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Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1937, Page 4

Every nations knows that it is walking along the edge of a precipice, and though we British are further from the edge than we are the more conscious of the greater danger because we are financially the most scrupulous, purest and delicately poised, writes “Scrutator” in the Sunday Times in comment on the appalling cost of rearmament. Spendthrifts may live up to and beyond their income without any qualms; but honest men who live dangerously up to the limit of their income and Trave no reserves to fall back upon if calamity came, are not really happy, even on a rising income. We in Britain dare say these things because we know we can outlast the others; but we are painfully conscious of the lolly of it all. So long as there is peace, we can go on as we are doing. But we have no illusions, and the trouble is that we know that a change, rational or catastrophic, must come sometime. Either we rationalise international policy or we are living so near the verge of financial capacity that, unless we can command new sources, of revenue other than by taxation, wo are financially unprepared for the danger of war that is in everyone’s mind, however well prepared we may make ourselves in a physical sense. On the present basis of a normal peace Budget of 800. millions, war could only bring financial revolution.

Mr P. J. McLean was reappointed, unopposed, as chairman of the Greymouth Harbour • Board on Tuesday night for tlje tenth consecutive term. The m.v. Hokitika sailed for Wellington last evening and she is expected to leave on the return trip to Hokitika about Saturday. \ Messrs Page and McDougall (Greymouth) have been let the contract for the construction of Creek bridge on the Kanuika Spring Creek crossing elimination scheme. The price is £IO3B. The bridge will be of one 40 feei span in reinforced concrete, or reinforced pile abutments, with a 24 feet roadway. The death occurred on Tuesday at the O’Conor Home, Westport, of Thomas Doyle, at the advanced age of S 8 years. Deceased, who wa,s a single man was a native of Queen’s County Ireland, and came to New Zealand 78 years ago and followed the occupation of a gold miner in the Nelso.i Creek district. He had been an inmate of the O’Conor Home for the pas': six years.

No announcement of the guarante ed price for next season’s dairy pro duce will be made for some time. The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon W. Lee j\fartin) said yesterday that, although he had already amioun.ed that the differential payment for butter over cheese would be increased from l|d to 2d. the basic price would not be announced until the committee set up for the purpose had had an opportun itv of investigating the altered costs both on the farm and in the factory.

The report for the month of May by the Medical Superintendent of Grey Hospital stated :—Patients at beginning of month, hospital 52 males, 39 females; Oid People’s Home, 35 males, 3 females; admitted, 65—-48; O.P.H. 3 males; discharged 63 —47 ; O.P.H. 6 —1 ; died 6—4 ; remaining at end ol month, hospital 48 males, 36 females ; O.P.H. 32 males, 2 females. Opera tions; General 32, orthopaedia 5, dental 3, E.E.N.T. 10. Radiological Department Hospital examinations 95, out-patients 11, other hospitals 11, mis cellaneous 22. Physiotherapy Depart ment: Tn-patients treated 458, out-pat ients 46, ultra violet ray 9. Rewa Hospital: Admissions 21, births 21, discharges 23, remaining babes 11, re maining patients 11.

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At a meeting of the executive of the West Coast Rugby Union on Tuesday evening it was decided to thank Mr G. Rowley, Harihari, and other officials o the South Westland team for the many courtesies extended to the combined team at Harihari on Sunday. It wadecided that in reply to a further com munication from Ross regarding the playing of Nolan Tiros., the Union was compelled to adhere to its previous de vision that the two players who resided in South Westland would be required to play in the club games there. V was decided that in view of the eondi tions under which Greymouth an I Westland junior representatives play ed last Saturday, a return match bo played at Rugby Park, Gr|ymouth, on Saturday, June 19, if suitable to the Westland S •b-Union. The junior selcc tor was instructed to choose the team next Saturday. Permission was grant ed to Messrs F. W. Raillie and B. Kil patrick to take a Greymouth semor colts team to Wataroa to plav South Westland on July 3, the team to ,b' selected by the Greymouth senior selcc. tors.

At the mootin'* of the Westland Licensing-Committee held on Tuesday, a complaint was laid hv the noimp rmainst the licensee of the Dominion 'Hotel who made application for a renewal- of a publican’s license. It was pointed opt that the licensee in question was committing a breach of the statutory regulations of the Licensing Act i in that he failed to cater for the trej veiling public. The hotel was one ol ' the largest in Hokitika, hut the lic--1 ensee did not have it. staffed, and although he was prepared to provide bods for visitors he did not provide any cooked meals for them. The committee I deferred consideration of the applica- | tion until other applicants were dealt with when tliev then discussed tin* matter in committee. Returning to the bench, the Committee in giving its decision stated that it considered the matter a very serious one indeed. A licensee who did not comply with the statutory regulations of the Licensing Act was committing a grave breach of the. Act, and one which laid the licensee open to prosecution. To allow such a position to continue would be a greater violation, and this the Committee did not intend to allow to ! happen. What the Committee was going tc do was to adiourn the application for a period of three months and they wanted a guarantee that in that time the hotel would he staffed, and continue to be staffed, and that provision would be made to.cater for the travelling public.

A very fine display of lame silver and erold cards and tassels now to hand at Schroder and Co., for which we have a (Treat demand. Inspection cordially invited. —Advt.