DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 138, 11 March 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

Mr L. Mackenzie, who has been connected with the staff of the "Chronicle," since the paper started, left Te Kuiti this morning for Hawke's Bay, having decided to take a hand in starting a paper at Wairoa. Mr Mackenzie carries with him the best wishes of a large circle of King Country friends. Twelve brace of partridges recently arrived at Auckland from England consigned to Mr Cecil A. Whitney, of the Colonial Ammunition Co. Limited. They came as a present from Mr Chaworth Musters, of Annesley Park, Nottingham, England. It is to be hoped that this will be a start in the acclimisation of these valuable game birds in the Auckland province. Now., that there is so much arable land in that district, the birds ought to have every chance of establishing themselves there. Mr Whitney intends breeding from these birds this year, and liberating a number next year. It is urged that special efforts should be made by the various societies in the province to exterminate hawks. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is offering Is per head for hawks, and the New Zealand Herald thinks that the Societies in the Auckland province should follow their example, and offer at least 6d per head for hawks till they are thinned off a bit. They are very numerous just now throughout rural districts.

Several cases of typhoid fever have occurred among the Maoris attending the Native Land Court at Wanganui. The Maoris are net able to get suitable quarters at that town and many of them have to live in insanitary quarters. The Chief Judge of the Native Land Court is watching the progress of the case, to see if he is warranted in adjourning the sitting of the Court at that town. Meanwhile the suggestion has been made that, in view of the difficulty experienced by the Maoris in finding accommodation and the insistence of the local Chamber of Commerce on the Court holding its sittings there, it is advisable that the Government itself should provide a hostelry for the accommodation of the Maoris attending the sittings" of the' Court. "New Zealander"' writing to the "Wairarapa Daily Times," says:-—-"Anyon". walking through the streets of Masterton cannot help being struck with the alarming influx of Chinese to~ our town, which to many must be received with great concern. We all know that the majority of these aliens are undesirable people in our midst, and it behoves the people of Masterton to take a stand against the Yellow Peril, before they "get too strong a hold on our town. I would suggest to all people who have the welfare of Masterton Dominion at heart, to bestow their patronage on the European in preference to the Chinese, and to landlords to refrain from letting their shops to the Yellow Man. In doing so they will be doing their duty to the town, protecting and saving our race from contamination with the vices of the relieving' the rising generation from unfair competition which sure to come if not checked." The shooting at Trentham theis year is said to be far ahead of anything previously seep a| the Rifle. Association's meeting, V-