LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 7 August 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

The 500 miners at the Liverpool and Strongman mines( who were'on strike for a month, drew eight day’s pay yesterday. The men, during the strike lost 128,0UU in wages ana the country 18,000 tons of coal. Since the men resumed, production rate has been steady.

The barque Pamir is now in the Tasman Sea, east of Victoria, doing 12 knots with all canvas spread, and she is expected at Auckiana witnin a little over a week’s time.

Boring for oil was this week resumed in Taranaki at Moturoa, near New Plymouth, with plant brought from Poafi,rt.v Bay area by New Zealand Oil Ltd. A drilling fishtail bit of 2it!HWiade a hole 50 feet deep of 22 inches diameter under three hours. It is hoped to strike oil at 2,300 feet, but the bore may be driven deeper.

Two prospective purchasers, and one bid/which was not accepted, indicated the interest taken in a land auction in Greymouth yesterday. The auction lasted a minute and the only bid, that of £2OO is to be submitted to the solicitors for the trustees. Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt. The need for drastic control of opossums was conveyed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Rt. Hon. W. E. Parry, by the West Coast Beekeepers’ Association recently. In reply, the Minister said that the problem had been instigated over the last two years, and, as the matter affected the whole of New Zealand, the formulation of a Dominion-wide policy was now a matter of priority. Difficulty is being experienced by chemists in Greymouth in obtaining medicine bottles. It was reaching the stage, according to some chemists, when a charge would have to be made for bottles on orders for repeat prescriptions, if the original bottles were not returned. A party of New South Wales farmers will visit New Zealand next autumn. This was announced at the concluding session of the Town Milk Producers' Federation by the actingchairman, Mr P. T. Jamieson, of Manawatu yesterday. The party, he said, would include a number of milk producers who were anxious to leain as much as possible about related problems in New Zealand. It was left to the executive to arrange an itinerary. It seems that just about everyone has a holiday except poor old Mum —there’s always the washing or something to do ! Now, Mum, what about having a real rest —and send all that extra washing to the Westland Laundry. We know you’ve always prided yourself on the snowy whiteness of your washing, but just give us a trial and you’ll be simply delighted with the results —and low cost. Only the finest washing soap is used, and all clothes are hygienically washed in seven separate waters. ’Phone 136. Depot:. Sam McAra. —Advt.

Last month Rimu Flat dredge secured 3894 ounces of gold from 105,189 yards in 491 hours, while 1453 ounces was won in 199 i hours from 41,747 yards between July 20 and August 3. Clutha dredge last week won 135 ounces in 134 hours. Snowy River Dredging Co., has declared a 5 per cent dividend payable on August 25. Visitors to Christchurch for the week-end are Messrs L. Spencer, J. Robertson, G. Stephens, K. and B. McTaggart. Waiuta Women’s Institute competition for an electric jug was won by Mr Pat McGuinness. Since the strike ended at the Liverpool and Strongman mines, shipping and railway freight transport has become normal. General goods transported in the week after resumption increased to 18,271 tons, and last week it went to 20,780 tons. During the strike the figures dropped to 14,000 tons. Kaitangata Coal Coy’s boring operations have resulted in opening a seam estimated to contain between thre'e and four million ton of coal, two bores showing 40 feet seams of first quality at Kaitangata. These ore deposits are suitable for open-cast mining. A third bore 425 feet deep on the Company’s Castle Hill freehold area is being continued. The Dominion total for the United Nations’ Children’s Appeal is £382,662 7s Id, with further collections to come.