HAURAKI PLAINS NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 811, 4 November 1929, Page 10

HAURAKI PLAINS NOTES

The Hauraki Plains County Council | at a special meeting, - decided to co- I operate with the Thames Borout Council and the people of Thames :r I assisting to raise funds by means of* | queen carnival, for the purpose * 1 securing an area of land at Waiom on the Thames coast, as a public parMembers of the council agreed to 1 come the Hauraki Plains comraitte* and the county clerk was appoint* secretary and treasurer. It was a?re* to run a local queen carnival witfeff the county. the winner to become Hauraki Plains candidate in tj>» , larger carnival. Messrs. C. W. Hajrij county chairman. AV. Madgwick. E- 5 Mahoney, and F\ Basham were pointed organisers for the district Messrs. Harris anrl Madgwick de! e ; gates to the central executive. Light falls of .rain, totalling inches, were recorded at the office ® the Lands Drainage Department. Kw* peehi, for tl>e month of October, tc total for the month is L3B inches o* low' the average for the month ■ October in the past 17 years, oik t hree lower totals for October ha'' l ': * been recorded in that period. T ~,1 were in 1927, with 2.04 inches: • Jr with .78 of an inch; and 1913, * 3w F two inches. m The total for the first ten m£, n .'B of the present calendar year is , inches, compared with the average the similar period in the past 17 }’& of 36.60 inches, and this year’s tot* is lower than that of any similar P en _ * in the past 17 years, with the exc*f tion of those of 1921, 1919, 19H, a--1913. * * * A very efficient co-operative supply scheme has been installed a group of soldier-settlers on newly-opened Jverepeehi Block, they are now assured of an supply of river water for their & _ at what is comparatively a very cost. An electricaJly-driven f° pump automatically maintains & P sure of 801 b to the square inch w mains. Those swimmers of Turua bathe in the Waihou River will to learn that it is the intention ° Thames Harbour Board to a ' c old launch berthage pontoon rcra » - Members of the board visited 1 on Thursday, and after viewing water under which the pontoon ! s,, rested on the river bottom f0 \ ojr : past month or so, decided to re V • ; - mend this action in preference ton . | ing it raised and repaired. The ‘ jj, I traffic has ceased since the roaa* been improved. * * • .^0 A batch of 19 relief workers at Torehape last week to f drainage work under the coir the Lands Drainage Departnwl • camp of 16 tents, each fitted bunks, has been established. an rOC ? is a large cookhouse and dinlT y«joy ; The men will probably be cmr - on wages for a few clays unui get to understand the work. r ;. ; then be formed into small co 'Y*l t contract parties. The deparun ' another camp at Ngarua_ L(1 men being employed f>n fafid * *■*o. ilia IverQpeahi fUock, being prepared for settlew® 11