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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4900, 9 November 1925, Page 3

lii connection with the Screening of the election results at Morrjnsville on Wednesday night the Morrinsville “Star” says : “Of the local electorates the earliest figures, showed that Mr Samuel was leading his opponent, .Mr Poland, the sitting member for Ohinemuri, by a substantial number, “Wait till you get Paeroa and Waihi, and the,n you will change your tune,” remarked a strong supporter of Mr Poland to a jubilant Samuelite. Then Paeroa came to hajid; and Poland only had a 74 majority. “Never mind, Waihi will put him right,” was the sanguine optimism showin. But Waihi was delayed, and though some of the public became impatient it was one of the last of .the Ohinemuri returns to arrive. In the meantime progress reports continued to come, revealing a. neck and neck race fon the Parliamentary and interest grew keen. The final, showing the Government candidate slightly in the lead, was greeted with loud cheers.

The old pioneers who came out to New Zealand in the long, long ago little dreamt, as they shredded .the imported black plug the storekeepers used to sell, that the land of their adoption would one day produce fine tobacco of its own, and in some respects actually superior to the best imported. But so it is. The industry is only in its infancy as yet. But it promises to develop into a source of our National wealth—a point of tremendous importance ,to the struggling settlers on the poverty-stricken gum lands of the North which, 'poor as they are, will yet grow splendid tobacco. If but a) fraction of this barren land, so rich in tobacco-growing possibilities, were devoted to the culture of the “weed” it woujd mean the ultimate enrichment of the Dominion. The local article is much appreciated by those who had to give up smoking foreign tobaccos because of the excess of nicotine, which affected their health. Try Riverhand Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium • or Cut Plug No 10 (Bullshead), fulL*

To Let. "jV”EW 3-roomed Bungalow withJL\ bathroom and wash house under one roof. Electric light, sewerage, etc., large section, Andrew Street. Rental 2s. 6d.—Apply “ J.M.f.” c/o this office. 759 Wanted Known. Q T. PAUL’S SALE OF WORK, O Gaiety Theatre, November 19. ; Lost, FORD Wheel and Tyre, Thursday last. 10/- reward. —Apply this office. • 760 . ' ' For Sale. DUCHESS Pair and two double iron bedsteads and wire mattresses. —Apply this Office. 784 FOR SALEt An Attractive Proposition. Block of 500 acres good bush country situated with-in-a day’s easy driving distance of Hikutaia. Ninety-acre cattleproof clearing in grass. Warm, healthy country, with abundance of pure permanent water. The block,is suitable for development into a small grazing run, or for subdivision into areas suitable for dairy farm run-off. We estimate that, with proper management, the clearing would carry 100 head of dairy stock for the worst 10 weeks of the winter. At 2/- per head this would represent a return of £lOO for the winter grazing only/ The Block is being placed on the market now to allow the purchaser ample time to provide a growth of feed for next winter. PRICE : £1 16s per acre. Prospective buyers are invited to deal DIRECT with the owners, who will supply all particulars re title, terms, etc., and make arrangements for inspection. PALMER BROS., Whangamata, Hikutaia.