DISTRICT NEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4367, 18 January 1922, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

HIKUTAIA. ERECTION OF ELECTRIC POLES. The Thames Valley Electric Power . Board’s pole-erecting gang is -now busy at Hikutaia,. erecting poles through the township, and it should not be long before the residents will be able to share in the comfort and com venience of electric current for power, lighting, and heating purposes. PATETONGA. HALL LIGHTING. Though Patetonga's new. hall is the largest and most up-to-date on ; the Hauraki Plains, it is keking in one thing, 1 a lighting system. On picture night it is well "'lighted with ele n -. tricity, but there are no other lights ’ in the building, and as the electric plant cannot be used except on pit- . ture night, and any meeting which may be held there must be carried on in semi-darkness, toe glow: from a couple of oil lanterns bt 7 ng insufficient to illuminate adequately t'i v commodious building. ' RATEPAYERS ANi'i COUNCIL. Suggestions are often given in good faith, but are not always accen'.el, While addressing tiii meeting on . Monday evening Mr Walton suggested that conferences between the ratepayers’ association and the c-unty cou.i--cil should be held from time tp rime so as to keep in touch with th'e conn.'' ty affairs. It would, contended Mr Walton, save many a heart-burning, which is experienced in other pai’.s of the county. / • It is now wonde. ed whether Mr Walton’s suggestion will be acted upon. TURUA,. RURAL DELIVERY. rhe Turua people are contemplating the organisation of a rural delivery from Turua to Huirau .Ro ad, Orchard East Road, Kerepeehi Roil, and Hauraki Road. The district is at present being canvas-ed NETHERTON. HIGH SPRING TIDES. High spring tides, '..npled with the presence of flood wate:?. in the river, were responsible for the Wailv u River, rising level with its banks in some places near Netheiton on Moil' day. Here and there along the road it was seen that the water was lying on the roadside, and in one place actually on the road.