LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16816, 7 June 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An Order-in-Council in last week’s Gazette notifies alterations in the Kirikiriroa Drainage District. The amateur golf championship of New South Wales was won by Hector Morrison by three up and two to play.

By a proclamation in last, week’s Gazelle the cost of maintenance of Jones Drain and Hie llamilton-Eureka drain, county of Waikato, are apportioned as between Hie Eureka Drainage Board (Hie controlling body) and tho Tauialiero lload Board. The Hoad Board is lo pay 1125 towards Hie costs already incurred in improving and reconstructing Jones drain; it is lo pay JJ2 ids per annum towards the cost of maintaining .I ones drain, and £2 towards the future eosl of maintaining Hie llamillou-Kuri ka drain. Tim Drainage Board is in pay all oilier eosts.

Hero's a gt’ l al opportunity for every housewife to replenish her home, with ih ve towels. Messrs Hooker ami Kingston have jusl received in a shipment this week from Kngland, JoO pairs of unbleached and white towels, which represent a mauul'urlurcf's sample range. They were bought at a fill per cent, discount, so yon will realise what value they are. Alt odd pairs , hut excellent quality towels, in both white and imbleaHhed. marked to clear at a very low price—buy two pairs of these towels for Urn price of one, for they are aelnatty being sold In you of less than Ihe mill price.— I looker and Kingston's. Ltd., as usual Ihc pig busy Store for better value drapery." Woods' ('treat Peppermint Cure For Couglis and holds, never fails.

While playing football for the Swanson team at Swanson on Saturday G. Meltam dislocated his left knee. The “community sing” will be resumed at Auckland on Wednesday. Mr Con Moreni, of the Fuller Company, will ac-t as song leader.

Messrs C. J. McKenzie, R. B. Hammond, J. T. Mair, P. 11. Buck and 11. T. Mitchell, have been appointed a commission to report upon the necessity or advisability of establishing model villages on the present sites of Whakarcwa-rewa and Ohinemulu.

The Tc Aroha Borough Council is, by Order-in-Council, aulhoriscd to raise £BOOO for constructing- a traffic bridge over the Waihou River, and Uho Pinko County Council a loan of £OO for completing the metalling of the main road at Molumaoho. The Minister of Internal Affairs intimates in the Gazette that a petition has been received praying for I lie abolition of the Waikato River District. All desiring to object to such abolition arc required to lodge such objections within a month.