LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

Last week Atarau dredge secured 43 ounces of gold from 32,200 yards.

Secure the rebate by paying your Brunner Rates early.—Advt.

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

From September 1, all men still on the strength of the area pool in New Zealand, except those who failed to render service required of them under the National Service Emergency Regulatibns, are discharged from the army. This instruction affects about 25,000 men.

Four West Coast hotels, Sheedy’s Commercial Hotel, Ahaura, the Totara Flat Hotel, the Buck’s Head Hotel, Taylorville, and the Terminus Hotel, Otira, are being sold. Applications for the consent of the Westland Land Sales Committee have been adjourned to enable valuations to be carried out and for other information to be made available prior to hearings.

Unusually dry conditions prevailed at Greymouth yesterday, . when the, humidity was reduced to 47 per cent. This approaches the figure usually recorded when bush fires are in evidence, and contrasts with the previous day’s figure of 81 per cent. The measurement relates to moisture in the air and cloudy conditions last evening considerably altered the day’s humidity figure.

Three cases of scarlet fever and one of poliomyelitis were reported on .the West Coast last week. One death from tuberculosis in Canterbury was ' reported to the Department of Health. Notifiable diseases reported were: Scarlet fever, six cases; diphtheria, one; tuberculosis, five; erysipelas, one; poliomyelitis, one; undulant fever, two.

The output at the Blackball State Colliery reached a record yesterday some 401 tons of coal being produced. The previous best since l the State had taken control of the colliery was 330 tons. Another industry in the locality has been operating to the fullest extent of late—the State sawmill between Roa and Blackball having last week sent out large consignments oi timber. On one particular day 6000 superficial feet of timber was cut.

In Greymouth the milk vendors are meeting with severe difficulties because of the impossibility of replacing many thousands of milk bottles which customers have retained. It is stated that it is costing the com. pany £5O a month for bottles and an appeal has been made to consumers to assist in maintaining supplies by returning all bottles. Many of them, it is believed are lying idle in homes, and others may have been put to other household uses.

Less than £lOO above the district quota was invested in National Savings in the Greymouth district last week when Greymouth, Blackball, Brunnerton, Kumara and Otira attained their objectives. Investments with the quota shown in parenthesis were:—Greymouth, “ £525) £573; Blackball, £5O) £157); Brunnerton, £(50) £205; Hokitika, (£185) £148; Kumara, £25) £2B; Otira, (£10) £10; Reefton, (£9O) £26; Ross, (£25) £l7; Runanga, (£100) £11; Waiuta, (£2's) £6; Total, (£1085) £llBl.

’“Something came and got me in the spring I” That spring cleaning bug, of course. Well this year, make light work of your spring cleaning—send those curtains, drapings, blankets and eiderdowns to the Westland Laundry. We specialise in washing and tinting curtains to. just the right colour —and you can safely leave them to us. And those blankets and eiderdowns will receive very expert attention —being washed in lux—our modern methods of washing and quick drying helps to retain their original softness and fluffiness. Prices are most reasonable. 'Phone 136. Depot: Sam McAra, Mackay Street. The Westland Laundry Ltd.—Advt.

Mr T. McKay has been elected to the Council of the Grey District Acclimatisation Society replacing Mr H. F. S. Silcock who has left the district. At a recent meeting the draft of proposed new rules submitted by the secretary (Mr M. R. Bunt) was approved, with minor alterations. The rules, when finalised, have to be submitted to ■ a general meeting of the society, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the South Island Acclimatisation Societies’ Council before they could become operative. It was pointed out that it was extremely difficult to obtain either fry or fingerlings for restocking district trout streams and the delegate to the South Island Conference, Mr E. Logie is to make inquiries as to supplies.

'At the September meeting of the Moana Women’s Institute held in the schoolroom, Mrs Price presided over a good attendance. Invitations to be present at the birthday parties of Cobden and Brunner Women’s Institutes were accepted. Mesdames Greenhill and Price were elected as delegates to Reefton. The Institute is to be responsible for goods for the sales table, with other Institutes. Mrs Greenhill offered the decorate a bowl of flowers at ' the Horticultural Spring Flower Show in Greymouth, and a demonstration of a patch-work supper-cloth was given by Mrs R. Dense. One new member' was welcomed. A prize for the best pumpkin is to be given by Mrs Mumford, who kindly donated the seeds. The competition, for the social half-hour, was; won by Mrs Laugeson. The roll-call, a page for a child’s scrap-book, brought in sme very nice pages, towards the book, to be’ sent a children’s hame. The motto: “Success is getting what you want—Happiness is wanting what you get,” was well responded to. The crayon work competition was won by Mrs Price 1; R Dense 2. Best bloom, Mrs E. Dense 1. Wandering Shilling, Mrs White. The singing of the New Zealand National Anthem brought the meeting to a close.