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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4879, 18 September 1925, Page 2

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

Two sets of twins were born at the Thames Maternity Annexe during the last fortnight.

An alteration in the time-table of the evening Thames to Frankton train appears in this issue.

No objections having been received to the roll of ratepayers of the Horahia drainage district, it was approved and signed by the Stipendiary Magistrate at Thames on Wednesday.

In connection with the erection of the new Paeroa post office, the estimated sum required is £12,350. Of this amount £lO,OOO has already been voted, £167 of which had been expended at March 31 last.

During the month of August three bidding permits for the erection bf buildings to the value of £l2lB were granted by the Paeroa Borough Council.

Very little new money is granted the Hauraki Plains County in the Public Works Department estimates,which have just been presented to Parliament. A big proportion of the grants have already been lifted and spent.

The Hon. J. G. Coates states that there is no immediate intention of instituting prosecutions against those who have so far failed to enrol. He would make a statement on the subject in a few days.

The linoleum on the main corridor of the Thames hospital has been down twenty years, and is now showing signs of wear. At Monday’s meeting of the Hospital Board it wais decided to obtain quotations for linoleum sufficient. to cover the floor space of the corridors and dispensary.

Commenting on the fact that there was no report from the district nurse to Natives (Nurse J. M. Jarrett) for presentation to Monday’s meeting of the Thames Hospital Board, the secretary (Mr G. Tonge) reported that Nunso Jarrett was away at Tairua, where some forty cases of pneumonicinfluenza had broken out among the Maoris. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. .

During the year ended March 31, 1925. the sum of £53,887 was expended on the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Scheme. That amount excludes interest. The total amount expended on this work is £434,582.

The total net expenditure under all votes and accounts appearing on the Public Works Estimates for the year ended March 31, 1925, was £6,258,952. Of that sum £4,373,370 was expended out of the general purposes account, and the balance (£1,885,582), out of special accounts.

Misses V. Shand, L. Payne, A. Morland, and L. McKee, members of the Paeroa Ladies’ Hockey Club, who have been selected to play hi the Goldfields representative team in a match against Mt. Eden at Auckland to-morrow, leave Paeroa by steamei for Auckland tonight.

The total population in the area controlled by electric power, boards in the Dominion is 776,510, or 59 per cent, of the population of New Zealand. The unimproved capital value of the power board areas, amounts tb £231,48'5,£74, or 7013 per cent, of the total unimproved capital value of the Dominion.

It is reported that there is a movement bn foot by the suppliers concerned to form some of- the smaller co-operative dairy companies in- the Waikato, and some of the proprietary concerns, into one co-operative company. The matter has reached the discussion stage, and something may come of it.

Wet and unsettled weather conditions still prevail locally. So far this week. Monday is the only day that has been anything like fine, and even then a couple of showers. fell during the early afternoon. Although a fair amount of rain has fallen lately, the wefither has been warmer, and during the past fortnight there has been a noticeable growth in tne pastures, which has been very backward for this season of the year. ,

Prior to the commmencement of businesss at yesterday’s meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council, the Mayor (Mr W. Marshall) expressed hits sincere thanks to the mayor (Mr E. Edwards) and members of the council for the courtesy they had shown him in twice postponing the council meeting on account of his illness. The Mayor said that the motive of action of the members was much appreciated, and he hoped that no great inconvenience had been caused to anyone.

Dealing with road construction matters in the Public Works Statement it is interesting to note that of the 56,680-odd miles of legalised roads and tracks in the Dominion 23,0'97 have been fully metalled to dray-lpad width, and an additional 16,114 miles formed to dray-load width. It is estimated that an expenditure . approximating £50,000,000 will yet be required to fully complete all roads as metalled dray roads.

A new telephone subscribers’ list, corrected to August 14', has just been issued for the Thames, Coromandel, Hikutaia, Ngatea, Paeroa, Patetonga, Turua, Waihi, and Waitakaruru telephone exchanges. .On the Paeroa exchange 215 subscribers’ names are 'shown, which number is an increase of 16- since the list was previously corrected in Api’il last. The various offices on the Hauraki Plains, as well as Hikutaia, also show an increase in the number of subscribers.

. The special sub-committee appointed by the Paeroa Borough Council at its August meeting, to go into the matter of providing a pedestrian-gate and entrance to the domain at the junction of Thames Road and King Street, reported at last night’s meeting of the council that it could not recommend the expenditure that would be entailed in providing that access. A recommendation was made that the existing double gateway on Thames Road be repaired, and that entrance kept open for traffic.

Dealing with electric power hoards, in the annual Public Works Statement the information is given that apart from the work done directly by the department the power boards throughout the Dominioii have carried out a considerable amount of work in distributing the power purchased in bulk from the department. At the end of the financial year 39 boards had been formed, covering an area of 62,520 square miles, or 61 per cent, of the total area of the Dominion.

In dealing with the Wailiou- and Ohinemuri Rivers Improveinent Scheme the Public Works Statement states: “Work on the upper and lower branches of the Waihou River was continued, while the destruction pi .willows on the Ohinemuri River and Hikutaia Creek was completed. Number 1 dredge was. in operation on the Upper Waihou River, and No. 2 electric dredge is almost ready for service. A towing barge has also been provided, and pontoons erected for the discharge pipe-lines. A considerable amount of survey work has been carried out, the principal being river traverse from Ma'ngaiti to Te Aroha; survey of transmission line from Ngahina to Ne.therton; and a contour survey of the lower Waihou area between Ngahina and Wharepoa.”

