie. (Christchurch). Mr W. Midgley (New Brighton), Mr E. House (Melbourne), Mr H. A. Beauchamp (Wel-| lington), Mr A. S. Masters (Christ-] church), Mrs Willoughby Warden | (Scotland), Miss Graham, Mr Graham (Australia) Mr A. Hunt (Takapuna).