LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-morrow and Saturday at Greymouth the motor-ship Gael will load a lull cargo of equipment for the establishment of the preliminary camp at Jackson’s Bay. As yet no men have been engaged for the harbour construction work, as there arc no facilities for a camp. No better value anywhere than at Harley’s the Home Makers, Mackay Street. Blanket values —no advance in price—Buy now.—Advt. A special committee was recently set up by the Chamber of Commerce at Wellington to consider the revised port charges of the Wellington Harbour Board. Included in the Committee’s report to the Council of the Chamber, there is a recommendation that representations should be made to the Harbour Board that the harbour improvement rate should apply to exports as well as to imports. The motion was carried by six votes to five.—Press Assn. Post Free, 16/6 pair.—l 7 pairs, size nine, Men’s Chrome Boots; worth 22/6* Satisfaction or money back.— H. Hamer, Kumara. Best value m Westland.—Advt. Mr L. Corner, representing Calder Mackay, Coy., Ltd., Christchurch, is a visitor to Greymouth, and may be consulted for all furnit } ir ® an 'l nishing requirements at the Albion Hotel.—Advt.

At a meeting of Hie Runanga Plunket Society, the following were present- Mesdames Timlin (chair), Flood, Rae, Oakley, Anderson, Cooper, Griffiths. Swan, Farquhar and Dale. Mrs King, ex-president, was also present. An apology was received from Mrs Duffy. Final arrangements were made for the ball, which promises to be a very enjoyable 1 unction. The Nurse’s report for August was: —No. of visits to Branch 4, No. of visits to homes, old 21, new 1. total 26. No. of visits to Rooms, adults 47, babes 41; older children 19. Total 107. New cases for month —; No. under supervision 29.

Fiberkane Lunch Cases 1/-, 1/6 9/6 Fiberkane School Book Casea 2/3’ 2/6, 3/-, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6 each. Leather School Bags 7/6 tol 15/- each Leather Carrying Bags 8/6 to 14/6 each. Fancy Cloth Carrying Bags 1/9 2/6 to 4/6 each. Leather Straps 9d 1/- 1/6, 2/- each. Leather Luggage Labels 1/- each. Best values are at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui St. Advt. When a statement made at the meeting of the Greymouth Chamber of Commerce that bookings on the railcar were held at Hokitika for tourists who might not have booked was referred to the stationmaster (Mr. C. A. Legg), he stated that seats in the rail car were not kept in reserve for tourists, or other passengers. It was the policy of e Department to reserve the seats in strict order of application. He considered that this was the only satisfactory method of allocating the seats, and it was not practicable to discriminate between the needs of passengers. Book your orders for the Xmas Numbers of “The Auckland Weekly,, “Christchurch Press”,, “Free Lance , “Otago Witness”, “Christchurch Star , and “Tuis Annual” now. Sample sheets to hand show each to be outstanding numbers of merit. Hl i->tr tions in black And white an co> 0 of New Zealand Scenic beauty spots, etc. Price is 2/- each. Postage extra. From B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street. —Advt.

Reference to the increase in West Coast Buter exports was made at tne meeting of the Greymouth Chamber of Commerce by the chairman (M . J McLean) who stated that in the year 1935-36, 75,856 boxes were shipped by Christchurch and North Canterbury factories, and in /936-o7 87 506 boxes, an increase ot ll.bou boxes. From West Coast factories, in 1935-36 36,924 boxes were shipped, and 60,804 boxes in 1936-37, an increase of 23,880 boxes. He had obtained figures from one factory, the Inter-Wanganui (Harihari) which showed that it produced 630,9351bs of butter last season.

Photograph Albums of the latest styles and in all sizes from 1/- - to 8/6 each Stamp Albums 1/-, 1/6, 2/b, V l 7 Autograph Albums 1/-, 1/3, 1/b, 2/ , 2/6, to 5/6 each. Cigarette Card Alhiims 1/- and 2/- each. Post Card Albums 1/-. 2/-, 2/6 to 9/6 Packets of Foreign Stamps 3d, 6d 9d, 1/. to 8/6 each. Large selection of single stamps. Stamp mounts 3d to 8d a packet, at B. Dixon’s Ltd., Tainui Street.—Advt. Mr A. H. T. Rose, F.S.M.C., F. 1.0., (London), representing “Procters the Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Greymouth (to-morrow) hi day 24th September. As he has many appointments this trip, intending patients are invited to make an. eaib appointment by ringing, writing 01 calling on Mr 1. Bennington, Mackay St. (’Phone No. 4855.) to avoid disapponitment. —Advt.

The poor class of opossum on the West Coast was given as the reason for the decrease in the number of trappings by Mr. N. B. McCallum a last evening’s meeting of the Grey District Acclimatisation Society. Mr. McCallum said that something should be done to improve the class of opossum by the introduction of greys and blues as there was no market to-day for browns and blacks which predominated on the West Coast. He moved that the Council consider the question of introducing blues and greys. Mr. W. R. Curtis seconded the motion. Mr. P. Beck pointed out that legislation prevented the transportation of opossums from one district to another. Mr. McCallum said that the Council should then take steps to ask the Government to amend the act to allow better classes to be introduced on the West Coast. The motion was adopted.