THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4709, 9 June 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The adjourned statutory meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council is to be held to-morrow, followed immediately afterwards by the ordinary monthly meeting. In the last issue of the N.Z. Gazette notice is given that an area of 6 acres 2 roods 20 perches, being part of sections 1 and 2, Block I, Kerepeehi township, has been set aside by the Crown ‘as a recreation reserve. Fifteen years ago the labour of plumbers was worth only Is, an hour (remarks an exchange, reminiscently), Strange as it may seem now, an account, dated 1909, whicn a New Plymouth resident came across the other day, contained an item: "Labour, 4Lj hours, 4s 6d." Mr A. J. Roberts, a New Zealander, mentioned in the cables recently as having been associated with Mr Grindell-Matthews (inventor of the Matthews’ ray), was formerly a resident of Patea, says the “Patae Press.” He was at one time employed by the Patea Borough Council as electrical eng infer. I ii' the earlier part of last week heavy frosts were experienced in Parnoa and days of bright sunshine fol’owed, materially assisting in drying up the mud and dampness that abounded. On Thursday a little rain fell, but nothing of consequence. Saturday morning dawned grey and threatening," and shortly after 10 o’clock heavy rain fell and continued intermittently throughout the day, a total of 2,1 inches of rain being recorded by the Public Works Department’s gauge. Heavy showers fell yesterday afternoon and evening, the amouiK recorded being ,31in to 9 o'clock this morning. The total rainfall locally for the week was 2.32 inches. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,

Advice was received just as were were going to press that exceptionally heavy rain had fallen at Te Aroha last night and this morning, and as a consequence the Waihou River was rising rapidly.

Tlie secretary of the Waihi Miners’ Union has informed the Mayor of Waihi (Mr W. M. Wallnutt) that in the coarse of the next few days some 15 to 20 men will be seeking work, including those given temporary employment on the central school grounds. His Worship has accordingly communicated with the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. J. 3Coates) relative to placing the men, and suggested that work be found for them in the railway station yard at Paeroa.

By advertisement bn this issue Mr W M. Chamberlain, Paeroa, notifies the public that he is prepared to undertake carpentering and building work of every description, including renovating and .structural alterations tq dwellings and shops. Mr Chamberlain, who is thoroughly practical and a first-class tradesman, is making a special feature of bungalow buildings, in which the lastest and nmst modern improvements and conveniences aie effected. Plans and specifications will be supplied free, ami consultations arranged as desired.*

Work has been so far advanced on the Waihi-Athenrce section of the East Coast railway line that the engineer in charge anticipates that it will bo found necessary in from two to three months to commence reducing hands (states the Waihi Telegraph). At last pay there were 125 workers on the line between Waihi and Katikati, some of, whom were formerly in the employ of the Grand Junction Gold Mining Company. It is, however, expected that by the time a start is made to shorten hands the Armstrong-Whitworth company will be constructing the Katikati-Te Puna section of the line and will be in a position to employ all men put off at this end.

The "Gazette” contains regulations relating to the introduction into New Zealand of bees or appliances. In these regulations “appliance” means any hive, frame, comb-foundation, or other thing used in connection with the keeping of bees and the harvesting of .their products. The introduction of bees into New Zealand is prohibited, save with the precedent consent of the Minister of Agriculture. Each application for authority to import bees must be made in writing, and must state the name and address of the breeder, and the location of the apiary from which it is proposed to .secure such bees. No appliance which has been used in connection with bees shall be introduced into New Zealand: Provided that in connection with bees imported with the consent of the Minister of Agriculture there may be introduced such used appliances as are necessary to serve as containers for such bees. Genius, it has been stated, is an infinite capacity for. taking pains. There must be many geniuses in Dunedin (remarks the "Otago Daily Times"). At the corner of George and Pitt stretes there is situated a pillarbox arrangement from which are controlled certain city electric installations. A few yards away is a real letter pillar-box. To look at the electric pillar-box one would wonder how anybody could ever get a letter in the small crack at the side of the door. Yet by taking great pains it is possible to “post” a letter through this crack. One day last week a city electrical employee took no fewer than 25 letters from the electric pillar-box. It is easy to imagine the anathemas called down on the Postal Department by those who waste their time and patience pushing their letters through the interstice. It i,s also not hard to understand the disappointment of those people who are not receiving their correspondence.

A painful accident befel Mr E. Shaw, county engineer Paeroa, on Friday evening last. It appears .that Mr Shaw was proceeding to his home in company with Mr A. Coxhead, who was driving a Ford truck. Whon within a chain of the gate of Mr Shaw’s residence on Junction Road the engine of the truck stalled and Mr Shaw jumped down to crank it up, when the engine back-fired, breaking the right arm of Mr Shaw near the wrist. Dr. Little was summoned, and he found that Mr Shaw had .sustained a compound fracture, both bones being broken. After the bones had been set Mr Shaw was taken to the Waihi Hospital to enable an X-ray examination to be made. The result of the examination disclosed the condition of the fracture and also severe bruising round the seat of the injury. Mr Shaw had intended proceeding to Auckland by the steamer on Friday evening to see Mrs Shaw, who has been seriously ill, in a private hospital. but under the circumstances he could not travel.

A common practice of art union committees is to broadcast their books of tickets through the country to all and sundry without their consent, and in many cases to the annoyance of those who receive them (says the “Hawke’s Bay Tirbune”). The custom has become a positive nuisance, and busy men not infrequently resent the presumption and, laying offending books aside, forget all about them. However, persons who decline the responsibilities thus thrust upon them are evidently liable to be stiffened into taking notice by the reception of a communication in the form of the following amazing, not to say- insolent, document which has come by post to a prominent business man in Hastings : “Dear Sir,— Following on the letter of advice sent you in April last, re returning tickets or money by May 20, and not having received same from you at the time of writing, we have to inform you that we have handed your name to your local police to take what action they think necessary in securing the desired object of closing the art unioni on the advertised date, May 31, 1924.” The gentleman who received this comforting circular has handed it to the officer in charge of the police and is calmly awaiting developments#