LOCAL & GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 17 February 1945, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

An extraordinary' Gazette issued yesterday further porogues the assembly of Parliament from February 22 to April 26. —P.A.

To-morrow a road race from the Australasian Hotel to Paroa’ and back will be held by the Cycling Club, starting at 10.30 a.m. The following will be handicapped at the post:— Cooper, Hunter, Hale, Sheldon, Gardner, Pratt, Pascoe, Nelson, Teen, Clarke and Lalor.

Racegoers should note that there will be two trains to Omoto Races to-day (Saturday), leaving Greymouth at 11.45 and 12.10.—Advt.

The monthly report of the manager of the Greymouth Municipal Abbatoirs (Mr. W. Hughes) states that during January the following stock were examined: cows 48, bullocks 151. sheep 691, lambs 267, pigs 27, and calves 18. One cow and one sheep were condemned. Fees collected totalled £lB2 5s lid.

Two youths are required as apprentices to the boiler-making and electric welding trades by the Dispatch Foundry Co.—Advt.

“The arrangement and equipment of the library having been decided the book stock is now being sorted and it has been found necessary to discard many books in the process,’ the librarian of the Greymouth Municipal Library (Miss A. J. McLaughlan) states in her monthly report. “The Country 1 Library Service van visited the library in January and exchanged the 750 books on loan from the Service. It should be noted that the proportions of fiction and non-fiction have been altered and with the reduction in fiction a greater strain is put on the library’s own stock. It will be necessary therefore to duplicate titles to a greater extent, in the future. The non-fiction section is satisfactory for a library of this size. The gaps which are apparent can.be filled temporarily by loan collections on various subjects from the Country Library Service. There are five at the library at the moment on forestry, cooking and nutrition, China, child care, and art.” nook's issued during the month totalled 4 ( 460, made up as follows: Country Libraiy Service 1240. fiction 2220. non-fiction 459 junior 72, rental 469. Registrations totalled 36 and total receipts were 113 13s 9d. Tea and sugar coupons Nos. 13 to 16 expire to-day and Nos. 17 to 2U will be available from Monday next until March 17. Special coupon Yd for an extra 3 lbs of sugar is available until March 31. Butter coupons 15 and 16 expire to-day and Nos it and 18 will be available from Monday until March 3. Meat coupon No. 15 expires to-day, No. 16 is available until next Saturday, and No it will be available from Monday until March 3 The stocking coupon available at present is XlO3

The Armed Forces Appeal Board will begin its new round of sittings at Reefton on Monday at 10 a.m. and will sit at Westport on Tuesday and .Wednesday, the first sitting beginning at 10 a.m. and the second at 9.30 a.m. On Thursday and Friday it will sit at Hokitika, the sittings beginning at 10 a.m. each day. The following week’s sittings will be at Hokitika on Tuesday (February 27) and at Greymouth on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (February 28 and March 1,2, and 3). The final sitting will begin at 9.30 a.m. and all of the others at 10 a.m.

A talk on her experiences in West Africa was given by Mrs. R. A. Stewart at a meeting of St. Paul’s Young Ladies’ Guild held on Thursday evening. The President (Mrs. M. Moore) presided and led a short devotional opening. Mrs. Stewart also gave a demonstration of papier mache work and accompanied her talk with a display of articles and photographs. A vote of thanks 10 the speaker was pased on the motion of Mrs. F„ Lindbom.

Ladies, get your share of the real Fashion Bargains at White’s Big Summer Sale. —Advt.

T’h c top lift of the larger holder has been painted and the smaller holder is at present receiving similar treatment, states the monthly report of the manager of the Greymouth Municipal Gasworks (Mr. A. J. Fairmaid). The water surface of both tanks has a film of oil to prevent evaporation, and saturation of the contained gas, and that portion of the holders which is frequently in contact with oil will not be painted. The scrubber engine is still out of commission, the parts of the driving engine which required repair having just been delivered back. Cash receipts for January totalled £1179 ss, an increase of £275 9s 4d on receipts for January last. year. Total receipts to January were £13,581 4s sd, an increase of £213 12s on the figure for th e corresponding period last year.

Good Helds of good horses will provide a splendid meeting at, Omoto today (Saturday.—Advt.

“Although tar sealing was commenced only on January 15, by the end of the month 6,608 gallons of tar had been applied in the course of the seasonal tar sealing programme,” the Borough engineer (Mr. A. J. Fairmaid) states in his monthly report. “Work attended to comprises second coat work over 32 chains and first coat work over the remaining 20 chains of aerodrome Road; first coat work along Perotti Lane, on Paroa Road and High Street lootpaths along completed concrete kerbing and channelling for 22. io chains; on Marlborough Street footpath, soutih western side between Joyce and Leith Crescents for 13.66 chains; on Richmond Street, one side only, Peel Street to north eastern end, for 183 chains; on Blackett Street, south east side, Bright Street to Nelson Quay, for 9 chains; and on Bright Street south west side, between Richmond and Sturge Streets, for 10 chains; and second coat work on Marlbourough Street footpaths from Shakespeare Street to Palmerston Street and Joyce Crescent on the respective sides, for 15.5 chains, a total altogether of 89.21 chains sealed first or second coat. In addition maintenance coating was completed in Tarapuhi Street and commenced in Arney Street.”

• Always Onward. —A fitting motto for a progressive firm, and a progressive province. And the Westland Laundry with its latest machinery intends to see that as far as it is concerned, Progress will be maintained. Our up-to-date washing and ironing machines will compare more than favourably with any of the large cities of New Zealand, and it’s a real fact that our modern method of washing causes-far less wear/and tear than the old method of running them on a scrub board. We offer a complete laundry service at a moderate cost.—Bagwash, Thrifty, Fully Finished. Give us a trial order—not a few collars —but a good old home wash and you’ll be more than satisfied with results. The Westland Laundry Ltd. ’Phone 136. Depot. 27 Albert Street. —Advt.

Mrs F. A. Kitchingham presided over the monthly meeting of the Greymouth branch of the Plunket Society, and there were also present Mesdames Hughes, Coleman, Fairmaid, Blair, Macaulay, Shankland, Parfitt, Olson, Leahy, Griffin. Miss Anderson, and the secretary, Mrs. K. McCarthy. The resignation of Mrs. J. M. Bunt, who had been a member of the committee since the early days of the branch, was accepted with regret, and a motion expressing appreciation of her work was carried. The Dominion President wrote suggesting that Mrs. Cecil Wood visit the area on March 6 to explain to the various committees the procedure adopted elsewhere in connection with the purchase and running expenses of the society’s cars. A recommendation of Nurse Pearce, that home visiting in Greymouth in the area close to the rooms be continued for six weeks instead of three months as at present, was adopted. Accounts totalling £53 10s 9d were passed for payment. The nurse’s reports were as follows: December: —Headquarters and outstations: Number of new cases 27. Visit to homes, new 49, old 219. To rooms: Adults 370; babies 358’; pre-school children 15. Number of babies under supervision 5bU; pre-school children 197. January. New cases 43. Visit to homes, new 78, old 183. To rooms: Adults 418, babies 387, pre-school 37. Number of babies under supervision 541; pieschool children 201.

The Omoto Racecourse '’■’ill be at its best for the races to-day (Saturday), and with good fields and good horses a good meeting should result.—Advt.

The s.s. Holmlea sailed late last night with coal for Castlecliff, the m.v. Storm is loading timber tor Wellington and is expected to san late to-night. The s.s. Poolta was expected early this morning to load coal for the North Island.