THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4706, 2 June 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Information has been received. by Mr 11. Poland, M.P., that Cabinet has made a contribution of £5O to cover hospital expenses o£ children injured in tiie Waikino school tragedy. To-morrow, being the King’s Birthday all mails usually despatched on Tuesday will be closed at 7 a.m. No deliveries will be made by postmen. Tiie telephone exchange will open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 7 p,m. to 8 p.m. At the Police Court. Paeroa, on Friday last, before Mr W. Marshall, J.P., a man named William Roycroft was charged with the theft of an overcoat, valued at £5, the property of Mr G. Crosbie, of Thames. Accused was remanded to appear at Thames on June 6 The people of Netherton were too much concerned with their own affairs on Friday last to trouble about local politics. Not one turned up at the meeting called by the Ratepayers’ Association to discuss means of having the ridijiig excluded from the rating area for the proposed Kirikiri bridge. Mr H. Poland, M.P., has received word from the Minister of Education that a grant sufficient for the erection of a teacher’s residence al Tauhei lias been authorised by Cabinet. According to the records at the Lands Drainage Department’s office the rainfall at Kerepeehi during the month of May has been almost twice as much as that recorded in any corresponding month since the record was commenced twelve years ago. A total of 8.11 inches was' recorded, though rain only felf on 19 days during the month. Six days up to the I2tli were wet, and 1.4'5 inches were recorded. The next five days were fine, but during the period from the 17th to the 28th 6.86 Inches fell, including 3.15 inches for the 24 hours up till 8 a.m. on the 27th. The total for the year is now 30'.33 Inches, which is more than the total recorded in each of the years 1913, 1914, 1919, and 1921,

The weather was’ flue throughout yesterday, and last night the first white frost was registered. To-day lias been tine and sun-shiny, with a cold wind from the west.

The local registrar, Mr J. G. McDougall, supplies the following Pacroa statistics for the month of May. with tiie figures for the corresponding month last year in parenthesis: Births, 9 (4) ; deaths. 3 (0) ; marriages, 2(1). In response to a telegram sent by Mr H. Poland, M.P.. in connection with the Paeroa post office, the Fost-niaster-Geiieral, the Hon. J. G. Coates, replied that plans and specifications were being prepared, and gave at. assurance that no avoidable delay would take place in calling for tenders.

Tiie following rainfall figures in Paeroa for the month of May has been supplied by the local office >f the Public Works Department, with last year’s figures for the same mon'ii in parenthesis : Total rainfall for the month was 15.20 incites (4.45). Rain fell on 17 days (18). the heaviest fall being on May 17. when 5.20 inches (.81) were registered.

Just after .the arrival of the Frankion-Thames train at Paeroa on Saturday morning the guard, a man named E. Dullar, had his left hand jambed in the door of the guard’s van. His cries quickly attracted attention, and when the unfortunate man was released it was found that the second and third fingers had been badly crushed, the bones of one being fractured. Dr. Smith was summoned, and after the injuries had been attended to Mr Dullar was sent back to Hamilton. where he resides, by the express.