WATAROA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 20 April 1948, Page 2

WATAROA NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent) •

Mr L. Heaphy was a visitor to Wataroa and South Westland during the past week.

Mr Wm. Muir, of Greymouth, was a visitor to Wataroa' last week. A dance which was held at Bruce Bay Hall on Saturday, April 10, was well attended ,and proved quite a success.

The Rugby Sub-union held a meeting here at which v<ere present delegates from Harihari and Wataroa Clubs. Players are now beginning to get into form. The school dental clinic had only a brief stay here on the occasion of the latest visit.

Dairy herds ill this district were last week subjected to group tests by the lady conducting this important work for the Agricultural Department.

In the capable hands of Mr R. Smith, the road-grader has been lately in this district and excellent work has been carried out. A recent visitor has been the Pubi lie works Department Overseers, Mr Christensen, who had various jobs to attend.

Several lorry loads of useful poles and posts have just gone forward from the Okarito district for use in other localities.

Large quantities of lime from the Ross works have been recently transported into South Westland, and farmers have been cheerfully spreading the material against the needs of the coming season. Cr. A. F. Clark, local representative on the County Council on his return -from the monthly meeting, expressed the hope that when the new levy is struck the council will be able to affect a reduction in the rales. ' , It is only a commonsense attitude on the part of County Councillors to advocate the extension of the railway in South Westland. The Minister of Works might have a look down this wav and recognise the facilities for drawing timber supplies from here for the houses elsewhere wanted. Heavy traffic requires a rail road. The sleepers for the line are already here, and we only want a few fishplates and dogs for a line quickly to be built and the outgo of income increased greatly for timber, lime, wool, cattle, lambs, pigs, and various other, commodities. , Food for Britain is a project tackled in a big way in South Westland. Bacon, lambs, butter, cattle, wool hides and tallow are being produced in steadily increasing quanity, and the district is to be credited with tne worth effort.