THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1909 DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 150, 26 April 1909, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1909 DISTRICT PARS.

♦ The Gazette contains the amended boundaries of the Auckland acclimatisation district, which are as follows: — All that area comprised in the counties of Rodney, Waitemtaa, Eden, Manukau, Coromandel, Thames, Ohinemuri, Piako, Raglan, Waikato, Waipa, Kawhia, Awakino, Waitomo, and Ohura, and in that part of each of the counties of Matamata and West Taupo lying north of a right line extending southwesterly from the summit of Puwhenua Mountain, at the eastermost corner of Matamata County, to the summit of Rongitoto Mountain.

The attention of those interested is directed to the fact that the annual meeting of householders for the purpose of electing a school committee, is to be held in Te Kuit school this evening at 7.30 p.mT Last year the meeting called for the purpose lapsed for want of a quorum, and the couse was adopted of appointing Mr Jer. Ormsby Commissioner, to act in place of the committee. It is needless to say that the office has been filled by Mr Ormsby in an eminently satsfactory manner.

An interesting relic of the old time journalism in the shape of a copy of the London "Spy," a weekly publication of 1830, is in the possession of Mr Gerald Clark, of Mahoenui. The issue contains an illustrated supplement depicting scenes "in connection with the coronation of Knig William IV. and Queen Adelaide, and conveys an idea of the contrast between the illustrated journalism of 1830 and that of the present day. A series of leaflets has just been issued by the Department of Agriculture deling with the diseases of field crops and forage plants. Tf?p laflets are of special interest to farmers, as they deal with the pests which attack oat and wheat crops, and also grasses and clovers. The character of the various pests is dealt with and methods of prevention are recommended,. Other leaflets, dealing with fruits and flowers, are also issued, and contain much that wilt be useful snd instructive to horticulturists, and fruit growers both amateur and professional. At the last sitting of the S.M. Court, at Te Kuiti, Mr Sharpies, who was appearing for the defendant in a liquor case, said if the witnesses for the defence were to be suspected by the Bench, and their evidence dscounted, amending legislation should be brought in to say that all persons suspected of having liquor shall be deemed gulity, and shall be precluded from bringing evidence in their defence.

The presence of gold in the Maungatautari Ranges, ten miles from Cambridge, was referred to by the Mayor, Mr W. F. Bu.ckland, the laying of the Town Hali foundation stone last week. Mr JBugkiand said a top o£ stone had been sent from tjiis locality to the Thames, and gave an assay vale of £4 10s. Mghiita and Kaihau had, he added, put an embargo on prospecting for the present, but they would get it just as they had got a Town Hall for Cambridge. It has ben decided that the forthcoming match between Arnst and Webb for the world's championship and £SO aside, shall be rowed at Wanginui. The idea of holding the contest at Akaroa has been abandoned, in view of the risk of rough water and cold weather. In accordance with the agreement arrived at by the Native Ministers, the Hans. Carroll and Ngata, and the Hon. Mabuls, fif.Jj.p., and Mr Henare Kaihau, M.P., an Adyigyeyy Committee has been set up to a,ct tftfc Nptjve Land Board within Mahuta-'s acy. This ig jo accordance witti the ; understanding arrived #,jfc fast tyl6nd.ay at the Waahi Conference. Six Natives i have been selected as members of the committee, and they will be assisted in jtfcei? work by Messas Ngata and -Kaihau, white tfoe Native Minister has promised that two officers, &ne from the Survey Department, and the from.the Native Land Court, wilL render further asistance. The committee commences its duties at the end of the present month, when th& of land to be disposed of by lease »n$ will be considered. With reference to the back-block mails, information h$S been received "from the Acting-Secretary af fcfag Postal Department, to the effect that it is, beitig arranged to establish a second weekly mail £grvipe between Te Kuiti and Aria via Piopio. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Pepperrinnt Cure, Is 6d and 2a

In connection with the widening of the Ngapaenga road, and the representations'made to the Hon. A. W. Hogg on the subject, the following letter was received on Saturday by the Secretary of the Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce, from the officer in charge of the Roads Department at Wellington: —" With reference to the deputation from the Chamber of Commerce which waited on the Hon. Minister for Roads at Te Kuiti on the sth inst., and urged the necessity for the widening of the above road, I have to inform you that the representations made have been noted, "and that the question of providing the necessary funds for the work will be carefully considered when the Estimates for the current year are being framed." Mr F. O'B Loughnan, the Palmerston solicitor who has been appointed to succeed Mr Cutcen as Stipendiary Magistrate at Hamilton, enjoys th distinction of being the only Roman Catholic Magistrate on the New Zealand Bench today. Mr H. S. Wardell, formerly of Wellington—who, by the way, married the widow of the late Hon. John Sheehan —was one, but he has retired from regular work, and only occasionally acts as a relieving magistrate. Mr Loughnan is a brother of the well known southern journalist, Mr R. A. Loughnan, now an M.L.C., and has been in practice at Palmerston North for some years past. On the testimony of his fellow citizens there he should prove an ornament to the Bench. —Observer.

