THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5021, 1 September 1926, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' A paj'ty of Paeroa Orphans accompanied the president, Bro. P. Williams, on an official visit t.o tlie, Te Aroha Orphans’ Club on Monday evening, and provided the major poition of the musical programme. The visitors received a hearty welcome from the president (Bro. Caudwell), and were congratulated and thanked for the presentation of their share of the prograjmme.

The Hauraki Plains Bill, a consolidating and amending measure making provision for more effective drainage of the district, was put through all stages and parsed without discussion in the House on Monday.

It is estimated that from 400 to 1 500 tons- of coal are wasted by the coalmines of New Zealand every day. There has now hee.n formed a new Canterbury company, which is a,l/ present building works at Sockburn. It hopesi to produce fro(m this waste product a new “smokeless coal,” which will be on the market by the end of the year.

The number of passengers carried on the New Zealand railways, from April 1 to July 24, 1926, was 3,170,718, As against 3,347,607 in 1925. The season tickets issued were 181,915, as against 176,753 in 1925.

Owing to the state of the weather for the benefit football match at Ngatea on Saturday la,st for injured players the gate receipts only amounted to £1 3s’, which was not sufficient fol meet: the expenses- incurred.

The, returns for the New Zealand railways for the period ended July, 24, 1926, give receipt’s from refreshment rooms, advertising, and other subsidiary services as £13,946 Us 7d, compared with £13,187 2s lid in 1025.

The big tunnelling job at Lake Coleridge, in connection with the hydroelectric scheme, has been completed, and the members, of the party who had been on the work for two years showed the other day the esteem in which they held the leader, Mr James Beban, by presenting him with a cheque for £B5O. Tn addition Mr W. Moye, Mr Beban’s first lieutenant, was given an inscribed gold watch, gold chain, and ring. Presentations of a pocket wallet, inscribed, gold-mount-ed fountain pens, and gold pencils were also made to Messrs W. Murray and R. Walsh, these gifts being from the residents of the locality.