Awahuri

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 112, 2 March 1886, Page 3

Awahuri

• ; - Jl meeting of the Presbyterian Comivimttee was held on Thursday evening last at Mr Fraser's store, Awahuri. . — Rev A. M. Wright, Messrs :ste,wart, Nairn, Fr&ser, and Reid. . ■Tenders for building a church were , - ©rtened and found to be as follows : — M. Burgess, £181 15s; Munro Bros., .£152; W. Watts, £139 6s; James fitubbs, £132 1 0s. On the motion of Mr Stewart, seconded by Mr Nairn it ; .was resolved to accept the tender of . Mr James Stubbs, and the Rev A. M. . ■■■ Wright was commissioned to complete for having the work started. The best thanks of the cora- • mittee . was accorded to Mr Smithers for supplying the plans, and to Mr . Heidforpreparingthe specifications and arranging about calling for tenders. o Messrs Stewart and Reid were appointed supervisors of works. Holme of the inhabitants of Awahuri were alarmed on Saturday last by tt»eing flames issuing from a building ; ft the Maori Pah. It blazed furiously • *^t^*i|fc- was entirely consumed. It • ti'anspired that it was an old whare which has lately been used as a stable. , c It had been set on fire by the owner ■' :'; 4fr Cole in obedience to the dictates . ; ;of aliaori prophet who said that the life of a former resident was in danger ':':' through some of these old buildings having become the abode of evil spirits. The man is at present lying " Ui. It remains to be seen whether this method of treatment will result in a cure.