THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. £ FRIDAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4476, 6 October 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. £ FRIDAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first political outburst is to be fired in the Central Theatre on Thursday, 19th inst., when Captain Colbeck, the Farmers’ candidate, 's announced to give his views on some, of the political issues of the day. The meeting convened by the Farmers Union Trading Co. for Netherton on Wednesday afternoon last has been postponed until 8 p m. on Friday, 20th instant. The Thames County clerk at Wednesday’s meeting of the Council said that one man in the county had removed a house from Paeroa. The timber was badly w'orm eaten, and ne had written to the owner that the infected timber would have to be removed or proceedings would be taken. He considered it would be beneficial if the press would give publicity to this for the information of others. Mr T. Venables, teacher o f sing'ng, voice production, and elocution, is now making ararngemehts to visit Paeroa in order to give tuition in the above. The Ladies’ Guild of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, have their arrangements now well in hand for the sale of work tp be held in t'he Central Theatre next Thursday. Trophies for cooking competitions are on view in Mr Hale’s shop window, ami full particulars of the sale will be advertised" next week. The last of the series of socials in connection with the above was held in the church verstry on Wednesday evening last. A short programme of musical items, recitations, etc., followed by competitions and supper, filled in a most enjoyable evening. There was a representative gathering of Presbyterians and the sale funds will again benefit considerably. Forty-six Puriri ratepayers entered a protest at Wednesday’s meeting of the Thames County Council against “any attempt to include the Puriri Bridge rating area in ,the area to be rated to pay for the erection of a bridge over the Waihou River at Kirikiri.” The chairman suggested that the matter be deferred until the question of striking a rate came up. Cr. McCorinick: "It might be turned down ” The chairman said it would be sufficient to consider it when the rate was to be discussed and the rating area to be defined. In any case, it could not he discussed till the next meeting, as the petition had to be tabled for a month.

J’he Paer.oa Bowling Club is holding its formal .opening for the 1922-23 season to-morrow, when Play will commence at 2.30 p.m. Ladies and bowling enthusiasts are cordially welcome.

“There are a number of applications for building permits,” said the Thames county clerk at Wednesday’s meeting. “They're rather crude, some of them.” Then, referring to one particular application, he said, “if the house is like the plan it won’t stand up in a gale."

A party of local musical people has been arranged, and is leaving Paeroa by Brenan’s new Napier chatea-batu for Hamiltion this atffernoo’n to attend the second performance of the famous Sistine Choir soloists. The party will return to Paeroa immediately after the performance. The promoters of the trip are to be congratulated on their enterprise, and a real happy evening is wished them.

From information supplied by the manager of the local abattoirs to the County Council meeting yesterday it was shown that 51 steers, 26 heifers, 156 sheep, 12 lambs, 7 pigs, and 1 calf were slaughtered during the month of September.

At the Puru Park Estate on Thames Coast there are still 21 choice seaside sections for sale ranging in price from £5O to £lOO. AH particulars can be obtained from Mr Cullen, draper, Te Arolia.

“All these places on the Plains want to build a big city, but there will never be a city on the. Plains,’ were sentiments expressed by. Mr R. T. Williams-at-tlhe Waitakaruru ratepayer^', meeting off Wednesday evening. Spme people, he concluded, were even now wasting money on a town board. “Don’t'you go to Turua, Mr Williams,” warned a voice.

It is unofficially stated that a few of the Netherton ratepayers have approached Mr Robinson, of the Ohinemuri County Council, with regard to tshe proposal thajt the Netherton riding should leave the Hauraki Plains County and join with Ohinemuri again.

The story of a profitable deal In w’ild cattle was told at the Thames County Council meeting on Wednesday A councillor explained that he had once bought £5 worth of wild cattle and latei sold themi for £9O.

A reminder is given of the meeting this evening of the Rotokohu Ratepayers Association. The business to be transacted is important, and all members are asked to make a special effort to attend.

Mr W. E. Johnson (“Pussyfoot”), of the United States, and also the Rev. Father Zurcher, of the Roman Catholic Church of America, are booked to deliver prohibition addresses in the Central. Theatre, Paeroa, in the near future. Date and time of these lectures will appear in our advertising- columns in due course.

A scheme for raising money conjointly with other local bodies was outlined at the Thames County Council meeting on Wednesday by the chairman (Mr H. Lowe), who said that at a conference between representatives of the Thames Borouga, Coromandel and Thames County Councils it had been proposed to raise £250,000 for various purposes. The Thames Borough would need about £170,000, Coromandel County about £30,000. and the Thames County also about £30,000. It had been decided to obtain further information. By amalgamating the three, local bodies they could get the money more advantageously.

An incident which occurred recently in the Moananui Flat near Karagahake, will be ventilated at a special sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Paeroa on Monday, the 16th inst. It appears that a youth, who resides at Paeroa endeavoured to capture a foal running with its mother in the neighbourhood of Karangahake. Failing in the attempt, the youth prepared a snare on a tr.ack on the MOananui Flat, and succeeded only too well, in that the foal was snared, but in Its attempt to free itself broke its neckThe hoy dug a hole on the side of the track into which he deposited the dead foal. After covering it with, 'earth he scattered the surface with fern and wider,growth, and, under the impression that he 'had left no trace of his handiwork, departed. The owner of ;the mare reported the loss of the foal to t'he Paeroa police. Constable McClinchy commenced investigations, and atfer many days lhe happened on the spot whei/e the youth 'had buried the animal, and in due course the foal, with its head severed and legs broken, was exhumed.