LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4390, 15 March 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The car licenses for Paeroa races are all being endorsed on the understanding that the maximum fare from the town to the racecourse, and vice versa, is 2s, as in previous years. An article by a local writer which appeared in the “N.Z. Herald” recently pointed out the detriment of river siltation to the shipping trade with Auckland. Maybe if the Paeroa Chamber of Commerce would harp on this string and communicate with the Auckland Chamber pf Commerce, the aid of Auckland City and its daily papers might! be enlisted in support of the local cause.

Evidently there are some men who do not believe that women are successful in all executive positions, and who have the moral courage tb say so. At the annual meeting of the Paeroa Golf Club last night Mr F. S. Budd w,as elected vice-ipresi-dent, which position he accepted, but later on, when ladies were put on the general committee, he resigned his brief vice-presidency, stating that ladies, had not been a howling success on the committee in the past, and he did npt think they would do any better in the future. No hysterics.

The Paeroa Beautifying Society at their committee meeting on Monday decided to have the public stand recently erected in the middle of the town officially opened on Friday evening ofl this week. The Mayor is to be.asked to officiate, and the Salvation Army Band will' be in attendance to render music. It is believed that the public themselves are already appreciating this big improvement to the centre pf the town in place of the bareness that characterised this important! position.

A novel and apparently excellent opportunity of securing new houses built to order is referred to in Mr Jas. Copper’s replace advertisement in this issue. The details, which Mr Couper can supply to intending home-owners, are very

A striking example which should act as an incentive to farmers indifferent to the welfare of their district was displayed last evening, when Mr W. Mclnnes, president of the Kaihere br.anch of the Fanners’ Union, rode 23 miles, from Maramarua, to attend a meeting of the branch He also rpde the same distance back after the meeting.