LOCAL & GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 14, Issue 259, 31 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

As a result of the P. and T. Ball held on Monday evening, the funds of the Franklin Plunket Society will benefit to the extent of £8 3s Id.

At a meeting of supporters of the New Zealand Labour Party, bold at Tuakau on Friday last, it was decided to form a branch of the parly at Tuakau.

On August 8 a football match will be played at Tuakau between the Franklin representatives and the rest of Franklin for the purpose of raising funds to send a school boys’ team to Auckland to compete at Die tourney arranged for Fleet week.

Polling in connection with the byelection to till the vacancy on the Franklin County Council caused by the resignation of Mr W. Claud Motion, member for Waipipi riding, took place to-day. The result will be published on Monday.

It is probable that a Northern Waikato representative fool ball team will visit Helensville on August 22. to play the Kaipara representative team. On the same date the Mount Albert Grammar School I dam. winners of the Auckland secondary schools' championship, will visit Pukekolie to play the Northern Waikato junior representatives.

At Wednesday nighl's meeting of the Franklin Pacing Club, il was decided to urge the Borough Council and the Franklin County Council In constitute a special drainage area, and set up a hoard to deal with the matter of draining the areas through which Ihe creek running through the club’s property passed.—Members of the opinion that it was useless for the dub to drain ils property unless other properly owners concerned cleaned llieir portions of the creek.

The reported objection of the Waikato Rugby Union to the name “Northern Waikato Union." as Ihe appellation of the parent union for the territory from Te Kauwhula district to Papakura district, was discussed informally at yesterday's meeting of the Northern ’\Vaikalo Union. II was staled that no correspondence on the mailer had yet been received, but the secretary "'Mr W. .1. Short' said the name “Northern Waikalo’' was adopted by Ihe union jusl before or about the same lime as Ihe other union changed its name from “South Auckland lo “Waikato" union. Now that body complained that the. names of the two unions were confusing, and blamed Sin* Northern Waikato Union, but be thought it might be found that Ihe hoof, was on llic other fool. He. add-

■.« dial the Northern Waikalo Union was now at liberty lo change ils name 1,0 "South Auckland Union. ’ end although this might be confusing too for a. couple of years or so, it would make the respective names of the two unions mo-vn distinctive in the long run.

A 'large number of vice-presidents were neminaled at the annual meeting of Ihe Pukekohe Municipal Band, on Wednesday evening, the secretary to wrile io the nominees inching llicm to accept the position. Mr .1. B. McKinney, of Bombay, lias an announcement in liiis issue lo the ei'i'erl that tie is withdrawing his candidature for the directorate of 1 lie New Zealand Go-operative. Dairy Go.. Lid., in favour of ihc retiring director, Mr H. It. McKenzie.

■•The prosperity of this Dominion depends upon the production of our primary products, and il should be our main aim lo increase these resources, says the third annual report of I lie New Zealand Meat Goiilroi Board. “Allhough furl tieresl away from Smith held. New Zealand has many beneiils to offset liiis handicap in Dm compelilion on the Smilhlield market. ] n |he lirst place nature lias placed hm- in a temperate zone surrounded ]iy an immense expanse ot ocean, which ims a marked effect, not only on I lie climate, by way of a uniform temperature, but the air permeated with the salt ozone is of immense bench! lo the soil and also on the eonstihiiion of livestock, willi Hie. result I hut io-day our frozen meal products load the world in quality.“

The second ol' the series of euchre tournaments conducted by SI. Andrew’s Ladies’ Guild took place on Wednesday evening in Middlemiss' Hall, and proved a great success. The ;dtendance was good,-and judging by Ihc line spirit in which Hie games were, played, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The ladies provided a dainty supper, and their efforts were much appreciated. The prizes, which were all useful articles, were won as follows: Ladies, Mrs H. G. Lysnar

(lirsl) and Mrs D. .1. Scull (second): nn'ii, Mr 11. .1. Middlemiss (lirsl). Mr (5. iv. Nosworthy (second). Alter presenting live prizes, the Rev. .1. D. Cowie, on behalf of the guild members. meniioned that they were indebted to Mr L. G. Middlemiss for the free use of the halt for Ihe occasion, and tie called for three cheers for Hie favour bestowed. This was responded lo in a hearty manner.