LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The return from Maori Gold dredge for the week ended May 19,1944, was 42 ounces for 97 hours’ work, and 11,000 yards of material treated.

When you think of Coats think of White’s. We can show you an exceptionally fine range of brand new Winter styles.—Advt. The soldiers’ shop day yesterday, conducted by the Makura Croquet Club; realised £45 4s 4d, for which satisfactory response the Club is grateful to all patrons.

If it rains, read our Advt. We supply all Wet Weather Goods at the best value in Westland. —H. Hamer, Kumara.—Advt.

The April report of the manager of the Greymouth Municipal Abbatoir (Mr. W. Hughes) state’s that during the month the following stock was examined: Cows 84, bullocks 108, sheep -93, lambs 74, calves 81, nigs 19. Two cows were condemned. Fees collected totalled £l3l 16s 6d.

At a sitting of the Westland Land Sales Committee at Greymouth yesterday,! the only case for hearing, that of a sale of a house in Herbert Street, Greymouth, by. Albert Henry Tyler to Marv Ellen Ward at £627 10s was adjourned until next Friday owing to the illness of the Crown valuer, Mr. W. A. Dixon.

The Postmaster-General, Hon. P. C. Webb, announces that arrangements have been made for the acceptance of airgraph messages, addressed t.o naval personnel attached to the Trinidad (West Indies) naval station. These airgraphs should be addressed according to the normal manner of addressing correspondence for such personnel. *

S.S. Kaimiro was to have sailed last evening with coal for Wellington but the swell on the bar was too heavy and she is now expected to sail at 8.30 this, morning. S.S. Holmlea berthed at 5.35 last evening and is expected to sail at 8 o’clock this morning with coal for Wanganui. S.S. Gabriella berthed at 6.35 Last evening to load boal and timber for Wellington. S.S. Rata is expected on Wednesday t.o load coal for Tarakohe.

Though Greymouth Harbour is at present being worked .on the basis of the low water depth of 13 feet recorded when soundings were taken on Wednesday afternoon, the Harbourmaster (Captain H. Moar) said yesterday that these soundings showed that a little more shoaling had occurred at the top heads on both the north and south sides, and the bar appeared to be gradually shoaling up again. He added that any affect the present seas had was likely to be unfavourable. The bar is at present at the tip' heads and the depth gradually increased outside. Mrs. Gutiberlet presided over the monthly meeting o f the Brunner Women’s Institute . It was decided to change the Institute night to Wednesday and to_conduct a card tournament each Monday night. Mrs. P. Moore read the report from the Council meeting. Mrs. G. Martin demonstrated the uses of felt and how it could be made into a number of novelties both useful and interesting. Mrs. Coates won the wandering shilling. Competition winners were: Fruit loaf, Mrs. Todd; child’s toy, Mrs. Gutiberlet. Supper was served and the meeting closed with the singing of God Defend New Zealand. Big news for Greymouth! A Progress League has been formed! The first meeting has been held and was largely attended by some of the most able talent of the town, which realises that something of this nature was urgently needed for the betterment of the' Coast in general. Housewives have realised for some considerable time that something of this nature was required and have shown that they are fully .alive to the situation by sending their washing to a Progressive Laundry, where there is a service to meet the most fastidious need at a reasonable cost. Be progressive and support your local industries. ’Phone 136 and Westland Laundry will do the rest.—Advt.