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

The Hauraki Plains County Council went into committee to discuss matters concerning the proposed reticulation of the Hauraki Plains for a f|resh water supply. The subject was introduced when a letter was read from Messrs Lockie Gannon and Worley confirming their recent offer to the council to investigate all possible sources of supply. The Council was in committee throughout the whole of the discussion.

Fifteen Crown settlers on the Piako Road from Hicks' corner (Turua) to the junction at the KenepeehUKopuarani road have guaranteed £72 10s towards the repairing of; 70 chains of road from the Turua post office to Hicks' corner, provided the Hauraki Plains County Council contributes a portion to efficiently repair the road and do the work immediately. The request came before the Council at its meeting on Monday, when it was reported that the work had already been commenced.

Community singing is becoming popular on the Hauraki Plains, and besides Ngatea’s recent successful attempts Kerepeehi is to hold another on Friday of next week. Quite i number of; Kerepeehi people patronised the Ngatea sing-song last evening, and gave the Ngatea people an invitation to reciprocate.

The erection of a large private hotel, to be known as the Hotel Cecil, will be proceeded with in Hamilton in about two months’ time. The building, which will be of five storeys, will be thoroughly up-todate in every respect, and will have a frontage to the river, with an entrance from Victoria Street Accommodation will be provided for 100 guests.

A settler some distance from Masterton is convinced, (states .an exchange), that there is little unemployment in Masterton. He advertised in ■the “Age” for tenders for felling about 100 acres of light bush, and the only applicants were one white man and one Maori. The conditions offered were most favourable, and the settler was prepared to pay a grfbd price. He says that when visiting Masterton he is told that t.here are many men out of work, but his experience leads him tc. think that ihte report is exaggerated.

It is stated that in a Central Hawke's Bay town recently a youth sold two supposed rabbits to a local resident and they subsequently found their way through the process of cooking tp the family table. Later the vendor asked the man how the family enjoyed the rabbits. “One was very nice,” came tihe answer, "but the other was rather tough. The lad responded with all gravity that “the tough one must have been the cat.”

An unfortunate accident happened at Paeroa on Thui-sday by which two electrical employees were irijured. It appears that Mr Dougall, of Hautapj, and an assistant were engaged wiring to a pole, and by some means both fell. The assistant sustained a broken leg, apd was removed to the Waikato Hospital, and Mr Dougall, after medical attention, was taken to his home at Hautapu, where he is under the attention of Dr. Edmonds. The accident is particularly unfortunate to Mr Dougall, as he had been out of employment for the past six months, and only commenced work on the Monday previous to the accident.

young man met his equally young girl cousin for the first, time and was decidedly attracted by her. “I bet you twopence,” he suddenly said to her, “that I can kiss you without touching you.” “Of course you can’t,” replied the girl. “Well, will you take the bet on ?” asked the other. •■Ye—es,” said the girl dubiously. Her cousin thereupon kissed her. “Oh, but. you did touch me !” exclaimed the girl. "I know I did,” replied the young man with a grin, “and here’u your twopence.”

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