THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY’, MAY 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5281, 30 May 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY’, MAY 30, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Working bees were the order of the day on Saturday. During the. afternoon about I's members of the Paeroa, Bowling Club made a start with forking over the green, which was after--wards given the first top.dressipg. Also, a large number of parishioners attended at the St. Paul’s Church grounds, where a busy time was spent in erecting a new fence ?,long the road frontage and in tidying up the grounds.

Speaking at Morrinsville on Monday night the Prime Minister (Hon. J. G. Coates) deprecated the exaggerations of the unemployed' question, and stated that out of 43'5,000 adult workers the maximum estimated by the Labour Party as out cd work was 10,000,. whilst the .Labour Department’s estimate was 5000. Tlie proportion in England and America was enormously larger, so that the problem .was not nearly so serious here as in .other countries.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands is again offering for selection' sections of land in the Patetonga district. Four sections have a frontage to the Tramline road and the- other four have access to the Manga,where toad. The capital valuations range from 25s an acre to about £3 10's;, but the average is under £2 an. acre. The State will not admit liability or pay compensation on account od, flooding.

A report from tlie distribution engineer at Paeroa was received at yesterday's meeting of the Thajmes Valley Electric Power Board stating that the interruption,of power on. Sunday last had been caused by some person firing 1 a shot-gun at the top of a pole near Pekapeka Road, Netherton, .and damaging the lines, and; an insulator. The act had caused a large area of tlie Hauraki Plains to be without power until the cause was ascertained. The chairman s;ajd that through the act of some irresponsible considerable inconvenience and expense, had been incurred. The police now had the matter in hand. It was resolved to take drastic actioii and offer a reward for information that would lead to a conviction of the miscreant, and advertise the reward andi conditions in the Hauraki Plains Gazette.

The assigned stock of drapery, blankets, ladies’ and men’s underwear, etc., to be sold in Ward and Co.’ Rooms on Friday next is to be cleared absolutely without reserve.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Thames Valley Electriq Power Board the Pi.ako County Council wrote drawing attention to the fact that the board had been doing heavy carting from No. 1 Road to the Tahuna bridge, causing considerable damage. The council, requested that heavy parting on c.ounty roads be suspended during the winter months. Tlie board’s engineer’ said he did not think much damage had been done, but he. would note tlie complaint and advise the construction gauges.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For children’s Hacking Cough.

At the Police Court at Pa.er.oa yes. terday morning, before Mr E. Edwards, J.P., Fernleigh Dwight, aged 24 years;, was charged with the theft of a bicycle. He was remanded to appear o<n Thursday, June 7. Ba.il was granted, self £10 and one surety of £50.