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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 268, 20 April 1917, Page 3

FRANKLIN COUNTY. MAUKUItIDING. Help to Win the War. In accordance with a resolution awed at the last meeting of the .Yanklin County Council A PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Hall, Patumahoe, on the 26th inst, at 8 p.rif. to discuss and consider the advisability of every landowner in the district planting an area in wheat so as to provide flour for the coming season. Without proper means being taken to grow wheat there is every prospect of a shortage which the Dominion may not be able to fill from outside sources. Ratepayers and residents are re* quested to treat the position as seriously as it deserves and as a first Representative Mauku Riding, Franklin County Council, 1682 Convenor. APPEAL FOR Y.If.C.A FUNDS Subscriptions for the above will be thankfully received by the undersigned. ALAN P. DAY, Clerk. 1661 P.O. Box 19, Pukekohe

FRANKLIN COUNTY COUNCIL Adjusting Representation in the Council. NOTICE is hereby given that at a Special Meeting of the Franklin County Council, held on Thursday, the Ist day of March, 1917, a resolution was passed in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on the Council by Section 23 of the Counties Act, 1908, revoking the iresent division of the County of 'ranklm into eight Ridings and in lieu thereof dividing the said County into nine Hidings to be calledi respectively Awhitu Biding, Waipipi Riding, Wa'uku Biding, Mauku Biding, Pukekohe West Biding, Pukekohe Eist Biding, Mercer Biding, Drury Biding and Hunua Biding and providing that the caid Franklin County Council shall consist of nine members and thai each Biding shall elect one Councillor, the alterations proposed to take effect on and after the 23rd day of October, 1917, and such resolution will be submitted for confirmation, as a Special Order, at the ordinary meeting of the Council to be held on Thursday, the 3rd day of May, 1917, at the Council Chambers, Hall street, Pukekohe. A copy of the .proposed Bpecial Order and a map showing the new riding boundaries is deposited at the Office of the Council and will be open to the inspection of the public during office hours from the 11th day of April, 1917, until the 2nd day of May, 1917. Dated at Pukekohe this sth day of April, 1917. ALAN P. J)AY, 1626 County Clerk. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS Saving of Coal Curtailment of Train Services-

In view of the necessity to conserve the Railway Coal Stocks a drastic curtailment of passenger and goods train services will be brought into operation (if the coal strike still continues) on MONDAY, 23rd April, 1917. The travelling public are strongly urged to avail themselves of the opportunity permitted by the cout'nuation of the present full seivice to complete contemplated journeys be* fore Sunday, 22nd April, as after that date, and until further notice, travelling facilities will be strictly limited to the harest necessities'. Booklets containing particulars of the proposed timetable will be obtainable at all stations at an early date. The goods services will be limited strictly to the absolute minimum required to provision the different localities. The traffic to be carried will be limited to general merchandise, foodstuffs, perishable aiticles, firewood, mining props, chaff, wool for shipment, livestock required, •hooks for fruit, butter and cheese boxes, coal, coke and na'ural manures. Goods other than those mentioned will not be accepted for transit. The issue of week-end tickets is cancelled on and after Saturday, 21 it April, 1917. 1678 BY ORDER PIGS.JMGS. Messrs W. A R. Fletcher (NZ) Ltd.. Westfield, will be buying Pigs as follows : MAY RUNCIM AN-Tuesday 1 PUKEKOHE- Wednesday 2 JOHN BE\TTY, Telephone 40, Pukekohe. Buyer

Pigs. Pigs. The N.Z. Farmers' Co.op. Bacon & Meat Packing Co.. Ltd. The above Company will receive Prime Baconers, Porkers and Choppers as under FOR APRIL. PATUMAHOE-Monday 23 PUKEKOHE-Tuesday 24 BUCK LAND—Wednesday 25 POKENO -Thursday 2(1 ONEWHERO, Monday 30 TUAKAU -Tuesday 1 PAPAKURA, Wednesday 2 RUNCIMAN, Wednesday 2 TE KAUWHATA, Thursday 3 HOURS : 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. except at Papakura 9.30 to 12 Noon and at Runciman 12.15 to 3 p.m. Weight No Stags or Hoars accepted. At the request of farmers we have now allotted Is per head for i surance Buyer-W. A HARRIS, Pukekohe Telephone No. 112, Pukekohe. Farmers* Support Ycur Own Company t