The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929. THE CIVIC SPIRIT.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1929, Page 4

The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929. THE CIVIC SPIRIT.

.IOKiiiKA lia.s been commended very ,i Leu on its citizen spirit when oci.asions calls lor community work. During; the urusnt wcck there has been vital call, and ail concerned and liable ny sell-imposed service, appear to lie ito,ng their share cheerfully and well, it i., (iiLen said that a town is what its ~v'oplo make it, and the reputation the l \vn enjoys outside is a trioute to the .v rlc and the worth of the people. . okitika is not a large place, but it ../very seif-contained, anil can rise to i y and all ocasion to do itself credit, v•.■oral notable achievements in iargi undertakings are to its credit, whether .11 entertaining large parties (such as .it present), doing regal honour to li yalty, or conducting a great exhibition. WhaL has keen achieved is due ji.tirelv to the iinc community spirit w’.iicii is abroad, Perhaps it is because it has a small population, that 1 1 1 _> people have more in common, anil are associated in nitre intimate irieniidiips. But it would bo impossible to m ot. anything desirable of a public .r.ture which did net have whole-heart-eo sujiort from a band of workers who never seem to tire of doing good work. A. the present tin e the many functions which are being held lor the entertainment of the visiters, lack nothing because of tlie zeal and assiduity of the workers. They are a very worthy hand ■uni seem to be imbued with a common '■•pirit of doing everything well, and with a heartiness that comma mbs snc•■cvi. This spirit so much to be comu oided is general and is ovei flowing with all sections. Tin: way the visit of the United Fire Brigades’ Associati-oi was taken up, left little doubt as t< me outcome. Quite a willing band o! workers eame forward, or were press's! uncomjdainingly into service. And !.! ■• various sub-committees have made no mistakes about the several tasks. The duties are distributed over several eommiUees all of which have a speeial ■organisation of their own, and each carries on in its respective sphere, and is doing its job so well that the visiters praise the local organisation at every turn. AYhere all are doing so w II it is not necessary to individualise, hot it is very pleasing and incumbent. L< o. to congratulate one and all on the general effect being achieved. I-loki-t.n<a has had the pleasure of entertaining the Association on previous occasions. and no doubt experience was derived on former occasions which is of great service now. The fact that the town has thus served the Dominion Brigades so well is certainly much to its credit, and the reputation of the town should he well known up and down X -w Zealand. It is pleasant to havo to record all this and to feel that what is iK'ing done is appreciated as it is. Our visitors streak highly of the treatment meted out. so that wo may consider the. reputation of the town well csfiahlislied. No doubt the town is now becoming recognised as a tourist centre, and a large function such as the present 'will he very good advertising for the general reputation of the district. Tt is the desire of the people fo see AYesland commended to New Zealand a.s a whole, and brought more and more into touch with the rest of the Dominion. Ftp and down the district. not only are there unequalled scenic attractions, hut there is room for more and more settlers. If this visit could lie the stepping stone to securing additional settlers for the district, it would be very pleasing sequence indeed. But apart from that possibility, we are sure the community hope the visitors are enjoying themselves, and that they will carry away with them recollections of their visit which will remind and assist to recall them again io the Coast where hospitality is a cardinal feature of the citizen life and where the civic spirii is out to do all it can for visitors who come amongst