LOCAL & GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15127, 18 February 1922, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A Greymouth telegram states that another body has been found on the beach, but has not yet been identified.

Soldier settlers in the Patetonga district at a meeting held on Tuesday, decided to place before the Parliamentary party the position of the men on the Maukora estate. The settlers agreed that the vaulaions of the holdings were altogether too high.

The excursion train yesterday left Thames at 3.45 p.m. and the visitors expressed their complete satisfaction with the arrangements made. They had had, a most enjoytble day. Members of the committee spoke in terms of praise of the valuable assistance rendered by thp Borough Council. i Two elephants which escaped from a circus at Dannevirke caused a considerable degree of consternation among local residents. A grocer driving on his rounds met the huge beasts as they ambled unattended down the street, The horse took fright and bolted, and eventually the driver was thrown out and the cart was __ overturned and completely smashed.

A school excursion from Te Aroha came to Thames this morning. The weather although fine, was not as hot as yesterday, and the visitors contrived to spend a few pleasant hours on the beach.

Telephone connection has been established between Morrinsville and Pate'fojiga, but the line is not yet reaiiiy 1 Tor public use. Most of the party lines at Patetonga have been installed, and the subscribers are now awaiting connection with the exchange.

Among the matters discussed in the last “washing-up” Bill passed last season was a clause transferring to the Thames Borough Council, control of an area of 35 acres, 2 roods, 16 perches, on the Thames foreshore, originally set aside for the purposes of the Wai-kato-Thames railway.

In the Reserves And other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, generally known as the “Washing-up Bill, a copy of which has ’come to hand, there ,is a clause validating the expenditure of £172 8s 7d by the Thames Harbour Board on propaganda work in connection with the proposed harbour scheme.