THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAT, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4625, 14 November 1923, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAT, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The murder charge and inquest in connection with tihe Waikino tragedy is not likely to be proceeded with until the first week in December. If committed, Higgins will stand his trial at the criminal session in Auckland in February next.

The monthly meeting of the Plains County Council commenced at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The finance meeting was concluded at 12.30 p.m. and an adjournment was made till 1.30. Two deputations were received during the afternoon, and two gentlemen were interviewed. At 8 p.m. the engineer’s report was read and discussed for an hour, when correspondence was taken. Business arising from this went on until 11 p.m., when it was moved and seconded that an adjournment; be made until the following day, but as a quorum could not be present then the motion was withdrawn. Inward correspondence was concluded at 12.45 a.m., and a gentleman who had been waiting all day for an interview was. admitted. At 1.15 a.m. reports were submitted, and at 1-35 a.m. general business was introduced. The meeting closed at 3 a.m., eighty-four resolutions having been carried.

The need for increased accommodation for rolling stock at the Paeroa railway station was clearly demonstrated yesterday. Tn the station yard was a large number of covered trucks and carriages which comprised a portion of the special race train from Hamilton on Monday evening. In addition to the Waihi train there were many trucks in the yard yesterday morning, occupying all available loop lines as a consequence, and to make room to allow the FranktonThames brain to enter the station the Thames-Auckland express had to pull a considerable distance along past the station buildings, with the result that the Williams Street crossing was blocked to all traffic for about 25 minutes, causing considerable inconvenience to pedestrians and drivers of vehicles. When the express is located so far along past the platform it. is no easy matter for people, especially women with children and luggage, to climb into the carriages,