DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 46, 6 September 1907, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

Last Wednesday week was the 6l>t anniversary of the passing °f perial Parliament of the New Zealand Government Act, under which the new charter was issued to New Zealand, dividing.the colony info two provinces, and granting representative institutions. The provinces (the New Zealand Times, remarks) were called New Ulster (the North Island) and New Minister (the South),l-and each had a Lieutenant-Governor subordinate to the Governor of the colony. For a time Sir George Grey held the triple position. Early in 1848 the Imperial Parliament suspended the Act in so far as it conferred representative institutions. Four years later, however, the new Constitutions' Act was passed granting representstive institutions, and dividing the colony into six provinces. The Lieutenant-Governors then ceased to exist. For the first five months of this year the imports of New Zealand cheese into Britain, 134,085 cwt., were about 20 per cent, of the total imports, It is officially stated that fully 300, 000 immigrants will enter Canada this year. The Minister for Agriculture has intimated that he intends dealing with the subject of Noxious Weeds this session and states.that it is the mosl difficult problem the Department has been called upon lo solve. At the last meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board, a motion by the Chairman, providing for raising" the fees for patients to 5s per clay, was carried. The new scale came into force at the beginning of this month. The opinion was expressed by some of the members that many people, well able to pay doctors' and nursing fees, sought admission to the institution merely to serve their own pockets. There are at present sixty-one patients in the Waikato Hospital, and as the building is designed to accommodate forty-five only, comfort of patients and the convenience of the staff are greatly minimised. The early passenger train from Te Kuiti made its initial trip on Monday morning last. Notwithstanding that the time of departure is the rather early hour of 6.30 a.m., passengers to the number of twenty were booked from Te Kuiti alone. This service is sure to be widely patronised by settlers and others wishing to attend the Waikato markets in summer. Additions and alterations to the station yard at Te Kuiti are still proceeding, and in view of the scheme of improvements projected, several Departmental officials have been making an inspection of the ground. The yard is of considerable size, but it is understood that the whole of the available space will be -necessary for the additions to the lines and buildings. The sale of town and suburban sections comprising the Teasdale Settlement, at Te Awamutu last week, was disappointing, only eight suburban and two town sections being taken up. The reason ascribed is that the people are dissatisfTifl®>*ith the tenure, which is in lease in perpetuity under the provisions of " The Land for Settlements' Con solid at.ion Act, 1000." The total number of sections offered was 117, embracing an area of 122 acres 3 roods 2 perches. A match has been arranged between Webb, the world's champion sculler and Tresidder, the well known Australian oarsman. The race will be rowed on the Wanganui river, probably at the end of February. Other New Zealand oarsmen who are anxious to try conclusions with the champion are Welch, of Canterbury, and Arnst, who has been under the tuition of G. Towns, the ex-champion, for a considerable period. Arnst is said to be improving rapidly, and looks like developing into a great oarsman. In reply to a question in Parliament last week, the Premier stated that the sheep tax would be abolished after the present year, and the necessary legislation would be introduced by the Government during the session. The tax, which was due on the first of September, will be collected this year. The recent wet weather experienced in this district has evidently been general. From all quarters comes the complaint that we are having rather " too much of a good thing." Even Oamaru, which suffered the evils of a drought until recently, is holding out signals of distress. The Mangaokewa river at Te Kuiti,-was very high on Sunday last, and if another rain storm ensues there is every likelihood of a severe flood in those districts where the rivers are choked with willows. The men who were injured in the recent accident at the Te Kuiti lime works, are still in Hamilton Hospital. Hallctt, who sustained some broken ribs, is now well on the way to recovery, but Bowden, who, besides having his ankle broken, also received an injury to the spine, is still in a precarious condition. The large and well-appointed school building which was erected some years ago at Piriaka ,and which had practically ceased to be of any public utility is now being removed to Manunui. The change will be much appreciated by residents of the latter place. The departure made by the Maori Land Board in calling for tenders for the township sections at Taumarunui has been found to be successful. Of a total of thirty sections open for tender, twenty have been tendered for at satisfactory prices. Although the bidding for the Te Kuiti township sections, at the sale on Tuesday last, was not as keen all round as at the previous sale, some of the lots brought very satisfactory prices. The llall section, and the one behind it, brought between them an annual rental of 1*23 15s, which works out at over £i.SOO per acre capital value. The nine acres on the Western side of the railway brought prices which averaged out at about£oo per acre capital value. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 & 2/6.

Saturday l.'isl was a busy day in the football world. At Dunedin, Auckland and Otngo representatives played a draw, and I Ik: ' i~a !a nak i~ \'Vcl Iin?•, lon match, at I unpin: City, had lo Ik: abandoned owing to heavy and continuous rain. YVaikato defeatid Thames, at Hamilton, by !0 lo 3. The Auckland Associalion representative;; defeated Wellington at Auckland, and won the coveted Brown shield. A movement is on foot at Tanmarunui for (he purpose of ;,ct 1 iiiji," a branch of the Bank of New South Wales established in lhal centre, .and the Town Council has passed a resolution instucting its Secretary to write to the bank authorities requesting them lo move in the direction mentioned. At the recent sitting of the S,M. Court, at Taumarunui, one or two rather lively " passages of arms " took place between MrjNortheroft.S.M. and Mr W. Hackett, who was appearing as counsel in several cases. In eonsequence of this, when a case was called subsequently, Mr llackctt said he had been asked to act as counsel, but as His Worship evidently thought he did not understand the law, he had declined. At Auckland on Friday last, J. 11. Carrington, of Taumarunui, filed a declaration in bankruptcy, on the petition of T. and S. Morrin. For Bronchial Coughs take Wood's Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 & 2/6.