PROGRESS LEAGUE

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1921, Page 1

PROGRESS LEAGUE

TIKSKDA Y. NOV. The Committee met ;it the C'<mnt.\ Chambers ill 7..'i1l p.m. Present : .Messrs W. Jeffries (Chairman). Wilil. Pilkinotun, Uiirhie and Morris tllon. Se, re - i ary). The minutes of the previous nicotineweie cotdirmeil mill outward coiresponilence approved. IN \V Al{ I) COIt 1! KSI’ON DKNC K. Krom (retailor, l.uke Kaniori, ro■i rviiio Tourist cottage anil ollerinp: I io.uus mill kitchen lor us* l of V..M.C.A. puny ;it Js per head per niolu. -Lleeeived. Kroiu Town Clerk. Kuniara, orantinit use of Hull to Y.M.C.A. party ;is sleep- ■ iup, i|U:irters. I(i reived. Kioin (itnlerhiirv Proppess hcapne, ueknou lodpittp Committee's action in repaid to V.M.C.A. party.—lleeeived. Ki'oni lVpartmonl ol Aprieultuio, re visit of Messrs Clayton and Cockayne in .lime P.I‘J2, and promisinp eonsideraI ion. ileeei ved. In e.'.ineeiion with the Y.M.C.A. lour it was resolved to write to the t)ruaniser pointine out that the first pio-po-ed sliise lias from Arthurs Pass to ,)aeksoiis. some -0 miles, ami onuuirinp i.lauher (Mira or Jacksons would lie the lirst stopping plitee that aeeoninuala--1 ion iniplil he at ranged. It was 111rthoi lesolved to foiwanl to the Orpanisci copy ol letter to DepartUient ol Apricuituro that he mipht mof eai ranpen onts uitli !h Cockayne. nli„ is at present leelili ill;.; in CailterIniry. Tin- Chairman reported on his visit to Christchurch, and in eonneetioti with Ihe Otiru Tunmd suited that taps! pmitii>ss wits boinp made, and that the Public Works portion was now just ah.,ut completed, and that it had been iimiiiieiallv slated that the thrnuph passeitoei service would he in operation in diuo for tbe Shun and Carnival next .ear, early in November. The Chairman lurther reported that j luul had iin impoilant oonlereme with Messrs Climie and butler. and I hat important amendments to the propose,! Koiesuy Hill pai in ularly v. ith reiiiiril to ,-onset vinp revenue to local bodies, had been sent to the Committee of both Houses for , onsidermion. It was further iesolie.l on the motion of the Chairman, seconded hv Mr Pit- . 1d,., to ask the lawterbur.v I’roofcss I to support the application to ill,. Minister for Public Works to press ml the erection of the Wnilin hi idpo,

representation having already deen made to tire Minisv, l.y tire local County Council with regard to the Council finding one-third of the cost U■_>()|n) aml the (lover nnient Iwo-thirds or f-IO(in. LOCAL MATTERS. Ml Wild brought m> the matter of the Soul In i n mail service, point inti out that whereas Mr Clements had tendered for the contract, a one day service from llokitika to Waiho, had keen united down, and the contract ottered to Mr Ilanshitry, a two day service from |toss to Waiho. at a saving to the l)e-----partmeiit of t2!>. Mr Hitehie considered that in the interests of South Westland and in sideratioii of difference in pro])osa!s. o„e day from Hokitika to Waiho and two days from Ross to Waiho, the League should take up the matter and

|„. MM „i,dcd Mi Wil.l’s pi njmsi t ion, •'l lijil lilt' Cliiiii limn 1111(1 Mi Wild inli'iVI.'H tin* Chief l’nsLiuasier ill coimcf" li.m with ill.’ matter mid take action miiilit he d.'teriii i lied ■>»•" Tin' Chainnmi rend a h’ltei tmni residents of llUaiiio « itli n ii-Miiost llint (he quarlei'lv meetinns ..I the -Mmntrale’s mid Warden's (’..nils Is l held Okarilu ns (i! in! l-‘i the win. Mr Hit. luo sli.iiifd.v sii[HKirted the lell.'i mid dll Ill'll i'll! duly mud.' »y " ' I’ill.iiiutii" mill seconded I'V v " Kil'l'ic i l Mils l.'Milr. d "to llllll.c l.’pi .’M'lllll lions lo ill.' Minister of .liisticc strou.y !,. snpimrlino residents of Ohm if m'd South Westland in their rc<|itesl that l lie <|iim t.'i ly siiliues of the MmiisWarden's ( '.mi U at Okurilo

bo resumed ill vie a of till' tin t that tlu* sitting :u I In' i Mari still entail sol inus expense l" litloauls. Tin- ( h:iil M I'-I'o: t*>l Mail Mu' *••>•*- si nu't imi ni tin l \\ :i it: 11 »n Mi i * 1 1_\*> \i.is practically rmnplct.Ml : that . n :• 1 1.* 11 laid ciiiiurn'iiccd mi the kakapolnhl bridge and Little W aii.mnnii. ami 11 lore soo I til’d every pros|>eet id these bridges all In l inn lomptoi. il in tl»' very near future. Mr del! l ies moved and it was seconded Lv Mi I’ilLin I eon ilia! this Kxeetttive brine under the notice of the Minister for Railways the nival hardship thin will lie entailed 11)1011 tin- people ot Hoss and sin rnundinp distiicts, especially dairy farmers, in icsport to transport of cream and milk In ''to factories bv the ptnposed restrnded raihvnv service, and ash Ins immediate for a continuance ol the existing, service, and ii O' 1 at Ic.st .1 daily service between Hokitika am Ross. In view of the lari that the next meet inn will he a .piaiteiK ne.te.al meetino, i, was resolved to ask I). Teichelmann if ho could arianpe to Klim his illustrated lecture, "(Lira t" South Westland," on that eveniotr when U was also ,Imped Mr lUill. r xvot.M h" aide ,0 report 011 various matters. With a vote of thanks to the ( hatr„i,„. In, his reports, the meeiinn rose at S.dO p.nt.