THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4736, 11 August 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr R. A. Wallace, Patetonga, has be'’n appointed postmaster at Patetonga and is authorised to take and receive statutory declarations. Cases of sheep worrying are reported .fi om Waitakarurit It is stated that une man has lost 27 sheep, and 11 olliers have been injured. A successful raid was made on a bachelor’s hut at Karangahake by Constable McClinchy during the weekend, and.it is understood that a considerable quantity of liquor was seized. As a result the bachelor is to be asked to explain matters at the court next month. At the drainage conference at Turua on Friday evening last Mr W. E. G. Willy mentioned that the Lands Department had made the statement that more money had been ispent in the proposed Horahia Drainage Area than the sale of the land had yielded. He had gone to the trouble and had found that the sale of land had produced £50,750. Like the fusel oil in bad whisky, so tlie Nicotine in strong tobacco is injurious to health, It is an astonish--Ing fact that the leaf produced in certain localities of the Auckland and Nelson districts contains less Nicotine than any other tobacco known. This is of th'e utmost importance with regard to the development of the N.Z. tobacco industry, because it is just these mild types of leaf that are eagerly sought after by manufacturers abroad, and fabulous prices are often paid for them. New Zealand indeed will become famous for its unique tobacco, and the local product will be our national smoke. Unlike some of the foreign tobaccos, the N.Z. article does not bite the congue—it smokes smooth and mellow and leaves the .mouth sweet and clean. Moreover, it is all pure tobacco with a distinctive flavour, obtainable 'n various (strengths. Cut Plug No. 10 for those who appreciate a full body, and Riverhead Gold for the lover of a very mild aromatic, while Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) represents the medium strength* Ifor Children’s Hacking Cough. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,