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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4949, 10 March 1926, Page 2

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

■ Mr W. E. Ward, postmaster, Paeroa, has been gazetted census enumerator for the counties of . Ohinemuri and Hauraki Plains.

“Tell, us the truth, we get little, enough of it.” —Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., at the local Magistrate’s 1 Court. on Monday to a female witness in a separation 'ease.

.A burglary was perpetrated at the confectionery shop' of Miss L. Marshall’s, Belmont Road,' on Monday, night. It appeals! .that the. intruder gained an entrance by removing a small, pane of glass in the'back door,through which he was able to thrust his hand.and turn the key in the lock, of the door. A few shillings, were* stolen, .but so far-as can be ascertained the stock was. not interfered with.

The contractors have made a start with the;exca.vation of the section. 1 : between the new post office and the municipal buildings. The area is the property of the Post and Telegraph Department, and when reduced to the street level is--to be used for storing poles and linesmen’s gear. The spoil, which is estimated to-be 3400 cubic-, yards, is being carted on to .the stopbank in Cassrels Street, and some of; the earth is to be utilised in building the approaches, for the new Criterion Bridge. , • . ■

At yesterday’s Hauraki, Plains County Council meeting it was decided that the question of removing the Wha'repoa ferry to Netherton be referred to the county solicitor, and that if there were no legal objections the plant should be . moved at once.

The tender of J. Galvin ;it Is per yard for the unloading of scows at various wharves on the Piafto, Riyer, and the tender of Watson and Swindell’s at 3s 6d per yard for casting 1760 yards of red metal. frqm Netherton and Paeroa wharves] to Wilson’s Road were accepted by the Hauraki Plains County Council yesterday.

As Mr C. H. Potter’s motor lorry,, carrying cream cans, was proceeding along the Turua-Netherton road yesterday afternoon an unusual accident happened. It- appears that the young son of Mr Gordon Fisher, Netherton, was riding his pony along the side ot the road, and when abreast of the lorry the animal shied badly and jumped on to the bonnet of, the vehicle. The lad was thrown off, butwas' uninjured. The driver of the lorry received cuts from falling glass from the broken -windscreen. The forepart ofc the lorry was considerably damaged by the animal, struggling to extricate itself., It is understood that the pony was- not badly injured.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases heard before Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., on Monday morning’: W. Fleming v. W. O’Grady, £l3 Bs, costs £2 15s ; D. Leach v. Smyth, £l4 Os -lid, costs £3 3s 6d ; Paeroa Brewery Co. v. H. A. Taylor,, £37 10s, cosjts £4 Is 6d; W. Goodfellow v. Grey Whifopapa, £5 6s lid, costs, £2 3s 6d ; W. Fleming and Son v. D. Moore 19s 4d, costs 15s ; W. Stephenson v. T. Ngawiki, £7 12s 4d, costs- £2 7s, 6d ;JT. H, Hale v. T. Rolleston; £2 17s 6d, costs- £2 0s 6d ; W. Stephenson v. Fred Ngawiki, £2O 6s 9d, costs £4 12s 6d ; Mary Ardern v. P. C. Willoughby, costs £1 Ils 6d; E. W. Pon-itt v. F. J. Montague, £3 178/ Bd, costs £1 3s 6d ; W. Fleming and Son v. P. Taupaki, £2 2s, cofits £1 14s 6d ; P. Williams Lt.d., v. N. Pikei, £3 Is. 9d, costs £2 4s. Haora Tareanui v. L.. Bagnall, £33 10s, costs £4 -5s 6d, In a judgment summons W. O’Grady was ordered to pay Brenan and C 0,., Ltd.,. £9 9s- 9d forthwith, in default nine days' imprisonment at Thames. .