WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 October 1939, Page 11

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent]. High Tides for October: Friday, 20—3.17 a.m.; 3.45 p.m. Saturday, 21—4.29 a.m.; 5.10 p.m. Sunday, 22—5.58 a.m.; 6.33 p.m. .Monday, 23—7.08 a.m.; 7.28 p.m. Shipping: WESTPORT, October 19. The Totara, coal-laden for New Plymouth, and the Karepo for Lyttel- , >i> and southern ports, are awaiting conditions on the bar to moderate and may bo despatched to-day. The Titoki is expected from Nelson about Wednesday to load coal for New Plymouth. Tro Kaim.ai is due from Auckland about the week-end to ioad coal for return to the same port. The Korowai is due from Wellington with general cargo this afternoon and loads coal for return to that port. The Kiwitea is expected from Wellington to-morrow afternoon to parttoed coal for Napier and Gisborne, completing the loading at Greymouth. The Puriri is expected on Saturday to load coal for Nelson and Tarakohe. Personal: Miss K. McManus, who has been ■/’siting Wellington, returned to Westport to-day. Captain M. E. Johnson, M.C. Staff Ofiiccr Area No. 9. with headquarters at Nelson, is visiting Westport on a tour of inspection of home defence units.

Mr. J. Nicholls, who has been spending a holiday at Christchurcn and Wellington, returned to Westport ’ast evening and left on a visit to his parents nt Millerton to-day. Mesdames T. Gilchrist, D. Wright and Drummond, of Dunedin are visiting Westport during, the course of a South Island tour. ,

Mr. A. Taylor (Town Clerk), was appointed by the Westport Borough Council last evening to attend the Municipal Conference at Wellington on March 5, 1940.

The Hons. P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines, and the Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, expect to arrive in Westport on the 26th. and to offic’ally open Orowaiti, Waimangaroa and Ngakawau bridges on the following day. The death took place in the Buller Hospital early this morning of Mrs. Lilian Usher Pascoe, at the age of 85 years. She was a native of England and arrived in New Zealand 65 vears ago, and had resided in the district for a. considerable period. Her husband died some years ago.

The death took place at Christchurch yesterday morning of Mr. Douglas'.Kitto, who was well known in Westport. The deceased, who had keen in poor health for some time past, was injured in a tunnel accident at Parnassus. He leaves a widow and a family of five. The late x— fr. Kitto, it will be remembered, was involved in an accident whilst excavating for the new Post Office at Westport, when one of his workmates was fatally injured. Mrs. Kitto, who resides in Westport, left for Christchurch yesterday morning. The relatives wifi Have the sincere symoathy of a wide circle of friends in their loss. Card Tournament: The Labour Party's card tournament was well attended last evening. The euchre awards went to Mr. Solomon 1. Mrs. Prout 2 Mrs. McFadden 3. The 45’s competition was won by. Mrs. McKendry. The ladies’ committee provided a dainty supper. Labour Federation Council: At a meeting of the Buller Council of the Federation of Labour, a letter was read from the national executive advising that it had been decided to set up a Prices’ Investigation Committee and ah trade councils were requested to take note of any increase in the price of commodities in their respective districts and report to head office. It was decided tc give all possible assistance to the local Emergency Precautions’ Committee, and the following were appointed to represent the Council in their districts: —Messrs H. Stephen J. Gilbert (Seddonville), L. McKendry (Ngakawau), W. Clark (Millerton), W. Battershall (Stockton), and Messrs Edmunds and .Dellaway (Denniston). Magistrate’s Court: The fortnightly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held this morning, Mr. G. C. Chisholm, F.M., being on the Bench. George McKav was fined £4 and 12s costs with 1 Os* analyst’s fee for selling milk containing 25 per cent, of water. Mr. A. A. Wilson, who appeared for defendant, said that on the morning the samples were taken McKay was short of milk and borrowed a quantity from a neighbour, and it was from these cans the analysis was taken. James Halsall, on a dual charge of careless riding of a bicycle and riding after dark without a light, was fined 10s and costs. On the application of the police, a prohibition order was granted against a Denniston resident. Henry Briggs, Mrs. Halswell, Lance Heaphy and Edward Martin were each fined 10s and costs for allowing stock to stray on the public highway. Gibbs’ Transport, Ltd., was fined £5 for exceeding road classification and £2 for a breach of heavy traffic regulations. A Denniston licensee, a third offender, was •lined £2 and costs for selling liquor after hours and a person, being other than the licensee, on a charge of serving the liquor, was convicted and fined 30s and costs. A country publican was fined £3 and 12s costs for selling liquor after hours and a person charged with serving the liquor ne'ng other than the licensee, was lined £2 and costs. Twenty-nine persons found in district hotels after hours were fined 5s and costs. Two second offenders were fined 10s and costs, i Warden's Court: G. Warne, application for water race.—Adjourned. The Totara Gold | Mining Co., Ltd., application for prospecting license.—Adjourned. G. Warne, application for water race,— Adjourned. Totara Gold Mining Co., Ltd., application for tail race.—Ad- . journed. Westport Coal Co., Ltd., application (2) for coal leases. —Adjourned. P. M. Shirtcliffe, applica- ) tion for a residence site.—Adjourned. J, H. Powell, application for prospecting license, —Granted. Comforts for Soldiers: At the Westport Borough Council meeting last evening it was decided that the Deputy Mayor, Or. J. Bird, should call a public meeting to consider the providing of comforts and other extras for Buller recruits who

have joined up for military service. Cr. C. H. Thomas said that a ladies’ committee would be formed, as many women were eager to assist such a good cause. He also said that it was no good waiting until the men got into battle, but they should receive articles made before they left the country. It was said by one councillor that members of the old L,ady Liverpool Committee were keen to help any such proposal. It was agreed that the meeting be held in the Friendly Societies’ Hall.

A Deputation: An intimation that the Buller Valley Dairying Company was prepared to instal’ a pig singeing machine at the local abattoirs at its own cose (approximately £400), ’*as given b? Messrs D. J. Archer (Chairman) ana C. Ballantyne (the Manager), who waited on the Westport Borough Council last evening and asked for permission to instal the machine. Mr. Archer said that to cater for the export trade it was necessary to have pigs singed and completely dressed, hence the necessity for such a machine at Westport. He explained that the old system of dressing pigs was suitable for the butchery business, but unless the pig was singed the rhind was left in a tough state. He said that the use of such modern methods was designed to help the farming community of this district. He added that the scheme would not cost the Council anything and the rumes from the machine could not to other meaf in the abattoirs. Crs. O’Dea, Nahr and Taylor, complimented the directors of the Company on their initiative and said the Council would only be doing its duty in granting the request, which was agreed to on the motion of Crs. Nahr and O’Dea.

General:

A donation of £lO 10s was made to the Glen Afton relief fund by the Westport Borough Council last evening. At a meeting of the WestporBorough Council last, evening, on the motion of Cr. C. H. Thomas, the Town Clerk was instructed to write the Prime Minister congratulating him on the action taken by the Government in offering assistance to the Mother Country, and it was decided that the Council support any legislation which may be passed during the present crisis.