THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4595, 31 August 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. — Mr W. F. Johnstone, who has just returned from a trip through Christchurch, and also Taranaki, speaks in very high praise of the roads in the latter province. “It's high time we woke up and tackled the question of good roads ; it would pay us just as it has paid Taranaki,” concluded Councillor Johnstpne in a brief chat with our representative. Qin the presentation to the House of Representatives of the report on Hauraki Plains drainage Mr T. W. Rhodes (Thames) asked the Government when 3600 acres now ready for occupation would be selected. The Hon. W. Nosworthy replied that “660 acres would shortly be open for selection. The total expenditure had been £485,OQO. The area covered 90,000 acres. The Municipal Corporations Act; as passed by Parliament, makes specific provision to allow mayors and members of municipalities to use free passes on trams, a privilege whicn 1,110 Auditor-General had previously disallowed. Another clause empowers municipalities to publish handbooks and provide for uniform or graduated water rates at the discretion of a council. The course of proceeding for the constitution of new boroughs and the alteration of the boundaries of existing boroughs were struck out as being 't,op contentions to be dealt with, except after considerable discussion. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

f The induction of the Rev. Beaufort at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Turua, will take place to-morrow (Saturday) at 1 pan. The Archdeacon of Hamilton will conduct the service, assisted by visiting clergy. All are cordially invited to attend. The proposal of the Morrinsville Borough Council to raise £45,000 for permanent road construction was put to the ratepayers on Wednesday, and was defeated, only 68 voting for the proposal, as against 147 opposing. The result of the annual collection for the British and Foreign Bible Society made by the members of the Paeroa branch was very gratifying indeed, amounting to £l7 3s 4d. This is a considerable increase over last year’s effort. There are five and a half millions of Christians living in India —more tha,n the tot,al population of Australia,” says Dr. Datta, the Indian lecturer in an address at Cambridge. Extensive scrub fires are raging on the unopened block between the Piako and Awaiti rivers. Many hundreds of tons of millable flax will be destroyed. The latest amendment of the. Amusement Tax Act has come into force. The amendment, provides exemption from amusement tax where the price of admission to an entertainment does not exceed one shilling (formerly bearing a one penny tax). This amendment affects a wide field of shows and entertainments for which only Is or less is charged. It means the exemption of tax on Is ' seats in the gallery of theatres or picture shows, concerts, football and cricket matches, and sports fixtures where the price is kept low. With reference to the paragraph i)n regard to the Christmas tree, published under the heading of Hikutaia news, Mrs Alf. Alley wishes us.to state that she is only one of a number of local ladies who are organising a Christmas tree and sale of workShe does not wish to take all the 1 credit, as t,here are several other ladies just as keen to help along the Memorial Park fund as she is. The following are amongst the Public Works supplementary votes for construction, maintenance, and supervision. of roads, bridges and other works, including salaries, which have been granted: Hauraki Plains roads, Turua, £ for £ subsidy ; Waihou River bridge, Kirikiri, £lOOO, on account of £BOOO, £ for £; access to Waitawheta block, Ohinemuri, £l5O ; Orchard Sast Road (extension), Piako, £BOO ; Mangateparu Settlement roads, Piako, ' £5OO ; Morrinsville-Tahuna (Mangateparu), on account, £1000'; Waihou River bridge, Te Aroha (£ for S), £500; Thames-Te Aroha Road (Thames to Hikutaia), (£2OOO, £ for £, £lOOO, £1 for £2), on account, £3000; Waikaka to Piako River, Thames, £5OO. There have been allowed- for lands improvement the following: Hauraki Drainage, £750; Hauraki Drainage Board (subsidy), on account of £l5OO, 10s for £l, £7OO. .‘‘The West has always been afraid of the East/’ says Dr. Datta, the Indian scholar and lecturer, at present in New Zealand. “Two thousand Indian students returned home from the colleges of the United Kingdom feeling more bitter than when they went away. Wherever an Indian goes he thinks there is something against him. This is a fundamental tjiing in human history,, a colossal problem that still affects millions of men and women. Six millions were wiped out by influenza in 1918 in India, Hundreds of students to-day are unclothed, yet the prices, of ordniary commodities have been forced up by millionaires making immense profits. Where is the influence of the Church ? “A thing that struck me as very strange during my visit to New Zealand was the habit; of serving dry mustard on the tables of many restaurants, and even in some of the smaller hotels. Any mustard eater will tell you what a horrible practice this is from their point of view, for there is not the slightest flavour in mustard until the ‘essential oil’ has been liberated by the action of cold water.” This statement was made to a New Zealand Times reporter by Mr Allan Colman, a director of Messrs J. and J. Colman, Ltd., of London and Norwich, known world-wide as the manufacturers of mustard. Tragedies on Mount Egmont are not confined to those cases which appear in the press, says the Hawera Star. Two months ago, in the depth of winter, a party of four venturesome young people essayed t,o make the circuit of the mountain at the snow line. They lost their way in fog and snow, and were obliged to, take refuge under a ledge of rock for the night. One young lady, with both feet frozen, was carried out after much difficulty. Later on the .surgeons proposed amputation of both feet, which course was, fortunately, averted, though up to the.present the patient is unable to put them on the ground. A wealth of attractive pictures is contained in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and - Dramatic Review.” The Pakuranga Hunt Club’s meeting at Ellerslie is represented in a series of comprehensive snapshots, and the concluding days of the Grand National mooting is also represented in an interesting set. Football enthusiasts will find an appeal in the depiction of the Auckland-Wellington League match and the City-Athlet,ic League Cup Final, and group photographs of the Rugby football representative teams. The centre pages show the start of the balloon race in Paris; paying homage to France’s great scientist, Pasteur, and other interesting views. Sport in Australia is indicated by photographs of toboganning at Mt. Kosciusko, the Chinese Soccer team v. N.5.W.,, N.S.W. v. New Zealand Hockey match, and the recent Cup. meeting, There is also a strong range of miscellaneous illustrations. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Wopds’ Great Peppermint Cure, i