LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1943, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The third term at the Grey*, Main School ended yesterday. Other primary schools in the district will break up for the holidays to-day.

The smartest fashions under the sun are at White’s Fashion Corner. —Advt.

For the 14' days ended at midnight December 11, the dredge of Austral (New Zealand) inning Ltd., operated for 226 hours, producing 137 ounces of bullion.

The District Manpower Officer ■ at Greymouth has received advice that teachers and students will not now be required to undertake seasonal work in the Nelson district during January. Permission to Greymouth Theatres Ltd., to show pictures on Christmasnight at both the Regent Theatre and the Opera House was granted by the Greymouth Borough Council at its meeting last evening.

“Procter’s” (E. Cholerton), Opticians, Christchurch, representative is visiting Greymouth to-day and tomorrow. Intending patients ar e invited to make early appointments by ringing Miss Pfeifer. ’Phone No. 475.—Advt.

As a result .of the heavy rain in the Otira Gorge area bringing down a slip at Windy Point, the road through the gorge was closed to motor traffic yesterday. It was hoped to have the road open again this morning. All other routes are open to traffic.

This will be our fortieth Xmas in business in Kumara and we are showing a wide range of Gift Goods and have marked our large stocks of Drapery, Mercery, .Boots, Shoes and Slippers at the best value in Westland. —H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt.

The report for November of the manager of the Greymouth Municipal Abattoir (Mr. W. Hughes') states that during the month the following stock was examined: Cows 45, bullocks 140, sheep 196, lambs 31, pigs 36, and calves 22. Fees collected totalled £124 Is Id.

National War Savings investments on the West Coast last week totalled £687 14s 3d. The district quota is £1065. The returns were; Blackball £72 4s 6d (surplus £2O 4s 6d), Hokitika £l7l 14s 9d (£1 14s 9d), Greymouth £291 8s (deficiency £205 12s), Runanga £4 3s (deficiency £96 17s), Reefton £29 Ils (deficiency £53 9s), Ross £l4 9s (deficiency £l7 Ils), Brunnerton £36 17s Gd (deficiency £l3 2s 6d), Otira £5 10s (deficiency £8 10s), Kumara £27 16s 6d (deficiency £3 3s Gd), Waiuta £34 (deficiency £1).

Book trophies won in recent essay competitions bv two nurses of the Greymouth Hospital staff were yesterday presented at a rireeting of the Registered Nurses’ Association at which Miss Stewart presided Nurse Sclater, winner of the Dominion Essay Competition for maternity' nurses, received her trophv from her tutor, Miss Julius, who referred to the honour which the recipient had earned for the institution, which was thereby entitled to hold for the ensuing year the competition trophy, consisting of the bust of a baby. Nurse Purser, the member of the staff securing the highest marks in tjie Florence Nightingale Essay Competition. open to all nurses, was pro'

ed with her book trophy by the Matron, Miss M. Moffatt, who explained the purpose of the competition, and congratulated the recipient. ■ The Chairman of the Hospital Board, Mr J. B. Kent, who complimented all of the nurses on their awards, presented certificates for success in their final examinations as pupil nurses to Misses Draper. Moore, Paisley and E Wilson. were given bv Sister Sansom, and Miss Skinner, while M’sJohnson gave a pianoforte solo. Afternoon tea concluded a very pleasant, gathering.

The s.s. Kiwitea sailed early this morning for Westport to CO ™P.? A coal loading. S.S. Holmlea sailed early this morning with-coal for Wan ganui. S.S. Titoki sailed early this morning with coal for Nelson. Gabriella arrived yesterdav afternoon to load coal for Napier. S.S. .Rata is expected about Wednesday evening to load coal for Nelson.

Xmas Cards.—We have a range of floral designs and plain cards ana will print your greeting, name and address at very reasonable < rates. Same day service. Call and inspect. “Argus” Job Printing Department.— Advt.

A national conference, representative of employers and workers, was held in Wellington recently to discuss problems relating to building works, with particular emphasis on the provision of homes for people. Hon. R. Semple yesterdav released a statement dealing: with an organisation that had been set up, and giving a precis of the discussions. He said he was fully satisfied and delighted with the outcome of the conference and felt sure expressions of good will which emanated from the representatives at the conference were sincere and not merely lip service.—P.A. It’s wonderful having people to stay over the holidays—but you can’t get away from the fact that extra guests make extra washing. Now, don’t get completely fagged out by. trying to cope with all the extra work —send your washing to the Westland Laundry Ltd, Use their No. 2 Thrifty Service —5s is all you pay for 18 lb. flat work washed, dried and ironed—you can cram a good fortnight’s wash into 18 lbs.— it’s wonderful—it’s cheap—only the finest laundry soap is used. And send your blankets and down quilts too, they’ll come back to you better than you can ever do them yourself —and’ they’re washed in Lux. ’Phone 136 now. Depot, 27 Albert Street.—Advt.

