THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 214, 3 October 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

''We nothing extenuate, nor set down auaht in malice."

New potatoes are now being retailed in Pukekohe, the current rate being 4i per lb, for first quality. Mr A. A. Civil, land and estate agent, of Buckland, announces in a replace advt. in this issue that he has been appointed local agent for the Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. Tenders are invited, per the medium of our advertising columns, by Mr S. T. Rossiter, architect, tor the erection of buildings in brick at Waiuku.

In consequence of "prowlers" intruding on tbe Pukekohe Bowling Club's property at night-time a warning is given, by an advt. in this issue, that prosecutions for trespass will be instituted against offenders. The Railway Department announce the renewal of the issue of tickets at holiday excursion fare to Rotorua and Te Aroha every Saturday u'itil Decemoer 9th, available for returning urtil the Thursday following the issue. A little less than two-snd-a-half inches of rain fell in Pukekohe last moct'u as compared with cearlj double the fcs 11 in September ot last year, tor the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. yesterday a rainfall of close upon one inch was recorded. :

Messrs [J. Dell and Son, land aguus, Pukekone, report the eale of the property known as Ashwin's farm at Pum, consisting of 60 ac.es, to Mr W. Preece, of Puni, end elso of Mr Sommerville's farm of 79 acres at Pum aa a going concern with all stack to Mr P. E. Ilbert, of 'l'e Aroba; The prices paid in each case were very satisfactory. Mr Clement Wragge, the wellknown astronomer, is to lecture in Ihe Premier Hall, Pikekohe, this (Tuesday) evening, when his subject will be "The Eternal Universe and the War." New views and photographs will be shown in illustration of tbe lecture. A reminder is given of the clearance sale to be carried out on Thursday next by Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co. on Mr Fred Souster's farm at Uariisville, luakau. Both tbe live stock and farm implements are worthy of attention. Terms are cjsb or subject to arrangement with tbe auctioneer.

The Commissioner of Taxes again draws the attention et taxpayers to the necessity of notifying him of th.ir election aa to Standard Income for the purposes of the Excess Ptoiits Duty. The time allowed for the notification expires cn the 7th October. Taxpayers should bear in miad that io default of notificati3n by that date the Act empowers the Commissioner to d-:termine the Standard Income.

Easy terms of purchase, viz., 10 per cent cash, 10 per cent in three months, and the balance in three yearj at 5J per cent, are offered in connection with the sale ot building sections at Pukekobe to be held on Thursday next on the property by Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons on behalf ot Mr Hartneady. The sections have fruntagts to West street, Helvetia toad and Victoria street. Further particulars will be found in our a-ve:tising columns. Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co., of the Pukekobe Auction Mart, report as follows:-At our usual weekly sale on Friday last we had an average attendance. Bidding was brisk, especially for poultry and pigs. Entries for produce were low, but in poultry and pigs we had a full yarding and all sold. Pigs: Slips made from 18s 6d to 265, young weancrs, small, lis to 15s. Fowls: Hens, poor Is 9d to 2s, better 2s lOd to 3s Id; roosters, poor 2s, better '6s. Ducks 2s 4d to 'i,s i)d. lurKe.vP. hens 6s, gobblers 10s 6d tj 21s. For vegetables the bidding was duli. Sundries realised usual rate?.

Rubber Stamps ol all descriptions may be ordered at the Office of the "Pukokolie Times." Call ind select from our illustrated ."atnlogmr For Chronic C'hest Complaints,

Fine ranges of go ids in his mercery department form the subject of Mr W. Roulston's replace advt. in this issue. Members of the Pukekohe branch of the Farmers' Union are requested to attend a meeting to be held in the Borough Council Chambers next Friday evening.

Pukekohe bowlers are notified that tlio winter bowls competition will be brought to a conclusion next Saturday when the final tie for the gold medals will be played betwfen Messrs G Armstrong's and J. Adams' team*.

An illustration of the "red-tape" rnetho a cf ttie Postal Department and t :e stereotypel rule of refusing to pay for expetsis incurred as the result of official blunlprs ii afforded by a rec nt inctf. Nt in which the managem nt of thii taper are concerned. Jhe voting papers to be used for the Papaku t Town Board Election on September 20th were printed at this oliice and were sent by registered parcel post from Pukekohe m the alteration ot September 18f.h, being due to reach Papakura by the early msil via Auckland tke following mornin?, September 19th. Not arriving at thtir destination in proper time the Returning Officer naturally becama anxious at the absence of tha voting papers in cas: the election would be hindered thereby, lime being urgent ttieru was no alternative for us but to print a duplicate set cf the papers, and iu addition telegraphic costs aomuuting to 2« 3d were incurred, As it happened, hiwever, the missing parcel turned up at Papakura in the af'ernoon (September 19th). A claim for out-of-pocket expenses totb for telegrams and for tte rc-printing was forwarded to the Department witli particulars of what bad happened, ihe reply from the Department sets out regret that the errrr occurred with an intimation that "the officer responsible for the unfortunate mis'ake has been suitably r'ealt with for bis carelessness" and that "it is also regretted that thi Department u unable to recognise a claim for loss and out of pocket expenses in connection with the failure of the parcel to arrive at its destination at the proper time." 'ibe irouy of the incident is that the Postal Department, although official blunder is admitted, calmly pockets the telegraphic tees paid by us in the matter and thus actually benefits as the result of the lapse of duty of nue of their staff. It is only fair to fay that the error occurred n the Auckland G.P.O. and not at ihs Pukekohe office.