HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 17 May 1939, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

LUur Own Correspondent] o HOKITIKA, May IJ. Hon. H. G. R. Mason, Minister of s Justice, will visit Wataroa on I’liday a when the new courthouse there win be formally opened at 2.30 p.m. Mr J. A. Murdoch, County Chairman will e preside, after an address by the rep presentative of the District Law S<»ciety, Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M., will ir speak. The official opening will then i- be performed by the Hon. Minister after which Mr J. O’Brien, M.P. will V address the gathering. Following afternoon tea, at the Public Hall, proc vided by the residents, the party will - proceed to Lower Waitangi, where e the new' bridge to the Roto Scttlee ment will be opened. The bridge is seven miles from the Wataroa settle- • ment. a A matter that has come before the - Borough Council on several occasions e was again referred to last evening in the application by the Government t Housing Department for road access - in Davie Street. The Mayor reiteratP ed a previous statement, that when the council offered to transfer the Botanical Garde'is reserve to the Department free'of charge the .latter had agreed that the cost of all reading and drainage work for the area should I be carried out free of any charge o the council. In view of this agiee a ment the Council decided again to take n o action to the request. The party of Manawatu Young Farmers Club members who have 0 been visiting South Westland in three large buses, returned yesterday and - left again after lunch for Greymouth and Westport. . 1’ Rimu Flat dredge return this week is 2380zs 12dwts of gold, and the OKarito dredge return 41ozs 3dwts. Westland Rugby Sub-Union met p last evening those present being L Messrs S. Moore (chairman), Shav , , Havill. Kelly, Stopforth, Stevenson, Richards, Kearns, McGregor, Davi „ son and Heenan. The secretary s ace tion in arranging change of referee and postponement of junior match on Saturday last was approved Het eree J. Coulson reported in reference to weighing of third graders requesting consideration be given to players who are under weight, but over ag . The explanation of Kiwi juniors i regard to last Saturday’s game was considered and after discussion consideration was further deferr f d n . Matches for Saturday were set do.vn 1 as follows:—Seniors— Kiwi v. United ’ at Hokitika (Mr H. J Seebeck); Cohe den v. Excelsior, at Greymouth. Jun iors—Ross v. Kokatahi, at Ross, 2.40 1 p.m. (Mr D. Head). Third Grade ” Rovers v. Kiwi, at Hokitika, 2 p.m. e (Mr Dawe). . The question of the condition of tl e ’ rubbish dump on the north Borough r boundary was brought forward at the 1 council meeting by Cr. Fox who e v scribed its present condition as a disgrace, and he urged immediate ate tention to it by fencing and t. a gate thereon. Cr. Heinz stated that n the dump would have to be shifted - soon. After discussion it was resolv- - ed that members of the council o n Thursday morning make a personal inspection of the present dump, and a possible new location m the vlcl "*'y of the old immigration barracks wheie there is a disused gravel pit which was stated to be suitable. The COU ” CI . I ap ’ proved an offer of the Commissioner of Crown Lands to mark out the centre of the roadways of .several streets and mark off the width m the roadway and footpaths in conne - tion with the Beautifying Society s improvement scheme, those of Sale and Hall Streets being the first to be dealt with. The borough grader is to be at once used to level oft the. sides of the street, and the council is then to provide sand for levelling ‘VStag'tAe Judicial Committee of the Westland Racing Club was held last evening, present: Messrs J. Mclntosh (chairman), K McGiegoi, M B. James, and R. Whiley. H • meeting was called to meet Messrs G. p Thomson and B. 'lhotnson, in co nection with the Chameleon case last February. As the parties did not tend, it was resolved to notify the • • Trotting Association that the form - decision in the matter was reaffirmed At the committee meeting there were also present Messrs F. Bane, J. • Breeze A W. Yarrall, H. Butland and D J. Evans. Mr Whiley reported on the new inside railing, and it was agreed to have same P a, " ted ’ McGregor was empowered to pose of the tip-dray. A motion » sympathy was passed to Mrs Mandi in her bereavement, and it was i ■ solved to forward a letter of condo--16 Guests at Hotel Westland include Mr L. K. Burche (Nelson), Mr J. Ruston (Christchurch. Mr E. Hardy (Christchurch), Mr A. F. . Matthews (Christchurch, Miss M (Christchurch), Miss A. n „ _ (Hamilton), Mr and Mrs ~ (Ashburton), Miss C. yjeejian ■ burton), Miss Fraser Canada , Mr R. G. Baxter (Wellington), Mi < Mrs Page (Timaru), Misses C. and M Page (Timaru), Mr Fraser <N e,s ° n) ’ The following are guests at Lion Hotel: Miss D E Andrews Eng innd) Mr M. c. Patterson (Nelson), M? Carpenter, Mr Buckley (Chris - church) Mr G. H. Wilson (West P°£’ Mrs Cowan (Christchurch), Mrs Mitchell (Mosgiel), Miss Nunn, M McLean (Dunedin) Miss M Mil ler (England), Mr and Mrs H. G. Far Borough" Council lost evening received advice fronl,.lhe,Ps”;y’rjcof Housing Construction that the De nartment proposes to make an early start on the formation of Jollie Street through Reserve 445 (Botanical Gardens), and it asked whether the Council would forego the Is per yard royalty on ail metal used on the formation of this street. This was agreed to, provided the Department does its own quarrying. The Department also advised that the State houses facing Davie Street are nearing completion, and it is a matter of urgency that road access be provided earlier. With a view to assisting the Council the De- ; partment is prepared to pay at the rate of 3s per yard for all spoil removed from Davie Street during the formin" of the road and the depositing of in°the creek bed opposite the three houses facing Weld Street. It was decided to draw the Department’s attention to earlier correspondence. The Borough Council met last evening. Present: the Mayor (Mr G. A. Perry) and Crs. H. T. Parry, W. H. Stopforth, J. Fox, F. D. E. Freitas, C. Caliari, J. L. Turner, D. P. Stuart, and G. Heinz. Apologies for absence were received from Cr. A. R. Elcock. The Westland Hospital Board forwarded copy of the Board’s receipts and payments for the year ended 31/3/39 ) and estimated receipts and payments for. the year ending 31/3/1940 as adopted by the Board. The latter estimates have not yet been approved by

