STOCKTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 15 May 1945, Page 6

STOCKTON NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] Mr and Mrs T. Poole, of Christchurch, are visitors to the township, and are the guests of Mr and Mis TT [s’xzQ Q Master’J. Chippendale has returned home after being an inmate ot also returned trim the Westport Hospital, ages an operation to a fingei on the ng ha Mrs D. Kelly has returned to Blackball after a visit to her mother, and Mrs A. Chippendale and daughter, are spending a holiday with Mrs Chippendale s parents, Mi and Mrs A. Harris. Miss Amy Evans is spending term, holidays with friends at Motueka. The Stockton school children, accompanied by adults of the township attended sports at Granity on Wednesday to celebrate the end of the war in Europe, and the mine observed a holiday. T , . ~ Mrs Franklin, of Nelson, is the guest of Mr and Mrs J. Fitzsimmons. Mrs J. Madden and family, of Denniston, has been visiting Mrs Madden’s parents, Mr and Mis J. Slack. ’Mr T. Berdinner of the Chi istchurch Training. College, is spending holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs M. Berdinner. ij Miss G. Beidinner, of Karamea, is also spending holidavs with her parents. At the last monthly metting of the Ngakawau Miners’ Union, it was decided that the check inspectors be supplied with the names of members who are on the turn-list, for the coal. Regarding a compensation claim by one of the Union members, it was decided to forward all the necessaiy details to the national secretary. Information was given to the meeting that the road from No. 3 loop is to be extended to the new mine. Mr A. McArthur gave a report of the last National Council meeting held in Wellington, stating a visiting delegate from the Australian Miners’ Federation was in attendance, Mr Creswell, who was anxious to obtain all the available data on mining matters in New' Zealand, so as to be able to place the essential points before a commission . whic was about to sit in Australia, on questions affecting the life and Work of the Australian miners. The request of the delegate would be given every consideration. Mr McArthur stated that Hon. P. C. Webb is still indisposed and that Hon. J. O’Brien was now acting-Minister of Mines. In the discussions that took place between the representatives of the coal owners and representatives of the United Mine Workers, no progress could be made as to any increase in wages. The matter would be the subject of other endeavours in the very near future. It was decided by the National Council to procure two thousand of Mr Moohan’s pampnlets, “Is New Zealand Wrecked?” It was also decided that it was incumbent on every local branch to contradict any incorrect statements appearing in the newspapers against the miners. At an early date efforts would be made to organise all the open cast mines in the country. It was also imperative that mining news should be supplied to the Labour dailies. The delegate was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks.