LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1949, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Owing to the bad weather yesterday air services on the West Coast were cancelled. The WellingtonWestport service was operated as far as Nelson and there was no service from Hokitika to Westland.

A short credit in the Wallsend State mine station yesterday rendered the mine idle until late in the afternoon, when shiftmen were able to work again. As a result of the breakdown, the fan stopped from 3.50 to 5.22 a.m., making it impossible to work the mine until later in the day.

Mr B. McGirr, of Greymoutfi, caught a trout in the south breakwater at Greymouth at the week-end of large dimensions, and has entered it for the Milner Bennington Shield, the trophy being awarded for the biggest fish of the season. The fish weighed 61b 14ozs.

Yesterday at Government House, Wellington, Sir B. Freyberg invested nearly 100 recipients of honours with insignia and decorations. Sir Joseph Heenan, former Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, was the only knight to receive the accolade. The ceremony was observed by the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones. There will be another investiture to-day.

Have you seen Jeff's new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

Cheap and efficient methods of impregnating hardwood timbers with chemical compounds deadly to all types of New Zealand borer have been found by scientists at the plant diseases station at Ikairaka, Auckland. Wood technologists and entomologists have found six compounds effective ■ but all factors have not yet been tested. The tests are continuing and when the results are applied commercially, the Dominion’s most destructive wood pest should be beaten. The increased cost per house is estimated at under £5O if all timber is proofed.

Through frosts in Hawke's Bay, some growers producing stone fruits only, have lost more than 75 per cent, of their crop. Fire pots have been effective in minimising the damage. Normally pip fruits are immune in Hawke’s Bay from frost damage at this time of the year, but this season apples and pears are blossoming early.

Yesterday at Onehunga, Vernon Oscar Breeze, charged with operating a radio received without a license, was fined £lO and costs by Mr F. McCarthy, S.M. An inspector said that for a number of years defendant had not taken, out a radio license.

The transfer of ownership of the Dillmanstown Hotel from J. Pritchard to S- F. Benger for £2OOO, was approved at a sitting of the Westland Land Valuation Committee at Greymouth yesterday. The chairman, Mr M. Wallace, said th e price compared more than favourably with some other hotels, which were priced about £3OOO.

Take “De Reszke” —See Wally Haybittle’s New Look Railway Hotel, Rumara Junction. —Advt.

Twelve applications for the sale of property were approved at a sitting of the Westland Land Valuation Committee at Greymouth yesterday. They included: L. O. Fitzsimmons to I. J. Devaney, property at Hokitika, price £385; E. Gilmore to W. Streeter, property at Roa, price £215; T. M. Cormack to C. Smeaton, for sale of goodwill and improvements only (tenancy), price £320 (stock £375); S. Patterson to J. Inwood, property at Rimu, price £250; J. J. Ryall to W. Butterworth, pi-operty at Waiwhero, price £170; J. J. Ryall to A. T. Richards, property at Waiwhero, price £300; A. N. Straker to J. Hewlett, property at Greymouth, price £153; D. E. Potter to A. N. Mullin, property at Greymouth, price £80; Public Trustee to A. R. Alexander, property at Cobden, price £675; M. W. T. Moore to R. G. Moore, property at Cobden, price £75; Gages to Brunner Cooperative Association, shop and property at Dobson, price £950.

On Monday next, the issue of new ration cards commences. The following hours will be observed at the Chief Post Office, Greymouth: Monday to Thursday, October 13: 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Friday, October 14: 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; October 17 to 20: 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; October 2'l: 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The post offices in close proximity to Greymouth will observe the usual hours of attendance.

General wharfage amounting to £275 IDs. and wharfages on State coal totalling £242 8s Id,-and £ll7 4s 7d for the Okarito Harbour survey were remitted to the Greymouth Harbour Board by the Treasury Department last month. This information was given at. the monthly meeting of the Greymouth Harbour Board last night

A forty-hour, five-day week for policemen is one of the subjects being discussed at the 14th annual conference of the Police Association which opened at Wellington yesterday. It was contended that these conditions are possible even with the present shortage of staff. Other subjects for discussion are an earlier retiring age on superannuation, and housing. There are complaints that inadequate housing has caused men to be separated from their families on their transfer. The president of the Association, Mr A. G. Quinn (Wn) is presiding over delegates from fifteen police associations. The conference is expected to conclude to-day, when the Prime Minister and Minister of Police, Mr Fraser, and the Commissioner of Police, Mr J. Cummings, will attend.—Press Assn.