THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5150, 11 July 1927, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

White figures on a brown background will be the colour of number plates carried on motor, vehicles- next year. Tenders have been called for 180,000 plates for use in New Zealand, as against 171,000 last year.

Government railways in Australia revealed a net loss of £7,103,051 for the year 1925-26. That result was an increase of £6,270,043 over the loss f,or. the previous year. The figures have just been issued by the Commonwealth Statistician’s Department.

The Thames Borough Council has decided to levy rates for bhe current year of 19 6-25 d and 19%d in the two wards respectively, plus water rate, of Id in the £ and sanitary fee- of 275. This represents an increase of 1 l-14d in the £, despite the imposition of rigid economies.

At Thursday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council the chairman (Mr H. M. Corbett) was elected to represent the council n.t the annual conference of the Rural Counties Asosciation, to be held at Hamilton on July 20.

During the'debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House on Friday afternoon Mr A. M. Samuel, Member for Ohinemuri, referred to the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Scheme. He urged that the works had grown into a national undertaking, and the cost, which ' was originally estimated at £150,000, had now reached £750,000. He contended that the cost should not be loaded upon the settlers beyond the original estimate of £l5O 000.

The total quantity of milk received at the YVaitoa dried milk factory for the past season was 67,286,0951 b, or 30,065 tons. It would require a tank 100 ft long by 100’ft wide by 1.0 ft deep to hold this quantity. The milk was brought to the factory in 408,180 cans, which if placed together side by side- would extend in an unbroken line for 116 miles. The milk was produced on 172 farms by 12,000 cows, and was manufactured into produce to the value of £374,400. . The figures do not take into consideration home separation. The work of manufacture provided continuous employment for 73 men, of whom 35 are married.

There are pathetic features in a petition presented to Parliament a few days ago on behalf of Henry L. Buckler, of Auckland. On July 31, 1926, petitioner’s son, a railway clerk, died at Cambridge, leaving a wife and four children under the age- of 15. The widow died the following day, leaving her four children unprovided for, except for 10s a week superannuation allowance in respect of each child. Petitioner and his wife, aged 70 and 60 years respectively, accepted responsibility of guardianship of the. children. Because they are in poor circumstances and because the mother of the children died before having made application for a widow’s pension, the petitioner and his Yvife ask that a compassionate allowance, in Hem of a pension, be- granted them to assist in maintaining the children.

An investment that will be -considered rather better than Kawarau was recently made by a Waiwera farmer (reports the “Clutha Leader”). At a district clearing sale he purchased a sow for the sum of £5, and just the other day bis investment yielded him 18 little pigs, the number of which was reduced by the farmer to 15 to maku life easier for the remainder. It is anticipated that in about two months’ time, when the- yqung pigs are keenly sought after, a profit in the vicinity of £22 should result.

Tile ejection of three rather facetious patrons by the jnanagement of the new Aurora Theatre on Saturday night was heartily commended by other patrons, and augurs well for the safe conduct of patrons in the future.

An appeal is being lodged by the police against a recent decision of Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at Ngaruawaliia, dismissing a charge against a person for supplying liquor to a native for consumption off the premises.

Charges of trespassing on private property and killing a hen pheasant were denied by Walter Weeks, ranger for the district Acclimatisation Society, in the Waihi Magistrate’s Court. Tlie charge of trespassing was dismissed. On the second charge defendant was convicted and fined £7 10s. The magistrate said it was surprising to find a ranger in such a position.

With the bringing into use of. the ne.w theatre a parking area problem for motor-cars was presented. With the co-operation of the police the council has instituted a parking system that should work satisfactorily. Owners of cars attending the theatre are required to park their vehicles square on to the, footpaths on either side of Normanby road from the lower end of the theatre building. Parking in front of. the main entrance to tire post office or in front of the adjacent motor garage is not permitted, but either Mackay Street or Wharf Street may be used in addition to Normanby Road. Tf drivers will observe the simple instructions the entrance to the theatre can be kept clear for cars to pull in, deposit passengers, and then move on and park in the area provided. By such a. system there is no need for undue congestion of traffic, ami so long as cars are lined up» square to the pavement it will be an easy matter to get a; car away quickly without the necessity of waiting for others to move first.

, The Wellington Licensing Committee at its last, meeting renewed all the wholesale wine. and spirit licenses. New applications were refused on the ground that no licenses were available without taking them from the present holders. It was contended that some of them were not exercising them properly, or not at all, but the committee held that there was nothing in the Act to force the holder to sell a maximum or minimum of liquor ; nor could it take away property that had been paid for and give it gratis to somebody else who might then sell at a profit.

With the sanctioning by the Local Government Loans Board of the Paeroa Borough ; Council’s proposals for the relief of local unemployment no time was lost ip putting the work in hand. During the past week employment was found for 14 married men at the relief rate of wages. A start •has been made with the scarifying of Normanby Road from its intersection with Belmont Road. The full width of the road is being scarified to a depth of several inches, raked, and dressed with new metal, and then thoroughly consolidated by the steam rollc-r. The maintenance of Normanby Road has always been a serious problem to the council, a.nd by the means now being adopted it is hoped to obtain such a surface as will lend itself to bitumen-sealing a few months hence when, after the final work is completed, is iis expected that a satisfactory permanent surface will result and the cost of maintenance considerably reduced.

A mean trick was played recently in Taihape on a child of six years (reports an exchange). The little fellow had been sent to the shop of a Chinese to buy some vegetables, and in a timid voice he made his request, and then stretched u’p and placed his shilling on the counter. A woman standing by h-ad purchased goods amounting to Is 4d, and she cunningly took fourpence out of her purse, placed it on the shilling, and pushed it over in piiyment and walked out.

What was described as a neat point of law was mentioned at some bankruptcy proceedings recently, when the question of the bankrupt’s furniture was under discussion. It was said that if the husband had paid for the furniture it was hi-s, but if the wife paid for it with her husband’s money which she saved from the money given to her for housekeeping expenses the furniture was hers, and could not therefore be considered as part of thie bankrupt husband's estate. Surprise was expilpssed by one creditor that the wife had been able to save enough money to puy a piano.

Where.- there’s a will there’s a way. Taniwha. a little soldier settlement 60 : mileis south of Auckland, and to the ea'St of Te Kauwhata, has (says an exchange) been without a church. It was decided to erect a building of undenominational character. A site was donated by one resident, and thenecessary timber was cut in the bush by voluntary labour. The timber was carted and milled free, of cost, and then delivered on the site- by voluntary L'ibour. The building is to be erecte fl largely by free labour, as only a cotqple of carpenters will be employe fl. In addition, the Taniwha i-c-sid ents have collected over £5OO.

A return tabled at last Thursday’s mee ting of the .Ohinemuri County Cotij’icil showed that 59 cows, 14 heifers,,- 145 sheep, 8 lambs, 1 calf, and 8 pig.-s, were slaughtered at the local abirttoirs during June. Fees received totfeilled £45 10s Bd.

Holding its own favourably with overseas productions, the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review” enjoys a wibde popularity. On the double page is a magnificent series of photographs depicting the Pakuranga Hunt at Papatoetoe. Views of the Main 'rruiik railway deviation will comman.d exceptional attention. The four New Zealand screen finalists occupy place of honour in attractive photographs, while fashion has a charming display. Up-to-the-minute pictures arei Call Boy winning the English De rby, arrival; of Captain Charles Lii idbergh in Liondon after his great flight, and tennis stars at Wimbledon.

YVoods’ Great 'Peppermint Cure. For Influenza Colds.