Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY WEDNESDAY, NOV, 18, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXXII, Issue 2802, 18 November 1931, Page 4

Hauraki Plains Gazette. With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY WEDNESDAY, NOV, 18, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

o A meeting of the Hauraki A. and P, Association is to be held to-morrow evening. “For friends of mine you ask very awkward questions,” said Mr A. M. Samuel, at Hikutaia, when his views on branch railways and on the salaries of members of Parliament were sought. For the. second month in succession the Ngatea Farmers’ Union has not held a meeting. It is understood that unless business of a pressing nature comes to hand, no meetings will be held during thf busy months of the year. A gang of men is at present employed on Wilson’s Road, Netherton, '< vering the permanently sealed surface with a layer of red metal. This is being done to prevent lifting and bleeding, which the hot weather has 'heady caused to begin. The metal used for this purpose is being taken from either side of the scaling., “It means about £5,800 to our county,” said the chairman of the Piako County Council, in moving that appreciation be expressed of the action of the Government in making available a susbidy to allow county councils to reduce rates. Councillors agreed that it was a step in the right direction.

In the report of a ease heard at the Magistrate's Court, Paeroa, recently it was stated that the Paeroa Brewery Ltd. had not given a statement to the Police. The constable was correctly reported, but the Brewery authorised the forwarding to the Police of a statement in the form of a letter some time before the bearing of the case. As it could not b<* used in that form the Court was told that no statement had been given.

On Monday last a car standing apparently unattended on Orchard East Hoad, Ngatea, was removed, by police orders and placed in the Hauraki Motors garage. The car, an Oakland, was on the road from Sunday, and its description tallies in every respect, except the number plates, with a similar make of car recently removed from Wellesley Street, Auckland. The engine was in a very bad condition. It appeared that '.he sump had run dry, a connecting rod had broken and had been pushed through the side of the crank ease, tearing a ragged and irreparable hole.

Following recent enquiries in regard to systems of levying for native hospital rates, the Rotorua County Council has receive 1 a letter from the Wairoa Hospital Board outlining the method adopted in that board’s dis- * i iet for the collection of hospital rates from Maoris. The Wairoa Board stated that some time ago, on fhe initiative of a native member of the Beard a hospital association h‘»d been formed among the natives. Each member of the association made a yearly contribution of £1 which entitled him or her to hospital treatment. The amount collected by these contributions was paid tn the hespita) beard ami it had been found that dcuble the amount secured by the pjevious system of rating, had been secured in this way. It was decided to refer the latter to the Waikato Hospital Board, the hospital rating authority for the Rotorua district, for consideration.