THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5502, 18 November 1929, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Permission to prospect over an area of 20 acres on the Ohinemuri River at Waihi was granted in the Waihi Warden’s Court to William Fergusson McCallum, merchant, of Auckland.

The Thames branch of the Women’s National Reserve is holding a street stall at Thames on Friday, November 22, for the sale of basketware, etc., made by members of the Institute for the Blind. Country and Hauraki Plains residents will be welcomed as purchasers. Further particulars will be seen in the advertising columns.

There passed away suddenly on Saturday morning a well-known Kerepeehi identity in the person of Mr H. Woods, who for many years had been cook at the Lands Drainage Department’s mess. Mr Woods served breakfast and appeared to be in his usual state of health, but shortly afterwards he was found outside endeavouring to crawl from behind one of the huts. Dr. Miller, of Turua, was called, and he arrived. in a few minutes, but Mr Woods died within an hour. Mr Woods, who was 68 years of age, and is survived by a grown-up family, had been under the care of a doctor for some time. The body was taken to Thames on Saturday.

Owing to pressure on space the report of the Paeroa Orphans’ Club ladies’ night on Saturday has been held over until Wednesday.

Interested in the settlement of idle Crown lands between Waihi, Whangamata, and Tairua, the Waihi Chamber of Commerce on November 6 wrote to the Conservator of Forests (Mr L. D. Campbell) asking for information as to the character of the area set apart for afforestation and on which 100 unemployed men from Auckland are being given relief work (says the Waihi Telegraph). An acknowledgment has now been received from Mr Campbell by the secretary of the chamber (Mr J. Whitehead) stating that the land in question is in the vicinity of Wharekawa, and is that part of the provisional State forest extending from the Wharekawa native settlement to Tairua Heads. This particular area, adds the conservator, was inspected by the Commissioner of Crown Lands and himself last summer, when it was agreed that it was absolutely useless for settlement. As members of the chamber were no doubt aware, there was an extensive area of provisional State forest between Wharigamata and Waihi which had yet to be inspected by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, an officer of the Department of Agriculture, and himself to determine the use to which it could best be put, this evidently being the land in which the chamber was interested.

Like the fusel on in bad whisky, the nicotine in tobacco is most injurious to health. As to that, it is astonishing (but true) that the leaf produced in certain localities in the Auckland and Nelson districts contains less nicotine than any other grown. This is of paramount importance to the development of the New Zealand tobacco industry, because it is just these mild types of leaf that are eagerly sought after by manufacturers abroad, and fabulous prices are often paid for them. New Zealand is already becoming famous for her tobacco, for unlike most of the foreign tobaccos the N.Z. article does not bite the tongue, smokes smooth and mellow, and leaves the mouth sweet and clean. It owes its superlative quality largely to the fact that it is toasted. This eliminates the nidotine and renders the tobacco harmless. It also gives it its wonderful flavour and fragrance. Favourite brands : Cut Plug No. 10 (rich and full-flavoured) ; Riverhead Gold (aromatic) ; Cavendish and Navy Cut (medium). These goods are exclusively manufactured by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd. (pioneer of the N.Z. tobacco industry).