LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 668, 16 September 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The N.Z. Bacon Company advise that they are now redeiveing calf skins.

The Mauku Athletic Club will lold its annual meeting in the Patumahoe Hall on Saturday, 24th September.

Owing to the flower show on Saturday, and the school gala the following Saturday, the picture matinees are postponed until further notice. I *

A vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr A. E. Skelton, solicitor, who had been legal adviser to the Mangere Road Board, wr.s carried at Tuesday’s meeting of the Manukau County Council.

“Ru-ru” wishes to notify her leaders that the date of closing her competition for recipes has been extended for another week. The prize for the best recipe sent in .‘s a lovely big box of English 'chocolates.

The Franklin Plunket Society announce in to-day’s issue that the Plunket Nurse will commence duties in the Society’s rooms (Perkins’ Buildings) on Friday, 16th; and can be consulted daily.. The rooms have been nicely furnished and equipped with every modern convenience for the furthering of the Plunket system.

Mr A. D. Bell, chairman of the Manukau County Council, was appointed at last Tuesday’s meeting to represent the Council at the annual conference of the Municipal Association. Councillors contended that the conference this year was a very important one, in view of the fact that the Main Roads Bill would probably be discussed. Entertainments

At a. recent meeting of a local authority not many miles from Pukekohe, complaint was made by a mtcpayer regarding a road. He added that he could not get his car out. At the last meeting of the particular local body a letter was received pointing out there was no wonder the complainant could not get his car out because he could not drive it, and his chaffeur (his daughter) was an inmate of a hospital.

“It is not correct to say that local authorities have been instructed not to expend money in anticipation of a loan. The request made has always been that money should not be expended in anticipation of the granting of a loan. Once the money is assured a work may be proceeded with, and the money applied for as required to meet expenditure incurred.” ine Deputy Superintendent of the State Advances Office in a letter to the Manukau County Council at last Tuesday’s meeting.

At the ‘ last monthly meeting of the Franklin Licensing Committee it was decided, on the motion of Messrs C. K. Lawrie and Dynes' Fultoii, to forward a copy of the following resolution to the officer in charge of the Public Health Department:—“That it s desrable in the interests of public health that a more regular inspection of the liquors dispensed in the hotels in the Franklin Licensing- District be carred out, under the powers conferred by the Sale of Food and Drugs Act.

Some time ago numerous complaints were received by the Manukm County Council regarding the number of cattle straying m the roads throughout the County." The Council decided to appoint a ranger, with the object of keeping the roads clear, and judging from his monthly reports he is doing great work. At Tuesday’s meeting the ranger, Mr J. P. Brown, reported that during August he had impounded 196 head of cattle (including 54 from the Fakirranga Riding) and had collected fees amounting to £9 3s. This is indeed a good haul.

Football is catered for in attractive fashion in the pictorial section of this week’s issue of the Sporting and Dramatic Review. The AucklandTaranaki Interprovincial match and the Springboks v. Poverty Bay match and the Springboks v. Maoris are represented in a sterling set of snapshots reviewing the main points of the piay. Tbs Marten hockey Club mealing is also covered in a series of snaps, and Home events include the recent Aide* shot Command Horse Show, the Cambridge and Oxford athletes visit to America, tennis and aoif contests, and other personal touches of unique interest. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mania kai: County Council the clerk reported that with rent and rates for the offices at present occupied, it costthe Council approximately £3OO per annum, almost £1 per day, excepting Sundays. It will be recollected that a short time ago an effort was made to raise a loan to erect County offices but owing to* the money market the amount required was not forthcoming, at the rate of interest local bodies are allowed to pay. It was therefore; decided to apply for the consent of! the Minister of Finance to pay interest at 6 per'centum per annum for the money, with a View of expediting election of the building. It was pointed out that when the structuie was erected a cm tain rent would be derived' through letting offices.

ranger for the Manukau County ( at Tuesday’s meeting of the Council, the member for Pakuranga Riding said he was doing good work, and was the right man for the job. “He s the right man in the right place,” retorted the Councillor for Papakura Riding, “ajid he is absolutely .fair. He got one|4f mine the other day—a beast that had been on the road for only an hour!* I saw him taiee it. (Laughter). A member ejaculated : “He told me he gat a couple of steers belonging to the chairman.” (Load laughter). The chairman remarked : “Well, if he did, he never told me about it.” (Renewed „ laughter). “Come on, own up, Mr Chairman,” remarked another. (Further laughter). The chairman interrupted, saying: “Come on, gentlemen, let’s get on with the business,” and the inference was that he admitted the soft impeachment.