LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 573, 8 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The |>rico of butter has been fixed at 2s 7'jd ntt lb. wholesale and 2s 10(1 per lb. JHnil. Members iiikl intending members '.if tlic l'ukekohe Bowling Club 'ire requested to obtain their club coluur.i from Mr. Duncan Koulslon at the bowling green. "The only way i can .see of i educing the high cost of living is for every man to do a little more \\ut.. for his money."—The Mayor, at Wednesday night's meeting of the Puke-

In this issue the Manurewa Town Board invites applications for the position of working road foreman for Manurewa town district.

A meeting of the Pukekohe Cricket Club will be held on Thursday next, October 14, in the Borough Council Chambers. Members and intending members are invited to be present.

Miss Hazel Glynn, of Papakura, who was injured in a motor accident last Friday, is «ow reported to be in a critical condition. Dr. Kenneth Robertson, of Auckland, who was called in, ordered the patient's removal to Auckland Hospital.

Now that the war is fast becoming a retrospective problem interest in war memorials is diminishing. This was evident at Manurewa on Tuesday night, when less than a dozen persons attended a public meeting to decide upon a form of district memorial.

Further reference to the need for a'new Courthouse at Pukekohe was made at the sitting of the Court yesterday. The magistrate, Mr. A. Mowlem, S.M., remarked on the coldness and draughtiness of the building, and this called forth further remarks from the various members of the legal profession present. The delegates appointed by the conference of local and public bodies held at Mercer in connexion with the drainage and navigation of the Waikato River, Messrs. Wily, Stevenson, and Wynyard left for Wellington by the Main Trunk express last evening. They will meet the Prime Minister and Minister for Marine on Saturday morning, and bring before them the resolutions of the conference. Our exchanges publish glowing reports of the entertainments being given by "The Diggers" in various centres, the combination quite outclassing any similar company that has previously done the rounds. "The Diggers" will appear at Pukekohe on Tuesday, October 12, in the Premier Hall, and patrons wjll be well advised to secure their seats well' in advance. The box plan is at The Bookery.

At yesterday's meeting of the Franklin County Council Cr. Keith drew the council's attention to the fact that a number of dead calves had been thrown into the Maungatawhiri Creek. At the present time, owing to the water-tank at the school having burst, the children attending the school obtained the water from the creek for drinking purposes. From a health point of view he thought some action should be taken 10 compel offenders to cease the practise of using the creek for such a purpose. The council intends to take action in'the matter.

Pukekohe possesses an efficient fire brigade and adequate equipment is provided for in the last loan, and therefore there should be some hope of having fire insurance premiums reduced, as has been effected at other centres. The Te Kuiti Chronicle states: "The insurance people, when discussing a reduction of the premiums," said the Mayor at a recent meeting, "wanted to know what sort of a brigade the town had, its efficiency and so on. When they came to Te Kuiti to go into the matter I sent them round to the fire station, and they came back more than satisfied. In fact they were delighted with the station and with what they learned about the espirit de corps of the brigade, its efficiency and keenness."

In the course of a leading article in the "Times" last week we advocated that every branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union should forward resolutions to the Government expressing their willingness to back the Government up in any measures it might see fit to adopt to counteract extremist policies. It would seem as though the substance of the article alluded to was brought before the Union leaders, for we note by Wednesday's daily papers that several branches have forwarded such resolutions to the Government. These will have the desired effect of strengthening the hands of responsible Ministers of the Crown in certain contingencies.