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Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1938, Page 6

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A warning; to shooters is.'giverij-Tn this issue against /on’Ttarvey’s fann.'Arahura. river.:'- •.

A humorous remark^'which .btougjit a 'humorous (reply,was* Rev. A. C. ' wheh'' ihtrpduciiig y" Dr. Ralph S. Harloiv,’ of Massdteliu- ■■■!-: setts, ' b Club’s limelieon. Speaking-'Of)DH(Hkr-loyvr’s qualification's, Mr'Watso.n-,! said that Itlie visitor’s bdst .qualification--,; - ! was, that lie liad begun his tcafeer as a minister of- tlie ,PrcsbyteHari'\Cliurch; (Laughter). “I began ■" iny“ life'*: 1 ’ In prison, ’ ’ rep] ic'd Dr. Ha rlow, amid daughter. “My' grandfatlier'iyas, ward-a cn of a large prison • and" I was-born ■ ’in Hie warden's house.”' '•••Y-V‘--V-.. r'

When .. the Government sought recently. Ter; buililirigsCat - ■ Westport'’ - iiiiddfa-tlie” V‘Staie' v ;' housing schepie .rio.’feriders; feceiVed’iffbm.. ' Westport cafperit’cris,- :: -They i )cdiisi :^ypd; : ! • that ‘ £he coriditidris Were .fob severe, and comphwpSfewere made’oCslpwriess H in paymeftts l for work done.' Hbwbver, the Urider-Eecretai-y; ’iri- --‘charge t■ of Housiug.(Mr J.'A:- Lee) suggesteddhat Westport.-Builderst. co J -opei'ate-dn vcarrying dut the ’contraCis or the; cprittacts would to outside firms,}which : niightc:us|- outside iriepr aiidiinaterial. il'his.wbis;eonsidered:oy 'tlre)Sßviil,ders, arid tlie 'WestportC-Coustfuctidri-VCbni-paiiy was formed, and.'hilk bbeit granted a contract for the erection.-'of* fiTe State liouses in Lower . Balm'erston street, opposite the WostpprlrStbbktdn . .Coal Compariy’s office. ' ' : V: , ;

The Post Office-collects/so;maiiy?,cop-pers from its stamp vending- machines and the slot telephones,' .th&t unless this money was very rapidly returned to the hanks for circulation ; a copper coin shortage could easily develop. Many hundreds of telephones, in Jhe well-designed' street cabinets are’ distributed "at convenient points, , and the extent of: public ‘servicethey render is well evidenced liv the annual collect-a - ion of-"over £SOJCOO penny ; i; calls. Stamp-selling machine's designed- 1 a" \ New Zealander ajid ‘ made in the' Post Office workshops are very popvlar. Notwithstanding the facilities at the. post office counters, the public find "it con- ;\> venient to buvj" through these automatic machines (enabling stamps to be obtained after offi(ce hours) stalnps’to the value of "nearly per annum, which again involves a great -exhetiditiire in coppers. The total of pehce thus collected' runs into millions','and ftie actual weight into ""’ many tbhs, though, probably the same "copper's Vo through , the machines .many hundreds of times during the year.'