THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4610, 5 October 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be a sung celebration of the Holy Eucharist at St. Paul’s Church at 11 o’clock on Sunday morning and intercessions for the Mission of Healing, with special intention for those who are going from this district to the. service at St. Peter’s, Hamilton, on Wednesday next. Intercessions, with the same intention, will also be made this evening at 7.30, and at the evensong on Sunday.

The body of Samuel Vernon Dent, who was missed from a launch at Pipiroa on Friday last, was discovered floating opposite the Shelly Beach Landing, in Piako River, yesterday morning by a launchman. An inquest, will be held at Thumbs this afternoon. •

The present committee of managers of Paeroa Presbyterian Church ,s is desirous of completing a suitable memorial tablet, to local members of that congregation who served in the Great War, and for which a certain sum of money was generously contributed a year or two ago. An advertisement in this issue invites those interested to communicate with Rev. R. Morgan.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council it was decided that a general rate of twopence in the £ on the capital value of all rateable property in the Waihi riding should be made.

It was decided at last night’s meeting of the Paeroa Bowling Club that the official opening of the club should be held on Saturday, October 13, provided .that, such arrangement was acceptable to the Domain Board. Prior to the business being taker, at yesterday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council the chairman (Mt A. R. Robinson) briefly welcomed Cr. C. E. Mace, the newly-elected member for the Mangaiti riding, to the council. Cr. Mace, in replying, thanked the chairman and fellow councillors for the cordial welcome extended to him. The speaker said that he intended to do his best to help things along in the county. He had lived nearly thirty years in the county, and hoped that hi,s knowledge of the requirements of the district would be acceptable to the Council. ~ .