THE BIG BAZAAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 2

THE BIG BAZAAR.

OPENING TO-MORROW AFTERNOON.

The annual bazaar in aid of All Saints’ Church funds will open at Hie Princess Theatre to-morrow afternoon nt 2.30 o’clock continue during the day and into the night, and conclude on Wednesday afternoon and night. This is ail event always looked forward to with interest, being popularly conducted in every way, and always featured by a fine class of entertainment.

To-night when the picture entertainment is over the large hall will be cleared for the erection of the stalls to hold the variety of goods to be displayed. The goods are provided by the various senior and junior guilds and a committee of ladies which have been engaged for some months past preparing for the event. Heads of families will find all classes of clothing for vouiig nltd old. a display of articles useful for the. home and personal adornment. The bazaar will have the usual features for tlie young, and a special refreshment department.

On the entertainment side, Mrs Staveley on both evenings will direct a special programme. There are a large number of performers, and some pretty stage spectacles will be produced. Tbe children will appear in pleasing scenes and with songs, chorus and dances a very entertaining evening will be assured. The attendance is sure to be large.

Prosperous: in Westland

MINES DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL,

The following is the full text of the letter from the Under Secretary of Minos embodying the proposal of the Department for a prospecting scheme for "Westland: “With further reference to your letter of the 2nd. June last, and to subsequent correspondence regarding the above mentioned matter, and also

the representations which were made

by yourself and others at a deputation to the Prime Minister at Christchurch on the sth of that month, I am now authorised by the Minister i f Mines to inform you that with the object of fully testing the value of carrying out the proposal which has been made, the Government will be prepared to grant a subsidy on a £ for £ basis up lo £6OO. for prospecting aii area to iie nominated by the Local Body or Local Bodies and approved by the Minister of "Mines provided that the Local Body or Bodies will first covenant to pay the Department one moiety of the cost of prospecting, which it is estimated will amount to £1,214.

“In arriving at that estimate, provision has been made for the employment of five men for eight months, and for equipping the party with camp gear etc. “The Minister desires it to be understood that the offer heroin contained must he read subject to the Department being able to engage the services of a reliable leader, and reliable prospectors to form such party.”