LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1925, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The Crcymoutli-llukitik.i Sawnitlh-rs •Pi-nile Protection Guild Hue.', have an ailvertisenn-iit ill this issue 'e the bit ■ Premier's funeral on I bur.-clay. The local court offices will he closed ex Thursilnv owing t" the luneral ol the late Prime Minister, the sii tings .if the Magistrate’s and Warden s courts being held ..n Friday. Kepi, sing to an invitation by the County Chairman (Mr E. A. Wells) asking him on his reported loming visit, p, th,. West Coast, to lay the lomulat lull st'ine t,l the Waiho hi idg' . tlx |j I|M ,j j; (nates '.Minister ot Public Works) replied this morning staling: - ■Yen telegram received re vi.-it to Waiho. (>u ing to Ihe death ol the Prim- Minister my projected visit to the West (oast has been indefinitely postponed. Will, however, bear your representations in mind should I visit the district in the future.”

poring tin.- month ended March 41 tl.r amount paid nut by tin* I’nblic ■| i-ijsi. (Win- ia settlement iif new loons , v .,< eilil.7ol private " mortgagors e]ol.oil I Mini local bodies £‘>7,400. :'i,rt!..-i MOW I, .mis won’ granted to the amount of C-’til. 195 private mortgag,,,.s oln'i.l'ib anil Inoal bodies fMnl.'TiU. 't ~<■ total loans granted but nat tot paid a.iiouin to L-;; Id.d id. and amounts oifered being loss Ilian tlio full loans implied for amount, to fail,odd it o'rnnd total of C705.0:>0. Applications on hand awaiting consideration amount in L |li!!.:l 11. '1 lio total amount of loans paid mil during tlm financial year ended Ala rah 41. is C2,4M.7*A-priviite mortgagors L'l .IIST.IIbd and local bodies L'77 Idl'd". The now estates repoftod for administration during tin* month were !,(■ a value of (..'MI .dolt, makitijs a total t ,„. t | u , year of C 1,(121,5ti11, an increase of LS !(),7|-l over the year ended March ;51_ |i,)-_>|, which was itself a record •rear. A further -">l7 new wills of living testators were also deposited ill the ollicc during the month of -March tor sale custody, bringing the nunihor so held U]> to 11. Id-. First aid for coughs. cold, influenza, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cur-.