HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1946, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent] HOKITIKA, August 27. Fish merchants are arranging re_frigeration accommodation at Hokitika to meet the demands of fishermen, and one Motueka firm is having a new freezer built at the wharf to accommodate about 1000 four-gallon tins of fish. Nelson Fisheries have freezing facilities at the Hokitika wharf, and with transport services to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, and the local canning factory, whitebait fishers will be well catered for this season. The activity among local buyers, plus the demand from the outside markets, should secure record prices for fishermen this’ season. Already fishermen are receiving inquiries from all parts of New Zealand for whitebait, and it is possible that some of the frozen supplies will find their way ,to the Australian markets. Four Hokitika boys left on Saturday en route for Greymouth to join the West Coast schoolboys’ rugby team to play .matches’ at Marlborough for the Newman Shield. They will return to Hokitika next Sunday evening. The Westland Sub-Union has received good, representation in the West Coast rugby junior representative team, and the standard of the junior grade players in Hokitika is much improved. During the past week or two, very heavy seas have raked the Coast, from Hokitika to Arahura, and at Three Mile cut right into some of the land holdings, carrying away fences, and covering some of the paddocks with driftwood. Along the back of the township of Hokitika large areas of the beach were washed away, and huge piles of driftwood now litter-the beach. The County Engineer and members of the Council visited the scene of erosion at Three Mile. At a meeting of the Rugby SubUnion the following games were ar-ranged-for Saturday, ■" August 31:— Senior grade; Kokatahi v. Kiwis at Hokitika at 2 p.m., No. 1 ground. Referee, Mr E. Olson). St. Marys v. Waiuta at Hokitika at 2.45 p.m. (Mr A. Hay). Junior grade: All junior matches were postponed. Fourth grade: School v. Arahura at Arahura, at 2 p.m. (referee to be appointed). School was granted a match against a combined college team at Hokitika on Wednesday afternoon. The Rugby xgub-Union has decided to combine with the Basketball Association to organise a presentation ball during September. All trophies won at basketball and rugby competitions will be presented to their winners on that night. Members of the SubUnion to meet delegates of the Basketball Association are Messrs R. Quinn, S. Richardson, J. Leslie, and A. Algar. The secretary was instructed to contact the West Coast Union to have a date set down for the McLean Shield, Kokatahi v. Celtic, which is to be played at Hokitika. The Arahura Club has given notice of the withdrawal of its team from the senior competition. Mr Tainui said that a number of factors made the withdrawal necessary, one of which was that players who were working on the dredge could not get off on The Gael arrived yesterday morning, and after discharging cargo, will load silver pine posts and sail for northern ports at noon to-day.