THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 135, 21 January 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"We nothing extenuate, nor let down auoht in malice. 1 '

.*» You want a Diary for 1916. Full stock at The Bookery.* The Lyceum management have decided to screen "The Spoilers," Uex Beach's famous story, tor two night's, Wednesday and Friday of next week. Full particulars will appear in the "limes" on Monday The returns for the whole of the Christmas and New Year passenger traffic from the Pukekohe railway station show an increase of £2OO over the total for tbe same period a year ago, and constitute a record for tbe station "Consideration of drainage matters" figured on tbe agenda paper of the Pukekohe Borough Council on Wednesday evening, but had net been reached when tbe Council, about an hoar before midnight, adjourned until next Tuesday In older to check the growing nuisance of apparently ownerless dogs haunting the streets of Pukekohe the Borough Council on Wednesday decided to inciease the dog tax from 5s per annum in the past to 10a subject to the rate for cattle dogs and terriers being retained at 2s 6d. Mr W H Pratt was re-appointed Hog Registrar Cr Roadley is to tbe fore in endeavouring to modernise the town of Pukekohe. He intimated at the Borough Council meeting on Wednesday that at the next meeting of be would move tbat a public swim ming bath should be constructed in Pukekohe. A further notice of motion from him was that the Government should be called on to bring in compulsory service for the cunency of the war. Mattets brought under the notice of the Pukekohe Borough Council by the Fire Brigade on Wednesday conceroed the long distances between fire plugs in King street and the absence of any plug between Moore's and Brownlee's comers in (jueen street. The same were referred to the Fire Brigade mittee. A vote of £3 was made to defray tbe expenses of a member of the Brigade in attending tbe forthcoming Fire Brigades' conference at Westport Whether tee Pukekohe Fjre Brigade should conhne their attention to tires in tbe old Town Board area or should operate over the whole of the borough, came up for discusiion at the meeting of tbe Borough Council on Wednesday, tbe Brigade secretary asking for instructions in view of the fact tbat the rate tor tbe Brigade's upkeep was confined to the ratepayers of tbe town district. The Major moved and Cr Hubbard seconded tbat the Brigade should operate all over tbe borough. Cr Patterson protested in view of the tact that the "outside" district contributed nothing to the Brigade's equipment. Cr Hubbard wa» rebuked by tbe Mayor lor exclaiming that opposition from Cr PatUrson was always to be expected. A suggestion from Cr Roadley that owners in the ' outside" area should be charged for the Brigade's attendance at fires met with general approval and was unanimously adopted, the Mayor withdrawing his resolution in its favour. It was also agreed that the Brigade should submit terms of an arrangement they thought could be made with some motor car proprietor for cor.veyiug them and the hose reel to the scene of tires. Patterns of all the designs of fashions, etc., appearing in our supplement, week by week, can be obtained by sending stamps, value 7d, lor every pattorn required (coat, skirt, blouse, one-piece gown,' etc) to Miss Ida Moller, care of the Editor. The envelope should be marked ".Patterns." Rubber Stamps ot all description may be ordered at the Office of the "Pukekohe Times." Tail ind select from our il ustrated catalogue. Top Dresser tor JHire, lor broadcasting lime, slag, bonedust and grass seed, 5/- per day from FRANK PERKINS & Co., Pukekohe.-Advt.