LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Last week, Atarau dredge won 5'7 ozs oi gold from 30,649 yards for 120< hours work.

K. D. V. Boxes, Ltd., is paying a six per cent., dividend on the past year’s operations

Whitebait catches are still on the small side, and fishermen last week, and at the week-end, reported little luck. Fishing from the banks of the Grey River’ yesterday, several fishermen, after dragging for some hours, were rewarded with little more than a pint.

With Mrs A. Brookes, as chaperone, seven children from the West Coast and Buller districts, left Greymouth yesterday morning for seven weeks at the Glenelg Health Camp, Christchurch. The party included one child from Greymouth ,two children from Hokitika, two from Waiuta ana two from Westport.

Auckland watersiders are now getting hot three-course meals for 2s 3d fro ma cafeteria and all-electric kitchen in the port building. There is a permanent staff of nine employed by the Union.

The bargue, "Pamir,” was becalmed early yesterday morning 512 miles west south-west of Cape Reinga, the northern most point of New Zealand according to a radio message received yesterday by the Union Company at Wellington. The vessel had travelled 400 miles since Saturday, and has 700 riiiles to go before reaching Auckland. —Press Assn.

Leaving Whangaroa on August 2, an auxiliary ketch, the "Mandalay," bought for Methodist mission work m the Solomon islands, was expected to reach Suva yesterday. She has-a crew of five under Mr T. Hammond, oi Auckland.

Have you seen Jeff’s new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt.

The Greymouth Women’s Marching Association, on Monday night discussed the question or forming a West Coast centre to control the activities of marching teams in the Westport, Greymoutn and Hokitika districts. The final step towards achieving the goal of local teams would be taken towards the end of next month, it was statea. At tnis period, the secietary of the Dominion organisation, Mr K. W. Kilpatrick, will visit Greymouth to arrange for the formation of a centre. Miss J. Green, who is to be the delegate of the G/eymouth Association, leaves to-morrow to attend the New Zealand Associations annual conference at Wellington.

Next Tuesday, the Greymouth Boxing Association will conduct a West Coast championship at the St Columba Hall providing sufficient nominations are received.the will be present to choose a Sam to compete hi. the Dominion tournament at Dunedin next mont . All nominations will close to-day at 9 p.m.

At the Supreme Court, Christchurch yesterday, Ward, lorry driver, aged 22, of Giey mouth, was admitted to one year s probation on a charge of the theft of money, and a charge of theft from a dwelling in Greymouth.

During the past week a case of tuberculosis was reported on the West Coast. In Canterbury there were three deaths from tubeiculosis and one from hydatids, while there were reported three cases of scarlet fever, four of tuberculosis, two ot hydatids, and one each of poliomyelitis, enteru fever and erysipelas.

Protection I W’e actual’?/ protect your clothes ! It’s been proved that scientific laundering with modern washing and ironing machines, causes less wear and tear than rubbing on the old-fashioned scrub ooara. All washing is carefully inspected at every stage and you can send anything at all to us with perfect confidence. Only the finest washing soap is used and the clothes are hygienically washed and sterilised in seven separate waters. All water passes through a Zeolite water softener, which removes all hardness and impurities from the water. The Westland Laundry Ltd., 'Phone 136. Depot: Sam McAra.—Advt.

Employees receiving more than £5OO a year are excluded from the provisions of the Northern Industrial District Local Authorities’ Officers’ Award which has just been issued. Grade 1 salaries for males range from £l5O in the first year to £425 in the eleventh year. School certificate holders begin at £175 and university holders begin at £205. In grade 2 the first year salary is £445, and in the second year £460. Female employees’ salaries range from £l5O in the first year to £305 in the ninth year. School certificate holders begin at £165, and university entrance holders at £l9O.