WESTLANI) PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1921, Page 1

WESTLANI) PROGRESS LEAGUE.

— TUESDAY, SEPT. 20th. The quarterly meeting of the AYostland hranch of the Canterbury l’ro-gre-ss League was held at- the Town Hall at 7.30 p.m. The President, -Air i AV. Jeffries presided over a small attendance of members, j The minutes were confirmed and outward correspondence approv’ed. INAA’ARD CORRESHON'DENCE. i From Mr Climic. organiser of the Canterbury League notifying tour of members of the Upper AA’est Coast and Nelson districts, and asking to he advised of the AA'est- Const representation, the Canterbury visitors arriving at Rceflon next Thursday nijiit and the tour lasting ten days before it reached Christchurch, via Knikoura.- Received. ft- was resolved to ask Mes-ws AY. J. Duller and AVild to accompany the party on the Four. Emm Canterhury League acksowIcdgipg advice ol the appointment of ' Air E. Board of Christchurch to te]nesent AYestland hranch on Conncfl, vi,-c Air (' .M. Alalfrov, resigned.—Received. j From !•’. Hoard. Christchurch, accepting appointment as Westland representative on Canterbury League, and expressing his pleasure nt hot tig at alt times willing to do his utmost to advance the best interests of AA'est--1 a ml. Received. From AAYstland County Council enclosing vote of £2O to the funds. - Received with thanks. Emm Department of Agrieult tre, AYelliiigton stating arrangements would be made for a visit of Mr Clayton, the Departmental export-, to the Coast, hut stating Mr Cockayne could not visit(lie district till December; that Air Dnlgliesh’s services would also be at the service of the League.—Received. 'I he secretary road the itinerary of the proposed lecturing hour commencing at ICakatahi Am the 20th and 29th iust.. till'll following II week in South AA’cstland. with a day at Arahtira on return. it was stated that .Mr Clayton was being communicated --vitli and on the date being approved tlmy would be at- one*- published. From Department of Industries acknowledging receipt of the resolution passed at- the last meeting; moved by All Butler and staling it would receive attention. Received. Accounts were passed for payni’iit.

In connection with the lecture in the Town Hall last week “The Story of Otira Tunnel” the president refi-ired in glowing terms to the excellence of the address given and the very fine display of slides. jHe nioVcd that a hearty vote ol lliai'-Ls bo; accorded Air ('owing for bis able and interesting address. Seconded by Dr T'-ielielmann and carried. Mr Wild moved that dse thanks of the League for their very valuable assistance in connection with till' lecture, he conveyed; to Dr D's'liel mnnn, R«v Jbtrehas (who operated the lantern), the Kaiiieri I’uwer Coy., and A losses Tomlinson and Gilford. So-

i (iiiilod liv the I’rcsidi'iit and (-al'vi-'d. HA UK HS. Mr C. S. Dalgliesh read his promised paper on ‘'Grasses" wliieli proved very ml (Test ing. A i onsideeahle discussion ensued on the contents of tlm paper, alter which a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Delgliesli. and I lie paper was ordered to tie published and distributed. All- AA'ild road a paper by Air AY. J. Riitler (detained in Christ,'bur,-ID on “Costing Accountancy." This also proved of great interest and was discussed at some lendih. A hearty vote of thanks wa- pass,.i| to Air Heth r. and the paper was ordered to he ]•'.idoil. SCHOOL CARDENS. All- Hidlev ( Agrieult oral Instructor under the Canterhury Edmation Heal'd) who was present, cxliihitcd the vei v interest ing work of the pi'ineqial coiitribulors to the grasses i•( it11:•(* titions among the si liolars ot the AA est ('east in (■oniioetioii with the prizes ottered by Air AY. J. Duller, derails of which have already appeared in this paper. The display proved very interesting and gave mill'll pleasure to I In- meeting, very high enhiplimeiitary references being made to till 1 high standard of work reached hy the exhibitors. It was mentioned that this wo-dd he M, U alley's last visit to the district, as he was oil transfer to Timaru and on the motion of Air Di.lkington sec mded 1,, Mr Evans, a very hearty veto of thanks was accorded Air Ridley for the assistance he had at all times given (he League, which had been hilly appreciated. The vote was carried by beart-y acclamation. The meeting terminated at 9.1 n p.m.