WAIROA NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1981, 17 January 1907, Page 3

WAIROA NEWS.

From tho Guardian, Mrs RamloFo and Sons havo disposed of thoir farm at Tuhara to Mr M. F. Bourkr. Thoy will tnko tho opportunity of tho Wairoaßtock saloon 20th January to dißposo of all thoir stock. Mossrs Sloan and Young will shortly start a sawmill in tho Mangaouo Valloy. Tho machinery thoy aro iustalling will cut 1000 ft a day, and thoro is sufficient timber to koop tho miff going at tho prosont sito for 2£ yoars continuously. This does not includo tho kahikntca, of which thoro is an unlimited supply. Elder Andrus, of Mahia aud Opoutama, toaohor of tho Mormon school tliero, informs us that tho now sclioolhouso will bo romly in February. It has boon built by Eldor Andorson out of subscriptions from Europeans and natives. Boforo tho holidays thoro woro 27 pupils, which number will bo considerably augmented wlxon tho now building is roady. Tho Bov. D. Ruddock has given £1 to tho shooting fund of tho Huramua Mounted Rifles, to bo awarded by Captain Bax. Gaptain.Bax informs us that Mr Smnli, of Tiniroto lias written to him, stating that a body of inon at Tiniroto aro anxious to form n wing of the Huramua Mounted Rilies there.

Tho following tenders wore acccptod at tho County Council : —Wuikokopu Deviation, S West, £B4. Thirty-fivo chains Rotokaknvangu road, J. Muffins, £l2O. Formation 81 chains Ruakituri Valloy road, J. Williams, £520. Privilege of collecting dog-tax, E. Oldham, £44 15s. Mr F. E, Gadduin waited upon the County Council, pointing out tho noglooted stato of tlio Coast road. Thoro was a rato rovonuo of somo £277 yot there has been no expenditure at all on tho road which was ono of tho worst iu tho district- Tho eight miles botween Nuhaka and Waikokopu was tho hoaviest traffic road in tho country. Ho urged that a maintenance vnau bo put on pormanontly. The onginecr said the road was not formed and tho Noxious Weeds’ Inspoctor should be asked to have tho blackberries cloarod. It was useless to put a man on thoro at presont. Mr Gad dum said it was tho only main road in tho county monoy was not spont on. Evontually, on the motion of Cr Tait, seconded by Cr O’Noill, it was decided a permanent man he put on tho road,