HOKITIKA V. GREYMOUTH

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1922, Page 3

HOKITIKA V. GREYMOUTH

N INJUSTICE TO GREYAiOUTII

! 18 MEMBER FOR DISTRICT AT j- fa r i.t j i Grey A I'gus). Referring to the general welfare of j tin' town the chairman of 1 in— Cluiinj b"r of Cnmnierce (Mr W. R. Kettlei ; expressed pleasure tit tbe editorial in ! the •'Star” of Thursday in which > , ■ fcrence was made to the d< su ability i of making Greymoiit'i tbe headquarters lof Ihe (bast. Greymoutb, be said, wa i tie most impi’ibint limii on tbe Coast, land bad a. population of mice that ii 'any other town on the (oast. In vie:. that they should be lompll'd to soil ! to Hokitika about imv matters in conic. tii,n with licensing < r other govern(rent departments. i:i 11n- in’e iof the town be thought representation should be made to the Government to have Greymoutb made the I,Hindquarters i in these matters. • j Mr 11. W. Kitehingham expressed bimsell in accord with the expressed 1 view of the chairman, ft would, lie i p link'd out, be better to have the l.ii using Committee sit here, its this i town was of miic.h greater importance than Hokitika. A scheme bail been suggested making this hospital Ihe chic! cite on the Coast, but instead of this .tin' policy of the Government had been j altered and Hokitika was given the • j benefit of tbe first-class hospital. They j also bad the mental hospital there, j There seemed to he an undercurrent jat work in this district to send any- | thing of importance down to Hokitika, i Many years ago a promise had been j made for a new railway station at I Greymoutb. but in spite of tbe urgency j of this matter, nothing bad lieen done, i whereas Hokitika was to have a now j station. He did not know who was ; responsible, but there certainly soemjod to be an undercurrent working f against Greymoutb. lie suggested mat; • the mu tier he brought before tbe Gov--1 ernment by tbe chairman and Air T. E. j Coates, who were going to Wellington I next month in connection with other ; matters. 1 I "They will have to show the Go- ; comment that wo have the facilities i here,” said Mr Kitehingham, -'and if ! the member ot the district is llot going; 1 1 1 give us justice, then we will -have to : pit! another member in! Even when • the Prince of Wales came to tbe Coast, they bad to send him down to llokiitka —that tilth rate town—a mere village!” i Air McDonnell said in addition to other matters the Registrar of Stamp : Duties should he established in Gre.v----f mouth—or at least he. should visit here ' once or twice a week. , til- I. Ring said there was no doubt i Hokitika was receiving “all tbe plums.’ j In conversation with someone recently i -ihout this matter he bad been told that I tlieft was someone in Wellington who j was'favourable to every scheme foe , Hokitika, but Grcymuuth was always ! passed by. Tbe remarks of the previous speaker also seemed to indicate this. Hokitika seemed to be getting everything they required. He hoped Dial the deputation to Wellington would u : their !>est to rectilv this. ! M| Kitehingham moved that th" ' i chairman and Air Coates lie a deputn--1 i tion from the Chamber lo wait upon -i the Government, making representation Cin tbe direction indicated by tbe dis- . cnssion. Seconded by Air Ring and earned.

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