THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5303, 23 July 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 23, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The duty collected on, motor spirit since the tax of 4d per gallon has been in operation amounts to £143,516. according to a return furnisied to the House of Representatives Passengers travelling by service car from Auckland to Paeroa last night had an unenviable experience. On arrival iii a portion of the Mangatawhiri Valley, the road was under water to a depth of several fdet. The passengers, nine in number, had to transfer to a dr.ay drawn by a horse, and were safely transported across the flooded area to another car which was waiting on the opposite s'd'e'. I’a'eroa was reached shortly after 10.30 p.m. Under the latest, motor regulations the left-hand steering of motor vehicles is forbidden,. The regulation states-; “No person shall operate any motor veh’cle having the spindle of tlie steering column, or equivalent means of steering control, in a plane to the left, of the longitudinal centre line of the body of the vehicle, unless such vehicle is registered not Later than, March 31, 1928.” A firm of Auckland city grocers has sent circulars around Matamata giving its price list (says the Record). Upon examination it becomes evident that in very few lines are there any prices lower than tho-e ruling at tli'e Matamata stores, it certaintly would not pay the' a.veragp householder to make up an order and pay railage freight, exchange- on cheques or poundage on postal notes, and cartage locally. This is an. £, s. d. analy- - sis of the position., and takes no account of the factor of local patriotism ; in other words, spending one’s money where one gets one’s living..

For the weary brain-worker there are worse ways of spending a welcome “night off” than by the fireside, with pipe and book for company. But the tobacco for such occasions should be a brand that can be smoked with enjoyment for three or four hours’ at a stretch without burning the tongue or other unpleasant consequences. Where is such tobacco to be found ? Why, right here in New Zealand. And it owes Its- excellence to two things, principally. Firstly, it contains only a mini mum amount of nicotine, and, secondly, it is toasted in the process of manufacture. That’s why the flavour is so good. In these two. important respects it differs altogether from the imported brands, which often contain as much as five or six per cent, of nicotine, and are not toasted. For purity, delicacy, flavour, aroma, and wholesomeness, New Zealand tobaccos are unrivalled. If you like a mild aromatic smoke try Riverhead Gold ; if you preefr a medium strength there is Navy Cut (Bulldog), and if you are accustomed to a full-flavoured brand ask for Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead).®

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