The fact that motor-cars are frequently parked over lire plugs in the town and that on one occasion when a fire occurred it was impossible to get at the plug for that reason was referred to at last evening’s meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council when a letter on the subject was received from the Greymouth Fire Board. The Board stated that some of the plugs had been covered over in the tar sealing and re-metalline or roads thus causing delay in locating them. It suggested that the plugs be indicated with a white circle as this would assist in locating them as well as helping the Inspector to prevent the practice of motor-cars parking over the plugs. The Council decided to carry out the work. In a statement to the press yesterday at Wellington, the' Minister of Supply, Hon. D. G. Sullivan, said that over the Christmas and • New Year period, it was proposed to relax restrictions regarding shop window lighting and exterior decorative lighting. From Monday next, December 20 until Saturday night, January 6, restrictions on the use of electricity for shop windows and exterior outline or ornamental lighting, including coloured strong lighting in the streets, are to be relaxed, he said. This did not mean that power shortage problems had been overcome, said Mr. Sullivan, but he had been advised by the Minister of Works that conditions at the hydro-electric stations were good at the moment.

/The erection of a memorial to the late Dr. J. W. Mcßreartv was discussed by the Greymouth Borough Council at its meeting last evening, when a letter was received from the the West Coast Federation- of Women’s Institutes forwarding a proposal that a shelter be erected at the Hospital ’bus stop and called the McBrearty Memorial, Mcßreartv money to be used for this purpose. The letter added that permission had been obtained from the doctor’s family to use a sum already raised to provide a memorial in the wav mentioned. The Mayor (Mr F. A. Kitchinghain) said that Dr. Mcßrearty’s son and daughter had both agreed to a suggestion to put a memorial bridge across Sawyer’s Creek in the chillren’s Park. Then the doctor’s friend, Mr. Campbell, had suggested a memorial bust which could have been carried out in either marble or bronze at a cost of about £l5O. The Mayor added that he did not think that a L 'bus' shelter would be a very Utting memorial to a man beloved of the whole of the people as “Dr. Jim” was. Moreover, the provis’on of ’bus shelters was a matter for the municipality. He thought the question of a memorial to Dr. Mcßreartv was one for the subscribers to the fund. It was decided to reply stating that the Council would go on with its origina' intention of building a shelter at tho Hospital ’bus stop as soon as circumstances permitted. The recommendation of the Works Committee that the shelter be of a glassed-in type, similar to that recently erected ar the Christchurch Hospital was adopted. i

An outline of some of the problems to be faced in improving Greymouth’s water supply was given by the Borough Engineer (Mr A. J. Fairmaid) at last evening’s meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council. Mr Fairmaid is .at present preparing a comprehensive report on the subject. The alternatives, he said were to increase the pumping plant or to secure a gravity supply. After discussion with the Mines Department he would report against using water from land affected by coal mining. One possible source of a gravity supply which he had investigated was the Roaring Meg. River near Atarau. This would give a suitable supply, though the cost, would be fairly heavy. The water seemed a little hard, and he was having it tested in this respect for comparison with water from the present supply. Referring to the possibility of increasing pumping power, Mr Fairmaid said that the present pumping plant was working about IGA hours a day. If anything went wrong with the Large plant the position would be rather serious as the auxilaries could not keep the town supplied. If a new plant were put in it would be necessary to have a nerv rising main to the reservoir. T'he reservoir would not hold more than a day’s supply, and he thought that even with a gravity supply it would be necessary to construct other reservoirs—one,, perhaps, behind Cobden, and one at th e south end of the town. Interest and depreciation on a pumping plant would be less than on a gravity supply, but if the latter were brought down the Grey Valley it might be possible to get others to join in with the scheme. In reply to a question regarding the possibility of an artesian supply for the town.. Mr Fairmaid said that this would all be affected by iron and sulphur. I The Chief Librarian of the Municipal Library is to be asked to pre- I pare a report on steps to be taken to . recover Country Library Service volumes taken from the- library and not I returned. This was decided on bv the 1 Grevmouth Borough Council at its meeting last evening. The report of the Librarians (Misses M. L. Cunliffe and Miss M. D. McGlashan) for No-, vember states that during the month. 932 Country Library Service volumes, 2.304 volumes of fiction. 597 volumes of non-fiction, and 642 rental volumes were borrowed from the library. There were 39 registrations. Cush takings totalled £l2 16s 3d.

The Reconstruction of the bridge across Erua Moana is to be put in hand by the Greymouth Borough council- immediately following the completion of the main sewer crossing OA'er the main channel in Karoro Lake. This recommendation of the Council’s Works Committee was adopted bv the Council at its meeting last evening. The men employed upon the sewerage work will be employed on the bridge.