THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4549, 11 April 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow evejning a grand social and dance is to be held m the Central Theatre. Valuable prizes will be offered for, the winners of the euchre tournament. A strong committee L at work, and nothing is being left undone to ensure a thoroughly enjoyable evening being spent. At the Power Board meeting yesterday accounts were passed for payment totalling £21,101 Is sd. The furniture at the local courthouse has been in a very dilapidated condition for a long time. On Monday Mr Porritt drew the, attention of the Magistrate to the condition of the chairs, many of which were unsafe io use. His Worship said it was time some improvements were effected, and he would be pleased to have Mr Porritt’s request attended to. The following tenders were received by Mr E’. E. Gillmna, registered arhcitect, Paeroa, for the painting, paperhanging, and renovating of the Brian Born Hotel, Thames : McDonald and Cordes, Thames, £546 17s (accepted) ; J. R. Knight,.' Auckland, £549 ; A. Tyre, Auckland, £645. The tax to be paid the Government in connection with the recent meeting of the Auckland Racing Club amounts to £13.(622 13s lOd, made up as follows : Totalisator, £11,640 4s 4d; stakes, £1290; amusement, £692 9s 6d ; total, £13,622 13s 10d.

At the meeting of the Power Board yesterday votes of sympathy and condolence were accorded Messrs W. JMcCormick and C\A. Arthur, members of the Board, both of whom hal sustained losses by death in their families since the last meeting. The motion was carried in silence.

A very? pleasant evening was spent n ."’gatea on Friday l-s 1 ., the occasion being an entertainment and dance to raise funds for the local hal). After a splendid picture programme items were contributed by members of the British Isles Club, Auckland, and the two Bobs, amateurs of Ngatea. Among the artists worthy of special mention were Messi’s E. Scott-Clarke, elocutionist, J. Smithson. triple-voiced vocalist, J. Williams and .W. D. Mellor, soloists, and H. Ware, banjo soloist. The concluding item of the concert programme was a highly amusing sketch, entitled ‘‘The Would-be Actors,” in which the part of the villain was taken by Mr E. Scott-Clarke, heroine by Mr J. Williams, and actor by Mr W. D. Mellor. The whole programme was very much appreciated, and the hope has been expressed that the British Isles Club Concert Party will visit Ngatea again in the near future. After the concert the floor was . cleared, and dancing was engaged in till an early hour.

Mr W. J. Clare, of Ngatea, has been appointed inspector for the County of Hauraki Plains out of ten applicants. Not a little consternation was evidenced in Paeroa yesterday by some telephone subscribers who, on ringing their telephones, found that they had been disconnected. On inquiries being made as to the reason, it was found that the monthly instalments for telephone rental, and in some cases bureau fees, had not been paid. At the monthly meeting of directors of the N.Z. Co operative Dairy Co., Ltd., in Hamilton on Tuseday it was decided, notwithstanding the weakness in the London produce market, to maintain the payment for butterfat supplied during March at the same basis as that adopted in February, namely, for butter-making Is 6%d, superfine direct delivery; for casein 2d over butter basis; for cheese Is 6d. . “You’d hardly believe it, but do you know that the valuation of our land in New Zealand is greater than ths valuation of the whole of Australia ?’ asked Mr J. D, Hall, at a meeting of the North Canterbury executive of the Farmers’ Ufiion. At the annual meeting of the Paeroa Rugby Union which was held last oevning, on the motion of the chairman (Mr P. E. Brenan) a vote of condolence was passed to Mrs Fielder, wife of the late Mr A. E, Fielder. Mr Brenan referred to the great loss the Rugby Union had sustained by the death of Mr Fielder, who had for years taken a keen interest in all matters pertaining to sport, and football in particular. The motion was carried in silence. At Patetonga pn Saturday afternoon the Thames Harbour Board’s delegation addressed a meeting of about 24 ratepayers on the lines of previous addresses. Mr F. Mayne occupied the chair. At the conclusion several questions were asked and answered. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr J. N. Patterson, who stated that previously lie was opposed to the scheme, hut since hearing the delegation he had changed his mind. Mr R. Wilson seconded the mdtioh, which was carriel unanimously. Most, of the men present spoke to the motion, and said that, their opinions had been altered since hearing the delegation.

The next sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held in Paeroa an May 1. On Monday last Mr Hanna a«ken the Maigstrate if it could be conveniently arranged to postpone the sitting until later in May, as the first day of the shooting season opened on Mav 1. and possibly several members would be glad of the opportunity to take part in the shooting. After due consideration His Worship said he could not see his way clear to cancel the date arranged for the regular sittings on May 1. He suggested that Mr Hanna should he desire to absent himself, could arrange for one of his staff to take the minor cases in which he might be engaged, and an adjournment could be applied for in the others.

The matter of the Wharepoa pound was brought up at the meeting of the 'Hauraki Plains County Council by a Turua deputation on Monday. ,Mr Ansford pointed out. that the present site was on the rivers’ edge, and if stock got into the river the question would be, who would be responsible? It was suggested that the Wharepoa pound should be abolished. On the motion of Cr. Harris, seconded by the chairman, this was agreed to.

In the course of an address to suppliers the other evening at Cambridge Mr E. L. Dance; manager of tlie N.Z. Dairy Co.’s casein factory at Frankton., stated that many suppliers were under the impression that casein whey was of very little use for feeding purposes. This was quite erroneous. Its feeding value was much greater than cheese whey, because it contained 4 per cent,, of sugar of milk and all the albumen of the milkWith the addition of propel ly balanced meals calves could be reared very successfully on casein whey, and prize stock produced.