HOKITIKA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 2 June 1943, Page 2

HOKITIKA NOTES

tOur Own Ccrresponclenti HOKITIKA, June 1. , The sunshine record at Hokitika for the month of May was the highest for the month over a long period, the total being IS4 hours 54 minutes and the average was almost 6 hours . a day. The rainfall for the' period was -1.13 inches. The • local trawler continues to bring in good hauls of gropher, and on Sunday 78 were - landed. The weather and sea conditions continue to he very favourable, Tuesday being the eighteenth sunny day experienced hete.. At the tiphead and adjacent beaches fishermen secured good hauls of red cod and on Sunday many w„re operating along the beaches. Dr B L. Wilson leaves for Christchurch this week owing to illness in - Ids family. He will return in a. few

days. , , . , Mrs L. Gibb occupied the chair at. the monthly meeting of the Franz Josef Glacier Women’s Institute. The roll call was a book or magazine for sold ers. A donation of £2 was sent to the Patriotic Committee for soldiers' parcels. Competitions resulted: Best bloom. Mrs E. A. Gibb 1, Mrs Sullivan 2; chrysanthemums, Mrs P. Graham 1, Mrs E. A. Gibb 2; blackberry jelly, Mrs L. Gibb 1. At the funeral of the late Mrs Bassett on Monday afternoon there was a large attendance of friends, including representatives of the Women’s Institute. W.W.S.A. & V.A.D.’s in uniform, who formed a guard of honour at the residence. Rev. K. Hadfield conducted services at the residence and at the graveside.

The following were the best cards handed in for a Stableford bogey match played at Mahinapua links: Wells 34 points, Chesney 32, Thomas 32, Finerty 28, Coxhill 26. Gillespie 28. Ecclesfield 25. Taylor 25, Buckland 25. Mitchell 25, Dawe 25, Tomlinson 25, Stuart 20, Perry 20.