DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 116, 17 December 1908, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

If is probable that a sitting of the Native Land Commission will be held shortly at Te Kuiti. for the purpose of taking evidence regarding a isrge block of lam! near Mohan. The first, wool sale of the season at Invercargiii was held on Tuesday. :.'.>•'i;.' bales being offered. The wool was hardly up'othe usual Southland standard and was lacking in lustre ami short in staple. The kieni-s! mossy was for longthv tine hogs.et wool, part of the Castle' Kork clip. Tafos all over, prices wore beyond general' v pecfafions. There was no merino, and very little half-bred oifering. Kim crossbred, superior to good, roali.-ed ski to 11 CI; good medium, fd ie Pd : medium inferior, m,'d io 7"d : sn-ons crossbred, superior. S.Ci to <s id ; good to meduim, 7d to e'd ; medium K> Inferior, ad to Kh\. The past few days have been Iruiifill of sensation in various parts of the Dominion. At Dovonporf, Auckland. a man named Kerref was stabbed in the neck by his brother-in-law, Ceorgo McGuirk: at Waii.ara Hector C 0,.,!,-. who had been drinking' heavily shot, a neighbour named Mrs Kleuner. and there is a doubt as to whetlicr the man will recover. llunodiu provides its quota of excitement with a imsi-re! between a man and his stepson. The older man. MleCurdy. is alleged to have thrown a knife at the young fellow. Tooniey. who i-c]iiicd with a I'itie. the bullet entering McCuniy's thigh. The injury is not serious. During a cricket match s.t Kelson. a. collision occurred' hotweu Iwoplavers. Hall and Khan. Kban r.dsp: .'-d into unconsciousness, and ex | m-eii abou ! two o'clock on Sunday morning from concussion of the brain. M< iesced was about :!'■■> years of age. and wss to have been married shortly. It is lisis-ec being a witness of the accident. "I find it is very much easier to make the law than to e\pom;d it after it is made." stated the Crown taw draftsman., Professor Saimend. at the law students' dinner in Vfe; imgi en tic other night. "Speaking < olloqu iaily, it's as easy as failing oj'f a leg P: draft a statute, but a very differ, nt flung to say afterwards what, yon mi an by it." On New Zealand Professor Salmoiiii was equally frani-: and interesting. "The average life ~f M Ww Zealand statute is five years. It lives merry existence while if lasts. It is amended once, sometimes even twice This evening- Mr W. T. Jennings, member fov the district, is to be entertained at a hanonet at < Ibskune. The Pi'ime Minister has- accepted an invitation to be present, a.nii the gathering considerable poi-i asi importance. Mr Jennings ha., appar.-niiy faseuiab-d the Ohakuno electors. 'At the conclusion id ids election speech at (hat ccnti'e be was presented with numerous bouquets, and flic peonies.' conndeuce was further emphasised at fin poll by a very convincing majority. A serious accident occurred en Saturday last, to a man named Shi- bis. in the Aria district, '-(-suiting in a broken leg and a severe laceration (he muscles. i'r Kobe] was (nought from Te Kuiti io attend Sue suffe'-er and arrived about midnight, doing (he journey in about seve:i hours. The doctor recommended flic patients' removal to the Waihafo iiospilsl. and Shields was conveyed to Te Kutii in time to catch Monday morning's train to Hamilton. Ai kites! advices he was progressing; favourably.

A meeting oi the Te Kuili Athletic Club is called for Taenia} evening next in the "Chronicle" ohiee. when it is Id he hoped thai 1 lit- sporting element, as well as ih.' townspeople will turn up. Tilt' sessen is now getting on. and if the <'!uh is given another start, there is every reason (() hclieve that ii will he ;;l>le In have an annual function of s-sne seii or oilier.

A dissolution of pat !uership has been effected ivi ilie well ■known blacksmithing and coaehbtiiiding firm of Rutherford, Wright and Co.. at Tc Kuiti. Mr Rutherford senior, having (ieeiiiet: io remove i o Of oro!no>g,-i and start a business in ilia! growing con! re. Mr Ku! herford can boast a very wide experience in ail branches of his trade ami is sure 1o receive a fair share of business in his new sphere.

j Criokei ;it;. To Kuiti is being pursued with vigour, and practice is being assiduously undertaken by the club members. Endeavours are being made to arrange matches with oulside clubs, and a trip Io Tamus rum: i is. projected for eariy in January. A cyclone 1 rav< rsed port ion of the j Canterbury district on Friday last. the visitation being- felt severely near j Ashhurton. Considerable damage was j done to buildings, straw-slacks, and crops. bu( no lives ".-ere lost. The area covered by die cyclone was sCaM throe-quarters of a mile in v.-id!h. Several farmers, fhr.iueh whose pro pcrty the cyclone travel!. 1 i. state !ha; their crops have boon dainsseo (■> !lv extent o',' about hid per cent. The heads of tile corn have been, m many cast : . cut completely oil', while I lie haiistorms ha\e also b< en i esn<.nsdde tor breaking' down a large preportion of he stalks. f! is difficult a! present to state anything- like tl)<- full <-*; t<-n< of the damage caused. A paper read at the Tanmarunui Debating Society last week, contained (he following: One .great obstacle will have 1.0 be overcome, namely, the Native (own. hip tenure. This question will intensify as time goes on. and its effects will be most exasperating to the townspeople. Eventually. 1 believe the right to purchase will be conceded, bud. at such a price that will leave bitter memories behind il. When freed from the encumbrance of Native tenure, the town will progress I rapidly, and twelve years should see a well built, town, with a wader and gas supply: also proper drainage, (own hall, fire brigade, public library, ami i tastefully laid oil" recreation ground. Many of the poorer class, s of cottages will become sadly out of date, and linage of white pine as a huiiding timber will be definitely parsed. 1 io.J, !'.■■: ward with every eoniidnce to Tannic rumti becoming- a really pro: porous .■ town and district, mid the first place in importance between 1 lamiilen audi Marlon. i