LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 631, 10 May 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A hard-up social will be held in the Puni Hall on Friday night. A meeting of the Franklin Referees’ Association will be held on Wednesday night at 7.30 p.m. in Mr. Bert. Clarke’s office.

The committee of the Franklin Winter Show are arranging to hold a baby show at their fixture. Full particulars will be advertised next issue.

We understand that a petition is being prepared to present to the Borough Council to take another poll on the Roose’s Bush loan, as it is considered in many quarters that the recent poll was not truly representative owing to there being so many informal votes cast.

Record of rainfall as registered at Victoria Avenue, Waiuku, during 1921. Rain fell on 15 days, the fall varied from Olin to 1.21 in and totalled 4.25 in. For the corresponding month in 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920 the register shows 4.68, 6.94, 5.20, 1.58 and 5.69 in respectively.

A number of gentlemen are interesting themselves in the price of meat in Pukekohe and making arrangements to compel tradesmen to bring prices down to the level charged in other towns, as it is considered that with the low prices ruling for beef the retail charges are out of proportion. The Franklin A. and P. Society are holding a concert to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in the Premier Hall at 8 p.m. This is owing to the fact that the Gymkhana concert was a failure and the tickets were handed back. If anyone should have lost those tickets in the meantime, if they hand their name into the doorkeeper they will be admitted.