LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 350, 5 February 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Manuknu County Council will be held on Tuesday of next week. On account of alterations the concrete bridge on the Waiuku Aka Aka road has been closed for traffic as from to-day until the 28th inst. Curre-v* n+oo for baconers as paid by tne NcwZsdni I Fir u-> .' (J , op Bacon ;vt 1 Ilea; Packiug Company, Ltd., are 7£d/per P» Tendi n are invite I by th« Franklin Com ty Council for Virious r.i;i I works. F<»r particulars see advt in this issue.

We are t > state chat the time for receiviug entries at ordinary rates for the Franklin A & P. Society's show has bean extended to i p.m on Saturday next, Feb. 9h As previously announced, Mr Wyvern Wilson, 8 M., will resume the hearing of the Mauku Riding election petition at the Pukekohe Courthouse to-morrow (Wednesdiyl at 11 am The Waikato Co-op Dairy G'tnpany, Ltd., paid £32,237 to suppliers on January 20ch for butterfat supplied during December 1917 as compared with £22,230 for D.*• comber 1916.

For butterfat supplied last December the Waikato Co-op Cheese Coy, Ltd , made the following payments, the figures for December, 1916, being given in brackets, viz , Aka Aka branch £2069 (£1386;, East Taniaki £2043 (£1051), and Hairini £ISBB (£939). An the new factories at Matinuta and Turingam >nna the payments for Dceniher woie £1604 and £1268 respectively The imposition of the Amusement Tax on A. and P. Assici.ittons, which was the subject of treuchaut critic>sm at a recent meeting of the Franklin A and P. Society, has been received with general dis favour The Manawatii A. and P. Association are taking the' matter up and hive decided to ask the Council of Agriculture to convene a ineetiug of A. and P. As •options with a view of concerted action being instituted regarding the tax A reminder is given of the sale of household goods to be cirri id out to-morrow (Wednesday) oy Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co at the residence of Mrs Lawsm, West street, Pukekohe. The house and section are also to be offered for sale Particulars will he found in our advertising columns For the fortnightly sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court next Thursday the police cases so far are limited to a i: iupla of charges, both from Tuakau One of the latter is the prosecution in connection with a i hors race recently held at Tuakau iind the other i.s.a charge against a pakeha of hiving supplied liquor to a Maori woman. A lew civil actions are ulso down for hearing.