THE CENTENNIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1940, Page 6

THE CENTENNIAL

WESTLAND PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

GREYMOUTH, DECEMBER 4th.

A short meeting of the -Westland Piovincial Council Was held at the conclusion of the Patriotic Cpuncil meeting. There were present: Messrs G. A. Perry (Chairman), F. A, Kitchingham, J. Smeaton, K. O. May, J. B. Kent, J. Kennedy, A. H. McKane, W. Clayton, and D. J. Evans. ' . - The secretary reported the receipts to the middle of November had been £2959/3/8, and the expenditure £2958/11/3. Since then additional revenue to the amount of £lO/14/0 had been received, and an- offer made for the sale of the copies of “Old Westland” still on hand. V

In addition the Scholarship Fund stood at £9-46/1/3, less - the first payment of £SO, balance in aecountj £896/1/3. •' The Government centennial subsidy of £2826 allocated to the Westland Province, Mid been paid out tc date as follows:- { 'V - £ s. d. Greymouth -.Borough ... 472 3. 0 Westland CountyT, ... 624 0 0 Ross Borough 68 .5 10 Inangahua County - ...- ;T:-. .'132 6 8 Okarito Memorial ... ... 41 9*. 8 Westland Centennial ... .371 l© 5 Hokitika (first payment) 66 0 0 1776 Q 7 Hokitika (2nd. payment) ; 122 4 6 / ; . / 1898 .5 1 Balance remaining unclaimed, £927 14s lid. //: ' ' , The balance of subsidy was reserved for the rest room memorial at prpy-mo-uth." ' * -v?-'- - -Aj The offer for the purchase of tJ l © books on/ hand was not siatisfact#ry, and further enquiries are fo pe made. The only liability of ; the council is '£44, and thLswill be discharged with funds in hand And the sale of the books, They ate available to the Hade and .tho local, bodies at. present at cpt prices. Application hy the Hokitika Centennial Memorial Committee for the- balance of subsidy earned £122/4/6,- was recommended to Centennial • Headquarters ,at Wellington for payment*,-