DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 41, 2 August 1907, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

In one of the cases, before Mr Northcroft, on Friday last, a defendant was asked to show his receipts for the last two months, and on returning to the court with a handful of papers, handed them to His Worship, who immediately pushed the first one aside and told the defendant it had just been written. This remark was received with much astonishment by defendant, who was inclined to deny it, but His Worship said " Why, this was written with the same sort of ink as I have been using all the morning, and when dry turns black. This is still blue." These remarks were not questioned. ' In proposing the toast of the " Public Health " at Tauniarunui, onSaturday evening last, Dr. Cairns remarked that there was no such thing at Taumarunui, and warned the residents that would be of the gravest nature if an epidemic of enteric started. He also stated that he was surprised such an occurrence had not come to pass already. These remarks may be applied to all the township centres of the King Country, and the sooner sanitation is started in the most populated places, the sooner will the King Country cease to be a place for families to avoid. !

The duties of the Te Kuiti stationmaster commence as from the first of August, and installation of decent facilities in another Kin;;' Country station should have the effect of lightening the work of the Taumarunui stationmaster, who has hitherto had to cope with the whole of the traffic between that station andTeAwamulu. The innovation should also be appreciated by the guards, whose labours will be appreciably lessened. The travelling public should note that tickets will henceforth have to be obtained from the stationmaster, otherwise a- fine will have to be paid for the neglect. Constable Matthew made a statement in Court, last Friday, to the effect that during the last two months large quantities of liquor had been brought into Te Kuiti, and that he had reason to suspect that a good deal of it was being sold by the bottle. Mr J. Teddy, late of the Ohauno Hotel, has purchased a portion of Mr Lichfield's Sunnyside Estate, on the Cambridge Road, including the homestead.

Constable Matthew, to the defendant in a grog case: "How many helped you to.drink the contents of the portmanteau ? " The reply came that there were five and a couple of others whose names he did not know. " Don't you think that's pretty good going for an evening," asked the constable, to which the following reply was immediately forthcoming : " Yes, and there are some pretty good goers in Te Kuiti, too ! " A sitting of the Police Court was held at Te Kuiti on Thursday morning, August Ist, when Mr J. Tammadge, J.P., presided. A Maori, named Iwa, was charged with stealing a horse and saddle, valued at £l7, and a suit of clothes, and money to the amount of £l. Accused was remanded for eight days. The Otorohanga footballers defeated Kihikihi on Saturday last by 6 points to 3, after a stubborn game. The result of the match gives Paterangi the premiership in the Waipa Union. Kihikihi and Paterangi had been running level for the caps and a play off was looked forward to between the two teams. The unexpected defeat of Kihikihi has, however, brought the club contests to an abrupt close. It has been stated by the Premier that no new railway expenditure will be provided for in the Estimates this session. The announcement has met with hostile criticism in the North, and Auckland members are being requested to urge the demand for starting several new works in the province. The statement can hardly affect the Ohura railway as that line has been under construction for several years from the Taranaki end, and the claims for a grant to start from the Ongarue end at once are of the strongest possible nature. Residents of the district will regret to learn of the death of Mr F. E. Pascoe, of Pukelarata, which took place on Sunday last. Mr Pascoe was for some years in charge of Puketiti, before that property was taken over by Mr N. I. Hunt, and was greatly respected in the district. The cause of Mr Pascoe's death was pneumonia. For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 & 2/6. Complaints have been made by Mr Power, headmaster of the Te Kuiti school, of some person or persons who have been indulging in pea-rifle practice in the vicinity of the school ground, a bullet having been found embedded in the wall of the school, about 'eighteen inches above ground. It is to be hoped such an objectionable and dangerous practice will be discontinued, or serious consequences may ensue. The collection at the Church of England service, on Sunday next, at Te Kuiti, will be in aid of the Maori fission. The majority of the suggestions made by the Ngatimaniapoto Maoris to the Native Land Commission at Te Kuiti, have been accepted and cmbodied in the recommendations of the Commission to Parliament. The Whanganui Maoris, who are now discussing the position of affairs with regard to their lands, have made a request for a copy of the suggestions of the Ngamaniapotos. A petition, embracing the suggestions, is to be presented to Parliament, and the local Natives are also forwarding a copy to Whanganui. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. 1/6 & 2/6.' We regret to have to chronicle the death of a little girl belonging to MiGraham, of Mangapeehi. The child died from dyptheria and was buried at Te Kuiti on Tuesday. Speaking on the subject of roading, at the last meeting of the Waitomo County Council, Cr N. I. Hunt said : " The main thing was getting good roads. If we cannot get them one way, we must get them another. At present we are paying more than the equivalent in extra freights, to say nothing of the discomfort and inconvenience."