THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public, Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5334, 3 October 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public, Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Paerqa’s vital statistics for September, as recorded at the post office, arc as follows, with, the September, 1927, figure,, in parentheses : Births, 6 (8) ; deaths, 1 (1) ; marriages, 1 (2).

A meeting of. the Political Reform League is to be held in the Soldiers,’ Club on Saturday evening at 7.30 o’clock. Members, and also supporters of Mr A. M. Samuel, are earnestly invited to be present.

At. an executive meeting of the Thames Valley A., p., and H. Association held at. T'c: Arolia, on Saturday it was decided to have a liquor booth at the forthcoming fixture.

Waikirio residents ; of the Anglican faith will ip .the course of a few weeks have a place of worship of their c.wn.. It will be the Churc.li of England building at Waitekauri. A start was made on Monday to move it, in sections,.

During a discussion at the! Power Board’s meeting, yesterday Mr Flatt said that in some cases petrol pump tanks, were placed under the footpath, and under the new. regulations this was illegal. In the case of futuure applications the electrical engineer should see that there was, compliance with the regulations. It. was decided, on the 'motion of the chairman, that the engineer report on the whole situation at the next meeting.

One of. the crew of McCallum Bros’, metal * scow Tally-ho was severely bui-njed at Pipiroa on Monday. With the purpose, of lighting the (furnace of the donkey engine he threw a quantity of kerosene on to the hot embers, and an explosion occurred. The injured man was attended by a nurs.e at the residence of 'Mr W. GanJey. and by B(r, Miller, and later left by launch for the Auckland Hospital.

The flood in) the Pia.ko River which was reported from Morrinsville a week ago as being exceptionally high and flue to. the rapidity with which stormwater was conducted! to the river bj r the Drajnage Board’s, outlets, has now reached Hauraki plains. The river. ha)s been very high since Monday, and isi still rising, the level being within « few points of the- level of the big flood four years ago. Above Ngatea the tidal action is and at low tide the wa.tcr is abowe normal high tide level.

Speaking a t the Power Board’s meeting at Te Aroha yesterday .Mr JPrice said .that the office liad a sot of charges, under which, a farmer who had a blow-C;ut with his fuses had to Day for an urgent call. He did not think that industrial iniqtors should conic-, under die urgent charges. In the house qandles -could be used for. a few hours, but with a milking niqtor any breakdown .must be attended to immediately. He would niove that with the industrial lead urgent, call charges should not be made. This was carried. For Coughs and Colds, never fail" Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,