WEST COAST NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 645, 24 December 1932, Page 6

WEST COAST NEWS.

GREY DISTRICT.

Unemployment Committee Meets. (Special to the “ Star.'') GREYMOUTH, December 23. At a meeting of the Greymouth Unemployment Committee held yesterday and presided over by the Mayor, Mr .T. W. Greenslade, the following allocation was decided upon for Christmas. Twenty single men not eligible under Scheme 5, each an order for goods valued at ss, absorbing £5; forty boys under 20, 2s 6d each, absorbing £5; 137 married men and certain single men with dependents, 15s cash allocation each, absorbing £lO2 15s; 34 single men eligible for Scheme 5, orders for goods 5s each, absorbing £8 10s; all the eligible married and single men, 181 in number, one day’s work at 12s 6d, absorbing £ll3 2s 6d, plus approximate cost of mutton to be distributed, £l6 4s, making a total of £250 Us 6d. It was also decided to subsidise the £lO collected in Cobden to the extent of £4 15s, and this sum will be allocated at 10s cash to each of 26 married men, absorbing £l3, and 5s each to seven single men, absorbing £1 15s. A 101 b roast of mutton valued at 4s, will be available for each unemployed married man and single men with dependents in Greymouth and Cobden. Valedictory. Mr I. Hurren, one of Kumara’s oldest and most respected citizens, who is leaving Kumara to reside in Hokitika, was the guest at a farewell banquet tendered to him by the various sports organisations of Kumara. Mr X. M barlane, captain of the Kumara tnre Brigade, presided. He stated that their guest had been a member of the brigade for over thirty years, which was a creditable record. He had also been associated with the various sports clubs in the town during the whole time he had been a resident. As a mark of the brigade’s appreciation he had pleasure in presenting their guest with a striking clock. He wished Mr and Mrs Hurren and family every happiness and success in his new enterP On behalf of the Sports Club, Mr Hamer (president) extended to Mr Hurren and family all good wishes, and presented him with a bedspread. Other speakers, including the Mayor, Mr'R. Spiers, referred in glowing terms to the esteem in which Mr Hurren was held by all sections of the community, and wished him and his family the best of luck. Mr Hurren suitably replied. West Coast Dairying. The following letter from the Dominion Group Herd Testing Federation has been received by the secretary of the West Coast Herd Testing Association: “ Please convey to your chairman and .Management Committee my congratulations on the very fine average of 40.031 b fat for 3516 cows tested during November. This, in my opinion, is a splendid return and when compared with North Island averages definitely supports my statement that Westland has a wonderful dairying climate. These figures indicate that the 3501 b average will be common in Westland before long. Trusting that this effort will be sustained throughout the season and by increased yield prove an offset to low prices, and with kind regards. (Signed) C. M. Hume.” Cricket. The following will represent the Married Men V. Single Men at the Recreation Ground, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Christmas Day; Knapp, M’lntosh, Dewar, Cornish, M'Laughlin, jnr„ Spender, Thompson, Nelson, Mosley, Rapley, Griffen; reserve, W. Barlow. 1 Single Men’s team: Morris (2), N. Bay-

ley, Marshall, Matthews, Rose, Adams, Frew, Dixon, R. Barlow, G. Anderson; reserve, Walton. Personal. Mr and Mrs F. Kennedy arrived last evening on a visit to Mr and Mrs J. Kennedy, Tainui Street. Mr M. Kennedy, secretary-manager of the Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., arrived this afternoon. Mrs M. Quinlan has returned from a tour of the British Isles and the Continent. Mr and Mrs O. Skelton will arrive to-morrow and will be the guests of Mrs R. Groom, High Street. REEFTON NOTES. (Special to the " Star.”) REEFTON, December 23 Mr E. W. Spencer presided at the .meeting of the committee of the Reefton Jockey Club, when the Public Picnic Committee were granted the use of the racecourse if required on Boxing Day, subject to a fee of two guineas, to be refunded if the grounds were left in good order. It was decided to reduce the price of admission to 'the mrdsumfrter meeting to: Ladies 2s, men ss. It was decided to pay out two dividends on the totalisator for galloping events iv which five or more horses of different ownership start. Application was made to the Inangahua Hospital Board to allow a nurse from the hospital to attend the meeting in her official capacity. Persona!. Mr W. Blom has returned from a business visit to Brightwater, Nelson. Messrs P. Blom and T. Douglas have - left for Christchurch and Wellington. Word has been received by Mr J. Banks and Mr Mori that they were successful in part of their accountancy professional examination. Mrs T. H. Lee, Buller Road, has returned from Auckland. Mr Le Compte had the misfortune to have the first finger of his right hand severed whilst he was working in the Morris coal mine. The axe with which he was preparing wedges for stiffening up the timbering of the mine slipped and caused the accident. Mr Le Compte was brought into Reefton for medical treatment. HOKITIKA NEWS. (Special to the ” Star.”) HOKITIKA, December 23. An extraordinary vacancy has occurred in the Westland County Council. As district agents for the Royal Exchange Assurance Company, W. Jeffries and Co. cQllected certain premiums on insurance from the council, and the Audit Office has held that as Mr Jeffries’s firm received a commission on the premiums, this constituted a disqualification as a councillor. The Audit Office has therefore pointed out that it is unlawful for Mr Jeffries to act as a councillor until such time as he is again validly elected to the council. It is understood that Mr Jeffries has been asked by his fellow-councillors to stand again, and that he has consented to do so, and is being nominated. Personal Mr C. L. Harper, of Christchurch, has been appointed first assistantmaster at the Hokitika District High School in succession to Mr J. Niven, who resigned at the end of last term. The Weather. After four days of glorious weather, with the thermometer registering well over 70 degrees, a change was experienced to-day. A light rain fell this afternoon, considerably reducing the closeness of the atmosphere.