THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4950, 12 March 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■' ■ -—-—e— —— ■ A referendum’taken on 'tlie question of the Waihi Borough joining ,the Thames Valley Electric Pojver Boaid district resulted : For .the proposal, 103; against, 441. Majority against proposal, 338.

A native child 'of ,two and a half years named Tuhura, whose parents reside fit Waixiiio, died on Wednesday evening as the result of swallowing some caustis : soda. Dr. Short, of Waihi, was called in, but found the child beyond his aid.

The financial committee reported at last night’s meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council th,a? the revenue during the month totalled £192 14s. Accounts totalling £923 5s lid were passed for payment.

Yesterday the borough workmen removed a portion of the puhga fence surrounding the Beautifying Society’s plot in Belmont Road near the old railway station. It is understood that it lias been found necessary to carry out this work so as to give a greater width to the street near its junction with Station Road.

A conference between representatives of the Hauraki Plains County Council and the Turua Town Board was held at Ngatea yesterday in regard to the future of the township reading, scheme. The county engineer, will prepare a, report on the scheme. The Paeroa' Presbyterian Church services will be conducted on Sunday next by Pastor Clark. Netherton service, if hall is available, at 2.30 pan. Visitors and newcomers heartily welcome.* '

Envious eyes were cast by Plajnsitjos- yesterday to the western hills where dense rain-clpudsi had . been gathering for some days. A lew showers fell on the hills but on the Plains the rainfall was very light. Rain is urgently needed for pastures and to replenish tanks.

A white elephant sailed this month from Rangoon, by arrangement with the Association of Burmese Christians, for four 'months’ exhibition in the London Zoo. The animal ivi.ll, be paraded d,aily, l}ut iii accordance with its semi-sac’red character visitors will not be allowed to ride upon it. The last specimen brought to England was in 1883, by Barnum, whose agents were, beftye receiving the animal, compelled to sign ,an oath to love and protect it; otherwise by sin of neglect they would not escape hell.

At the Paeroa Borough Council meeting last night the Mayor (Mr W. Marshall) expressed the wish that people in Paeroa would .get ou,t of the habit of thinking ,tha*t any old time was good enough to make application for billiard-room and other licenses. The third month of the year was already well advanced, and there were still a number of licenses to be applied 'for. Considerable extra work was thrown on .the clerical staff as a ebnsequence, and it was hardly fair that they should be sought after when the onus was on the applicants to make tlie move each year.

Tlie Netherton-Pa.eroa road is receiving much attention at the present time. Between the wharf and the sjeliool tlie formation is being scarified and graded a n <l will be blinded with red metal. The red road is being patched and good progress is being made with tlie, metalling ofi Wilson’s road. '■