THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4827, 8 May 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By a mistake a report appeared tn this paper to the effec* that the-an-ni'al ball of the Hauraki Plains Tennis Association wonlu be held on J line 4*. The correct date is June 8.

The local acting registrar (Mr W. J. Cryer) advises that there were .’io deaths in Paeroa during April. Three marriages and twelve births were registered during the month.

The Treasury acknowledges receipt ■of the following amounts bf conscience money forwarded to the Government : £1 10s to tlie Railway Department, Wellington, £l5 to the Land and Income Tax Department, Wellington, and £1 8s to the Collector of Customs, Christchurch.

The following fixtures Eave been arranged by tlie Paeroa Rugby Union for to-morrow :—Seniors : East v. Suburbs, at the Racecouiwe, Paeroa ; West v. Ncthertim, at Netherton. Juniors : East v. Karangahakc, at Racecourse ; Netherton v. Suburbs, at Hiitutaia. The junior match at Paeroa will commence at 2 pm. sharp, followed by the senior match.

The weather locally du’ing April was exceptionally dry, and the total rainfall for the month was the lowest on record for many >ear*. The following figures have been supplied by the Paeroa office of the Public Works Department, those in parenthesis being for April, 1924 : The total rainfall registered was .9in(B.9Bin). Rain fell on 11 days (15) during the month, the heaviest fall being on April 16 (3). when ,71n (3.72 in was recorded.

The amount received for heating and lighting for the month of Apiil by the Thames-Vaj'ey Electric Power Beard was £1469 19s 2d. Sales if electrical equipment. accessories, and wiring amounted to £2694 16s IdWages and salaries paid bv the boari for the month totalled £1474 3s 4d.

It cannot, be said that the Thame; Valley Electric Power Hoard is makiiu; much progress in the collection of the non-consumeus' rate —at least not during" the month of April., The statement of receipts and expenditure tabled at Tuesday’s meeting of the board showed that the revenue from the. non-consumers’ :atc for the month of April totalled £37 IQs, uhiic on the expenditure side the following item was noticed: “Refund, nonconsumers’ rate, £29 3s llu.

The annual householders' meeting at Netherton was very poorly attended on Monday evening. The annual report stated that a' successful year’s work had been carried out, and a credit balance of £l2 remained to commence the new year. The matte), of better sanitary-arrangements would bo undertaken • during the coming year. The following •were elected a committee: Messrs C. H. Potter (chai’man), R. Adam (secretary and treasurer). R. Lock.C. H. Stembridge, P. Harold, and T. Vowlcs.

The local members of the Presbyterian Church Bible Class assembled on . Wednesday evening to mark the occasion of the approaching marriage of one of their number, Mr Jack Buchanan. The function took the form of a kitchen evening, anul the opening of the parcels caused much amusement. The articles ranged from eggcups and rolling pins to a cheesegrator, and many reams of paper must have been used in the wrappings. The evening was brought to a close with the serving of supper In the vestry, which was specially decorated for the occasion. ,

The illustrations in this week’s issue of .the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” reach an incomparably high standard' ">'he beautifully arranged centre nnges .depict the King and Queen at Calais, the PriUc* of Wales’' voyage, and racing at Gibraltar. The Auckland Trotting Club ? meeting has a liberal repiesentatioc, wible the Hamilton Racing CluL’’ gathering has another gobt showing The Pakuranga Hunt Cliff's opening is covered, and the opening of StCuthbert’s Collage also dealt wita. Half-page photos of Gloaming ami The' Dawk will attract more th R’t ordinary attention. There is a wkV, range of subjects of gene l al interes’and the Stage and Motor Pictures soctiois have their meal display.

7f the average man were cast away on a desert island and compelled to lead a Robinson Crusoe existence, his fir«!. thought (after the food and waler problem was solved) would be : “How can I get something to smoke?" The craving for' ibbacco is insistent in the case 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 for n) being New Zealand. Strange to say the barren gum lanes of the Ncrth which won’t grow ordinary crops grow splendid tobacco a mattei of the greatest importance to men on the land up there, because tne average yield of leaf is’worth £5O per acre, and the industry -n ’-mises to become a source of'National wealth. The local article is much appreciated by those who had to give up smokhig 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 (Bullehead), full.* For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.