LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 587, 26 November 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

At the annual meeting of the Fianklin County Council, the chairman, Cr. W. Claud Motion, was voted an hororarium of £IOO per annum. Co-operation, an(V what it really means to tUe t'ajner. will be fully explained bylH|| J. Boddie at the Oddfellows' Hall^rf -Wednesday night, December 1. advertisement in this issue. 1"

Some slight measure of relief is in sight for the acuteness of the housing problem in Pukekohe, as will be noted by an advertisement in this issue announcing that the first of a series of houses being built by Mr. W. S. Russell, fitted up with every modern convenience, is offered for sale.

It is very gratifying to chronicle that a large number of members of the Franklin Racing Club have paid their subscriptions since an article appeared in the "Times" reminding those in arrears of the fact that money was needed for improvements. A reminder proves beneficial sometimes. <

All racing and trotting clubs desiring totalisator licenses are advised by advertisement in this issue to apply to the Minister of Internal Affairs not later than December 6, in order that such applications may be dealt with by the Racing Commission. Members of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce are invited to a social evening at W r aiuku on N|onday night by the Waiuku Chamber of Commerce. Those desirous of attending are requested to inform the secretary of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce, Mr. V. S. Roberts, as early as possible. The attention of the investing public is especially directed to an announcement in this issue in which the Government appeal;: for voluntary support for the Soldier.Settlemcnt Loan An inveyl-menl which offers .U certificates for 11: 9d, payable in ten years, and >;] cer tilieates for 15s Id payable in fifteen years is surely attractive enough, fo say nothing of the moral obligation of subscribing liberally for i|je purpose named.

At the annual meeting of t! e Kn.nUin County Council on Wcdncs day, the clerk, Mr. Alan P. Day, read h declaration that tlt- machinery and plant loan of Übi.ooo hud been* carried by a .substantial majority. He also submitted the result «if the poil at the various polling places. The ! chairman --aid it would be a good idea to preserve the information as disclosed by the cierk for futi"e refer •.r.c, because r.e was sure that luring their term of office they -would leceive deputations from various districts urging that certain 'works be jnii in hand, because they were con sider'-d important. Some of the deputations. no doubt, would be from the districts which had practically cast a block vote against the proposal. The Information could be disclosed to them. Districts which had voted against the proposal could not expect when they required work to be done to have prior claim to a district which entirely supported the loan. Councillors concurred with the chairman's views. ,

Another fine piece of native bush, that alongside the Paerata railway station, is about to be disposed- of, the property being advertised for sale by Messrs. Buckland and Sons, at the Haymarket, on Friday, December 10, when the Glenburn Estate will be put under the hammer.

Messrs. F. Perkins and A. L- 1 . 1 Brown, representing the School Committee, waited on the Franklin County Council at Wednesday's meeting, requesting a grant of £3O for the purpose of entertaining Ministers of the Crown on the occasion of the official opening of the newly-erected Pukekohe md District Technical High School on February 3, 1921. On the motion of the chairman and Cr. Reid, it was decided to grant the amount solicited.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Franklin Printing and Publishing Company Ltd. (proprietors of "The Franklin and Pukekohe Times ') was held at the "Times" Office on Wednesday, when a very favourable report was presented by the editor-: manager. The report stated that during the year ending March 31, 1920, new machinery (including a "lino") to the value of £llOO had been installed in the "Times" printing works, and the concern was now reaping the benefit of this new plant and also of much reorganisation and reconstruction. The job printing had increased in volume at an unprecedented rate, and the output was now 100 per cent, greater than it was prior to the introduction of the new machinery. The advertising had increased so largely that some months ago the management had decided to develop the "Times" into an eightpage paper -as soon as the supply of the size of newsprint secured under the existing contract had been used up, which would be at about the enc; of January, 1921. The prospects of an excellent showing at the end of the company's next financial year, March 31, 1921, were very bright indeed.