The Putaruru Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY OFFICE: OXFORD PLACE. telephone 28. Post Office Box 44. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Putaruru Press, Volume XX, Issue 1183, 23 May 1946, Page 4

The Putaruru Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY OFFICE: OXFORD PLACE. telephone 28. Post Office Box 44. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946. LOCAL AND GENERAL

In the report of the Waotu Are case last week It was stated that the forest officers delivered mail before arriving at the Are. This was incorrect. Counsel was speaking of defendant, who had left the Are to collect his mail, he deeming the Are to be that unimportant. The total rainfall for the month of April, as recorded by Mr. K. S. Cox’s gauge: at “ The Crossing,” Lichfield, was 6-98 inches, the maximum fall of 1-85 inches being on the 22nd. There were 11 wet days, and two thunderstorms were experienced .on the 10th. The month on the whole was mild. The temporary classrooms for occupation ~y pupils of the Putaruru District High, School, until the new school is built, are nearing completion. The second working bee was held on , Saturday, and although the weather was unsettled and showery there was a good muster of volunteers, who put in a full day's work on the building, which is being erected on the new school site. It is understood that the rooms will be completed by the time the second school term commences.

In nominating Mr. J. M. Stewart for his third term as chairman of the Piako County Cr. W. C. Kennedy, at the annual meeting yesterday, stated that Mr. Stewart had occupied office during a most difficult period. While money had been available there had <been a iicarcity of both' men and material. However, Mr. Stewart had done a good job, and the ratepayers had been well served. These remarks were endorsed by Cr. W. F. Stark, who seconded the motion which resulted in Mr. Stewart being re-elected. In moving the adoption of the chairman’s report Cr. W, A. Rushton complimented Mr ; . Stewart on his yaar’o work and *on the manner in which he had administered the county’s business.

While it is being developed for the settlement of returned servicemen, sharemilkers will run dairy hards on the 11818-acre Te jfimi estate on the Tahuna Road, Morrinsville, according to the Auckland supisrintendent of land development, Mr R. L. Innis. The Government will taka possession on May 31. Six subdivisions would be made, aaid Mr. Innis, and about the same number of dairy cows as previously would be run. Applications would ;be called for three tsharemilkers to carry on in the meantime, and former serviceman among the successful applicants would be given preference when the time came to allot the six subdivisions. Sharemilkers at present on the land would be able to apply for the interim positions, but preference would 'be given returned men, said Mr. Innis. Reports that the Government intended to run dry stock on the Te Mimi estate and thus • reduce... dairy . production . were not true. Milking was Being kept up. oil every farm where a Shed exist- \ id, and a number of ifarmi taken had been converted to dairy Jproduc-