The Matamata Record THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 81, 9 May 1918, Page 2

The Matamata Record

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918 Brief Mention of all Minor Happenings in Matamata and Vicinity.

The Only Paper published in the Matamata Comity Published every Thursday Office Tower Road P.O. Box OS ’Phone 82 To insure insertion advertisements must reach the office not later than Wednesday afternoons at 4 o’clock. Changes of advertisements Must bo sent in not later than Tuesdays at noon.

The valuation of the Matamata town area is over £IOO,OOO.

Mrs A. D. Gould, of Matamata, left last week for a holiday in Australia.

The engagement of Miss E. Crawshaw and Rev. T. H. C. Partridge, both of Matamata, is announced.

Brindle, who has been spending a two-months holiday in Wellington, returned to Matamata this week.

Local sportsmen who paid an annual visit to Mercer at the opening of the season report that ducks are not as plentiful as last year.

In all forty young pheasants were liberated near Matamata last year. . The birds were forwarded to the Matamata Fish and Game Preservation society.

The rainfall at Matamata last month as recorded by Mr W. Kirkness, at “ Greenmeadows,” was 4.24 inches on 11 days. The heaviest fall was 1.16 on April 9th.

The Hon. W. H. Herries, member for the district, advised the chairman of the Matamata school committee on Wednesday that Cabinet had decided to make a grant of £990 for additions to the Matamata school.

In its annual report the Auckland Acclimatisation society reports trout fry' liberated last year 20,000 were put into streams in the Matamata county, mostly in the vicinity of Putaruru.

Mr Wm. Farrell is erecting a private residence on Mrs Cavolan’s property in Tainui St.. Matamata. When completed Dr Carolan will remove there and his present residence will be devoted entirely for" hospital purposes.

To hear the auctioneer’s remarks and not see the beast at the Matamata sale on Wednesday; one would Rave thought the bottom had fallen out of the cattle market, a two-year steer being sold for seven shillings and sixpence. The^beast, what there was of him, was a Jersey —Freisian Ayshire Shorthorn and “ any other breed ” cross.

' In the annual report submitted by the Auckland Acclimatisation society the following was included The Putaruru and Matamata societies say that the fish caught in the Oraka and Pekaiwhenua rivers have been well-fed fish, and some over 61bs in weight were caught near Putaruru, and plenty of big fish have been seen in the Waihou and Waimakariri. There are a good number of trout in the Mangamingi stream, and there is fair fishing in some of the smaller streams, especially the Waiomo. Some large carp were seen in the Penititos Lagoon. As to baits, though there is some feeling being shown in the matter of restrictions, Putaruru is of opinion this can better be removed by the instruction of the schoolmaster than the operations of the policeman. That streams need continual restocking goes without saying, for if anglers are fewer because of the war, there are always eels and shags in plenty.” For Children’s Hacking Cough at night. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6, 2/6