LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 666, 9 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing-' to pressure on our space several reports have had to be helchj over.

The report of the opening'of the Manurewa Infant School will appear in Tuesday’s issue. The third term of the Pukekohe Technical High School and evening classes commence on Monday next, September 12. Jack Rack, blacksmith, notifies the public that he is prepared to file horses’ teeth, thus enabling them to put on condition with less feed.

The trout fishing season commences oh Saturday, October 1, at 6 a.m. Licenses may be had on application to the post office or to Mr. W. H. Thomas, of Pukekohe. A dance and waltzing competition, under the auspices of the Bubkland Returned Soldiers, will take place in the Buckland Hall to-night, commencing at 8 p.m.

The. Right Rev. Dr. Aver} 11, Bishop of Auckland, will visit Pukekohe on Saturday and will minister confirmation -in St. Andrew’s Church at 2.30 p.m*. This service will be immediately followed by the dedication of the memorial gateway. Tlie Pukekohe Suburban lennis Club’s social and the presentation of prizes will take place in the Pukekohe East Hall ,on Wednesday, September 14, A pleasant evening’s enjoyment is assured intending patrons..

The annual general meeting of the Pukekohe Suburban Tennis Cilub will be held in Mr Joseph Reynolds’ residence on Thursday, September 20, at 8 p.m. Members and intending members are invited to attend.

Entries in connection = with the eighth annual Spring Flower Show, undeer the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild, close with the secretary, Mr D. R. Hamilton, tonight at 8 p.m.

Under the auspices 'of the St. James’ Presbyterian Sunday 'School and in aid of the school funds, a service of song will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Sunday next, commencing at 2.30 p.m. A pleasant Sunday afternoon is assured. A collection will be- taken up.

At the monthly meeting of the Pukekohe Fire Brigade, Fireman Henry, who has retired from the brigade owing to 'leaving Pukekohe, was presented with a medal by Captain N. L. Brown, on behalf of the brigade, as a mark of the esteem in which he was held.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Borough Council, Cr. A. P. Daysh, chairman of the Works Committee* reported that the estimated cost to tar macadam the road from the railway .bridge to the Courthouse, 6ha chains, and Horn King Street to Harrington Avenue, sha chains, would approximately £675 12s. It seems clear that the Dairy Division is determined to strictly maintain the value of semi-official record testing, for in the case of the dairy fai’mer mentioned in last issue of having not honestly given the correct record, the Department refused to grant him a certificate and also refused to test any more of his cows.

A slight error crept into the paragraph which appeared in our last issue, in reference to the feat performed by an Oldsmobile car recently. We stated that it cost the car owner £2 2s for the advice of a motor mechanic. We have been informed that the fee was only 10s, so we make tnis correction in fairness to the mechanic. Intimation was received from Bombay this morning that owing to the. Bombay Football Club’s inability to obtain a team, the match against Pukekohe for the Gardes’ Shield tomorrow will not take place. Tuakau was to have played next Saturday, but it also cannot obtain a team. The milking season is the cause of this.

Record of rainfall as registered at Victoria Avenue, Waiuku, during August. Rain fell on 17 days, the fall varying from .Olin to .56in and totalling 3.53 in. For the corresponding month in years 1015, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1920, the register shows 4.32, 9.18, 4.97, 3.16, 2.7 S and 4.71 inches respectively, memorial gateway. At Monday’s meeting of the Borough Council the Mayor, Crs. Hamilton, Daysh and the Town Clerk were appointed a deputation to wait on the Prime Minister in connection with various matters as soon as he returned to New Zealand. Among the matters Mr Massey is to be interviewed about, are that of finance, the overhead bridge, the road to the station and other items of urgent importance to the town. The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., publish the balance sheet of the British Dominions Insurance Company, and we draw attentention to same on another page. The Company is a particularly strong one, with a very large invested capital, and a considerable portion of the funds are invested in New Zealand securities. All the income obtained in the Dominion is retained here, and this is certainly a wise policy to adopt. As the name indicates, this company is all British, and in the Dominion its operations have been glowing steadily during the past few years. '"’The year just closed has been a most successful one, and shows the company firmly established in every department. The dangerous nature of the road leading to the railway station was. again brought under the Council’s, notice by Cr. Patterson at Monday’s meeting of the Borough Council. He suggested asking the Railway Department to indemnify the Council to the extent of the cost of the land, if the Council took the necessary land under the Public Works Act, and made the road a public one. By the Council taking action it could take advantage of the betterment clause in the Act, and would be cheaper to the Government. It was resolved to bring the matter under the notice of/ the "Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, when he returned to New Zealand. i

The Defence staff at Pukekohe, which is now the headquarters of an area extending from Huntly to Otabuhu, have moved from the. office in King Street into the offices at the ne\v Drill Hail in Edinburgh Street. The Drill Hall is now well on the ’way to completion and will prove a great advantage in the training of the territorials and senior cadets. It is the intention of the Borough Council to levy the following rates in the Borough for the ensuing- year: General l%d in the £, hospital 11-36 d in the £, sttreet lighting l-9d, ’water consumers 5 per cent, on annual value of the first £3OO and 4 per cent, on the balance. Non-consumers half of the above rates. Special rates: Old Town Board area %d, old borough area l-2d, new borough area i %d, Hill No. 1 14d, Hill. No". 2 V 2 d, Northern Igd and a sanitary-fee of £2 per pan. j This week’s issue of the Sporting and Dramatic Review should commend itself to all classes of readers. The photographic section is comprised of high-class reproductions of photographs depicting the Auckland and Wellington football .match at Eden Park, Auckland, Auckland v. Canterbury at Christchurch, Jockeys v. Taxi Drivers at Victoria Park, Auckland Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon, the Henley regatta, lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon, third test match between England and Australia, theatrical events" and other topics.