DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 101, 9 October 1908, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

♦ The necessary notice in connection with the Te Kuiti town loan appeared in the last issue of he Government gazette. In connection with the progress of Te Kuili it is interesting to note that during the past year there has been an increase of J 01? householders, which is about double the number of the previous year. During the. visit of the King Country deputation to Wellington last week, representations were made to the authorities of the Hi'.nk of New Zeulnad as to the desirability of opening the Te Kuiti branch of the bank permanently. The members of the deputation \yere assured that the matter would be placed before the directors when the representations would receive full consideration.

The monthly meteorological returns observed by Mr Wrattan, of Waitomo Caves, show that 7.9 Jfches of rain fell during September, ftoenteen days being wet. The heaviest rain was experienced on the fifteenth, when over two inches were recorded.

• Major Lusk., Chairman of the Waitomo County Council, returned to Te Kuiti from Wellington on Tuesday, having remained in the Empire City after the other members of the King Country deputation. While in Wellington, among other matters, Major Lusk interviewed.the Hon. Hall-Jones regarding the obtaining of the old Roads Office for the use of the County Council, and the matter will probably be satisfactorily arranged.

MrG. Lineham's advertisement notifying the arrival of a splendid stock of spring and summer goods is held over till next week.

A railway jigger is rather a peculiar thing to steal but such was the case at Te Kuiti on Tuesday evening last. The thief was pursued and captured by the railway officers near Hangatiki, and made his appearance at the Police Court, before Messrs Tammadge and Sims, J's.P., on Wednesday. He gave his name as James Mitchell, and pleaded guilty. For the theft a fine of £5 or in default one month's imprisonment was imposed. For placing rolling stock on the line without authority accused was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

At the Te Kuiti Police Court on Wednesday, a man named James Connor was fined 203 for drunkenness.

The time for receiving- tenders for a house in Taupiri Street has been extended to Wednesday, October 14th.

Upon leanring that the capacity of the stone crusher supplied to the Roads Department was only sufficient to metal at the outside, two miles of road during the season, a number of settlers Held an indignation meeting at Te. "Kuiti. Resolutions expressing disappointment, and asking that one ormore of the crushers lying idle on the route of the Main Trunk line be lent by the Public Works Department for six months were passed. It wa3 decided to telegraph the resolutions to the Premier and Mr Jennings, and failing a favourable, reply to send Mr Elliott to Wellington to urge the matter. The October number of' Good Cheer,' New Zealand's Popular Home Journal, is just to hand. This capital journal has now made; its sixth appearance, and there is every indication that the proprietors intend it to' be worthy of the Dominion. In it there is something for every member of the household, and the tone of the whole publication is of a high order. Ladies are particularly well catered for. The "Good journal is sent post free'to any address for the small sum of half-a-crown a year.

Several enquiries have been made as to the nature of a Glasgow lease, referred to by the NativeTMinister in connection with Native Townships. The intention of hte Bill, as explained to the deputation, is that the leases shall be practically the same as the present, with extra facilities for obtaining the freehold. As the Bill had not been circulated it was impossible to ascertain the full particulars. A Kaeaea settler, writing to the Taranaki Herald, stated:—-"The settlers in here at present are paying close on £7 per ton for cartage from Te Kuiti, which is a heavy handicap on us especially with big- families. Flour in here is 23s per 1001b3, and everything else in - proportion. The Government only metalled 1£ miles on the main road last year. We might get a bit more done this year, being .election year. lam speaking of tne AwakinoTe Kuiti road." The extract was read in Parliament on Monday of last week by Mr Massev, who was criticising the Government's roading policy. The reference to election year brought down the house.

A large number of sheep are being brought into the district from Hawke's Bay and other sheep raising centres, and the Main Trunk line is kept fairly busy with trucks. ■ The overland route from Taranaki is also being used by drover,;, and Messs Burchell and Living, ton ;)r<> expected to arrive at Piopio within the next day or two with a line oi'l< ; u() hoggets, of which 1100 are ewe . Tho mob is an exceptionally

!;ooil one, and it is intended to draft it into lini"' In suit buyers, who will thus bow an opportunity of securing some of what arc sait] to be the best hoggets which have left llawke's Bay for the K i'iir ('onnirv.

Tlu- Maoris possess customs and sayin;:-: which strongly resemble many iJi.ii arc i>art and parcel of our civilis"For instance," said Mr A. L. ! Y:;si !' in a lecture delivered at "when a child sneezed the oi-t 3 aigliah custom was for a mother to place her hand upon its head and say '('od you.' The Maori mother in.: the same, and her words were, "AH blessings bo on you!" Again it w;ian old saying that two sources of qiiiMTi i.« ami trouble generally were !; i-.l and woir.cn. The Maori said, "V! i land and women we are de•••ir.n <•«!." A lady of our civilisation was attracted by. the striking, Uv brillthe thing that glistened ; H of material, objects, or of i. The Maori proverb ran: " T : h> vc:,i;m onshore is like the kahnvvai at and the kahuwai, said Mr I 'rnthe Maoris caught by trailinv a Hislrning piece of pretty pawa shall i.i'liind their canoes," I