LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4412, 10 May 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An election to fill the vacancy caused on the Paeroa Borough Council by the resignation of- CL A. White will •be held on Friday. There are two candidates, Mr J. W. Silcock and Mr D. Leach,.

“One of the strongest arguments for pur machinery loan is to have all these deputations coming here with regard to bad roads,’'’ said Cr. U. W. Harris on Monday, when deputations numbering thirty settlers waited on the Hauraki Plaijis County Council, pointing out the shocking conditions of some of the , county roads,

At the Paeroa District High School the gloom of the primers’ sheltershed has been dispelled by the insertione of four windows, transforming the., place from a dark and sombre den to a good playhouse, and at times instruction room; whereas it was formerly used only when need compelled, now it is occupied for preference.

“The river works have been made to save the AWaiti and the Crown lands to the detriment, of. the land lower down,” said Mr B. Dunlop at the annual meeting of the Netherto.i Farmers’ Union on Saturday evening, when discussing, the Ohinemuri and Waihou river works. .

"We are electing a new engineer to-day.” announced t.he chairman of the Hauraki Plains County Council, when the Council was receiving deputations on Monday regarding bad roads. “For the love of Mike, get a good one,” interjected an aggrieve! ratepayer.

The following is, included in the motor-cycling notes in the N.Z. He’-ald: “A suggestion has been made that a winter reliability run be held from Thames to Auckland via Hamilton, entries being invited from country riders.” Are not teie city riders invited to enter ? Perhaps it is feared that the city ridel’s will not be able tp negotiate <ll6 bad roads in the Thames Valley.

The Turua Good Roads Committee has \ to judge by the following paragraph from a Palmerston paper, done wisely in favouring tar macadam roads in preference.to concrete: “It is interesting tp note that while the tar macadam roads of Palmerston North are standing heavy and fre.quent traffic without a fault, those experimental pieces pf concrete laid down are crumbling.. Neither as to cost of construction nor lasting qualit’es does the concrete appear to compare favourably .with tarred macadam.