THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4808, 9 February 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the month of January the estate of G. E. Wilson, late of Paeroa, was accepted for administration by the Public Trustee.

The work of bituminising Willoughby Street South and portion of Russell Street was completed, by the borough workmen on Thursday last, and the spraying machine and road roller were transferred to King Street, yvhich is the next street within the borough to be treated by the bitumen penetration method of construction.

A conviction to jserve one month -in the Auckland gaol was made against ,O. O. Grant for failure to pay maintenance for a child, the arrears of which had amounted to a considerable sura. An order was made that he be released on payment of £lO. In enter_ing the conviction and order the Magistrate said it was a clear case of flouting the order of the Court, and those concerned should see that payments at the rate of £3 a month were made.

Certain articles for sale were advertised in the for sale column of the “Hav.raki Plains Gazette” on Friday. As proof of what a fine advertising medium this paper is, and how widely read it is in the district, it might be mentioned that three people called, at. the private residence of a representative of the “Gazette” during yesterday to ascertain further partciulars concerning the articles advertised for sale. It is worthy of note that one mafi rode in on horseback from the Awaiti, while another came in from Karangahake.

At the Warden’s Court this morning further protection was granted to the owners of the Rawhiti and Golden Zone special quartz claims. At the Police Court this morning two first offenders, one for riding a bicycle and the other a motor-cycle on the footpath, were each ordered to pay 18s 6d—a rather expensive experience for a chain ride 051 a footpath.

Referring to old-time school inspection at the conference of inspectors in Wellington the Minister ’or Education (Hon. Sir C. J. Parr) was in a j eminiscent mood. He stated, inter alia: “The visit of the old inspector was a time of absolute torture to the children, and with the teacher it was a time of grave anxiety ; to-day that is all ’gone. The teacher. I understand, welcomes the visit ar a sort o£ renewal of a happy acquaintance, and the children almost shout with joy. (Smiles among the delegates.) But that simply emphasiser. that in our efforts to capture the new we must not forget that there were qualities about the old system of which we must not lose sight.’’

If the average man were cast away on a desert island and compelled to lead a Robinson Crusoe existence his first thought (after the food and water problem was solved) would be : “How can I get (something to smoke ?” The craving for tobacco is insistent in the ease of 10 men out of every 12, and to satisfy the universal demand hundreds of brands of the “weed” are on the market. They come from many lands, one of the latest countries to produce them (in a perfected foirn) being New Zealand. Strange to say, the barren gum lands of the North which won’t grow ordinary crops grow splendid tobacco, a matter of the greatest importance to men on the land up there, because the average yield of leaf is worth £5O per acre, and the industry promises to become a source of national wealth. The local article is much appreciated by those who had to give up smoking foreign tobaccos because of the excess of nicotine, which affected their health. Try Riverhead Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; or- Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), full*.