WEST COAST NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22518, 28 September 1938, Page 4

WEST COAST NEWS

NO LIABILITIES AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW REPORT TO WEST COAST ASSOCIATION “I have to congratulate members on the financial position of the association.” This is a statement in the annual report of the president of the West Coast Agricultural, Pastoral, and Industrial Association (Mr H. G. Carter), which he will present to the annual general meeting of that body to be held at Greymouth to-morrow. “The last show,” the report continues “experienced fine weather on both cay: with the result that the increased attendances improved our gate receipts and various other fees. The years workings showed a profit of ±.-so Bd. For the first time since the .erection of the cattle pens, the association is starting the year with no uabilities and a credit balance at the banK which must be gratifying to members Unfortunately, your committee was again compelled to delete the cattle section from the exhibits because of the lack of support for this section, and members are requested to give this matter their earnest attention. The other sections were well supported and the prospects for the 1939 show arc bright.” , The statement of income and expenditure to be submitted to the meeting is as follows; — Receipts: Ice-cream stall ±.ll, PUD- . Mean’s booth £3O Os 2d, tea-rooms £29 7s 3d, sundry receipts £6 18s, prize money returned and unclaimed £l9; 6d, members’ subscriptions £IOO 5s entry fees £Bl 2s 6d, rent £7 10s, admission at gates £165 10s, less Greymouth Trotting Club £54 19s 4d, £llO 10s 8d; side-shows £4O 10s 3d, exhibition sites £26 10s, special prize donations £73 13s: total, £5lB 16s 4d. Payments: General labour £l7 19s advertising and printing £57 9s, secretary’s salary £75, maintenance and repairs £lO 19s Bd, members’ afternoon teas £22 16s, judges’ expenses £l3 11s 6d, prize money £IBO 17s Bd. geperal expenses £75 8s sd, freight and cartage £7 4s 9d, bad debts written off £3O 10s 8d: total £491 16s 8d; balance £26 19s 8d: grand total. £5lB 16s 4d Balance-sheet —Liabilities: Profit and loss account £742 13s 8d; profit from above, £26 19s 8d: total, £769 13s 4d. Assets: Property account, £720; members’ fees outstanding, £lO 14s 6d; balance at bank, £3B 3s 10d; petty cash in hand. 15s: total. £769 13s 4d. ROADS ON WEST COAST BIG CONTRACT LET BY DEPARTMENT At the price of £20.606 a contract has been let by the Public Works Department for the top course metalling, preparation, and sealing of 1266J chains of highways in the West Coast district, . to the Neuchatel Asphalt Company. Ltd., an English company operating in the Dominion. The sections included in the contract are 390 chains on the Inangahua-Grey State highway, from Spring Creek to just north of the township of Ngahere; 322 chains on the Westport-Grey main,, highway, from Cobden bridge to v th^ ; beginning of the sealed road in the' Borough of Runanga; 225 chains or the Grey-Weheka State highway, from, the Kanieri bridge to five chains south of Deep Creek (on the Ross road), and 3294 chains on the Arthur’s Pass-Ku-mafa Junction State highway, from the sealed road at Kumara Junction to the sealing in the Borough of Kumara., GOLF WESTPORT LADIES* CLUB In the first round of the Thomas Brown rose bowl, played by the Westport Ladles’ Golf Club, Mrs Walker beat Mrs Nahr, Mrs Mullan beat Mrs Bird, Mrs J. Slee beat Miss Suisted. In the second round of the junior match for Mrs Seyb’s trophy. Miss Bonlsch beat Miss Woodward, Miss Prince won from Miss Strachan by default. Mrs Thomson beat Miss Daily, Miss Radford beat Mrs Bailey, Mrs Parker beat Mrs McDonald. Miss Hay-McKenzie won from Miss Moore by default. Mrs Shrimpton beat Mrs Park, Miss Marr beat Miss M. Powell. . In the two-life competition, Mrs Seyb (9), one life, beat Miss D. Brown (25), two lives. HOKITIKA CLUB The results of a medal match played by the Hokitika Golf Club are:—Gillespie, 93, 21—72; Harper, 99. 27—72; Cox 89. 15—74; Chesney, 82, 8—74; Ranger, 101, 27—74; Weir, 107, 30—77; Stuart, 103, 25—78; Mclntyre, 105, 24 81; Wells,. 103, 20—83; Grieve, 112, 30 with a total of 10 points, with R. Adamson 7 and Ranger 6. The semi-final of the club championships <vere played in the week-end, and resulted:— Senior —G. Adamson beat Aitken, o and 1; A. Chesney beat H. Steel, 1 up. . . Intermediate Andrewes - beat Thompson, 1 up; Perry beat Father Finerty. 