The Crown Lands Department has received 150 applications for sections of an area of 6878 acres, chiefly in Hokianga, Rotorua, Waikato, Hobson, and Tauranga Counties. All sections are covered, and as many as 30 applicants apply for a single section. Most of the lands were opened under optional tenure, but in a few cases were restricted to renewable lease, on account of being in a mining district and subject to the Mining Act. The Land Board will deal with the applications on the 29th inst., in order to ascertain who among the applicants acre landless, and who are not, within the meaning of the Act. The approved applications will be submitted to ballot on the 30th inst. A further area of 5000 acre will be opened on Wednesday, chiefly comprising lands in Matamata, Piako and Waitemata Counties. Some of the sections are within settlements under the Land Settlement Act. Matters in connection with the Te Kuiti post office are in a much more satisfactory state than was the case a few months ago. The office is now properly staffed, and business as a result, is transacted much more expeditiously that was possible in the old building. The congestion at the office upon the arrival of the evening mail, which was such a prominent feature at the old office, has entirely ceased. This may be attributable to the number .of private letter boxes which are in use. There are fifty six boxes already in use, and applications have been received for ten more. Efforts are now being made to have a letter delivery established in the town, and this should prove a great convenience as the business is already sufficient to warrant the step being taken. Messrs Smith and Caughey, the well-known Auckland drapery firm advertise a display and sale of ladietf' winter goods at Te Kuiti Auction Room from April 29th to May 4th. At the meeting of the Auckland Education Board on Wednesday Mr George brought forward the matter of wool classing, suggesting that the Board might hold classes of instruction during winter, such classes to extend over a period of three weeks and held at a time when farmer? could most conveniently attend. Mr H. J. Greenslade, M.p., suggested that fhe class should be held at Hamilton during the Winter Show, which would extend over three days. Several speakers endorsed the idea, one saying that wool classing was one which must be pushed on. He asked whether the idea was tq teach it to the sehool children of Auckland, or the farmers and farmers' sons in the country districts. The chairman thereupon explained that Mr George's scheme was for the farmers and farmers' sons, and to charge a small fee to meet expenses. Mr Garland said that instruction was wanted in the country districts as they could not get farmers to come into 1 town. Ultimately the following resolution was carried: "That the Board directs the director of technical education to inquire into the matter of providing instruction in wool packing and wool classing, as being a very proper subject for the Technical College to undertake and that he be requested to report op the subject at next meeting." Tb e opipion was expressed that the branches of the Farmers' Union in the district would be pleased to coGperafa with Board. With regard jo rapid pabling the Premier has received 3, letter fprm Mr J. H. Heaton, stating that there were four great inventors who bad proved in his presence that they could send 500 words in a space of 30 minutes over cables. The Premier is alive to the importance of the information, for the great obstacle in the way of cheapening cable communication is the limited capacity of the cables. Said Darby to his old wife, Joan, "We, side by side, have aged and grown, But here I tell you plump andjjplain You shall not poultice me again! something now to cure one Of cough and cold than mjisfard plaster No iflPfe #i,e blister I'Jl eriduje, 4 I'll purchase (*pea t t Peppermint Cure." Jn the course of a short interview at Christchurch the Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, said there was E* b decision, as to whajfc e done in the SdjiGatjop Department in regard to retrenchment, had yet besu arrived at. The largest amount oi expenditure was in connection with gglaries, which were fixed by statute, andljad beep rgifed only last year. There was no"intentipn'whatever ot touch them. The suggested fusion of education districts had never been dispssserl, and it did not strike him' as being sl} a practicable scheme. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint pure.—Never faiis, Is 6d " "

Some information concerning the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, which has established a branch office in Te Kuiti, may be of interest to many of our readers. This institution, which is trading in every state of the Commonwealth of Australia and throughout the Dominion, has 155 branches in the Colonies and London, and was the first Bank to open in New Zealand. The opening of the first office was advertised in the first number of the first newspaper published in the Colony, viz., the New Zealand Gazette of September 6, 1839, and in the same issue the New Zealand Land Company advertised " The Directors of the New Zealand Land Company hereby give notice that they have effected an arrangement with the Directors of the Union Bank of Australia; in pursuance of which a branch of the Union Bank will be established on the Company's First and Principal Settlement. The Directors therefore recommend to the colonists the Union Bank of Australia, as a mean i of effecting their pecuniary transactions with convenience and security." The Union Bank was formed in 1837 in London, and at once took over the business of the Tamar Bank of Launceston, Tasmania. It was incorporated in 1880, and in 1892 it took over the bank of South Australia. As showing the growth of the Union Bank the following figures are interesting—the first column being at the time it started business in N.Z., and the second showing 1 its position at the present day: 9 —Capital paid up, £268,930; Reserve Fund, £2,407; Reserve liability of proprietors, nil. 1909 Capital paid up, £1,500,0,00; Reserve fund, £1,250,000; Reserve liability of proprietors £3,000,000. Of the reserve fund £750,000 is invested in Consols; £2,350,000 in Local Loans, Imperial Government Stock, and the balance is employed in the business of the bank. The chief officer of New Zealand is Mr Geo. Edmeades Tolhurst, and the local branch has been opened in temporary premises in Sheridan street, under the management of Mr A. V. Snaddeen, late of Ashburton branch. —Advt.

A social in connection with the Te Kuiti Fire Brigade is to be held in the Hall on the evening of May 24th. Considerable interest is being shown in the proposal already, and an enjoyable entertainment is assured. The function is in aid of a very worthy object, and it is to be hoped widespread support will be accorded by the public.