LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 July 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Farmers ! Look up Kempthorne Prosser and Oo's advertisement on Page 1 re the recent fire at their Westfield establishment. Mr H. Anderson, who has purchased the " Champion " grocery and bakery business, has a notice in our advertising columns. A public meeting in connection with, the Democratic vote campaign will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Particulars .are advertised. The Hunt Club members meet at the Library to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. for the usual run. Holiday excursion tickets will be available on Saturday by the first train from Kaukapakapa to Auckland for the Auckland-Wellington football match. The last train from Auckland at night is .delayed. Look up the advertisement in our columns. In connection with the Presbyterian Church it is intended to present a playette, " Cinderella," about September. The children are now rehearsing for same, and it is intended to surpass their previous presentation of " Red. Riding-hood." The date and full programme. Tvill he announced later, In responding to the toast of " Social Industries " at the SreGke Concert on Friday evening. Mr J. C. Eimmer gave some particulars of the local dairy industry, shewing that the Kaipara Company had gone ahead very rapidly since its inception, and for the season just closed had more than doubled the output of the previous year. The Chief Health Officer (Dr Yalintine) inserts an advertisement in which any person or company, being carriers of passengers, are forbidden to allow any Maori or half-caste to travel who cannot produce a certificate of vaccination. Maoris and half-castes are also forbidden to travel on the railways unless they are able to show a vaccination certificate. In reference to the dredging required at the Mititai wharf, the Minister of Marine has advised Mr Ccates, M.P,, that the cause of the delay has been that the Marine Engineer, after having further report made upon the work, has decider] to try and -remove the bank by having marine harrows dragged over it by a steamer, and these aie now at Auckland and are being sent at once to Mititai via Hnlonsville, so that the work may be begun without further delaj*. Should it be found that the harrows will not do what is required, the work will be I carried out by use of dredges. |