THE EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1923, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

MEETING AT ('■ I! F.Y.MOETI 1. ENT!i ESI VS lIC ASSISTANCE J iUi.MIKED. To discuss matte:s e< line! ted with the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Hokitika at the cud of the pie.-eat year, and also the opening of the Otira Tunnel, a public meeting was held iu the Borough C.umeil ( liambers. Greymouth. last nig it. the .Mayor (Mr J. D. Lyimh) being in the chair. A laige number of representatives ol It.; al b (lies including several Loin Hokitika were | re-cnl, and a yerx i’lil d sen.ssioil ef matt.'! s look | bee. Ti’.e Mayer e\j laiu.'d l.nil fee meeting bad been railed Mo Hie pitrp -c ol di.-cus.-ing matt.rs in eiuiiieclion with the Westland 1 min. trial Exhibition and the (Mira Tunnel oj cuing. He extended a welcome to the men w in, had come fn m Hokitika. He was suie the delegates would be able to put the matter plainly before them, 'lie meet ing was only an inaugural one. .Messrs W, Jeffries (Westland County Chairman), and I). J. Evans (Secretary to the Exhibition) addressed the meeting at enn-idfruble length explaining the general posiiicn, in the course of v ],i:-h it ”'a' Mated t but I ireymoiitli ( ~,uld assi-i very greatly with acconttn> .latioit. Le.t ii was (cared that even then the aeeo’.ntuudalinn availaUo would nt I,' sufficient to meet the needs of ex[)e"t«-d x i-itoi -. Train airaagcinents were to be made, s, that daily trains would run. early and late, between Urey mouth and Hokitika. When the tunnel was opened. settlement would increase, population would become den-'er, and industries ami eiitnmeree would increase by leaps and bounds. Disparaging remarks were made about the West Coast's rainfall, but ii|niii exam ilia lien it bad I ecu found I luit | lie no him- i ' "i- Un-ed at Hokitika during a .'ear amoiiolml I” , •JOOO hours, and this compaied very la- ; voilmljlv with other place-.

Air Lynch said lie was sure that tin-co-operation asked lor vouhl be lortceoming. Air dames O’lii ieii. ALB., said that the roinmil tee had done ex 1 1 aonh nar.\ work, lie was quite sure that the e■operation of We-t Coast ton ns. aske-l for. would lie forthcoming, lie thought tliar no double uould I e found in the forming of a committee m Grcymout li, which would the Hokitika pe T I l "- Mr W. R. Keltic (Chairman "f the Chamber of Commerce) said lie was sure that body would give it- help and whole-hearted support.. Air .1. W. lln Milan (chairman of the Grev County ( onucil) expre-sed luin--c|f as surprised at the lack of knowiis regards llu* < % x j:i ?►! t icii nu>\ cincut. Very little- was known geueral|v cliout it. and be had learned quite a lot from the speakers remarks. lie vas sure that a liliy.ens' e munittee could be ict up in Greymotith very easily. Mr .1. Steer (eliairiuan if the Harbour Board) -aid it was a fart that all over Xew /.aland help would b - forthcoming. Mid 1 hat Creyla.inLli I‘e-T e would give all the assistance >n their power a- would tire indy he repre- en tei I. Air B irielt ( eh.i inua u ot the Cobth 0 Torn Bard) lom-urred 1 11- 1 tUi- lemurs- of the pi evioiis speakers. Mi- .1. ALT.can {Barbor Board) -aid that, witli Air l-.vans as organiser, t: e suace.-s of tie exhibition was a.-.-uied. Gravimuith -leadd go nit-i the- matter whole-liea rtedl.v. Mr Alel.eo.n moved that the Mayo!-, the ('hail man if the Coumv Coan.il. the C.-mimum of the llarhiutr Board, the (halrmaii if th.e Cobdoii Town Board. Air .1. O'Brien ALP., and tl’.e Abiyors of Runanga and form an executive committee. Mr Lynch seconded. Air Evans sugge-ted that this committie liave power !■' add to theii number. The motion va- amended in the direction stigge-tcd and carried. .Mr delfries said that the executive

would no doubt make its own arrangements for Tilling up Greymouth avenue at the exhibition, and appoint two delegates to act on the deputation. The Mayor thought they had done quite a lot that niglu. and he hoped that the executive would meet ill the near future and ‘‘get down to tin tacks." Mr O’Brien thought that a rein e-cn-talive should conic up front Hokitika to the meeting of the Greymouth Executive and lav betore tlio.in iiiinrme.tie.il as to tile way to organise. Air Evans undertook to supply the executive with copies of the minutes of all the committee's meeting- in Hokitika. Mr Kettle moved that the Mayor he a.-ke<l to call a special meeting of the general committee as early as possible, at which Hokitika delegates would tie present. Afr Drake seconded, and the motion was carried.