THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5210, 30 November 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Miranda-Mangatangi route from Waitakaruru to Pokeno Valley is much To be preferred to the main highway except in wet weather. The ■unmetalled section in the Franklin County has recently been graded and is as smooth as concrete, while the metalled portion is, in good order. The metalled portion of the WaitakaruruMiranda road is a little bumpy, but much better than the miles of rough metal on the highway, and the unmetalled road near Miranda in the Whangamarino Road Board’s district is still a bit rough, but is smoother than the highway.

The usual list of compassionate allowances is included in the Supplementary Estimates. The principal grants are: Widow of T. R. A. Sm’th, a postman killed while on duty, £1010; widow of E. J. Casey, labourer, killed while on duty, £852 ; widow of S. C. Kiddell, linesman, killed while on duty, £507 ; widow of the late R. F. Bollard, £1250 ; widow of the late W. Joliffe, £470 ; widow of t'he latei P. S. Waldie, £46o'. “The star turn was provided by a Hawke’s Bay man last year, when he sent Home 600 cases of Winter Nelis pears and netted £9OO from the sale,” remarked Colonel C. Gray, chairman of the New Zealand Fruit Export Board, speaking at a meeting in Hastings the other evening.

The preparation of the domain tiack by the local athletic club is steadily proceeding. Under the supervision of Mr W. Moore, a vice-presi-dent of the club, the track has been rolled .with a five-horse roller, and depressions .have received attention. With the preliminary work and the support of the A. and P. Association in the preservation of. the track a good surface will no doubt result for the gala in December.

The date of the famous lecture on Billy Sunday to be delivered by the Rev. John Bissett in the Presbyterian Church has been altered to Monday, December 5. at 8 p.m. Don’t m’ss it*

It was stated at the last meeting of the Wellington Education Board that the, Department of Education was considering the establishment in primary schools of a continuation or seventh standard class for pupils who have gained proficiency certificates and who do not intend to enter a secondary school. This step, it was stated, would tend to prevent the children drifting back, and might help to obviate the flooding of the labour market.

The flat on Waihi Beach Road just before reaching Mrs Shaw’s homestead was the scene on S'undav afternoon of a motoring accident, fortunately without injury to any of the occupants. Two cars met at a point where the road is narrow and bounded on either side by a swamp. The vehicle going to the beach, owned and driven by Mr Hutchinson, of Ngatea, flailed in the attempt to clear the other car and at the same time remain oh the road, with the result tliat it went over into the swamp, landing on Its hood with the four wheels in the air. Two friends accompanied Mr Hutchinson, and all three were thrown into the swamp, two of them being more or less submerged in the soft mud and having to scramble out from underneath the. overturned vehicle. Beyond a shaking they suffered no physical ill-effects. —Waihi Telegraph.

The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of timetable alterations operating on and after Monday, December 5.