Otaki and District

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1916, Page 3

Otaki and District

(News Items from The Mail.) Sharks have been plentiful off Kopiti during the-warm weatner, and a large number have been captured. Several of the smacks wore large in size, among the number being a number of blue ones. We regret to report that Dr Hutliwaite is indisposed, being laid aside with ,i trouble affecting the knee. Unfortunately, as yet he has been unable to secure a locum tenons. Applications are called; by the Otuki Town Board for the position of second roadman, wages 8s per d»y. Ap plications close at noon on Thursday, February 3rd. During the holidays Or. T. Edwards, « member of the Hutt County Council, drove through from A&hurst to the Hutt, taking two days to complete the journey. He found the roads in the Hutt County superior to those ot Manawatu and ilorowhenua.

While Miss Doris Jones, second d. ughter of Air H. O. Jones of Otaki, was endeavouring to swim across a stretch of water near the Otaki beach on iSatur day afternoon she got into n hole, ana was soon into difficulties. Her cries attracted her mother, wJio, fully dresssed, rushed to the rescue, closely followed by Mr Cameron, who effected n timely rescue after the child had sunii twice. Mi's Jones also had to be helped out. The child is none the ■worse for the mishap.

One of the best-known and nuw highly-esteemed Natives of this district Mr Matenga Moroati, of Te Horo, died ui Koputoroa 011 Saturday last. Div tea-seel, who has been ailing for a long time, but had been getting about till near the end, was a., prominent chief-, tain of the Ngatiraukawa tribe. H? reeided for many years in the Foxton diitriot, and at one time lived at Otaki, For some years past lie has lived at T • Horo. He was a thorough ''White man"—one of the and most gentlemanly of the district Natives, and was universally respected 1 by both Natives "and Europeans.