THE MATAMATA RECORD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923. Brief Mention of Happening in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume VI, Issue 492, 26 November 1923, Page 2

THE MATAMATA RECORD,

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923. Brief Mention of Happening in Matamata and Vicinity.

the Only. Paper Published in the Matamata County.

K-: J. T. Laurenson, of Matamata, ' is It nresent visiting Christehurch. *• Dr. J.T. Laurenson, <u- Matamata, is to judge a baby, show at Rotorua this month. - / A i'ise of" one penny per pound in the retail -price of butter for home consumption was recorded on Thurs- - dajr/ '- ' . . .■■'■'. A'wedding of local interest is taking place to-day at Christchurch, the parties being Miss Laurenson, of Matamata, and Mr* G. Ring, of Hinuera. ".Don't believe a 'focky \ when he tells you what,his cows are doing unless he has the figures to show • you,"., is the advice of a Mornnsville farmer.; • >*' ■. :k-boy named Bidois sustained injuries to the head while playing cricket in the school grounds at le Pol fast week. Medical attention had to h* sought from Matamata, two stitches being necessary. Mr. F. F. Hockly, M.P., left Roto- :; rua on" Friday for Te Awaniutu. He intends to go to Auckland, shortly, amKthen to Whaka'tane, where he is. to meet the-Hon. J. G. Coates, whom : he will aceompany to Rotorua and Putaruiu ; The Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister for Railways and Public Works, is expected to arrive at Whakatane on Friday, November 30. He is to proceed to Tauranga on December 1 and to Rotorua on Desember 2, leaving the next day ,for Wairakei, whence he will go to Atiamuri, Mokai, Tokoroa and Putaruru. A business man at Thames, says ' the Thames Star, went ■to the water tap to, get a glass of water this morning and oh raising glass he discovered two whitebait or small fish like whitebait swimming around in the glass.' The Thames Borough Council believe in giving the ratepayers plenty for' 1 their rates. « Some 37 tons of large steel girders, " such as are used in railway bridges, arrived at Putaruru railway station oh Saturday "for "use in the erection of the four bridges on the Arapuni ac-, : cessr road. They were unloaded on Saturday afternoon and are being carted out to where required. Their * great weight certainly gives the simpression that the'bridges will be very •substantial. ' ; ; Tb Thames Valley Electric Power Board has at present a house-wiring gang of-two men ..and. a line-erection gang of four-men at Putaruru instal-' ling connections for houses and (farms.. The gangs are operating .in the area between Taumangi and th» nresfnt.terminals of the main lines beyond" Putaruru. The house-wiring gang will probably be in the district for" another 10 days or so and the other gang until Christmas or after.

• 'The time for the receipt of tenders for several . contracts for metalling:, < *tc, in the "Matamata county, includins: one for the quarrying and carting of metal for four or five miles of • roads at Puketurua under the Puta- ' mu-Tokoroa v roads metalling loan of £IO.OOO, closed : last Saturday. In reply to an inquiry on'Tuesday the county engineer stated, that none of the contracts had yet been definitely let but -the Committee had the. matter ' in hand

The suggestion fronvthe Matamata County Council that a branch of the Valuation. Office should be established at Hamilton to overcome congestion, of work at Auckland, was received at the Piako: County Council meeting on Monday. The chairman considered thatlt was a mistake that this suggestion be turned down. The clerk thought that it would be suitable to increase the Auckland staff. It was , decided to request that the staff at .Auckland office be increased to cope with the increased business. It is,stated that the Waikato, Horss Breeders' "Association which a few years ago purchased two stud horses is contemplating #ie purchase of some land -at MoreinsviHe on which to graze them. The animals were pre- ■ viously brought to Morriiisville, but recently, have been grazing at Te "Raps.," The Association suggests bringing the animals back to Morrinsvillei arid have secured an option over a piece of land near the town. The question of purchase will be decided > by, a meeting of the Association's committee, which is to be held shortly. Keep your miik pipe clean by using the latest brass brush: recommended hv dairv inspectors.' Obtainable from D. McL. Wallace, Ltd.*

Mr. J. Price was absent from Mata-* mata last week operating on the soldiers' settlements re-yahmtion beard.

* No less than 30 motor cars were counted in the business portion of Arawa street and Tower road on Thursday afternoon.

Mr. W. J. Byrne, touring manager of the Westminster Glee Singers, was in Matamata on Friday completing arrangements for the appearance of the company on Saturday next.

Local • shopkeepers arc now busy preparing for the Xmas trade, and residents are advised to read the advertisements in the Record as a guidance to shopping. Several firms are branching out with specialties for this Xmas, and it is hoped that the season will be a record one. "Buy locally and shop, early," is a good slogan.

The worrying of a cow by a pack of dog? caused the former to eras i into a-piate glass" window on Mr. W. •C. Vincent's corner on Thursday. One of the men employed in the erection of the shops was in the window ;at the time, and'narrowly escaped injury. Tlie crash of the glass also caused a horse attached to a gig to bolt, but the-runaway was stopped near the,Mpthodist Church.

A member of the Council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society informed the meeting of the council that the Waihou stream at.Okoromcontained millions of young trout. Anglers could see large trout in the stream, but owing to the numbers of smaller fish could not get at them. It was suggested by the chairman, Mr. C. A. Whitney, that the young trout should be netted, put in cans, and placed in streams' nearby that were* not so well stocked. This suggestion was agreed to.

"The ladybird is plentiful on the streams at present and forms a good supply of food for the trout, making them diffident about rising to the fly," said a prominent local angler last week. Thus, he added, the fishing at present was only moderately good, but as was the usual experience it should improve later. The fish then should also be fat. The same angler landed 20 trout from the Waihou m three hours' fishing, during the weekend, the largest of which weighed about Ulb. Mr. Moses Phillips, of Waotu, reports that in " spoon "-fishing well up the Waikato river from Waotu this week he secured 27 fish, ranging in weight up to 511 b.