THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4454, 16 August 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reminder is given of the ball which is to be held in the Central Theatre to-morrow night. Miss Farrell’s jazz band from Morrjnsville will be in attendance, and the employees of the N.Z. Dairy Co. (organisers of the function) have left nc stone unturned to make the ball an enjoyable one.

The warm rains of Monday morning and last evening were extremely we.come to the farmers. After the dry spell the rains will be greatlv beneficial, and from now on there should be a good growth of grass.

A leading member of a deputation to the Hauraki Plains County Council or. Monday also happened to be a member of the Thames Hospital Board. He complained of the excessive rates being borne by the settlers bn the Plains. "Why did you raise the hospital rate,” was immediately fired at him by the clerk.

A dispute over the ownership of a miserable half-bred Jersey calf, whose value is assessed at 15s, has been the subject of two actions in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court, occupying three days of the Court’s time, necessitating two adjournments, the employment of two lawyers, and the subpoenaing of 18 witnesses. Defendant had failed to establish; ownership, and an order would be made for the return of the calf forthwith. Costs amounting to £8 19s 3d were awarded plaintiff. As on top ofi these costs defendant will have to pay his own witnesses, and both will have to meet their lawyer’s bills, it can be safely said that the dispute will cost fully £6O.

The Auckland Railways League wrote to the Hauraki Plains County Council as follows : “The proposal of the Government to connect the section of line from Tauranga to Taneatua, about 80 miles in tnree years, will not be of much service to the East Coast Main Trunk line until the connecting link from Tauranga re Waihi is carried out. at the same time. If the cry for linking up Waihi and Tauranga is carried put the congestion at Frankton Junction will be so great that the Paeroa-Pokeno connection will have to be carried out. Please make this section a platform at the coming elections.”