THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4780, 24 November 1924, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Influenza is still prevalent in the town and district, and quite a large number are suffering from this malady.

The main road to Thames is for the greater part in a very rough state for motoring, especially between Hikutaia and Matatoki.

Messrs G. B. Warman and Sons, the “Faithful Furnishers,” of Hamilton and Auckland, have a special advertisement in this issue.

Schools under the jurisdiction of the Auckland Education Board will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday , December 19, and reopen on Tuesday, February 3, 1925 .

Three puntloads of splendid quality road metal and chips arrived at Turin for the Town Board’s - bitumen roads from the County Council’s new crushing plant in the Puriri creek bn Friday, but as it was later found that repairs would necessitate closing down the crusher until Wednesday next two punts were removed to Gumtown for the southern area roads, as bitumen pealing was expected to commence before further supplies become available. There is now about 1009 yards of metal at Turua, but the Ka’iaeranga quarry has ceased supplying.

Good progress is being made with the filling in of the drain v hich runs through the domain grounds, and the benefit will be felt by exhibitors and patrons attending .the forthcoming show on Wednesday and Thursday.

The fat turkey and ham donated to the Anglican Ladies’ Guild by Mr Woltei Wight for competition at the bazaar on Thursday l,ast were won by Mesdames B. Whitmore and W. Jones, respectively.

Two serious shortages exist in the labour market in the Wairarapa domestic help and help on dairy farms —and it is suggested that the Farmers’ Union or some other organisation should have a representative ir England to book labour for the district of the description required as it was coming forward.

A start has been made on the Imperial S.Q.C. at Karangahake, which has been recently taken up and formed into a limited company, the subscribers being all local men. The work is in the form of a deep crosscut, which is being driven towards the east with the object of prospecting the lower levels of the claim, and is under the management of Mr J. Bunting.

With the exception of several short interruptions the work of driving the test piles for the proposed Kirikiri bridge has been proceeding steadily. Commencing on the Kopu side of the river, piles were driven at regular intervals, and in most cases a hard bottom was found at. about 35ft. Nearer the Orongo side the bottom was found to be much l,ower, and when work stopped in the middle of last week owing to the breaking of a dolly pile hard bottom had not been found at 60ft.

The Thames Coast is again attracting considerable interest from intending holiday-makers. All available notifies are already booked up, and inquiries are still being received by owners of cottages, motor sheds, and any place that will give shelter. Building is still active on Burn Flat. Mr W. M. Cullen, of Te Aioha, has recently erected another bungalow, while new bungalows are in course of erection for Mr Johnson, of Waitoa, Mr R. I. Roberts, of Paeroa, and Mr Stone, of Hamilton. Several others are to be built almost immediately.

. While the motor truck which conveys the cream from Puriri to the Paeroa factory was proceeding to Paeroa yesterday .the front wheel came off and some delay was caused in reaching its destination. Fortunately the driver, thinking the steering gear was not right, had just applied the brake when the accident occurred. He was thrown against the windscreen, but wsa not hurt. He considers he had a lucky escape, for had the accident happened a little earlier, while he was descending Puriri Hill, the truck, which was well laden, would have come to grief. .

Like the fusel oil in bad whisky so the Nicotine in strong tobacco is injurious to health. It is an astonishing 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 the utmost importance with regard to the development of the N.Z. tobacco industry, because it is just these mild types of |eaf that, arq eagerly sought after by manufacturers abroad, and fabuloujs prices are often paid for them. New Zealand indeed will become famous for its unique tobacco, and the local produce 'will be our national smoke. Unlike some of the forengn tobaccos, the N.Z. article does not bite the tongue, it smokes smooth and mellow and leaves the mouth sweet and clean. Moreover, it is all pure tobacco with a distinctive flavour, obtainable in ’ various strengths. Cut Plug No. 10 for those whr’ appreciate a. full body, and Riverhead Gold for the lover of a very aromatic, while Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) represents the medium strength.*