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Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1920, Page 3

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At a conference last night between Mr I. James, General Manager of State coal-mines and the State miners, the State officials agreed to the adoption of the time-table, originally drafted with the miners’ approval. The conference wafl throughout, of a friendly nature,- and it is confidently anticipated that geeral satisfaction will he the outcome of the dooision taken. Ihe Union met later at Runanga, and unanimously approved of tho time-table and fares agreed on at tho conference. They de. cided to resume work this morning, which accordingly will be done. For sqmo months tile Mayor and councillors have beep drawing up schemes to make Pargavlllo the most- up.to-date town north of Auckland (reports the Press Association). At a meeting of the Borough Council, loan proposals amounting to over £40,000 were brought forward and adopted. The loans are for improvements to the streets, such as concrete roads and footpaths, road machinery, municipal buildings, library and reading-room. The buildings are to cost £BOOO, road machinery £SOOO, street and footpaths £28,t5.0. The price of gold obtaining in London as wired from Wellington from time to time, must not be considered by gold miners and others as tho price which they could obtain in London IF they shipped (says the “Otago Daily Times”) •Thy price quoted on Saturday, £5 14s Od per ounce, is a special price obtained b.V (he Imperial authorities for shipment to the East- Shippers from New Zealand would bo fortunate if they received £5 per ounce at present, as it is known that a considerable amount of gold shipped some time ago still remains unsold in London. A Wanganui resident relates a good story concerning a deal in fish, Recently his wife purchased some smoked fish, which was duly served up on the festive board. While the members of the family were apparently enjoying (he smoken article and commenting on the absence of bones, the head of the household thought lie recognised something familiar about the skin, and in making further investigations announced to the astonished family that they were e ating smoked shark. The stat|ement, of- course, was accepted with incredulity, but there was no denying its accuracy as the resident bad caught too many sharks in his time not to know the difference between that and other fish,