THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4746, 3 September 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Win. J. Mains. Paeroa. Sept. 7-21. Public Works Department workmen are at present making arrangements to drive the test piles for the proposed bridge over the Waihou River at Kirikiri. A bright red glare was to be seen in the western sky last evening, probably due to a swamp fire that had been lighted during the day near the Awaiti settlement, John Angus Campbell, who was before the Court last week, appeared before Mr F. E, Flatt, J.P., at the Paeroa- Police Court this morning, when a further remand until Monday. September 8, was granted, bail being allowed as before. Despite the long spell of fine weather experienced on the Plains during the latter part of August the rainfall for the month was well above the average. A total of 3.24 inches was recorded at the Lands Department’s gauge at Kerepeehi, bringing the total for the year 1924 to 40.52 inches —well over the average for an ordinary year. During the first six days of the month 1.84 inches fell ; from the 13th to the 17th, inclusive, 1.03 inches were recorded; and on the other three wet days—l9th, 20th, and 30th —.1 inch fell. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Thames Valley Power Board Mr Strange stated that for eve.'y £1 the Government had spent on hydro-elec-tricity tlie power boards and consumers had spent £B. Referring to the fact that the cost of the Arapuni dam scheme was estimated at one and a quarter millions sterling, Mr Strange remarked that the Thames Valley Board had already spent something like £750.000 on reticulation, and n was not considered that its work was anything like completed yet.

The monthly meeting of the Hauraki Plains branch of the Plunket Society was held at Ngatea on Monday, Mrs W G. Hayward presiding over an attendance of thirty-two. The resolution passed at the previous meeting fixing a levy of 6d a member present at the monthly meeting for the purpose of paying incidental expenses was recinded, and it was decided that it be optional to make donations of a silver coin. A vote of thanks was tendered Mrs Coppins for providing a donation box. Mrs Motion was appointed secretary. The Plunket nurse in her report stated that 38 cases had received her attention, and all were doing well. An interesting address on “Management of the Baby” was given by Niuse Cox-Smith. During the afternoon a recitation was given by Miss Parfitt, and a song by Mrs Hayward, and afternoon tea was partaken of.

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