THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4937, 10 February 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ohinemuri county office was closed yesterday afternoon as a mark of respect to the late Cr. P. Corbett.

In the course of his address to parents at Paeroa on Monday evening Brig.-General Andrew intimated that Mr E. W. Porritt had been good enough to assist .the Boy Scout movement by consenting to act as district commissioner for the Thames Valley. The district would comprise Paeroa, Thames, Waihi, and Te Aroha..

The Matamata Golf Club have accepted the offer of the Matamata Racing Club of the’use of. the racecourse ground (playing rights only) for £4O for ,the first year and £6o' for succeeding years.

There are now 178 pupils attending the Ngatea Schoo], 151 primary [Scholars and 27 secondary.

At a meeting of the management committee of the Paeroa Athletic Club held on Monday night letters of thanks for presentation of trophies were forwarded to Messrs A, M.‘ Samuel, M.P., and G. Fallon. Details of the grand concert were discussed at length. With Thames, Waikino, and local talent, the function points, to being one of the most successful held in the town for a considerable time. No efforts are being spared by the club to present to the public, an excellent programme.

The resident surgeon of the Thames Hospital (Dr. J. Ritchie) reported to the mee.ting of the board on Monday that 45 males and 40 females, had been admitted during the month, at the beginning of which there had been 43> patient# in the institution. Forty-five males and 34 females had been' discharged, leaving 27 males and 22*females, a total of 49, remaining at date. There had been 62 attendances and '57 operations. Seventeen out-patients were under treatment.

At the conclusion of business, last night ‘the members of .the Loyal Jubilee Oddfellows Lodge entertained a number of friends to a 500 evening. Interesting play resulted in the prizes donated by Bro. G. Fallon, P.G., being won by Mrs, Wilkinson and Bro. T. M. Wilkinson. Supper; daintily served by the Sisqers of the Lodge, helped largely in making the evening enjoyable to all present.

Further to the visit of Brig.-Gen-eral A. W. Andrew to Paeroa bn Monday, Sunday next is to be observed by the local Eby Scouts as "Mother’s Day.” Each boy is expected to perform some special service for his mother. The duty undertaken is to be certified to and forwarded to the Commissioner.

An interesting judgment was given in the Greytown Magistrate’s Court in the case Police v. F. Bull. Defendant was, charged that he drove a public motor-car, not being the holder of a license authorising him to drive a public motor-car. The magistrate said the Act clearly contemplated the use of motor vehicles for mors than one purpose under one license. Many country hotelkeepers and others kept motor-cans- for their own use and occasionally ran them for hire. When so used such a car was a “public motor-car,” but when used by the owner or his family for their own purposes it was a “private motor-car,” although licensed only as a “public motor-car.” He dismissed the information.