LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1942, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The return from the Blackball Creek dredge was 45 ounces for 116 hours. The Okarito return was 4b ounces for 116 hours.

The monthly meeting of the Dobson Women’s Institute was held on Thursday, March 12, in the School Hall. The annual report was read and approved. The remits for the Federation meeting were discussed and members asked that a copy of the P.O.W.R.A. News-sheet be obtained. Final arrangements were made for the birthday party. During the evening presentations were made to Mrs. E. White, who won the aggregate, and to the President. Mrs. G. Smith, who has kindiv rent her home, month after month, for committee meetings. Mrs. Smith also received a small gift for her daughter. Mrs. Hill also received a gift for her demonstrations, the President. on handing Mrs. Hill her gift, remarking that few Institutes could boast of a member able to give fresh demonstrations each month.

Words fail to describe the new Autumn fashion goods, so just call in and see the real article. White s Corner. Your Fashion Centre. —Advt.,

Work has now begun on the concrete shelters for the Greymouth Technical High School, and they wid be completed in about five weeks, according to a report made by Mr. D. S. Kennedy, at a meeting oi« tne Board of Governors of the School last evening. Mr. Kennedy. wn<> prepared the designs for the shelters, said that tenders had been called ,-or by the special committee, which consisted of Messrs T. E. Coates. A. H. McKane. and himself. Five had been received, and the lowest, that of Messrs Keating and McMillan, hao. been accepted. The cost was a little over £1,100.. Since the tenders had been called for it had been ascerta ned that the regulations allowed only 50 children to each shelter. It had therefore been arranged to divide each shelter into two parts with blastproof baffle walls. Each would accommodate about 35 or 36 children. the total being 340, including those at the hostel. The shelters were in accordance with standard Public Works Department specifications and had been tested against bombs in England. The school would lead in having the type of shelter that was being copied elsewhere. The Main School was using t mber and earthwork shelters, but tiie Department had now_ruled that concrete should be used.

Christchurch Post Office areas’ first postwoman started work yesterday on the Haiswell rural deliveries' (motor vehicle service). It is intended that fifteen postwomen should start work in the citv area next week, and the number will probably be increased as more # men are called lor military service. In, announcing this, the Deputy Chief Postmaster said that two women chauffeurs had also started duties at a public service garage under the Post and Telegraph Department’s control 1 , the’r duties being main-y driving and parcels delivery.—Press Assn-

'Argo dredge return last week was 24 ounces of gold for 116 hours from 12,000 yards.