1 - ■ • ■ • - — — 1 the Department of Health. The levy ' on the Hokitika Borough for the current year amounts to £2,296 8s sd, being an increase of £512 on last year’s • levy. The financial statement was:— ' District Fund Account: Receipts ‘ £321 15s 3d; expenditure £755 0s 2d. ’ Accounts amounting to £443 10s 3d, " were passed for payment. The Abat- • loir report was as follows: —Stocx 3 slaughtered for April amounted to 27 3 cows. 28 heifers, 53 bullocks, 405 sheep, r 107 lambs, 15 pigs, 15 calves; con- ‘ clemned, one sheep and one pig. Fees collected for month £B3 17s, compared i with £B7 11s 6d collected for the same L month last year. The sanitary inspec- ’ tor i eported 48 inspections for the ' month. One case of disease was notit ',fied. The Traffic Inspector reported ‘ three summonses for speeding and 33 I warnings given. A flat rate of £2 10s ' per annum was fixed for water to be f supplied to the new infant school in - Park Street. Crs. Stopforth, Freitar. 1 Turner and Stuart were appointed a ■ committee to consider parking places ■ near the Regent ano Princess Theatres > as recommended by the Traffic Inspecl tor. It was decided to complete the 1 purchase of a piece of land adjoining ■ the borough stables in Davie Street. ! The Hokitika Fire Board advised thI the Council’s contribution to the Ho- - kitik;. Fire Board for the year ending L March 31, 1940, has been fixed at £298 -13 s 6d, payable in quarterly instal- - ments on the first days of April, July - and October, 1939, and January, 1940. • The resident manager, Kanieri Elec- - trie Ltd., acknowledged the Council’s . letter of 2nd. instant, in regard to . postponing the discussion respecting . clauses 2 and 5 of the agreement to ~ September 21, 1939, and thanking the ? Council for granting the postpone- . ment. The Automobile Association, - Westland branch, asked that the i Council confer with the Westland ) County Council, with a view to dealing s with the turn-outs on the Hokitika - bridge, and in the same matter, the - Westand County Council forwarded / particulars of a meeting of represen-

tatives will be held to decide on a course of action. The Beautifying Association wrote, suggesting that the Council lix the permanent widths of carriage-ways and footpaths, thus leaving a fixed width for the roadside lawns which many residents are now constructing on their frontages. The object is to ensure that the edges of all lawns shall be in straight lines, and a member of the Association, who is a registered surveyor, has undertaken to give the necessary alignment to control the lay-out. The Association is prepared, if the Council agrees, to consider each street in turn, and forward recommendations to the Council for their concurrence. The request was agreed to, work on Sale Street to be carried out. William Johnson, applied for street stand to park a piecart, on a site to be stated by the Council, but preferably at Truman's corner, Weld and Tancred Streets.— Granted. The Secretary of the Municipal Association of New Zealand wrote, stating that the Executive Committee considered it unwise to request the Government to draft all local body by-laws, and pointing out that model building by-laws are already under consideration by the Standards Institute, parts I—6 of which ' are already in print, and that the Association is endeavouring to arrange lor the Government Printing Office to retain the type of these model bylaws, so that they may be made available, with necessary alterations, for any local body desiring to adopt them. It is the intention of the Institute! to •forward sample copies of these bylaws to all local bodies as soon as they arc printed. The Royal Humane Sociciy of New* Zealand made its annual appeal for guinea granted. The officer in charge of the Valuation Department, Christchurch, forwarded the revised valuation roll for the Hokitika Borough, and asked that the roll be available for public inspection during business hours from the date of receipt (10th. inst.) until the 24th. inst., both dates inclusive,

and further stating that “the Department has hitherto, when supplying local rolls, furnished gross and rateable totals. As the responsibility of the interpretation of the term ‘rateable property’ in the Rating Act is imposed upon the local authority, I shall te glad if you will check those entries marked exempt, and say also if any property exempt from local rating has not been so marked. —Referred to the Mayor and Town Clerk. Cr. A. R. Elcock and Mr W. Baddon were re-ap-pointed to the Fire Board. Permission to instal septic tanks was granted C. Caliari and M. Houston, junr.