THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4959, 7 April 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following vital statistics .for Paeroa- for the month of March have been siuppi.ied 'by the registrar (Mr W. E. Ward), the figures for tlie cor-

responding month -of last year beihg igiven. in. parenthesis.: Births, 8 (7) ; marriages, 0 (3) ; deaths, 2 (4).

In. reply'-to a letter received from the Thames'. County Council at' Wed-nesday’s.-meeting of the Ohinemuri Comity Council it was resolved,, on the motion of Cr. R. R. Morrison, seconded by Cr. A. R. Robinson, that steps be ta.ken to procure a punt tor the-Netherton ferry, arid' th a,t the engineer co-operate with the engineer >.of the Hauraki Plains, County Council' in the matter.

During the quarter ended March 31 219 boys were on the roll of tlie primary department at the Paeroa District High School,, and 171 girls, making a total of 390 pupils in that department, an increase of 3 on tlie corresponding period of last year. In the .secondary department there were 21 boys and 26 gir'l,&, of 47, which its- an increase of 2. The average attendance given was 369.52 in the primary department and 44.2 in tlie secondary department, tor the quarter.

Tlie Paeroa branch ol‘the Farmers’ Trading Co., Ltd., issues an invitation to meet Mr A. E; Taylor, the firm’s is-uit. specialist, at the local branch to-morrow. Mr Taylor will gladly submit to you a full, range of new season’s patterns and give expert advice and service, without charge. No one will be pressed to order, so please feel free to calt. : “

The athletic sports meetings, of the seas,on were, with tlie exception of the Katikati. meeting on April, 28, brought to a close during Easter. . On Eawter Saturday at the Matamata sports: G. AVells: secured two- firsts (100 yards and 120 yards), and R. Swann won -the mile fioni virtual, scratch. Paeroa was well represented at the Te Aroha sports on Easter Monday, but with the exception of R. Swann, who ran into third place in tire half-mile, the local athletes failed to breast the tape. Tlie local boys arc to be congratulated on their many successies. The nucleus of a line team of athletes has been formed, and will materially help to make a local athletic spoils' meeting next season a real success.

Speaking at tlie Old Boyis’ Reunion at Waikino on Wednesday evening last, tlie Mayor of Wai hi (Mir VV. M. Wallhut) waxed enthusiastic about the future of Waihi Beach, which, ire contended, was to be .the coming health resort of the/ province, and one of the most popular beaches- in New Zealand. A moment or t,wo before, when discussing the inclemency of the weather, he. mentioned that It must have come over from .the beach —as though it w'a,s .always, raining there. The following speaker, Mr W.' Marshall, Mayor of Paeroa, referred ( to Mt Wallnutt’s comnren’ti on the rain passing from Waihi to Paerba, and observed that it was generally understood that Waihi had made Ohinemuri dry.

Calamitieis come when invited, ’Tis easy to frown ; but to smile Is better, when you arc benighted When distant from home many a mile. When friends are not always about ybu Ami colds, coughs, or ’flu you on- ‘ dure, - ' The bosom friend who will not flout you is- Wood's Great Peppermint Cure.

At Wednesday’s meeting of tiro Ohineimiri Counuty Council a vote of condolence with Cr. F. C. Hubbard and other members of the family on the death c-f his brother, the late Mt J. Hubbard, was carried. In moving the resolution the. chairman (Mr W. F. Johnstone) s.aid that the late Mr Hubbard was tire type of man only too seldom met with, and his death meant a keen loss to the community. •Deceased was one of those strong, silent men, whose motto was actions ra.ther than words, and his ability and integrity as. an engineer were 'favourably known over a wide area.

The shops in Paeroa reopened for burs-iness yesterday morning .afteb- being closed since Thursday night. The general opinion of the retailers! is that the week preceding Easiter was a busier one than in previous yearn Shoppers spent money freely, and although cautious, a, spirit of cheery optimism prevailed.

An endeavour is being made to arra.nge for a. football match between representatives of the local Oddfellows and Druids lodges, to be played on the Paeroa Domain' on Saturday next.

During the month of March th® estate of John Hubbard, late of Paeroa, was accepted by tire Public Trustee- for administration.

At the conclusion oi the ordinary business at the local, Oddfellows Lodge last' night a euchre tournament and impromptu dance was held. ■ The euchre prizes were won by Mr and Mi!si Morrow.

Although the is-ky has been occasionally overcast this morning .there -are no immediate prospects for rain locally. The barometer reading at 9 -o’clock was 30.49? Quite a cold snap was felt here last night. ,and oaily this'morning, -the thermometer registering 51 degree's,, which is the lowest recorded so far this, autumn.

Good work is being done by tlie Public Works Department’s- dredges on the AVaiiiou River at present. The. electric suction dredge is located- on the left bank of the river near theAVaima.rie Bend, and is working upstream. The steam suction dredge is dredging on the right bank on the Paeroa side of tlie Koinata Creek. Both machines are engaged on the work of raising the existing stopbanks, to the permanent level, the spoil for which is, being taken'Trcm tlie river bed. An improved channel for navigation is a part of the process- '

It is expected that the construction of the railway line along tlie new einbankment will bo sufficiently- far ad : vanced .to permit of a single tsiet of lines being used within the next fortnight. The new railway bridge over the Ohinemuri River at Paeroa is to bo officially tested for traffic onl Friday week.

The rainfall localb’, us recorded by the. Paeroa office of the Public Works, Department, 4 was considerably below the average for March in former years. .During the past month there were no less than 23 days without rain, in the' eight days on which rain 'fell there was only one day, March 26, on which there was heavy rain, 1.53 inches being registered on that occasion. The-.total rainfall for the month was 2.87 inches. The total rainfall for this year is 8.68 Inches. A south-westerly wind prevailed on 20 days- during March, with a wind from an easterly direction on the remaining 11 days of the month. The lowest barometer -reading, 29.95, was on March 26, and the highest, 30.49 on tire- 6th.

During the Church - of England social at Turua on Monday evening opportunity was ta ; ken bid -farewell to Mr J. Howiarth, a lay-reader of the Church, who is leaving, the district. The vicar, the Rev. W. AV. /.verill, on behalf of the parishioners, presented Mr Howarth . with a leather portmanteau.

There appears to have, been a- general exodus of people from Pae-roa during the Easter holidays. A number of turf patrons journeyed to Auckand for the purpose of attending the Easter meeting on ( Sa ; turd.ay and Easter Monday at Ellerslie../ The fine weather attracted a number of people to the Waihi Beach, a number of whom spent tlie holidays there. On Easter Monday + he athletic sp-o'rts at To Aroha w-ere well pata-onise-d by local people, who-spent an enjoyable day there.

Th® rainfall for the. month -of March, as recorded at the Lunds Department’s Kerepeehi office,- totalled 2.91) inches, there being .six day's, on which a little fain, wats-recorded-and one day, the 26th, when, .an except tional fall of 1.79 inches w,as recorded. The average for the month ■of Marcli during the last fourteen year's is 3.77 inches, but fhis, high average is due to the very heavy totals in the years 1915, 1922, and 192-L The total for the year to.date is 8.21 inches, compared with 5.56 inches last , year and 13.37 for the same period in 1924 t

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