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Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

At the Mapist rale's Court tins innrninp. an oll'endcr eharpeil ivith (Ininkcimo-- \\ e - • -<>i• vif t>->I an ! ih~riia rped. Tli.- Westla.tnl nai memorial udmir-c-i! ... mil'll in its iii-iil Mirniiui'lmus •ni Cass Si|ii::iT. v. as vi-ilml lasi week |. a la'li' i run Enpkind. v. lin laid a In a 'll o' Ill'-: 'll till' lll'-111 1! i *il! til ■ lin-ll .. i! van :n inched heat :iip tinu: —“Willi all " tiornititender memory fur the men u-ln: i r;lice-'! tb.-t Enpland mujlit livt TTow Zealand. ni I'li you!’ 1 Tiu- .Mmisti-i' nf Public Works is lllllliilin- a pl'lllll of £ - lor £1 to till* Wost In ml Count y Council for a selic(lull* of tli hii I ila mu ccs which cc. nrrcil last lmmll l . cm linliiiJX Kaknpuinhi l.ridpe, and Pipers Flat protection. The exoenilittire involved under the eraut is C(i7o. hemp: < invernmeiit prant of £.| |(i. and County expend'! lire £--■!. This will cnidili' several urpent matters to lie attended to mure ofth-iently Ihan would he possible othenvise.

A commencement is to lie made i his week with the permanent improvemeni of the Ilokiiika-Kani'-ii road. A scarifier is being hired from the Grey County, and the surar-e will lie loosened. and afterwards remetaMed and rolled as requir-sl in give il a crowned fveu surface. It will lie an interest- J mg experiment to indicate ivhat. i> d flu in now m most: places with mad maintenance to enable the highway-; to cany ih' fast motor traffic. News was received this morning »i the death of Airs Annie McLean, wife of Mi William McLean, at their residence. MvanV Road, Christ ehnr'h. Airs .McLean, whose ago was about hi years, lias had n long and painful illness. from which tor some time thoie was m> hope for recovery. Airs Mel.eun was well-known on the Const, being a daughter of the late G. J. Afe|ntosh of South Spit. She had a family of three children, who with her husband survive her. Her relatives in this district are Mrs 1 opa- (ArnhiirtO. Mrs Kelly (South Spit), and Mrs Henderson i Hokitika ). sist-rs of deceased 'and Air Geo. Alelnto-.1, fßnntnpuK and Air J. J. Mclntosh of the Red Lion Hotel (Hokitika), brothers. Air and Mrs McLean resided for some time at Kumara Junction, and alterwards at Cohdeu. Gi'eymouth removing to Christ church for medical attention. which unfortunately proved unavailing. Every sympathy will >” felt with Air McLean and Ins tunn y in their Bereavement, as also with the relatives resident here, some ol whom proceeding to Clii'i-teinirel. tomorrow for the interment, which takes place at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning. f