DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 130, 11 February 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

The following tenders have been received by Mr Price, architect: For Mr Hardy's house:-• G. H. Seed, £719 10s; Markwick and Regan, £659; G. Hitchcock, £652; Jensen Bros., £624 lis9d. For Mr Pepene Ekctone's house:—A. Moody, £650; Jensen Bros., £619 10s 6d; Markwick and Regan, £586; G. Seed, £580; Hullerton, £560. The Singer Sewing Machine representatives have been giving exhibitions during the week to large numbers of interested spectators at Te Kuiti. A show room was secured in Mr Waters' building, Rora Street, and a highly satisfactory exposition of the management of the sewing machina was given each day. The manner in which the machine was manipulated, and the high class nature of the work executed, constituted a high tribute, both to the skill of the operator, and the quality of the machine. An addition to the professional ranks at Te Kuiti has to be crhronicled, Mr II Stewart Maclaren having commenced business as an architect. Mr Maclaren has secured offices in Naumai Buildings, and as he has had a wide English and Colonial experience, he is j sure to claim a large share of the ! business of the town and district, i Attention is called to Messrs Green ] and Colebrook's replace advertisement j which announces the opening of a j clearance sale of drapery and other j goods on Saturday next. Prices are ! marked particularly low, and the sweepI ing reductions are specially worth ! noting by heads of families. ! The Te Kuiti Saleyard is notified as the public pound for Te Kuiti, and Mr McDiarmid has been appointed poundkeeper and ranger. The recent spell of fine weather has had the effect of tempting settlers to , get the bush fires going, and during the week fires have been started in all directions throughout the district. In , most instances the burns are reported 1 to be excellent, and the grass growing area in the district should bs increased ; by many hundreds of acres next season. Mails for The Commonwealth of i Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, ; Straits Settlements; also South Africa, i Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, close at Te Kuiti at 5.45 a.m. on Monday, 15th February. Letters for beyond Australia require special ad- , dress 4 Via s.B. Mokoia." j Mails for Fiji, Canada, United States ; of America, United Kingdom and Con- j S tinent of Europe (connecting with Van- I couver steamer leaving Fiji), close at Te Kuiti on Tuesday evening. No | special address required. Dr Goode has been committed for

trial on a charge of murdering Mrs | Klenner, at Waitara. The evidence went to show that the doctor had no recollection of having perpetrated the deed. In the opinion of the Hon. D. Buddo, who is a practical farmer, the outlook for the farmers of the Dominion is good. The crops of rape and turnip in the South Islund, in spite of the wet weather, are good, and on the lighter lands there should be a considerably increased yield in the crops of grass seed and oats. As to wheat, he anticipates a 40 per cent, increase in the yield. From the freezing point of viw the prospect is equally satisfactory. Last year in Canterbury there was a shortage of 800,000 sent to the works. The abundance of feed for fattening leads to the presumption that thefstoeks of the North Island will also have to be drawn Upon to consume the liberal supply of feed available, Mr Buddo considers that by June next any financial stringency now existing will atthe least have been very greatly decreased. • A very pleasant time was spent on Thursday evening last, in Mr Kerr's dining room, when the local railway staff turned out to a man to say farewell and make a presentation to Mr A. Itoughan, driver of the 6.30 train. Mr Nichol-son occupied the chair, and during the evening songs were contributed by Messrs Pitcon, Reardon, Wilson, Cochrane, Bennett, Jeffries, Kerr and Craies. A number of those present spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr Roughan, and regretted his departure from this section. The presentation consisted of a travelling bag, set of razors and strop, and a fountain pen. In returning thanks Mr Roughan was i very much moved by the presentation j and surprised at his popularity, and as- I 3ured thosf present that he v.as ex- j ceedingly sorry to have to move on to i another section, but would always look ; back with the most pleasant of recol lections for Te Kuiti and his fellow employees. A vote of thanks to Mr Kerr for the excellent manner in >vhich the function was carried out, and < :he singing of "Auid J.a.njr Syne'' Jrought a most enjoyable evening to a :lose. The world's champion .--cuiirr. li. Vrnst, intends proreeriir.fr to England ifter Kast-'-r f>>r the purpose of ro\vi:,;r ' jarry. tie.' champion, Arr.st '■d!! also crd-hvciir to arrange a match > I' ow i.'i America i.is i