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Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1930, Page 4

Mention of the gold prospects of South Westland is made in another column. This is a subject of special interest, for the value of gold mining td the district cilii hardly be civoi-estimated. Guid is.a vefy heedful commodity ; and filly encouragement- fol’ its production should i’ecoive all possible' support, There is tangible evidence given of the 'richness of the beach leads in. the Okarlto area, embracing .'also the country further south to the Cooks river. There is a long stretch of auriferous country involved, and the enterprise shown of late in trying out the deposits, is to he commended very highly. There is certainly every justification for urging Government support in this matter. The mining industry was the great lever to give New Zealand its start with a popuUation. There is no need to foster immigration when gold-mining is flour‘filling, and history would repeat itself again were a fresh rush to break out, and a new gold field be opened up. A gold find is something magic in itself. It has a wonderful attraction, and it will draw men across the world ready to stake their all and endure the greatest privations, to win the precious metal. Some of the gold rushes to North America bear out that statement. The gold rushes to Australia and New Zealand of sixty or seventy years ago were not so strenuous, nor did they take so great a toll, but they developed the Widest public interest, and attracted population as nothing else could i do. Because of these concrete results in the past, there is something definite to go on as to possibilities nowadays if a fresh gold rush set in. The Government has every justification, therefore, for an active goldmining policy to further the interests of the industry. We should like to see some practical purpose made of the Geological Department. It is a Department which coste a large sum to maintain, and some of its staff with the scientific knowledge at their service, might well he diverted to practical work affecting gold mining deposits. Twenty-five years agp, an attempt was made to utilise the Department along more practical lines, but the Government lacked the courage to go ahead with the policy when the Premiership changed, and a golden opportunity at effective development was lost. Cannot that mistake of the past be retrieved? The public interest in gold-mining is as keen a.s over it was. Given the opportunity thei’e will he ready financial support for any sound scheme. It is said oif Australia despite- the financial ,stringency, that gold-mining piopositions alone win public suppoi u present, and it would be the same of New Zealand. There is plenty of capital available to assist the industry, if the Government would give the initial support to help it.

The “Don. Bradman” cricket hut. New stocks just arrived. 62s 6d each at YaiTalßs Sport's Depot, Be veil Street. —Advt.

The Rev. J. Ohartcris, Presbyterian Minister at Kumara, whose health has been indifferent for some time, intends taking a trip to Great Britain. He expects to be absent about six months, and will leave Kumara in a few days.

While the main south road has been! greatly improved of late, the district roads also show much improvement. Following the practice on the main road, many open crossings on the byroads are also being culverted, greatly to the convenience of motoring.

Cricketers will be interested to know that L. S. Ross linn secured the sole agency from the New Zea’and Distributors for the famous Don Bradman bat and Ims models in stock. You may not he another Don but you can start equal with him by playing with his autographed bat-.—22.

Messrs W. Weddel and Go. Ltd., nil vise dated Loudon, 12th imst.— “Danish butter 154 s (last week 14Gs to 148 s). New Zealand, 'uiisalted, 140 s to 150 s (146 s to 150 s). New Zealand, salted, 124 s to l2Ss. (123 s to 1265). Rather better demand. New Zealand cheese, white, 71s to 72s (71-s to 725). New Zealand, cheese, coloured, 72s to 74s (73s tb 70s). Market steady. Canadian cheese, white, 76s to 78s (77a to 78s). Canadian cheese, coloured, 78s to 80s (7Ss to 80s).’’

The Rev. H. Nelson Wright was instituted as vicar of the parochial district of St. Chad’s, North Linwood, at the evening service on Sunday. The ceremony, which was performed by Dean Julius, followed the of a service specially compiled for' institution purposes by Bishop West-Watson. Air Wright, who was formerly of Hokitika, is taking the -place of the Rev. E'. E. Malden, who has accepted the living of Amberley.

According to the Mines Report, eighteen miners were engaged in alluvial mining in Stafford, Callaghan’s and Greensetone, respectively, for the year ended March 31st, 1930. The total yield of gold was 6540 z. 14dwt 4gr, valued at £2613 15s sd. The principal producers were the Hohonui Sluicing Company at Greenstone, with 3040 z lodwt 21gr., valued at £1196 6s Id, and Stubbs and party’s claim at Maori Point, with 2140 z 7dwt, valued at £B4l 6s sd.

Sfco"k v are looking well in South. Westland. The lamlbing season has been particularly good. Beef prices are well maintained, so that the graziers generally are in good heart. There are many signs of top dressing, along the south road, and the paddocks lfiok attractively green. TV) miid winter has been helpful till rouild. and the stock have wintered well: There will be a heavy exOdus of lambs irdm the south this season, and already several large carting contracts have been entered into,

With the continued fine weather tennis players will be looking forward to early playing this season. With this in view A. W. Yarrall has landed his new season’s tennis rackets, and is now showing all the best makes, and as usual the prices are right, ranging, from 15s. Call and inspect.—Advt.

