LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4515, 15 January 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. G. McDougall, postmaster, hsa received advice that mails which left Auckland pn December via Vancouver, by R.M.S. Makura, arrived in London on January 11. Eight animals entered at the Birmingham annual fat stock show averaged over 18cwt in weight, while one four-year-old itself scaled 1 ton 3cwt 3qr 81b. At. Saturday night’s meeting of the Netherton Ratepayers’ Association Mr E. W. Porritt was thanked fpr the valuable assistance he had given in. connection with drawing up petitions regarding the Kirikiri bridge. At a meeting held in this district on Saturday evening those present on several occasions frequently discussed various jthings between themselves instead oPaddressing the chairman. Accurate reporting is impossible under such conditions. A report on the polling in <the Chatham Islands, where at the last general election the residents were for the first time enabled to record their votes; shows that Macartney (R) received 64 votes and McCombs (Lab.) 18 votes, the majority for the former being 46. Some of, the elderly people voted for the first time in their lives. The local cricket club journeyed to Te Aroha pn Saturday to play the Hot Springs Club, and suffered defeat 'at their hands to the tune of .10 wickets. An enjoyable game was played, although very small scores' we'e registered. Paeroa were several players short, and had ,t.o find substitutes on arrival at Te Aroha. In answer to a question put at Saturday night’s meeting pf the Netherton Rateapyers’ Association Cr. Chatfield said he understood the amount taken from general rates to pay for machinery would not be refunded, when .the £10,60'0 was raised, but, was going to pay the antecedent liability. —Mr J. A. Reid asked if that was hardly fain.—Cr. Hare said he thought the amount involved was about £Boo.—Mr H. R. Heappey said he did not consider it a fair proposition.