“Gazette” District News

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4432, 26 June 1922, Page 3

“Gazette” District News

mBRBPEBHL FACTORY SUPPLIERS. The settlers of the Pekapeka and Kaikahu roads met at Mr, W. BChick's, house last Wednesday evening in order to form a factory suppliers’ committee. Messrs W- E. C,hick, A. Jury, and H. D. Jamieson were elected, a. committee, of which Mr. Jamieson was appointed convener. This is an entirely new committee for the settlers along the roads mentioned. The cart will collect cream from Mr. Merriman's gate tc the Ngatea-Kenepeehi corner, and will then go on to the Ngatea butter factory. RIVER FRONT IMPROVEMENTS. The Lands Department has a scheme of centralising, its depots at Kerepeehi, and another wharf. a.nd shed are to be built on the depot side of the river. On the wharf will also be a 10-ton crane, ,which is being installed to handle the heavy dredge machinery. The material has arrived for the construction of a wooden pontoon for a Kingston dredge. The pontoon will be 60ft by 24ft. The recently moved blacksmith’s shop is already working and the fitting shop is alll ready with the exception of the installation of the power.

NGATEA. DANGEROUS DRAINS. Another horse and cart found their way into one of. the large drains along each side of the road in the Ngatea township. On .this occasion, on Friday, the section of drain outside the store was the scene of the mild sensation, and before the conveyance had been in its unusual position many minutes practically every inhabitant of the township was on the spot giving advice and helping to. extricate the cart, which was eventually hauled up on to the road. The news of vehicles and cattle falling into the drains is now becoming quite common, and also human beings, both inebriated and sober, aie frequently finding the lowest possible point in what has been legalised as a road. When Ngatea grows larger and more traffic comes along its roads the drains will most certainly have to be filled in and the water carried away through pipes. The work will have to be some day, and it is wondered why it cannot be done immediately. Failing the drains being filled in, a concrete channelling or a wooden fence should protect the drains, in the township at any rate. S.S. ONEROA DELAYED. About mid-day op Friday, when the s.s. Oneroa was returning from’ Kerepeehi to Ngatea, the neap tides had not left sufficient water in the river, with the consequence that she stuck in a shallow portion flor about two hours. The vessel had whistled while yet some distance up the river and the Ngatea bridge was raised in readiness for the boat to pass through. It was some time before it was realised that the vessel) had stuck, and the bridge had been raised about an hour, during which time a considerable amount of traffic had collected on each side of the river. HONEY SHIPMENT. Among the cargo taken to Auckland by the s.s. Oneroa on Friday was about £% tons of .honey. This is evidence of the fact that the Plains is not solely a dairying district. HARD UP DANCE. In preparation tor a bazapr in aid of the hall funds a “hard up’’’ dance was held in the hall bn Thursday evening. There were no really original costumes, though some of the representations were good. During the evening one of the gifts, a razor, was offered as a prize for a competition, Mrs. Potter being the successful competitor. The dancing was conducted by Mr. S. Phillips, M.C., while the music was rendered by Mesdames Hendren and Potter.