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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1933, Page 4

Reporting to last evening's meeting of the Grey Power Board, the secretary (Mr.; A. J. McDowall) staled mat the cast to ( date of the Board’s hydro plant at Ra'matfi was £*l3o,l6tr 13s sd, comrting > of £115,405 construction costs and £-14,747 8« 4d overhead c O3^3 .

The Gael leaves Wellington on Friday and Nelson on Saturday for Hokitika.

Messrs Taylor and Gumming of the city butchery, Revell Street, notify special prices for cash for veal, lamb and pork.

If you lack tho inspiration for knitting see Addison’s window display of new wools in all wanted shades. They are sure lo tempt you, and the prices are surprisingly low. Advt.

A dance was held in the Soldiers’ Hall last evening by the Kiwi Football Club. There was a fair attendance, musio being supplied by the Black Hand Orchestra.

In hearing a > charge against a cyclist at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court for riding his cycle without a light at night, Mr J. H. Sal .non, S.M. said that to .carry a lighted torch in the hand while cycling) wa" not a light cn the cycle in the legal sense. It was not sufficient to carry a torch in the hand. The machine had to be properly equipped.

A fourth candidate has now entered the lists in connection with the Plunket -Society’s popular baby contest. It is Sheila, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Williams, of Weheka, and will be known as the South Westland baby. Owing to its tardy arrival it will be some little time before returns from this source will be received. It is anticipated that the candidate will receive very strong support from the districts in South Westland,

Explaining (I’-.e reason for taking up an area at South Terrace, for-youths, Mr Lawn, at last evening’s meeting of the Prospecting Association, said tnat, as nothing constructive was being done for the youths, he thought it was only a fair thing for the Association to help them. In the event of a gold find it was proposed to cut t‘h e area up in suitable blocks and have it balloted for amongst the'iboys.

After five and a half years in the Lands and Survey Department at Hokitika, Mr A. E. Dawson has received notice of his transfer to Christchurch, and he will leave next week to take up his new duties.. His position will l-e taken, by Mr L. Breeze of Wellington, and formerly of Hokitika. Mr H. Hi '■ Thiele, after five years in the Forestry^Department at Hokitika, h-s also been transferred to Christchurch, where’ he will enter the Lands and Survey Department.

At l-.st evening’s meeting of the Prospecting Association, a letter was received from a gold miner regarding a ..sal. e of gold. Tb e parcel of gold received over the counter was free from amalgam, and the amount advanced was over £3. Later this man, who iis a trustworthy and experienced miner, wag notified by the batik that the parcel only contained 20 grains of gold, and he .was debited .accordingly. The members 'expressed sympathy with the miner who appears, to 'be the victim of some mistake.

An important property change is to take effect i[n Greymouth as from April Ist next, the Grey Power-Board hiving, after securing an option, decided to purchase the property of Messrs G. W. Moss and Co., Ltd.yi.inTMackay Street. Th e purchase price is not yet divulgeu. Over half an acre in area, the property offers scope for tlhe increasing (business of tihe Power Board, and, ars well as dts offices, it will have its storeroom other requirements in the one building, whilst at the same time it will have a suitable yard for the storage of poles, care, materials, etc.

“The effect of the increase of 15 per cent, in the rate of. exchange upon the cost cf hospital boards’ purchases is difficult of assessment, though it is fairly safe to estimate the additional burden to be at least £20,000,” states the journal of the Hospital Boards’ Association. “In such difficult times, and with prospective- deficits approach-, ing in the aggregate something' like £50,000 for the year ending March 31, it is plain-that hospital boards will have to face next years as one of great difficulty and anxiety. As an example of the effects of the depression on the finances of rural local authorities, it may be mentioned that the Mackevbe County Council has during the present year paid three instalments of levies to the South Canterbury Hospital Board amounting to £1531, while the total rates collected so far this year amount to only £723.”

Nearly five .hundred joined yesterday in tihe Greymouth Trades Picnic excursion to Ross,-' where all spent a very enjoyable day, the R° s s people leaving nothing undone to make the outing a success. Great credit- is .due to Mr H. Hope, the energetic secretary, for carrying out th 0 arrange, ments so admirably, as also to the chairman of the committee, Mi- 3 Lane, and th e treasurer, Mr T. BondOne and all voted Ross an ideal picni" resort. The prize for th e mother of the. largest family on the train, numbering twelve.' was won by Mr Lindbom (Cobden). Mrs G. Minehan (Totara, Ross' won the prize ae the mother of th e largest family present on the ground ; Alt’s (Ross) that for the next largest; and Mrs Nott (Greymouth) for the tbi-d largest, Th t . prize for the baby show, unde, six .-months was won by Mrs Parker’s j (Hokitika' baby.

Whatever its use—for salads, pickles, sauces or Hr the table—your best buy is Sh.irhmd’s vinegar. It’s extremely popular. Pure, piquant, strong. In bottle or bulk. All stores. -Adrt,

Addisons’ extend a hearty invitation to all to call and inspect their new winter goods now on view. The very newest in millinery, coats, jumpers, frocks, etc, —Advt.

Japan’s inquiry in many countries for supplies of scrap metal has resulted in the commencement of the excavation of a number of locomotives buried by the railway siding leadjng to the freezing works at "Westfield, near Auckland. Six men are being employed and eight locomotives of a number believed to be 16 or 17 have been revealed as a result of the work. The buried engines are between 30 and 40 years olti, and their, service was spent principally in the Auckland district. Practically all parts of the engines are suitable for export to Japan, the work of dividing the metal into sizes for easy shipment being carried out by means of acetone burners.