THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5322, 5 September 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The interruption in the normal supply qf electric power cqnsequento.ii. the fire at H'orahora ha.s had little detrimental effect on the Hauraki' Plains on account of the Kercpeshi feeder, and the only place which is much inconvenienced is the butter factory at Ngatea.. There beiii.g insufficient power to, run the factory the steam plant has bad tq be brought into service, but a,s it is incapable of driving all the machinery at once the churning has to be done between midnight and daybreak! Electric power is used at all the other factories, on, the Plains, but each of them has a steam enlgine of ample size.

With a view to presenting some suitable; memento of the occasion to’ the members of the Thames Valley Primary Schools’ football team, which recently won for the third year in siucetession the Northern Roller Mills Shield, a canvass of the district is to be made (says the Waiih Telegraph). It is suggested that the memento 'Should take the form pf a gold medal for. each member.

Mr E. McGregor, of Mbrrin.ville, has accepted nomination as the official United Party candidate, for the Thames seat, on the understanding that he is pledged to support the United Party an a n.o-confidence motion, but he reserves a free hand to vqte on any other question in such manner, a.si he deems best. Mr. A. J. Whiteside, o,f Thames, who was announced as an independent candidate, hag advised Mr McGregor that he is now standing down in hi.s favour.

The killing season, of the Waikato and Thames Valley Calf By-Products Company opened on July 6. Up to the end of August businesss comprised the. killing qf 50,284 calve., ,a.nd the handling of 1847 skins from farmers. The calves accounted for n|umbcred 55,131. The figures include the calves slaughtered at Horotiu and Southdown. During the month of August 44,237 calves were, killed. The season is now on the wane, but it is estimated that a further 15,000 will be 'haiwlled before the clqsiq of the s.eaf!oii, early in October.

The matter of the Ngatea Hall Society taking over, the tqwnslhip street lighting w'a c mentioned at yesterday’s mooting of the society, but owing to the small attendance definite action was not decided upon. It was shown, that £34 11s was. due to the Power Bqard, a,nd the Street Lighting Committee had in hand only £2O 15s 9d. Mr Darlington considered that the street lighting slhoulld be taken over, by a responsible body, unjtl he was quite agrecjable to the Hall Society taking over the liability. It was. eventually decided that the secretary get in tqucli with the, Power. Board, with the idea of taking qver the responsibility.

Another story of a priijotier who found gaol life so attractive that he di.l not want to leave, the institution! on the termination of his sentence was pla.ccd on record un Friday. Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Prison? Department Estimate's. Mr H. Holland (Christchurch North) related how qne prisoner had been given the. work of erecting a gateway, and became so interested in the task that when the time for hifi release arrived he asked to be kept oh tq complete the. work. The prison authorities; had no option but to, discharge. him. Nothing daunted, the man. broke a window and returned tq gaol to finish the construction of thq gateway, which was. a piece of work any man wquld be proud.' of. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never faib