WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 16 March 1945, Page 8

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] WESTPORT, March 15 Heavy rain last night interrupted work on the waterfront, only three waggons of coal being loaded into the Kiwitea before work stopped. The Wingatui damaged her rudder post yesterday, when driven back against the wharf by the wind, while endeavouring to swing for departure. The damage was inspected to-day by a shipping surveyor and repairs are to be carried out before the vessel can sail. Thunder and lightning followed by a heavy hail shower struck Westport this morning but did not last long fortunately. The hail in some places blocked spoutings on residences and water backed up and flowed down the inside walls causing damage to wall paper. Of the fifteen days so far in the month rain has fallen on each of them and the prospects of the weather clearing do not look bright The death occurred this morning at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. A. Lockey) of Mrs. M. Harder, after a short illness. The late Mrs. Harder was a native of Australia and had spent most of her life in Reefton and Westport. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. A. Lockey (Westport), Mrs. C. A. Montgomerie, (Greymouth) and Mrs. H. D. Dunn (Westport). Mr. Jim Duffy, the well known Greymouth vocalist, is to be a .performer at the coming St. Patrick s concert in Westport. Miss N. A. Williams of the local railways transport office has resumed duty after a holiday In the Marlborough district. Mr. J. J. Lavery (president of the Stockton Co-op. Pictures) has been elected a member of the Dominion Council of the New Zealand Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Association. The following cricket team has been selected to play Murchison at Murchison during the week-end: K. Griffiths (capt).., J. McDonald, B. Cunningham, R. Eyes, G. Blair, Bromley, R. Matthewson, A. Blown, R. Matthews, A. McGlashan, F. New man and A. Svendsen. The Westport Old Time Dance Committee has made a donation ot x < to the Red Cross Committee. . . Stock slaughtered at the Mu^ lc Abattoir last month at. Westport with figures for the corresponding montn of 1944 in parentheses was: Cattie 146 (161), sheep 511 (588), lambs 23 (162), pigs 2 (4), calves 22 (38); fees £ll5 16s 6d (£l4O 10s 6d). The Town Clerk Mr P. Morgan, referring to the decrease in the number of sheep and lambs slaughtered said that the number was made up by the large number of carcases imported from Canterbury ancLfor which the Council received fees. ■' A grant of £l2O for the Cemetery Board, payable before March 31, was agreed to by the Borough. Council. Crs J. Fairbairn, S. Jenkins and the Mayor were appointed to confer witn the Board. The Council’s Inspector sought a ruling regarding the use or certain roofing material for three buildings to be built in Westport, for. use of which application had been made by the contractor. The material comprised three layers of rubberoid, bitumenised between the layers with sand on top. The building by-laws stated that no material of a combustible nature be approved as a roof covering, thereby prohibiting the use of the materials mentioned.. Roofing iron was not procurable. Substitutes were hard to secure. He recommended that the Council allow the use of the substitutes until! new roofing’ iron became available and suggested that the top layer be of grit instead of sand and to his satisfaction. The Council agreed to grant the application for use of the material requested until roofmg iron-J;ecame available. Construction and installation of a new Council table, a contract for which was let some months ago, must be finished before next meeting of the Council, or withdraw the contract and have the work completed elsewhere.