THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5102, 18 March 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Included in the many visitors to Paeroa at present are Mr A. M. Samuel, M.P., and Colonel H. R. Potter, C.M.G., N.Z.S.C., Auckland.

By a majority o'f 333 votes Mr W. G. Hayward, of Ngatea, was re-elect-ed the Crown tenants’ representative on the South Auckland Land Board at an election which was held on Wednesday last. There were over 4000 votes liable to be cast but, as" usual, the number recorded was very low. Mr Hayward secured 373 votes and his opponent, Mr J, W. Ti’eadaway, of Piako Road, Turua, 40.

As a token of the high esteem in which the late Mr E. Shaw was held, and in view Oif his lengthy and alctive association with local racing, the Ohinemuri Jockey Club had a mourning band printed across the leftrhand top corner of the race-cards yesterday. Satisfactory acceptances have been received for the concluding day’s racing at Paeroa to-morrow by the Ohinemuri Jockey Club. A total of 82 horses have been paid up for, compared with 89 on the corresponding day last year. The big face to-mor-row is the Paeroa Handicap of 400 sovs., distance one mile, for which 14 acceptances have. bebn received. The last, race of the day, the Waikino Welter, of 250 sovs., about seven furJcngs, has attracted a field of 18, which is. the largest in the card. Given a fine day, turf patrons should be treated to an interesting period of racing.

A witness giving evidence at the local Magistrate’s Court, on Wednesday was asked by the examining counsel: “Are you an engineer,” and the Court smiled when the witness replied : “No, only a labourer, .and a common one at that.”

Mr R. C. Abel, 8.A., of New Lynn

school, has. been appointed assistant in charge of the secondary department of the Ngatea. District High School He will probably take up his duties on March 23.

“The trainer is the man t;hat knows ami the jockey puts up with the abuse,” remarked the president of the lOhinemuri Jockey Club (Mr H. R. Bush) when presenting the Ohinemuri Gold Cup yesterday afternoon. The jockey, W. S. Bagby, received a crisp £5 from the club, and the president suggested that, he should purchase something for himself to commemorate the event.

A farmer who was giving evidence at the Paeroa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday was asked by a solicitor to give the exact time a certain occurrence took place. The reply was : “Well, as near as I can say, it was about mid-day, but a cow-cocky’s time is any old time, you know.”

Despite the heavy motor traffic that was in the streets yesterday no serious accidents have been reported. A word of praise is due to Senior-Ser-geant D. A. Maclean and his staff for the tactful and efficient manner .in which the large crowds were handled-

Pending the arrival of the Rev. Mr Weadon to take charge oif St. Paul’s parish, arrangements have been made with the Rev. Tremaine-Phillips, who has just arrived from England, to act as locum tenens. On Sunday next there will be a sung celebration of the Holy Eucharist, with Sermon, at J a.m., and at 2 p.m. at Netherton Choral Evensong will be sung. At tli is service there will also he a sermon by Mr Tremaine-Phillips. The choir of St. Paul’s Church is. journeying to Netherton to render the musical portion of the service. At 7 p.m. there will be Evensong and Sermon, and a Litany of Penitence, in St. Paul’s Church.

A contemporary, referring to the weather on Wednesday, remarked : “The rain will do an immense anr :, nnt of good to all parts of the country. It will also have good effect upon the Paeroa race track for the races.” If the writer had let the Paeroa racecourse slip his .memory his paragraph would have been less ridiculous.