LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 42, 8 November 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The quartfrly meelinr' of the Frai.klin I/ctnsiig Committee will be held on December oth.

"In all my experience I have never heard of such an application," said Mr Cotter, K.C. at yesterday's Court sitting. " Well, you live and learn," was the retort of " hioliiumed friend," Mr lladdow. 'The old Town Heard accounts were again mentioned at Wednesday's mooring of the Borough Council. Are they audita! yet 'i was the question asked. The clerk replied that the auditor now had them in haul and the books might be available this Week.

Some changes have taken place in the PukekollO post Oliire. Mr E. Ryan, who has Keen stationed for live years here, has been transferred to Ngaruawahia as exchange clerk. In appreciation of his courteous \\ ork as letter cairicr Mr Ryan was presented with a set of military brushes by the | ost office staff. Senior-mes-senger W. 11. Matthews is taking up the position of letter carrier, and Walter McGuiie has been appointed messenger.

The first visit to I'atuniuhoe of the Hon. W. F. Massey in his capacity of Fi imo Minister, is to be signalised by a public dcnion.-tra'ioii and presentation of an address to the lion, member for Franklin. A meeting is to be held in the Fatumahoo Hall, November 1 I, to arrange for the function and all those interested are imitel to attend. Mr W. Finlay, lion, secretary of the Mauku branch of the Railway League, is convening the meeting.

The conlest for tic live seat- on tic lit ma Drainage B 'aid was very keen. From a note to hand it appe us that the proposal I r a new classification of the drain clouted a good deal of interest. The two members of the old board who stood were defeated. The successful candidates were:—K. O. Melbop 01, \V. Wright .01, W. b. We-t ID, F. G. Deed 12, R. Hub 10. Other candidates were F. Hull oil, J. Mc Naughton ;;tl, J. Harris .":!. The case J. J. Drumgool v. tiie ]>U.<ekohe Jla-I Road Hoard v boil,- a claim lor i'2 alleged to lie due mi balance o!' a conlract \ w a.- ic nt'oui d at th" sitting of the S.M. Cant at l'uk.'kohe \v-te:day. who;, tic Magi.-'.rate suggc-ted to c.auisd iu-terc-ted that tic dispute should be ivi'i rred to arbitration. Tic Cmut adjourned for liv" minutes to pennit Mr Haddow, who was engaged in the case, to coiifor with his clients and tic solicitor for tic plainlill'. <hi relit: ning Mr Haddow saiil he bad been unable to find tie' i hair-

iii.m nf tin' !'> :iril, ami linallv it ua■• decided tint tin case lie adjourned I until thf ii.'.\l sittin- ..I the ('.nirt. i Tin' Fiaul iin • '"iint\ ('..until in.'. ■ \ .'it. Til,IV. An interesting tllMllmom I'ti-iii'il over tin' i|Ui'stiini .it' the Slllr idles. I. ci nil} in various r..nds in tlii' count v I. \- 111 • - (iovcrnin.'iii, and .1 wa.". iii'i-1 :. .1 Lu liv urn! ! help the Ivoiul Hoards to avail tliuui- I hi Ives til' this in.i'.i"v. A lull report o!' tins discussion, t thcr v. ith -a list of road- in this i nunfy upon j \\ Inch l,rants and MiliMilics have j In in vott d, will ii[ijii ar next i.-Mie. j Nothing was concluded with n • -pet:t ' to the purchase of mad making 111.1chinei v, hut several plants are In he inspected. The questions of lixini;' ollice site, alteiine-the lidinn' hoiuiihiries. and the nierejiie; ef Road lioaids, were di-cu—ed and defoiied. The iiielal supply i|iiesfion caused another inteie.s(i:ie' debate. K'ate- i [iiiyt'is in the Franklin County ought not to liiiss next Tuesday's paper.

! Mr W. G. Abbott, licensee of the | Pukekobe Hotel, lias secured the I booths at the Hamilton Show. I 'i'h'j I'ukekohe Town Band has been j erga_u*d to play at the annual Show i • t (I v don, The members, under I j bandmaster McMahon, journey t3 j Clevedon by the first train to moriow ! morning. ' In another column a certificate apI pear 3 frum Mr F. J, Morrow, declari ing the butter-fat test from Mr A [ ! E. Wilkinson's dairy herd at 44. J The expert opinion is given that the I last gallon of a 10 gallon can, ' where the milk had hen standing ! over night, wojld not be a fair j sample of the bulk, as the cream wluIJ ihsu have ris.n. Mr Wilkinj son reasonably states that now that I the milk ii bei:g delivered twice-a-I day there h no possibility of any ' pari (if the milk ehowirg such a I low percentage of tutter-fat, such as . was liabh to o"casionally occur I when the deliver} was only once a ! day. Mr Wilkinson desires it to !be stated that he has every con- ! fidence in the bona fides of Mr SvendI sen, who superintends the selling ei:d j of the local milk business. ! The la tof the season's catches of ] whit* bait were landed on Wednesday, I wh i! the- fish were reported to be in ; much b Iter supply than at any tima during the whole season. The j closure wa3 the result of the limit- | ing of the netting seaon in Auek- ; lend province to Stptember and , October. Ti.e Herald reports that I Auckland fish mercnants are cx- | pressing very great dissatisfaction , with the regulations. One of them ' j said that tire season was forcibly j ended when it should just be start- • I ing. So far this year there had bsen ] very por supplies of whitebait, and ' I what had c:me to hand had been in I poor condition. For two or three i j days prior to the season clcsirg, i however, the fish had been in much . | better supply and much better j. condition. Reports from the Wai- ! kato River, whence most of the . I whitebait came, stated that now the j fine weather promised to last, the ! fish were appearing in large quani titLs, a.d if the season wera extended another month Auckland I peo;:le would be able to tbtain whitej bait very cheaply and in much ' j larger quantities It is probable, j says our contemporary, that representations will be made to the Gov- ■ eminent to hava the restrictions modified for future seasons.