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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1936, Page 4

The Alfalfa Jersey stock sale takes place at Hamilton on May 26.

Traders, for opossum trapping. V Lake Knnicre Scenic Board are ini j ted

in this issue

The schools in the district clospd yesterday f'M' the usual term holidays of two weeks. (

Card tournament Longford Hall, Kokatahi, Monday, May 11, in aid of St. Aid'll Church funds. Good prizes and supper.—Advt.

The residence of Mr A. Boyd el It at burnett’s /face. Dennisoton was completely destroyed by fire together with the contents. The three occupants escaped-in their night attire.

When the Borough Council were discussing the question of oot ini g a motor mower last evening, Cr.‘ Michel brought the discussion to an end by stating: “Let the Council continue to oelieve that the moa is extinct.’' •

The death occurred at the'Grey Hospital last-evening of Mr Patrick Egan, of Blackball, at the age of 60 years. Deceased was . a well-hnOwn . dent of the • 'Blackball 'district'' and leaves a widow.

New chairmen will he elected by all the county councils in New Zealand xon Wednesday, May 27. it is provided by law that all county councils sh 1 hold their annual meetings at midday on the. fourth Wednesday in May, and that the chairman for the year shall be 'elected at that meeting.

The contract for the erection of new premises ,in Weld Street for Messrs Griffen and Smith has been secured by Mr P. R. Win Word, the well-known’ builder. The structure will have a frontage of 66ft. and a depth of 140 ft. It will have a, large window cisplay, in five sections. TJie front will be finished in stucco style. The work will be put in hand at once. The situation is that of the garage until recently occupU*.. by West Coast Motors Ltd.

There is a good deal of interest being shown in Parliamentary circles in the impending departure for England of Mr W. J. Jordan, who is to receive a Government appointment as successor to-Sir James Parr, High Commissioner for the Dominion in London. SVr James Parr’s tenn of office will expire on December 31; but important developments which are .anticipated in ti near future may necessitate Mr . Jordan’s presence in Engl.nd beioie Sir James Pair relinquishes his post. •.*

The necessity of securing fine beach gravel for tlie roads, in preferenre to pit gravel was agreed' to by the Councillors last evening, and it was resolved that when the opportunity.a:ose that an effort be made to at once secure the required gravel. The Foreman reported that about a week before there was a bank on the beach a foot thick of very suitable grit, but the next day the rough sea had taken it away again completely. Ihe Town Clerk was instructed to arrange to secure suitable gravel a.t the first opportunity, and to make dumps rthereof in suitable localities when possible.

The Westland Gold Dredge and Alluvial Gold Mines Employees’ Industrial Union has filed an application with the Clerk of Awards, Ore;- mouth, for a lied' working award. r lhe Conciliation Commissioner, Mr S. Ritchie, has fixed Wednesday, June 3, at Greymouth, for the hearing of the disputes Thirty companies have been IcitedHb’vthe union as parties to the dispute, representing all the dredging end sluicing companies operating ,at present on the coast. Average existing rates <? pay- by most of the dredging companies are:—Winchman 2s ljd an, hour (demand 4s), electricians 2s ljd (3s- 6d), blacksmith 2s ljd (3s 6d), motormen and greasers Is 10£d (3s and 2s T-Jd), ■facemen Is lOd (2s 9d), dredgemaster £32 a month (£4O).

When dealing with an application b.y the Superintendent of the Mental Hospital for the erection of two lights on Cemetery Hill, the Borough Council last evening decided on a course somewhat different to the request. It' was mentioned that the road to the cemetery was not a dedicated road, and only led to the cemetery. If lights were needed ior the use of traffic*, to the Mental Hospital, they should be provided by the Department. It was also stated that the road through the mental grounds was being made a • public thoroughfare and was increasing to such an extent that it was more than likely that the hospital authorities would be erecting a gate at their end of the road to prevent the traffic, which was becoming a nuisance passing around the hospit 1 buildings. UIH mately the Council decided to erect two additional lights, one at the foot of the hill, at the intersection of Street and the other , one further along the main road at the town boundary. It was pointed out by the jo" n Clerk that at this latter intersection there were warning notices in refer oh ce to speed in the borough, and it was advisable that they should br made visible at night time to incoming motorists.