LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 April 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Land and Income-tax Department gives notice in our advertising columns that the returns, of Land must be furnished not later than the Ist May. A notice re trespassing on his property at Makarau is inserted by Mr T.Manuel. Next Wednesday, April 27th, is St. G-eorge's Day and will be observe! as a Bank Holiday. Mr Pie Kow announces that he has taken over the business lately carried on by Jim Lee. In our advertising columns players are notified that a meeting- of Helensyille club will take place this evening at 8 o'clock in the Library. We understand that the Town Board and Mr John Hand have come to an an arrangement re the proposed pipe track over his property, the Board's' offer of £50 being accepted. Complaints are being made in reference to the Pipitiwai bridge, which is said to be in a rather dangerous condition. The Town Board recently decided that it be replaced with a concrete culvert. In reference to the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand to Auckland it has been decided that the Education" Department will bear the cost of fares of children and teachers journeying to visit the Battleship. '•I will see you another time," re-« masked a ratepayer to the Waitemata County Councillors at la3t meeting, when he found his request for road< ing assistance met with sympathy but no practical result. Mr G. E. Wharton, Helensville, advertises his farm with up-to-date orchard for sale. The fruit trees ftre of the latest and best varieties, and were selected as the result of tests for quality, production and suitability for sale. The campaign against the dangerous hatpin is taking definite form. Among a number of new bylaws to be brought before-the Auckland' City Council on Thursday evening the following paragraph appears:— "No person shall, in any street or public piace or in any tvanicar or oilier public conveyance, wear any hat-pin which prot udes in such a way as to be a source of danger to any person." A Wanganui boy named Ray Purser, twelve 3'ears of age, very bravely rescued a little child from a lake the other day, A perambulator containing the child -was pushed down the embankment by some misohievous children, and it foil into water about thirty feet deep. Tho rescuer released the infant from the pram and got it safely out of the water. The boy recently received a certificate for lifefaying. A shilling subscription list is in the hands of Mr A Becroft on behalf of the School Committee, the object hp. ing to purchase about three acres of land between the school grounds and Sixth Avenue. For toany years past efforts have been mado to got this piece of land, the lore ohairmnu, Captain Hammond, working very hard for this purpose. The Secretary of the newly-formed Brass 33and acknowledges a receipt of a guinea from Mr J. 6. Oontps M.P. and a similar sum from Mr E Oucksoy and smother guinea promised by Mrs E. McEwin. There is an urgent need of several moro instrument*, for which there aro members in readiness to take up. It is hoped that more donations will be tendered to enable the necessary instruments to be purchased very soon.