THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4835, 27 May 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By Onler-in-Council the Itow Zei1' nil ’.'o-operativc Dairy Co., Ltd., had been granted a license to use and occupy a part of the foreshore at N’etherto.bon the Waihou River, as a site for a wliarr.

Veiy extensive alterations and additions are to be carried out to ths N.Z, Co-operative Dairy Company's Ngatea factupry during the next few •nenths, when the factory will not be open continuously.

A iemind?’ is giver, that the annual meeting of the Paeroa Beautiiymg ..i.eiety will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at-8 o'clock this evening. It is hoped that citizens will show .their practical sympathy and appreciation of the services i-crdei'cd by this small body of publicspiriied workers by rolling up .n force to the meeting.

The following are the local Rugby fixtures for Saturday next, May 30. Seniors: Netherton v. West, at Paero-;, ’» p.m.; East v. Suburbs, at HikuGoia. 3 p.m Juniors: East v. West, .■it Paeroa, at 2.30 1 p.m„ No. 2 ground; Karnagahake v. Netherton, at Netherfbn. 3 p.m.. Tliihrd-grade: West v. Pr.eroa School, at Paeroa, : .30 p.m.; Fast v. Nctherton, at Netherton. 1.20 n.m.

Mr N G McLeod, engineer to the Thames Valley Power Board, stated at yesterday’s meeting of the board that the Government had set aside the sum of £25,000 for the construction of an extra supply l : ne from Pokeno to Waikino across the Hau’•aki Plains, in addition to a further MOOO for the erection of a sub-sta-tion on tlie Flauraki Plains. He understood that the work would be put in hand almost immediately. By such means i.te botird could be assured ot ■> continuous supply pf electricity.

The Thames Valley Electric Power Board is negotiating with he Lands Depatrment for the acquisition of an •irea of 523 acres of Crown land at Waitakaruru for the purpose of afforestation and supply of poles. F was stated at yesterday’s meeting of Gia beard that the area of land in uti'islion was believed to be ideal for pole-growing purposes, and it was ■ituated within four miles of a Wharf, while the proposed Pacroa-Pokenb railway line would pass along the ho indray.

For Coughs and Colds never fails. Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure,

A special supplement to the N-Z GazcTte contains a list totalling 7899 persons employed in the, Post and Telegraph Department as at April 1, 1925. Full particulars of service, grading, salary, age, and poet office to v-.iich attached are shown.