STOCKTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 16 March 1945, Page 2

STOCKTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent] The ballot' for official positions of the Ngaji'awau. Miners’ Union was held ?bn. /Tuesday and Wednesday. Messrs F. Connew and I. Tyler are' elected President and Secretary respectively; Mr S. -Barnes retained the position of checkweighman; Messrs J. Campbell and T. Douglas were successful as/check inspectors, Mr J; Campbell, replacing Mr J.’ Fitzsimmons, twfio was defeated by a margin of- three votes? For the Board of Control, Messrs C. .Murray, F. Ireland and. J,'-Johns.ton,e were the successful candidates.. <vMr J. Clark, returning officer, announced the results as follows:—President: F. Connew 81, D. Gear 60;. secretary, I. L. Tyler 140, J. Morgan 113; check inspectors, J. Campbell 147JT. Douglas 147, J. Fitzsimmons 144 L Board of Control, C. Murray 200, F, Ireland 194, J. Johnstone 171, M/Dague 126; checkweighman, S. Barries 57, J. Monteith 30. V- ' ' '■ . Miss Nolan, of Hokitika, is a visitor and is. the .guest oi<Mr and Mrs L. Kremmer. A • / - ’• T'lyiiss G. Berdinner, of Karamea, visited her parents, Mr and Mrs M. Berdinner, at the week-end. Mr J. Lavery returned on Saturday from Wellington after attending a picture exhibitors’ conference. Mrs F. Adds, of Wellington, was a. visitor during the week-end . as. the guest of Mr and Mrs'M. DagUe. . ; Mrs K. Morgan' has left to reside?? in Westport, afterjhavi’ng lived ..her# since -childhood. £he best wishes of the community will be-, extended . .to her in. her new home. */ ■ A .’' The news of the- death Janet Fraser, wife of (he -Rt. Hon, P. Fraser, came as. a shock to Stockton residents, and ’the sympathy ■ of,.The whole district Hsextendedtoy”the Prime Minister in his hour of trial. Mr G. Stewart has. returned’/after spending several monthsun the Westport Hospital/ 1 ■ . - ' 7/'