THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 6. 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4849, 6 July 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 6. 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The fact was disclosed at the Thames County Council meeting on Thursday that a title would be issued to a squatter who had occupied a piece of native land for over twenty years, provided he held no interest in the block. Fine weather prevailed locally during the week-end, and ’’hose participating in the various whiter sports were able to enjoy their games unhampered by rain, although the ground was wet and sloppy underfoot. At Thursday's meeting of the Ohineinuri County Council a number of circular letters from the Auckalnd committee were received in connection with the proposed memorial to the late Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey. It. was decided to open a subscription list at the County Chambers. The chairman (Cr. W. F. Johnstone) remarked that it was a pity the committee had not asked for a fixed sum of one or t.wo shillings towards the cost ol the memorial.. He had he.ard that the lists were meeting with a very poor response in Wellington, and after six weeks the sum of only £260 was raised, that amount including one donation of £lOO. A letter was received at. Thursday’s meeting of the Ohineinuri County Council from a ratepayer in the Waihi riding who, in response to a request to pay his rates, stated that he had been paying rates to the council for 17 years and as yet had no access to his holding other than a bullock track, “and a poor, one at that.” After offering to work the amount out in repairing the road, and generally condemning the council’s method of road-making and maintenance, lie concluded his letter by “hoping th its will move the hearts of iron men.” After the smilqs round the table had disappeared the engineer explained that although the road certainly required attention it was not impassable. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.