HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 March 1940, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent]. HOKITIKA, March 19. The Borough Council last evening decided to accent an offer bv Mr. W. Kirwan to fell and remove trees from Cass Square at £1 ner tree, and the trees along Stafford Street are first to be removed. Rimu Flat dredge return this week was 210 ozs. 2 dwts. of gold. Kokatahi is to be the rendezvous for the Bible C/ass Camp of the West Coast Presbyterian Churches during Easter. Leading Engineer Artificer C. F. G. Foster (London), a member of the crew of H.M.S. Achilles, is at present visiting Hokitika and the glaciers. Commenting on the Fireman’s report at the Borough Council meeting last evening, Cr. J. L. Turner raised objection, to waste of money and valueless work in patching up streets, stating a proper job should be made of Weld and Hamilton Streets, which continued in a disgraceful condition. Cr. Fox stated that the trees in Cass Square were an absolute danger and should be cut down at once. In connection with a recent offer bv L. Graham to asphalt footpaths it was resolved to approve of payment of half the cost involved in doing part of Brittan Street between Stafford and Hampden Streets at a cost to the Council' of £4O, the work to be carried out to the approval of the Works Committee. The foreman reported the grading and levelling at sides of Jollie Street at the State houses, preparatory to gravelling the footpaths and faying nineinch concrete pipes across the intersection of Stafford Street. Davie Street and Jollie Street levelling was completed. Water services were renewed or repaired at Mr. F. Ross’s in Rolleston Street, at Miss O’Brien’s in Stafford Street after the recent fire, and repairs to service into Cass Square, which was broken owing to a tree being uprooted, and at Mrs. Harrison’s, in Hampden Street, and a leak repaired in the Hampden Street main. Growth was cleared on Livingstone Street, south of Stafford Street, and Hoffman Street,xnorth of Hampden Street. A hole was tilled up with gravel on the footpath at Mr. Ashley’s on the Quay, caused by.*' e uprooting of a tree. The culvert on the north boundary road was replanked, and the gates at the public pound repaired. Chipping and grading were carried out in Weld Street, between Fitzherbert and Bealey Streets, and in Stafford Street near the Central Hotel, and the spoil put into a depression in Rolleston between Weld Street and the Qua>. The footpaths in Hall Street on the west side, and in Brittan Street on the east side, were cleaned and' spoil removed between Weld Street and the Quay. A blocked dra’n in Rolleston. Street was cleaned out, and one in Livingstone Street cleared and a 12-foot wooden pipe put in. The drain crossing the intersection of Fitzherbert and Weld Streets collapsed and was re-timbered. Forty eight feet of six-inch pipes were put in the drain in front of Miss Daly’s, in Weld Street, and a roadway formed. A section of footpath in Sewell Street, in front of Mr. Ellis’s was gravelled. Water in the reservoir averaged 6ft. 9in. for the month. Accounts amounting to £1254, / 11/10 were passed for payment. The Treasurer reported receipts £1429/5/9, payments £1523/3/11. Debit balance, £1962/0/8.—Received.

Last month the stock slaughtered at the local' abattoir were as follows: —56 cows, 40 heifers, 43 bulocks, 303 sheep, 138 lambs, 13 pigs. Fees for month were £B6/5/- (same period last year £B2/0/6). One bullock was condemned!. The N.Z. Refrigerating Coy. last month delivered here 38 sheetf and seven lambs.