THE PUTARURU PRESS. -Phone 28 – – – P.O. Box 44 Office – – – – Oxford Place THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, 7 June 1928, Page 4

THE PUTARURU PRESS. -Phone 28 - - - P.O. Box 44 Office - - - - Oxford Place THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The number of consumers connected to the Thames Valley Power Board’s mains now totals 6626.

Very keen frosts have prevailed during the past few nights, and many Putaruru residents woke on recent mornings to find not only the water pipes frozen, but also their milk and cream as well.

The Tirau Presbyterian Bible Class held a social evening at Mrs. W. H. Allen’s residence last Monday m honour of Mr. Alister Donaldson, who is leaving on a trip to Scotland. Re\. W T Braybyn, on behalf of the class, presented Mr. Donaldson with a fountain pen and wished “ Don. bon voyage and a safe return. Mr. Donaldson feelingly returned thanks.

The following officers were appointed at the annual meeting of the Auckland provincial district of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers’ Association on Tuesday: President, Mr. C. P. Petersen; secretary, Mr. A. M. Stirling (Morrinsville; executive committee, Messrs. A. J. Arnold, R. Harris (Waitoa), A. Foster, A. Colson (Tatua), and A. H. Meharry (Norfolk). The amount of loans sanctioned by the ratepayers in the Thames Valley Power Board’s area to date is £850,000, of which £BOO,OOO has been borrowed and £750,000 expended. The interest and sinking fund on loan moneys raised make the board’s annual liability £55,623 9s lOd. The amount of interest and sinking fund to be paid by the Power Fund for the vear ending March 31, 1929, will be £51,245 13s 7d.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Thames Valley Electric Power Board the Piako County Council wrote drawing attention to the fact that the board had been doing heavy carting from No. 1 road to the Tahuna bridge, causing considerable damage. The council requested that heavy carting on county roads be suspended during the winter months. The board’s engineer said he did not think much damage had been done, but he would note the complaint and advise the construction gangs.

On Monday morning Mrs. F. C. Barnett, of Putaruru, had the misfortune to slip while going down the hack steos at her residence, owing to the action of the frost on the concrete. Mrs. Barnett fell somewhat heavily on her back, and was rendered unconscious by her head coining in contact with the concrete. Medical aid was quickly summoned when it was found that there was slight concussion of the brain. Mrs. Barnett is now progressing favourably, hut will be indisposed for several days a» the result of her fall.

What is the length of life of a rabbit? A little girl of the Perm, Matamata, got a young black and white rabbit as a pet in 1918. It died about a week ago, that well-fed specimen of the bunny tribe living 10 years. Taking into consideration the astonishing capacity of the species for reproduction of their kind, it would be interesting to know the number of progeny that would result over a decade from an original pair. Here is a comprehensive calculation to he worked out by one of those queer persons who delight in arithmetical problems of astronomical multitude.—Matamata Record.

At the annual meeting of the Thames Valley Power Board the chairman’s honorarium was reduced from £250 to £l5O. Mr. Flatt pointed out that times had changed, and there was not so much work for the chairman as formerly. The bulk of the business was transacted by the manager and chief engineer. Further, it was going to be a hard year and expenditure should be reduced as much as possible. “ The times demand it,” said Mr. Corbett, in seconding a motion for reduction in the honorarium. He realised that the amount received, even £250, was not compensation to the chairman, or the chairman of any local body for the work they put in. However, expenditure had to be reduced.

On Friday afternoon a lorry belonging to the N.Z. Perpetual Forests, Ltd., and driven by Mr. Jock Nieol, of Putaruru, became unmanageable while descending an incline on what is known as Atkinson’s block. It appears that the pin in the steering gear broke, with the result that the lorry went over a bank of some 200 feet, 'falling to the bottom. Nicol managed to jump clear, but broke his leg in doing so. The spot where the accident happened is somewhat isolated, and it was not until late in the afternoon that Nicol was found by some Maoris, who were returning to camp after the day’s work. Nieol, who has the reputation of being one of the company’s most steady drivers, was conveyed "to the Rotorua hospital. The fracture is a clean one, and Mr. Nicol is progressing very favourably.

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