THE Hauraki Plain Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4663, 18 February 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plain Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the past month building permits to the value of .£1230 were issued by the Hauraki Plains County Counicl

Two borough workmen were this morning effecting a much desired improvement to the main street by removing the luxuriant growth of grass and weeds that abounds in the channels on each side of the street. The growth of. such weeds tends to give visitors to the town a false impression of the town’s business propensities.

During the visit of the Minister of Education and Justice to Kerepeehi on Thursday he was approached by Mr E. S. Masters on behalf of the Citizens Progressive League and asked to use his influence towards getting a permanent post office established at Kerepeehi to meet the growing requirements of the district. The HonMr Parr said that he would take the matter up with the Mr Coates, who was Postmaster-General, upon his return to Wellington.

The weather locally during the week-end was somewhat boisterous. Saturday morning was fine, but shortly after 3 p.m. the clouds banked up and a light shower fell for a short duration, but did not did not mar to any extent the various branches of sport which were in progress. Yesterday the weather was fine, though the sky was overcast most of the day. Shortly before 7 p.m. the wind dropped and rain commenced to fall, continuing steadily throughout the night, the wind veering round and bringing the rain from a north-easterly dir,ection. For the week February 11-18 the total rainfall was 1.93 in, the heaviest fall being on Friday, whew ,57in was registered.

The Under-secretary of Lands, Mr J. B. Thompson, and the chief drainage engineer, Mr O. N. Campbell, have been on tiie Plains since Wednesday looking into many matters, as promised by the Minister of Lands while on the Plains last December.

At Thursday’s meeting of tiie Paeroa Borough Council it was decided not to comply with the poufidkeeper s request for an increase in salary owing to the poor amount of icvenue returned from the pound.

Two lenders, were received by. the Hauraki Plains County Council for thq supply of dog collars, the tender of F. E. Stimpson at 8% being accepted.

The faith of Kerepeehiites in the future of their township was demonstrated by a .statement made to the Minister of Education on Thursday by one pf the deputationists who predicted that there would be 120 children attending the school in six months’ time. The Minister assured the speaker that the Education Department would provide the accommodation should it be required, but he would like to bet a new hat that there would not be a fifty per cent increase in six mouths’ time. The challenge was taken up.

The Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Services were conducted at the Paeroa Methodist Church yesterday by the Rev. A. E. Jefferson. - The display of fruit, vegetables, and corn was very creditable, and, being well arranged, made an attractive sight. To-night at 8 o’clock an auction sale of the produce will be held in the Centenary Hall, and a cordial invitation is extended to the public.

As the last meeting of the Hauraki Plains County Council the county inspector, Mr W. J. Clare, reported as follows: “I have had to issue warning notices to two carriers during the month for overloading, and I have notified two taxi-drivers from Paeroa who are trading on your county roads, tlie names of whom are G. Barakat and R. Medhurst. The former brings u business man from Paeroa to Kerepeehi every other Thursday, and same to Netherton, and he informs me that he • does not make any charge for same. R. Medhurst denies carrying passengers within the county. I beg to state that Lhavc proof that both of the abovenamed are plying for hire within your county, and 1 would like your Council’s ruling on the matter.”

Miss D. Henderson took up he. - dufies as secondary assistant at the N'gatea District High School on Thursday.