2 and 1, „ , _ Junior—Harper beat McCluskey, 3 and 1. ■ SHIPPING PORT OF GREYMOUTH fTHE PRESS Special Servlce.l GREYMOUTH, September 27. The Hokitika, after discharging Wellington cargo, left this morning for HokitlKa. ... i The Titoki sailed this morning with coal for New Plymouth and Tarakohe. She is due back on Saturday to load for Tarakohe, completing at Westport. The Kalmgo sailed this morning with timber for Sydney and Newcastle. The Gabriella is loading coal and timber for Miramar and Wellington. The Kiwitea started loading coal this morning for Auckland. " ... The Totara left Wellington early this morning for Greymouth. She Is due tomorrow to load for Petone. - The Waimea is due on Thursday from Wanganui to load timber for Port Waikato. The Kakapo Is due on Thursday from Auckland with cargo, to load coal for Portland. - _ , - ' , ■ , The James Cook left Sydney last Wednesday with cargo for New Zealand ports. Including 1000 tons of machinery, general cargo, and poles for Greymouth. She is due here about October 7 to load for Sydney and Newcastle. . . A Union Company steamer is due here on October 10 to load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide. PORT OF WESTPORT [THE PRESS Special Service.] WESTPORT, September 27. The Te Aroha is due to-night from Wellington. , , _ . The Kaifcorai is in port loading for Lyttelton when coal becomes available. The Kaimai is expected to sail to-mor-row from Wellington, and will load on Friday for return to that port. The Karepo, part-loaded from Greymouth, is due here about October 3 to complete for Auckland.

PERSONAL NOTES GREYMOUTH Mr C. L. Kettle has returned from Christchurch. Mr and Mrs J. Hazeldine have returned from Christchurch. Mr F. Kneale returned yesterday to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs R. Butterworth yesterday left on their return to Wellington. Mr W. A. Croft yesterday left for Christchurch. Mesdames M. and C. Spark left yesterday on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Messrs W. Dwan and R. and M. McDougall left yesterday on a holiday visit to Sydney. Miss Una Schroeder, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs G. Boucher, left yesterday on her return to Invercargill. Mr D. P. Lewis, of the traffic branch of the Railway Department at Greymouth, has been advised of his transfer to Hokitika. He will be replaced by Mr W. Interman, of Hokitika Messrs T. Coltman, F. W. Lysons. and L. Dear arrived yesterday from Wellington. Miss D. Sinnott left yesterday for Wellington. Messrs J. Gilbert, D. Anderson, G. H. Chapman, W. T. Ogilvie, J. S. Robertson, and J. W, Callwell left yesterday to attend a meeting of the West Coast Sawmillers’ Association at Christchurch. WESTPORT The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs J. Kilkenny) have returned from a tour of the islands. Mr J. Dowgray (Granity) has returned from Wellington. Miss T. Simpson (Auckland) is visiting friends at Westport. Mr T. Cook (Wellington) is visiting relations at Millerton. Mrs Sutherland, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs Anderson (Westport), has returned to WellingtC>Mrs A. C. Bascand has returned to Westport after spending a holiday in Canterbury. „ , Mrs J. Mann (Westport) has returned from the North Island. Mrs J. Bird, who has been visiting Christchurch, has returned to her home in Westport. HOKITIKA Mr and Mrs N. Styche, of Deans avenue, Christchurch, are spending a holiday in Hokitika, and are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. N. Robinson, of Hampden street. Mr G. C. Harper, of Hanmer, is spending a holiday with his brother, Mr C. L. Harper, Hampden street, Hokitika. Miss McKenzie, of Te Kuiti, has arrived in Hokitika on a visit to her sister, Mrs Corban, Fitzherbert street. Mrs H. C. Wilson and Mrs I, Charman (Wellington) are spending a holiday in Hokitika, and are the guests of Mrs J. O’Brien, Sale street. MILD WAVE OF SICKNESS PEOPLE IN BULLER DISTRICT AFFECTED The Duller district is not free from the measles epidemic by any means, although most cases are now confined to adults. An alarming feature is that many children and adults have had two separate attacks, the second two or three weeks after the first. In the country dictricts, especially Mokihinui and Karamea, many people are laid up with the complaint. Sickness has been very prevalent in the district over the last two months, there being also numerous cases ot a mild form of influenza. WHITE BUTTERFLY AT WESTPORT The warm weather at Westport has helped to attract the white butterfly in ever-increasing numbers, and already some vegetable gardens have shown the results of their depredations.

