THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5309, 6 August 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A'post mortem examination of the late Mr M. Quane. who died early on Saturday morning, was held on Satur-j day afternoon by Drs. Little and Smith. An inquest before the district coroner, Mr F. E. Flatt, is being held tq-day.

At last Thursday’s meeting of the .Ohipemuni County Council it. was resolved to dopate the sum of £5 towards the preliminary costs in sending a deputation to Wellington in connection with the proposal to get a State-aided battery.

The -Morrinsville Chambem of Commerce 'la,st yteek flatly refused to agree to the terms of community lighting as set out by the Thames Valley Power Board. The main feature objected to was that the consumer should bea.r the cost of installations, while the hours of lighting wete also found to be unsuitable.

A well-known local Maori named Poi'i Hapa, better known ajs; “Old George,” passed’ away at the home of some relatives on Thursday last. Deceased.. who-wore a long grey beard which gave him a patriarchal appearance, was borai in the'. Bay 'of Plenty over 85 years ago, and took part in tli|e, famous. Gate Pa battle at Taura nga. For the last 20 years he was a fa,miliar, figure about Paeroa, and had been employed as a gardener by Mir W. F. Johnstone; Old' Te Aroha Road, for. about 15 years.

A resolution confirming, the rates a 8 proposed at tbe last meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council was passed at Thursday’s meeting of that body.

Heart disease is the principal cause of death in New Zealand, according to the annual report of the, DirectorGeneral of Health. Of the total (jeaths in the Dominion, all forms of heart disease accounted for 2150, cancer, being next with 1324. Violence is set down as resulting in 877 deaths ; common chest diseases accounted for 823 ; deaths from senility, 80'6 ; apoplexy, 771 ; and tuberculosis, 665. These six main causes account for approximately two-thirds of the total deaths.

Variable weather prevailed locally during the: week-eml. There were several heavy showers during Saturday inclining and early afte.inoon, but. from 3 o’clock onward; the: weather was fine. Early yesterday morning there were a couple of light showers, but .the afternoon was fine, with bright sunshine. Last night there was a fairly heavy frost, andl this morning dawned foggy and clouly. The barometer at 9 o’clock this morning was unsteady.

The matter of haying some rfepri 1 '. 8 done to the road near the Waitoki bridge was brought under the notice of bhe Ohinemuri County Council a.t last Thursday’s meeting by Mr W. George. Cite Mace said that it had been arranged fon the work to. be done as, a contra for some timber from • the old temporary bridge, but it had not been done. The ma,tter was referred to the riding member and engineer, to take immediate steps to see the arrangements made were carried out.

Chinese are evidently dissatisfied with New Plymouth, or vice versa, for. though the town’s population i s over 16,000, it lias not one Chinese fruit shop (says the “New B ”). A few years ago there were at least four, but thiesc have gradually dwindled' down until but a few weeks ago the last closed his premises. There are, however, three Chinese laundlerers and one Hindu fruiterer, while a solitary Chinese-still hawks ,his fruit .and vegetables in a four-wheWed horse waggon.