THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4466, 13 September 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•- o The new Ngatea post office was opened for business on Monday. In connection witji the Hauraki Plains County Council’s policy to make all bridges county matters the county chairman (Mr J. C. Miller) at the council meeting on Monday said he really believed that if all the county councils made their bridges county matters it would be better for all concerned. The necessity for a cemetery on the Hauraki Plains, preferably at Kerepeehi, was pointed put to the Hauraki Plains County Council at its meeting on Monday by a communication from the Turua Ratepayers’ Association. The county clerk was authorised to make application for a suitable site at Kerepeehi. All members of the M-U.I-0.0.F, are specially requested to attend a lodge meeting to be held in the Methodist Hall on Tuesday, 19th inst, at 7.30 p.m. The Auckland district offeers will be present, and matters of great importance to the Order will be discussed. An advertisement of special inter esi to tiie travelling public and visitors to Te Aroha is .tp be found bn page 3 of this issue. Mrs K. Jonas, of the Marble Bar and Luncheon Rooms, Te Aroha, has arranged to keep open all day on Sundays for the convenience of the public. A hot four-course dinner is to be had at the reasonable tariff of 2s, morning and afternoon tea 9d, and ice drinks, sundaes etc., are always on hand. A well-furnished ladies’ rest room is on the premises, and everything has been done .for the c,omfort of Visitors to the Marble Bar at Te Aroha, which is right opposite the entrance to the Government baths and domain. For Influenza, take Woods Great Peppermint Cure.

This morning the agent of the State Fire Insurance Office handed a cheque of £250 tp Mp W. Barclay, being the full amount of the claim under the policy on his furniture, which was recently destroyed by fire. The next sitting of the Magistrate’s Court is to be held on Monday, 26tn inst. In the list of cases to be dealt with a number of territorials are called on to answer charges of non-at-tendance at parades, and also a number of youths who have attained the age, for failing to register their names. Acknowledgements of protests in connection with the Waihou and Ohinemurj Rivers Improvements made by the Hauraki Plains County Council were received at the Council meeting on Monday. The Hon. J. GCoates, Minister of Public Works, acknowledging the receipt of the Council's protest aaginst effect being given to the Commission’s flndipg in so far as it affects the ratepayers <m the Hauraki Plains, promised to give the matter every consideration. Mr H. Poland, M. P., stated that if an attempt were made to give effect to this legislation he would certainly oppose it. “Half the committeemen wear their rosettes on sports day and watch the others work,” said a member of the Kerepeehi Sports Association at its annual meeting last evening, when a committee was being elected. At the Paeroa Policy Court this morning, before Mr B. GwiUiam, J.P., a man named Allen Edwards was fined £2, in default seven days imprisonment, for being found drunk bn th 3 railway station. A sale of work under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies' Guild will be held in the Central Theatre on the afternoon and evening of October 12. Further particulars will be advertised in this paper at a later date. Anothei; lengthy meeting was held by the Hauraki Plains County Council on Monday. The meeting commenced at 10-30 a.m. with the finance commitr tee, the ordinary meeting commencing about an hour later and continuing till 9.45 o’clock in the evening. After the tea adjournment the council reassembled with just a quorum, which dealt mainly with numerous minor matters. To-day we were shown a copy of the “Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s: Land Advertiser’’ which was printed at Hobart on Saturday, March 17, 1821, just over a hundred, years ago. The paper is in an excellent state of preservation. “We prey that you will have this grant made” was the wording ip a petition presented at .the Hauraki Plains County Council meeting on Monday. “A preying petition,” was a councillor’s comment.

The Waihi citizens have undertaken arrangements for a grand plain and fancy dress bail, to be held in tne King’s Theatre, Waihi, nn Friday, 15th. inst., for the purpose of raising funds, which are badly needed, tp assist the Public Hospital, It is hoped that Paeroa will be well represented at this ball, especially considering the philanthropic aim of the citizens.

When talking of petitions at the meeting of the Hauraki Plains County Council on Monday ,a deputatipnist said: “I think we could get the signature of every' ratepayer.” “You would need the rate book under the other arm to see that .they had paid their rates.” dryly remarked a councillor.