LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 583, 12 November 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The next census will be taken on April 17 of next year. The annual meeting of counties takes place on Wednesday. November 24. Permission to play tejn*s on the Roulston Park tennis court must be obtained from the Borough Council office.—See advt. A meeting cf the sport., < <iminitlee of St. Andrew s Flower Show will be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 8 o'clock to-morrow night.

Member# of' the Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club "will hold an extraordinary general 1 meeting next week to decide for or against the formation of the proposed association.

Tenders for road work are invited by the Raglan County Council. Specifications as advertised may be seen at the "Times" Office, Hall Street, Pukekohe.

In an advertisement in this issue the Public Works Department invite tenders, returnable up to noon on November 30, for erection, in wood, of the Pukekohe Courthouse*

A list of dates and places for the receipt of pigs by the New Zealand Bacon and Meat Packing Company, accidentally omitted from our last issue, is published in the company's advertisement on page 4 to-day.

The new 9s per week bonus, if confirmed, will be payable to hundreds of dhiry factory workers," and the farmer will have to fobt the bill, whether butter maintains present values or not, and he has no guarantee of getting cost-of-living returns.

The Postal Department can now grant toll communications to Wellington and Palmerston North after (S p.m., instead of 8 p.m. To places in direct communication with these exchanges the time remains at 10 p.m.. to 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.

In an advertisement in this issue Mr. J. H. Heyworth announces that he has secured the local agency for the famous Essex mq.tor-car.—Advt.

A defective line of type in our last issue made it appear W. Roulston's first suggestion in regard to his gift of a park to the Borough of Pukekohe was that £IOO should be spent on it. This should have read £IOOO. c c Ultimately Mr. Roulston agreed to reduce the amount to £SOO. One of the special features of the Methodist Church anniversary, on Sunday, -will be the solos by Miss Winnie Layb'ourn, of Hamilton, who is making a special visit to assist in the celebrations. On Monday evening Miss Laybourn will; a specially-prepared musical programme consisting of solos, duets, quartettes, and choruses. All the celebrations will be held in the church.

The two minutes' commemoration of Armistice Day were observed in Pukekohe borough after the usual fashion, the attempt at a hallowed silence for two brief minutes being fudely shattered by the "ringing tones of the "village" blacksmiths' anvils and the rattle and tooting of an occasional motor-car, and the rumble of a cart or two. Some pre-arranged sound jsignal might be decided on next year to synchronise stoppages of activity, so tfiat the silence of one quarter will not be desecrated by the jangling from others and the whole thing made rather farcical.

When tenders for dog collars were being considered at the last meeting of the Manukau County Council r .fche clerk said he had made enquiries re garding prices, and found that the lowest tender was fai below others received. He asked the successful tenderer why his price was so low. and was informed that there had been a drop in the hitie market. Cr. Waters: "It seems with the olheithat when the hide mftfkct is goin : down there is no difference in prices, but when the hide market increase.there is an increase in.;the. price of an article the very next day."

At Tuesday's meeting t»f the Manukau County Council, Cr. sS. W. Hons--., vvhti has been re-elected unopposed for the Mangere Riding, briefly refer red to wprk accomplished by the ou! going council during the last three years. The council had pulled together, and this was one reason for the large amount of work done. He moved that the chairman, Cr. A. J.'. Bel], be granted £SO in recognition-of his efforts on the council's behalf during the term. Cr. Lyke seconded and the motion was carried. The chairman, in returning thanks for the expression of goodwill, said the council had worked harmoniously. They had their disagreements, .but he was pleased to state any difference of opinion had always been settled at the council table. He hoped all would meet again at the annual meeting on November 24. Crs. Luke and Brownhill also referred to the work done by the council, and made reference to the able manner in which the chairman had carried out his duties.