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

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4962, 14 April 1926, Page 2

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

Mr A. M.. Samuel, M.P., was in Paeroa yesterday on business affecting the electorate.. Mr Sanfluel left for Auckland by the evening train for the purpose of interviewing the Prime Minister in an endeavour to obtain his promise to. visit Paeroa and officially- epen the new post office..

Votes' of sympathy with the relatives* of the late Messrs J. Hubbaj’d and E. J. Walters were carried at the meeting of parishioners of St. Paul’s Church. Paeroa. on Monday night.

For the positions of gatekeepers, on the city wharves the Auckland Harbour Boa,rd has received no less tha,n 1400 applications for the twelve yaehiicies to be filled.

At yesterday’s meeting of ‘ the Thames Valley Power Board Mr; JPrice said he. understood that a number of the board’s, employees had obtained their vziring certificates, and tha,t two. men had passed the examination with, honours. He thought, it was fitting that the board should recognise this z The engineer was asked -to prepare a return of the successful wiremen in time for the next meeting.

When Mr A. M. Sa,muel, M.P., was at Netherton last month the School Committe waited on him and pointed out that the Education authorities looked to the. committee to contribute £3O towards the cost of the installation of the septic tank at the school. "When in Wellington Mr Samuel, took the matter up with the Minister of Education. He explained the- good, work done by the committee: and instanced the sums oif money that had been raised for school ground improvement. With the impost of being required to raise a further £3O a. burden had been placed on the committee, and relief was sought. The Minister appeared to regard, the appeal sympathetically, and wheii in Pa,ero ; a yesterday Mr S'amuel staged that he .had received advice that the Education Department had reconsidered the matter < and had decided to relieve the committee of the whole liability.

. At the Paeroa, Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning, before Mr J. H-. Salmon, S.M., judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: South British Insurance Co, v. F. V. Hennah, £lB Os 6d, costs £3 13s ; W. Fleming and Son v. G. Brown, £6 6s 6d, costs £2 Olsl 6d ; R. M. Aitken and Son v. W. McDuff, costs only, £1 10s ; Benson and McClinchy v. H. Mitchell, £29 4s lid, costs £4 3s 6d/> C. Holes v. E. R. Smith, £8 2s, 7d, costs £1 14s 6d ; E. Wilson v. Ol Dun'lop, costs only, 19s ; G .W. Brown v. H. B. Forrall £1 15s 7d, costs 195,; W.',<V. Little v. H. Brady, £3 12s, costs £1 3s 6d ; W. Fleming and Son v. L. Taylor, £2 15s, costs'£l 7s 6d ; same v. W. Lumby, £1 9s 6d, costs 9s ; same v. Miss- M. Moore, £1 2s 6d, costs 9s ; Le' Manquais Lamb v. J. F. Rush, £6 12s 9d, costs, £1 Us 6d ; same v. Beryl Spencer, £3, costs £1 8s 6d ; W. W. Little v. W. Fisher, £5 2s, costs £1 15s 6d ; E. V. Slyfield v. D. Moore, 19s, costs 9s. J. Mita was: ordered to pay Fleming a,nd Soin- £6 2s 6d, and costs 15s 6d, in defa.ult six days iti gaol, and J. Kotara was ordered to pay Wallace and Co. £7 4s 7d, with costs 15s 6d, in default seven days in gaol. In each case the warrant was suspended sb long as debtor paid £1 a month.

For' nia,ny years the relatives, of miners have been unable, to make the allowance of £l3 grafted by the Mines Department, towards the funeral, expenses of miners dying of miners phthisis cover the cost of funerals. The position was placed before Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., by the 'Wajhi Miners’ Union some time ago. On his recent visit to Wellington Mr Samuel placed the matter before the Hon. Minister for Mines, and stressed the need ol assisting the breaved to a, larger extent.. It is very pleasing to report that as a result! of his appeal Mr Samuel lias received advice Dorn the department tha.t so *fa.r a.s Waihi was concerned the grant for funeral, expenses has now been increased to £l7 10s.

The "annual meetings of householders for the purpose of electing schoolcc.’nniittees will, be Held throughout the Auckland province on April 26. Nomination for seats on the committee close on Monday, April 19. So far as the Paeroa District High School is concerned nine members ■ are. required for the committee. Nomination <■ forms are obtainaiile from the secretary, care o'f this office.

Tlie Thames Valley Electric Power Board at its meeting yesterday decided to obtain particulars of the possibility of procuring all<-Britis,h motor trucks for tire board’s work. It is not only a matter of price, but durability . and facilities for obtaining genuine spare' parts. This should be a great opportunity for British firms to show how sincere, is their intention to meet the requirements of the Dominion.

It is calculated that there is- one doctor to aliout each 1000 people in the four chie® centres of New Zealand. There are 448 doctors, practising in the chief centres, of whom 153 are in Auckland (population 180,790), 105 in Wellington (population 118,490), 103 in Christehurch (population 118,270); and 87 in Dunedin (population 77,480).

An illustration of how contracted is the world in which we live and breathe was exemplified the other day in Paeroa,, ami seems almost a romancel A brawny Scotsman, only about two. weeks from his native soil, arrived, at Paeroa. and took up temporary abode at the Criterion HoteL His native tongue, distinctly characterised him as a typical “Scot.” He, was delighted with New Zealand, Sind intended settling therein, for he commonly remarked that it was “the grandest country in the world.” To meet his own clan he was introduced to the well-known jeweller over the way. They stared at-each other with 'amazing bewilderment, when the new.comer remarked: "Good heavens I Bill. Is that you?” -Mr McCullay was almost the first, man. ha ha,d met in Paeroa, and it transpired that they were old friends and had lived almost next door to each other in Edinburgh. The visitor is going Home again, to use his own words, “to- bring his ‘wee lassie’ back to .the grandest country in the world.” '

The latest kind of family insurance for the middle class in England is, a scheme for taking out policies against the cost of doctors’ bills. This new departure isi referred to in the British "Medical, Journal,” which says it found this experiment in middle-class insurance interesting a.nd ingenious. Under the scheme, which has been launched by a Manchester company, the head of a fajnily insures all members of"his family liable to illness during the year against medical billsHe can aliso insure against possible operations and nursing home changes-. The first-class of insurance applies to general practitioners tees ranging from £1 Is, to 5s a visit. The insured pays- a fixed sum to the insurance company, who meet the bills. Some diseases, including neurasthenia are excluded from the benefit.