CRIPPLED CHILDREN ASSISTED GOOD WORK OF SOCIETY AT WESTPORT REVIEW OF PRESIDENT OF BRANCH Eighteen children have been registered for assistance, an increase of seven since' the annual meeting, said the chairman (Mr F. N. R. Downard) at a general meeting of the Westport branch of the Crippled Children Society, on Monday night. He said that he was annoyed when asked what the branch actually was doing, and he would like to tell the people of Westport that the branch was doing splendid work in every way. One girl had been sent to Christchurch to take up training for a chosen occupation, crutches had been supplied to another child, and in still another case advice and assistance had been given to a girl in suitable school work. Several other cases were under consideration by the executive, and acting on the suggestion of Dr. J. Leslie Will (president of the Canterbury branch) a visitor had been appointed, Mrs F. O’Gorrhan filling that position with great credit. The chairman expressed appreciation of assistance from the Hector and Westport Women’s Institutes; the Westport women’s branch of the Labour Party, and the Westport branch of the Labour Party. The membership of the branch was 34, and it had £lO 11s 5d in hand. A discussion took place on ways and means of increasing the finances of the branch, as it was considered necessary to have extra funds to cater for children registered, and several schemes were suggested for adoption. A motion of appreciation of the services of the secretary (Mr C. Junge), who tendered his resignation because of his impending departure from the district, was carried unanimously. Mrs W. Bennie was appointed secretary temporarily, and Miss E. Findlay, trustee, in place of Mr Junge. DARING THEFT AT WESTPORT HOLE CUT IN JEWELLER’S SHOP WINDOW Cutting a small hole in Mr A, G. Petley’s jewellery shop window at Westport with a glass-cutter, presumably in the early hours of yesterday morning, some person took three watches, valued at £l3. The hole in the window was discovered early yesterday morning by a passer-by just before the shop opened for business, and Mr Petley, when notified found that the three watches, which were the only articles within reach, had been stolen. Some little time ago several dwellings at Westport were entered at night time, and money stolen, but there have been no similar incidents for almost a month. After investigation by Constable P. Condon, a young man was arrested as he was leaving Westport on a service car to connect at Greymouth with the Christchurch train. He will be charged in the Magistrate’s Court to-day with the offence. ELECTION ADDRESS AT REEFTON There was only a fair attendance at a meeting held in the Criterion Theatre on Monday night when Mr C. F. Skinner, Labour candidate for the Motueka electorate, gave his first campaign address to Heefton electors. He was given an attentive hearing. Mr F. J. Seawright. county chairman, presided. . . , Mr Skinner was given a vote or thanks, and a vote of confidence was passed in the Labour Party. Mr T. Flaherty moved the motion, which was seconded by Mr W. Burnett. FREIGHT THROUGH TUNNEL During last week, freight hauled from west to east through the Otira tunnel totalled 14,817 tons, compared with 12,794 tons in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2023 tons. In 1936, the corresponding total was 10-381 tons.