The Christchurch Times, states: Frederick George Findlay M’Kay, a former teller in the Bank of New South Wales at Greymouth,. was arrested in Christchurch on Saturday morning by Detective-Sergeant E. F. O’Brien, on a charge of theft of £314. 4s, the property of the Bank of New South Wales, on May 16, 1930. Accused, who is a married man, aged thirty-six, apoeared before Mr' F.. H. Christian, J.P., in the Police Court, and was remanded till to-day (Tuesday). Bail was fixed, self in £l5O, and. two sureties of £l5O.

A touching incident took place at the anniversary day meeting of the Wellington Commercial Travellers and Warehousemens’ Association on Friday evening states the “Post”. Several .mem hers who- had lost their eyesight in the war attended. On their behalf, Mr J., M’Gowan, one of the blind men, asked Ins Excellency the Governor-General, 1.-ord Bledisloe, to accept a bouquet of flowers for presentation to her Excellency, Lady Bledisloe, from the New Zealand blind soldiers. Accepting the gift and speaking with much feeling, his Excellency said he was touched with the beautiful* floral gift. Her Excellency, he said, took a deep and sympatheetio interest in all blind people, and particularly in those who had suffered blindness in consequence of their service to their country in the Great War.

After two wet days there was a change during the night, and*-this morning broke fine and sunny, with a light southwfest breeze. . A

Air Charles McPherson, Chief Engineer of the liner Tahiti, recently lost in the Pacific, accompanied by Mrs McPherson arrived yesterday afternoon at Greymouth on a visit to his relatives.

The annual conference of the South Island PouPry Association will be held this year at Hokitika on November 21 and 22. The outside delegates will arrive on the Thursday evening, 26th, leaving on the return on Tuesday, November 25tli.

The Economical. Crockery Shop ' offers you great bargains in fancy and household crockery ware. Jugs, cups and saucers, tea pots, pudding basins, etc. Call and inspect. P. . Stephens. Proprietress.—Advt.

The annual hall of the Excelsior Football Club takes place in the Soldiers’ Hall to-morrow night, when lovers of dancing will be well catered for with the Melody Six playing tlie latest dance hits and the supper arrangements are . in the capable liando of a strong ladies committee. Dancing commences at, 8.30 o’clock.

•v The evening train on Saturday from Hokitika rati over a cow on the line on 1 the way to kumara Junction The an imp 1 was dismembered, and the train was delayed a few minutes while the cow was being removed. On the return journey a cow on the line on the South Beach got in front of the engineand jumped into a viaduct and, was killed, falling twenty. feet into the gully.The twenty-fifteh annual report of the Arahura Dairy Factory Coy., Ltd. states: The Directors have pleasure in submitting the annual balance-sheet The butter produced was 98 tons 13 cwt., from 81 tons llcwt of butter.faf, and as this has been almost, entirely the production of the Arahura Valley’ -it • must be considered a highly-satis-factory result. . The . final payout brings the average payment for butter fat for the season to a fraction over Is 4d per lb. The quality of butter produced has again given universal Satisfaction, and it is to the credit of-Mr Ward Bennitt, our manager, that lie has again obtained the highest average grade in the "South Island and again secured the Gold Medal for the season. The Directors recommend payment of the usual six per cent, dividend. The retiring Directors are: ..’ Messrs B. Ward, J. King and D. Bradley, alKbf. whom are eligible for re-election as,also the Auditor, Air R. Wild. "aInformation supplied to the, visitors to the .Five Mile dredging proposition near. Okarito, during the week-end, shows that Lake Alpine is a very suitable Storage reservoir for the operations. There is a fine head of water, and a practical demonstration was given of its force and power, The pontoons for the dredge nr© 72 by- 30 and are now well advancing, and are expected to be launched iff November. Over 2000 ounces of gold have been won from the small excavation made for the launching of the pontoons, .and the operations have tapped a virgin beach lead which handled on a large scale and continuously should give good returns. Leads of gold bearing sand have been found in’ the neighbourhood north of the Five Mile, bo that there is a possibility of a large amount of auriferous ground being available for dredging while mining on ordinary lines is also being undertaken in the vicinity; We have now in stock a splendid variety of general household crockery at prices that can’t be beaten, f. Stephens, Proprietress.—Advt. 5

Everything for the cricketer.. New goods just, arrived, including all the best makes of hats, balls, leg guards, etc., at Yarrail's Sports Depot, Revell Street. —Advt.

We have a very fine assortment of summer dress materials, silk voiles, crepe, clarise, mousselines. Also spotted and floral prints; and tobralcos.— McKay’s.—Advt.