LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4369, 23 January 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Season tickets for the Paeroa. Chautauqua may be obtained at the “Gazette” Office.

Anniversary Day falls on Sunday next, J.anuary 29. The usual public holiday will be observed on Monday, 30th.

In reference to the . paragrapn which appeared in the last of the “ Gazette,” stating that an axle of, Paeroa-Hauraki, Plains mail car broke one day last week on the trip, the proprietor, Mr W. Rpigard ,states that it was the extr,a motor, and not the mail car, to which the mishap occurred,

' An injured eye, necessitating an operation, was the result of an altercation and subsequent blows between two natives, Joe Wickliffe and Karu, while playing billiards on Saturday. It appears that the wrangle occurred over the marking of the score, - and Karu struck Wickliffe, with the result that the latter had to be sent co the Waihi Hospital to have an operation performed on his eye.

'A. haystack belonging to Mr C. Winder, Wharepoa, caught fire on Saturday, and was destroyed.

Traffic to Netherton is now using Wilson’s Road, which' very much shortens the distance. The surface is somewhat bumpy ink places, and un_ metalled, but is better than the main road ’during the dry weather.

The taking of a motor Torfy up the track from Hikutaia to the Wires (Mr Manson’s) is considered by ths residents as being something of a' feat, owing to the rough nature of the track. Mr Manson is carting timber from Messrs Butehanan’s ‘mill.

, Nominations for the Thames Jockey Club’s meeting, on February 25 and 27, close with the secretary at the Club’s office .Albert Street, Thames, or with Mr R. Wynyard, High Street, Auckland, on Friday next, as advertised.’ '•

An unusual mishap occurred at the Ngatea wharf on Friday afternoon. The ss. Hauitoi- was endeavour,ing to hoist a. launch on its deck when suddenly the mast snapped off and precipitated the launch back into the river, the mast following with a splash. ’

The result of the official re-count of the vo'tes in regard to the Hauraki Plains County Machinery Loan will be awaited with Interest. On the first count five votes were needed to give the three-fifths majority. There )s always a possibility, through technicalities or irregularities, of a decision being reversed when the figures are very close, but of course there is the equal chance that the recount may give the opponents a more substantial lead, in which event the position will be “as you were.” The dredge on( the Waitakaruru-i Maukoro' canal is now reported to be working consistently and is at pre,sent about two miles from the mouth of the canal at Waitakaruru, When the canal is completed it will be a deejded l acquisition to the land in that area, and mbre particularly to the soldier settlements. ] A careful examination of the figures in connexion with the recent machinery loan poll on the Plains discloses a very interesting fact. The settlements in the vicinity of and in direct communication with Thames, being, of course, to a. great, extent under Thames influence, have either voted solidly against the proposals or increased the votes .against. \ Pate-, tonga and Tahuna are exceptions to* (his case, not being in the vicinity of Thames, but" take, for instance, Tania, with 22 votes for and 43 against. At Waitakaruru at the last poll there were only 10 objectors and 48 for, while last week the number favourable to the proposal Was the same, but the objectors’ votes had increased threefold'. Kopuarahi/ was in a similar position, there being no votes recorded against previously, but last week there were 14. Pipiroa people also declared themselves against the loan. Netherton and Kerepeehi, under Paeroa influence, increased their voting in favour, while in the midway ground, Ngatea, the opposition had Its effect

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