THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4499, 4 December 1922, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Paeroa stock sale advertised by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., for Thursday has been altered to Wednesday. Mr H. Poland, M.P,. will have practically completed a tour of the electorate to-day when he speaks at Shaftesbury at 2 p.m. and Taulhei at 8 p.m. Two meetings were held by Mr Poland every day last week, and lie expresses himself as well satisfied with his reception everywhere. Tomorrow evening in the Central Theatre he delivers 'his second address x o Paeroa residents, and on Wednesday evening has a final word at Waihi. At the abattoir last month there were 81 cattle (58 cows and 23 steers and heifers, 185 sheep, 22 lambs, 3 calves, and 6 pigs slaughtered. It is announced that Mr A. J. Whiteside, a Liberal candidate for the Thames electorate, has retired from the contest. At a -school, committee meeting in Manawatu, -says the “Standard,” the chairman expressed liis opinion of the present system of education was : “Tens of thousands of boys attend school every day, and' into t,heii‘ minds there is instilled the desire to wear a black coat, instead of being taught to prefer work.” Ngatea will ho doubt be the centre of attraction on the Haui’aki Plains on election night, when a concert and dance will be held. Arrangements lhave been made to screen the election results as they come tp hand.

A warning to young boys of the necessity of registering for military ■service as soon as they reach the age of 14 was the case heard at the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, on Tuesday, .when James V. Lawless was charged with failing to notify the Defence Department of his being 14 years old. Defendant pleaded that he. thought tills age was 15, and as he had since registered he was merely convicted ani ordered to pay costs,, 7s.

According to evidence given at the Dannevirke Magistrate’s- Court, states the “News,” it would appear that professional plasterers earn good money, their wages being at the rate of 28s to £2 a day.

“ Belle of Friesland,” tile second best cow in Mr C. H. Steadman’s herd of Friesians, having just completed flier milking period, has a remarkable record, under semi-official test, to her credit. She produced in 365 days 21,5291 b of milk of an average test of 3 Sib fat, and a tot,al. output of 822.671 b of' butter-fat. This, states' the ‘‘Northern Advocate,” will entitle her to be the champion butter-fat cow of the Auckland province. Tn a Taranaki paper of 1852 one finds (states the Hawera. “Star”) a price list which will probably be of interest. Prices' quoted are : Wheat, 5s and 6s; flour, £l7 (second grade £l5) ; oats, 2s 6d ; bread, 4%d ; hay, 3s : butter, Is ; eggs, 9d per dozen ; bacon, 7d ; cheese, lOd ; potatoes, £3 per ton ; ducks, 3s 6d ; turkeys, Bs. “Since the postage on newspapers was doubled the revenue from this ■source has actually fallen by 50 per cent,,” was the remark of an experienced postal officer to. the “Manawata Times,” indicating that the number of papers now posted has decreased by 75 per cent, on account of the prohibitive charge.