THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4899, 4 November 1925, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The N.Z. v Co-operative Dairy Co. is reducing the price of all brands of the company’s butter twopence from November,- 5 (to-morrow).

The warm weather of the past week has induced /wimmers to" commence their favourite recreation at this early stage of the season. During the week-end Tarariki Creek and Komata Creek were visited by a large number of water enthusiasts.

Much needed repairs are at present being carried out on the main 'traffic bridge over the Ohinemuri River, .at Paeroa. The longitudinal decking is being replaced with new rimu timber at an estimated cost of £lOO. The. work- is being done by the borough council.

After being practically stationary for some time the output of dairy produce from the Hauraki - Plains is now rapidly -increasing under the ‘influence of the fine weather. The output of the Ngatea factory is now a ton a day more than it was a fortnight ago.

A special train conveying the Prime Minister, the Hon. J. G. Coates, left Thames about midnight last night and passed through Paeroa at 1'2.35. a.m. A non-stop run was made to Frankton Junction, where a brief sitbp to change engines was made The Prime Minister was due to reach Wellington before mid-day to-day.

It is rumoured in Waitiakaruru that the proposal to establish a hydropathic sanatorium at the hot springs near the Miranda Road is likely ,l o be given effect to in the near future. As is well-known locally, the springs are very beneficial for rheumatfemal and kindred complaints, as several local people can temstify. The springs are also popular as a bathing and picnic resort.

The work of laying the TuruaOronga Road as a bitumen-bound -road is progressing slowly. Up till Monday about half a mile had been completed. There should be no doubt about the foundations of this road as the old metal was scarified lightly and new metal was laid last summer. Any holeis that developed, during the winter months were filled in by the contractors. The top course of metal is being laid to a depth of four or five inches.

Particulars of cheap railway excursion week-end fares to "Rotorua and Tc Arolia are advertised in this issue.

It was decided at yesterday’s meeting of the Thames Valley Electric Power board that the next meeting would be held on December 8, and that the January, 1926, meeting be eliminated.

• The registrar of electors for Ohinemuri advises that the public will not be admitted to the Courthouse, Paeroa, to-night for the the purpose of obtaining results of the’ general, election and licensing Special arrangements have been made by the management of the ‘‘Gazette’’ Office for obtaining the returns, and these will be screened at the office of this paper during the evening.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was given at the Magistrate’s Court,' Paeroa; on Monday in the following cases : Paeroa Brewery Co. v. A: F. Billington, £2 8s 9d, costs £1 3s 6d ; Le Manquais, Lamb and Co. v. Nui Williams, £2 5s 4d, costs £1 10s 6d ; T. H. Hale v. B. B. Hungerford, £2 9s lOd, costs £1 8s 6d ; same v. W. H. Fisher, £7 18s Bd, costs £2 6s; Brocket and Shand v. W. Cranch, £25 Bs, costs £4 Is 6d ; Hare Bros. v. J. Croker, £4 10s, costs £1 3s 6d ; Masters and Avey v. D. Clotworthy, £5 4S, costs £1 18s 6d.

. A small whare situated near the football ground at Ngatea, and occupied by Mr Tom Mclnerney was completely destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon: The contents were lost, and the old man, who was asleep at the .time, escaped only just in time. Mr Mclnerney always; took a keen interest in football, and kept the ground in order for club and representative matches and on Saturday'-afternoon and Sunday morning a group of football officials and others erected a new whare for him out of ah old shed.