The amounts voted in connection with land improvement work include the following for the Hauraki Plains County district: Hauraki Drainage Hoard, £750 voted ; Hauraki Drainage Board, subsidy (on account of £l5OO, 10s for £1). £7OO voted and £2BB expended ; Hauraki Drainage Board, cleaning drains (subsidy £ for £), £soo' voted. The following estimated amounts arc required to be voted. Hauraki Plains water supply (on accoutn of £12.0'00, £1 for £4), £3OOO ; Horahia Drainage Board (subsidy), £2OOO ; Horahia Drainage Board, Te Kauri outlet (subsidy, £ for £), £250 ; Horahia Drainage Board, outlet drain to connect with Willow Drain (subsidy, £ for £), £l5O ; Piako River stopbanks near Ngatea (£1 for £1), £2500 ; Paeroa-Tahuua Road to Ohine Stream (contribution), £l5OO. First aid for coughs, colds. Influenza Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

In the annual Public Works Estimates a sum of £llO is shown as being required to be voted for the purpose of making additions to the Public Works office, Paeroa, to accommodate the agricultural officer.

Members and others interested, are reminded that the annual meeting of the Hauraki A. and P. Association is to be held in the Soldiers’ Club, Paeroa. to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock, when the annual report and balancesheet will be presented and officers elected for the ensuing season.*

Owing to insufficiency of entries the Thames Valley Jersey Breeders’ Club has been forced to abandon its annual sale, which was to have been held at Hikutaia on October 15. Arrangements have been made for all pedigree Jersey cattle to be offered prior to the Auctioneering Company’s ordinary bull sale at Hikutaia on Wednesday, October 21. Will vendors and purchasers please note the alteration.

The following team has been selected to represent Hauraki Plains Juniors against Thames, at Ngatea tomorrow : Wilton, Hayward, Coxhead, Madgwick, Courtenay, Young, Sowerby, Randall, Taranaki, Zeigler, Hutchinson, Craig, Greathead, Andrews, Madgwick. Emergencies : D. McKerchar, Soloman, -McPhenson. Mr D. C. McMillan has been selected by the Thames Union to referee the senior match and Mr J. Kidd the - junior match.

The Lands Drainage Department has had the launch Pipiroa again put into commission, after a spell of two year's. This is probably one of the oldest launches in the district, and was the pride of the department when work was commenced on the Hauraki Plains. The vessel was built by Mr Innes, at Wbarepoa, and though one engine has been-worn out, the hull is said tb be as sound as ever and a great deal better than could be made now-a-days.

The finance committee reported at last night’s meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council that the revenue for August amounted to £l7O 16s. 10d., and the expenditure to £877 17s. 4d. The net credit balance in the district fund account was stated to be £1305 13s. 6d. The street improvements loan acount, and the sewerage loan loam account carried debit balances of £3267 19s. lOd. and £5564 3s. 9d. respectively. The domain improvement account showed a credit balance of £303 7s. sd„ as. also did the water improvements acount of £677 6s. 6d.

“Aussie’s spring number has just reached us, and Is full of the cheerfulness and freshness of spring. Tne host of humorous writers and artists at the call of “Aussie’’ furnish their best for this number, which is full bf irresistible laughter from cover to cover. It is hard to individualise in an altogether excellent iqsue, but one contribution seems to stand out as a pure gem of laughter, and this is a story by that clever humorous writer, H. E. Riemann. New Zealand writers and artists figure well in this great issue, and of course have their own particular N.Z. section, comprising the usual sixteen pages bf clever letterpress and drawings.

. This week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” is of an incomparably high standard. The double centre pages comprise Staines Regatta, Peterborough Foxhound Show, and notable scenes and functions in England. Football enthusiasts will, be keenly interested in the striking series of photographs depicting the Auckland and Hawke’s Bay Rugby contest at Eden Park, and the Queerisland-New Zealand League Test at Carlaw Park. The Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting is represented in a comprehensive set of snapshots showing starts and finishes of leading events. Exceptional attention will be given to the fine pages traversing the new route of the Main Trunk railway service giving views of progress at Campbell’s: Point and Tamaki. Performers in “The Goddess of Punjab,” for the Plunket Society, form an attractive page, while a special feminine appeal is afforded in the striking page of fashions at Auteuil.

Smokers who are nggardly of their ’baccy are i are. As a rule their pouch is at the service,of almost anybody. Of course there are exceptions. Do you remember the story of the smoker who kept two pouches ? One he called “the world," the other “providence.” The first was always empty ; the second always well filled. If aisked for a fill he would regret that lie “hadn’t a bit in the world.” If questioned as to what he was going to do for himself he would say, "oh, I must trust in Providence.” Well, there are all kinds of smokers, just as there are all kinds of tobacco. By the way, have you tried our own N.Z. grown tobaccos ? In some respects they are unique. For one thing, they are all toasted, hence their peculiarly delightful flavour; secondly, they contain iso little nicotine that they may be smoked "till the cows come home” without proving injurious. That’s why the doctors approve of them. Try Riverhead Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; or Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head), full.*