LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 14727, 4 August 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Out of £1,138,596 advanced to returned soldiers as business loans, £594,944 has been re-paid, together with £29,319 by way of interest.

A 15-year-old offender told the Magistrate lin the Petone Juvenile Court that he was earning between £2 and £3 per week on piece-work at mpat works. ' The Farmers' Conference carried a motion by 24 votes to 10, "That auctioneers be required to.give both the vendor and purchasers' names when selling stock at public auctions." •

The heavy motor lorry belonging to the Thames County Council went off the road between Parawai and Kopu on Tuesday. Two men had to dig it out, as it became embedded in the soft banking of the road. A heavy storm passed over Thames last evening, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning. ' Towards midnight the storm increased in violenceuntil it was blowng a veritable gale. No damage has been reported. "The road is dangerous even in daylight," said Cr. McCormick, referring to the Coast Road, at the meeting of the Thames County Council yesterday. "We never see anything about it in the foreman's rjport," said a member. "Perhaps he Wasn't noticed it," said Cr. McCormick, amidst laughter.

"We have here three letters from the Minister identically the same, when one would have been sufficient," said the chairman of the Thames County Council yesterday, referring to communications from the Minister. "It is just an example of the Civil Service curtailment of expenditure," remarked a councillor.

Some amusement was caused at the meeting of the Thames County Council yesterday, when the chairman, referring to the dangers experienced by children at Kopu, suggested a notice should be put up with the words "Go Slow." "That would apply to the Thames County," remarked a member. (Laughter.}

A request from the Beautifying Society for assistance in their work was received at the meeting of tin*. Thames County Council yesterday, The chairman said they already had one of the most scenic roads in the Kauaeranga Road, and he thought they should concentrate on it, and other beauty spots iri the country district.

A member of the. deputation that waited on the Harbour Board last night asked if the harbour improvement tax was collected v at Turua and Kopu. . ■ .The chairman replied that the tax operated ■■■ there. The visitor said that when travelling from Turua or Kopu to Auckland he was invariably given a ticket, PaeroaAuckland.. He had nejwer seen a ticket to either Kopu or Turua. The chairman said that the.-matter was of importance and might affect the revenue of the board. He thanked the member of the deputation for mentioning it. Inquiries would be made.