LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1923, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

\. meeting of ladies will lie held at the Town Hall at 3 o’clock on Thursday afternoon for the purpose ol organising a Paddy's Market to lie held on Cass Squaie. on Saturday, November ,10th. in aid of the Hokitika Beautit yin g Society.- Adv I. The lion •). G. (nates (PostmasterGeneral) Stated at Wellington that he had nothing further to say in voganl u the controversy 111 Australia with ferenee to the admission o! New land letters after penny pi stage coim-s into operation here on Oetoboi 1- . “ matter, observed the M.u.ste, was really one of Common wealth policy. The Prime Minister ( Mr Alassev), however,had been asked by cablegram 1» confer with the Prune Alimste of the Commonwealth ( Air Brine ) the subject when they met 111 L' lll ' Anv further negotiations would take place between the two Prime, Aimistei s. There is a boom at piosenl in I Lined m in dwelling-huilding (states the “Star”). Residences, mostly of lour or live rooms, are going up everywhere. One of the heads in the trad*, speaking about this said: I liis nut burst of activity has features of its own. It is nearly all building on spec, but without the element of gambling, for the dwellings are bought as soon as they are finished in many cases before the frame is up. 1 can plainly see that the days of building to let are over in the meantime perhaps never to return. As to prices! That is no difficulty. Material and labour show no s ; gn of cheapening, and persons who want houses to live in must he prepared to allow the builder a fair profit; but they have to buy, and that is the end of it. 1 should say that the profit on this building is hack to what it was before the war.

Barrytown settlers are busily engaged in the erection of stock saleyards at Barrytown in preparation tor tlm inaugural sale which is to take pmee there on A\ eduesday, October I.oth. Ihe settlers generally have gone into matters very thoroughly, and are determined to make a huge success of the sale. Already about 300 cattle and a number of horses, trapjs. harness, and implements have been entered. . Ihe motor service lias Keen arranged to leave the railway station, Greymuuth. immediately after the arrival of the Hokitika train. Two sales will take place on the same day—first on the property of Messrs Ryan and Sidedon, under instructions from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, a quantity of stock and farming implements; second at the Barrytown Saleyards. when about 300 cattle will be offered in addition to hrosps, traps, harness, etc. /