LOCAL NEWS

Grey River Argus, 2 October 1948, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS

A defect in the ventilating system of the Wallsend State colliery rendered the mine idle yesterday. Mass will be celebrated on next Sunday, October 3, at Paroa 8 a.m., and Ruru 10.15 a.m. —Advt.

The troopship “Duntroon,” which is carrying a drart of J. Force, has been delayed for a day. The snip will not arrive in Auckland until Tuesday morning.

Probably the first trout caught this season goes to Mr S. R. Hill, ot Kaiata, wdio lanuea a nve-pouncier above the Cobden bridge in the early hours of yesterday morning. The nsh, which was in good condition, was 18 inches in length. Mr Hill, a keen angler, hopes to be a contender for the Bennington Shield this season.

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

The abolition of the five per cent, duty levied on all tares paid by overseas passengers would take eitect as from to-aay, said the Munster oi Finance, Hon. W. Nash, in a statement yesterday. The alteration, which was outlined in the Budget, would apply to all sailings and departures of ships and aircrait after September 30.

Have you seen Jeff's new bar ? Empire Hotel, Ross. —Advt. The Australian steamer, Matthew Flinders, which has now been awaiting entry to Greymouth for the past week, has on board 18 poles and 326 pieces of cross arm hardwood timber for the Grey Electric Power Board, and 2,b00 sleepers for the Railways Department. This is much below the expected shipment of hardwood from Australia, the Railways Department’s • order being for 20,000 sleepers, while the Power Board also expected a big shipment.

Weather Report: Further rain we predict a -long wet spell, and it. is false economy to take chances with your health by doing your washing at home. Dashing from the hot washhouse to the yard to hang out the clothes. The Westland Laundry takes out all the worry from washday. ’Phone 136, Depot Sam McAra.— Advt.

There were 1,400 tons of wire and a million and a-half reet of piping needed ror outstanding land development work for ex-servicemen settlement, said Mr. J. J. Granville, chairman of the farms advisory committee of the Rehabilitation Board. He said that the half-way mark in land settlement had been passed. New Zealand was now getting only one-fifth of the quantity of wire that had been imported in pre-war years.

The trout fishing season opened in the Grey district yesterday morning and prospects for the coming year are considered to be good, as large numbers of adult fish were seen in the streams during the winter. The quantity of fishing tackle available is fairly satisfactory and larger quantities of American and English goods are expected in Greymouth shortly. The Grey District Acclimatisation Society reports that the demand for fishing licenses has so far shown little variation from that of last year. It is expected that the total number will be about the same.

One hundred miles of fencing wire, sufficient to fence 16 or 17 miles of land settlement blocks, would probably result from the unravelling of several tons of steel cable which had been acquired by the Lands and Survey Department from the War Assets Realisation Board, said the Minister of Rehabilitation, the Hon. C. F. Skinner. This month a limited number of light motor vans of English manufacture is to be allocated to ex-servicemen through the R.ehabilitation Department. The vans have a capacity of up to 10 cwt. Allocation is restricted to ex-servicemen fully eligible for immediate rehabilitation business assistance who are owners or have a halfinterest in a business for which a van is essential.

The September meeting of the Kaiata Women’s Institute was held in the schoolroom recently, Mrs. Marsh presiding over a large attendance of members. Invitations were received from the Cobden and Brunner fnstitutes to attend their birthday parties. Mesdames Howson and Marsh were appointed delegates to attend the halfyearly meeting of the West Coast Federation to be held at Reefton on October 13. Mrs. Longstaff of Blaketown, gave an interesting talk on the Dom-inion-Conference held recently in Wellington. Mrs. L. Stewart gave a demonstration on the making of flowers from lace. Parcels of clothing and peggy squares were handed in for C.0.R.5.0. The roll call, “Gardening Hints” was well responded to. The social half-hour was a community sing with Mrs. Hartigan at the piano. Competition winners were: Ginger Nuts, Mrs. Boyle 1; Mrs. Faulkner 2; Mrs. Cron 3. Spring Flowers, Mrs McKenzie 1; Mrs. Norcliff 2; Mrs. Howson 3. Article from one skein of wool, Mrs. Nor cliff 1; Mrs. Boyle 2; Mrs. Sweetman 3. Hostesses for the evening were Mesdames Sweetman and oxates.