LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 91, 4 October 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Alfred Bucklar.d and Sons' annual spri. g borsa sale commenced to-day in the Pukekobe Horse Bazaar and concludes to-morrow.

The revised scale of charges to water consumers, as recently fixed by the Pukekohe Borough Council, came ir.to force on Friday last, October Ist.

The war stamp has now made its appearance. It is a halfpenny stamp of the new King's head issue, overprinted with the words "War Stamp" in black ink.

Liout. W. Haeata, of the Auckland Mounted Eifies, is announced by the Defence Dept. to have disembarked at Haiti. lie is therefore presumably on tho casualty list.

Owing to the heavy downpour of rain members of the Pukekohe Bowling Club were disappointed of having Ih-ir first "roll-up" of the season on Saturday last, a3 had been arranged.

Tho Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price for butter and eggs for the week ending October 9th as follows : —Farmer's separator and dairy butter, lOd; eggs, iOd per doz.

in another column of this paper it will be noted that Mr L. C. A. Potter, architect, of PuKckohe, has been appointed agent for the British Dominions' General Assurance Co., Ltd., rnd on application is prepared to give full particulars as t) policies.

Instructions have betn given tor the Infantry detachment of the Ninth Reinforcements ti proceed to Trenthaib on the 12th last., and the Mounted Representatives on the !)ih ins I. 'ihe Pukekohe members of tha latter will include Mr "Ovey" Biliey.

A singular situation was created at Morrinsville last week, when the monthly sitting of th 3 Magistrate's Court was to have beeo held. Through the retirement of the previous constable it was necessary to appoint a new clerk of the Court, but this had apparently been overlooked by the Department, with the result that great inconvenience was caused tn business people and the legal firmr,

An examination under the Plumbers' Registration Act is to be held by the Flurafcers' Board of New Zealand on the 10th and 11th Dccebrucr, 1915. Applicants for examination must forward their entries on or before November 12tb. For particular see advt.

Notice is given in our advertising columns that on Wednesday next the supply of water in Pukekohe will be suspended from 9 a m. to 7 p.m. This step is to he taken in view of repairs to bo effected to_ the pressure reduction valve, which is at present the cause of a serious loss of water.

At a meeting of the Northern Athletic Union, held last week, a glowing tribute was paid to Mr A. Cornthwaitc, of Bombay, who has letl lor the Fror.t. He waß granted hi\- months' leave of absence after having offend m resign, but the executive preferred to Brant him leave of el.sei.eo in recognition of the work done and the enthusiasm displayed hy him while an executive member for many years.