THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4824, 18 March 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- A slight frost was experienced on the Plains on Monday morning.

Good progress is being made with the erection of the N.Z. Co-operative Dairy Company’s wharf and shed at Ngatea.

The Governor-Generals’ consent has been given to the Ohinemuri County Council to raise the sum of .£ll5O for forming, culverting, and metalling portion of the Waihi-Wlian-g-am'ata road.

By Order-in-Council the Hauraki Plains County Council has been authorised to raise a loan of £7OOO, at 6 per cent., being a further portion of a loan of £19,500 authorised to oe raised for the construction of roads in the Turua-Netherton special rating area

Characterised as the quickest and cheapest job yet done by the Hauraiti Plains County Council is the metalling of portion of the road from Waitakaruru to Miranda. Settlers are co-operating to their utmost, and doing much work free as well as lending teams and implements. The prospect of a metalled road to their gates is very bright.

The construction of the new post office at Ngatea fe nearing completion and will probably be- occupied at the end .of the present month. Speculation is rife concerning the utilisation of the present office, and nothing can be obtained locally, though it is well known that some time ago an official measured the width of the building and the width of Ngatea bridge.

“ Like most other things in life, revaluation often penalises the successful man,” remarked the Hon. A. D. McLeod in replying to an objection raised at Fairlie regarding the system of revaluation employed by th? department. The Minister, however, nays the Tiniaru Herald, pointed out that even although one man may have neglected his farm and another man improved his, the Revaluation Board had only one aspect of the case to consider, and that was the state of (ho farm as they found it. Whetnfir the tenant was put out or not the land still had to be revalued, and its value was the value that was found to be in it.

An anomaly in connection with the new motor registrations was mentioned to a Marlborough Express reporter the other day. It appears that if a man owing a car sells it and purchases a new one he has to pay two registrations and licenses, .while the purchaser of the second-hand machine gets off with a small transfer fee. It does seem a bit unfair that double fees have to be paid, and it would be more reasonable if the purchaser of the second-hand car paid one of the annual fees.

The visiting pressmen who attended the Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s meeting on the first day commented very adversely on the fact that arrangements had not been made for the opening bf the local telegraph office for the receipt of press telegram’s in the evening. As it was, the results of the, last two races had to be telegraphed from Waihi or Te Aroha, while the whole of the official report for the “Referee” had. to be forwarded from Te Aroha. it seems a great pity that arrangements could not have been made to receive telegrams for an hour in the evening. Apart from the extra revenue which would have been received by the local office, it would have avoided severe criticism of the country town style of conveniences available in Paeroa, and would have done much towards creating a favourable impression of this town. On representations being made to the postmaster the telegraph office was opened for an hour last evening, and the opportunity of despatching telegrams was fully availed of.

Toasted tobacco is the last word ui the manufacture of the fragrant weed. Its process is based upon science, and jus* exactly as people prefer their food cooked, they will now prefer their tobacco toasted. To.ast is certainly wholesome,!- than soggy bread, and the same principle applies to tobacco. Take, for instance, the locally-manu-factured brands. They are all toasted, and consequently more pleasing to the palate. Besides, there is less nicotine in them, and that is a matter of importance, inasmuch as any excess oi nicotine absorbed by the system, may seriously affect the nerves or cause Smoker’s Heart and Weakening Sight. Smokers should, therfore, not fail ; o give this new tobacco a trial.: there is a vast difference between toasted and non-toasted tobacco, and thev will find it is all in favour of the toasted. Obtainable in three strengths, Riverhead Gold, very mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; and Cut Plug No. 10 is recommended to those who prefer a full body.*