DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 211, 29 November 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

I- ♦ - The now rr.sii contracts for the coming triennial t =c-r:have nov; been let. Mr T. Moore has secured the contract for the Ohura rr.a:l from Or.gcrue. and Mr H, E. Lev,"is the contract for To- Kuiti to Piopio, Aria, and Mahocr.ui. The Ohura service is to be three times a week while the Piopio and Aira services will he twice weekly. Mr J. Doddle mho left Te Kuiti for Wellington last week on private busies- is also interviewing the various Minicsers on matters connected with the "bounty Council. The matter of anticipating the grant for the Te Kuiti Awakir.o road in order to get started immediately with metalling is to he brought before- the Minister for Public VVorhs. and Maior Lusk, mho mas anpc mated by the Chamber of Commerce to act v;ith the Council representative in ;hc matter proceeded to V.'e.lington by last night's express from Auckland. Mr V.". T. Jennings, member for the district, is at present in this portion of his electorate. Or. Saturday :ast no arrived at Otorohanga to open the new nost ofr.ee and was banquetted in the evening. Subsequently he left Otorohanga for Kawhia where he is to perform the ceremony of opening the Y'aiharakeko Bridge. Mr Jennings is expected to return to Otorohanga tomorrow. A full report of the member's tour will appear in next issue. The arrangements for the forthcoming settlers' picnic at Piopio are nowbeing made and the function promise; to be the most successful yet held in the district. The picnic is to be held on Monday. December 27th. and a dance wiii be held in the Mircahuiao Hall on the evening of the same day. The dance in previous years has been held on New Year's night, but it ha: been deemed advisable to alter the date so as to conclude the festivities without a break. This year the roads of the district are taking longer to become nt for ■ general traffic than ever before. The Te Kuiti-Awakino road is fairly good except for some had holes betvreen tne six and nine mile pegs. The Ohura main road from O.ngarue is also in fairly good order withthe exception of some bad holes within a few miles of Matiere. Close to Mangaroa. however, a slip on the road has createa a very bad hole. Tne side of the hill above the road is slipping away and probably a retaining wall will have to be built to ; revent the road slipping into the river, A deputation of members on both Houses of Parliament waited on the Premier today to urge the oidstanding greivance of Joshua Jones in connection with what are Xnovn as tne Mokau lands should be fully inquired into and a settlement come to. Sir | Joseph Ward said that he had informed | Mr Jones' solicitors that if they sub- ; mitted in writing suggestions which : had been put forward, Cabinet we;;; j consider the matter at an eariy date. The Government were quite prepared to do what was right, but the interests of the Natives had to be considered with those of Mr Jones. 1 A rumour is freely circulated in Wellington that Police Inspector Cuilen goes to Wellington and Inspector Ellison is to he transferred to Auckland from "Wellington. Dr Finolay, who was interviewed on the =ub:ect. said no changes had yet bet n decided on. and the matter was still before Cabinet. Bishop Nciigan paid a visit to To Kuiti on Saturday and Sunday, oepart- , ing by this morning's express. The Bishop conducted services at St, Luxe's Church yesterday there being large r<v."-rf-f&tior.s both morning and eveni Saturday evening 'he Biskq l ,t a meeting of parishioner? h<wv ■r. wattaway's mad. mere ; tten.dar.ee. and the matter >.: turning the district ir"o a parochial district was discussed a: length. Tivfeeling of those present was in favour of the proposmi change, a:.a :i was ceckled to adjourn the meeting sine o:o, for the purpc so- of a-:ecria:r.:rg an estimate of the permanent revenue cerivable from the district. A farther meeting will be held within the next two or three weeks, when the matter wib be dennitely decided, i r-sinwf brut of Fry's estab.isncu one h.undrew arc: oqgnty years ago :? Hs la vivo persuasion tnm : g conditions of empdoyc advance of what o' - t Dominion, The m e reef wages and hours Co-is mr.'s eyes to the welfare a of their employees, live men's Ommg room is'a tine, open apartment, one of the largest ol its kind in the world, whilst the girls' dining room wiii accommodate dec v : peonde. Cleanliness, comfort, and convenience am the simp.e matures of Fry?' factories, and are the best guarantee the nubile can have that the dainty confection?, and delicious cocoas of Fry? can be relied upon for their purity and genuine manufacture. Appreciation of Fry's chocolate is quite historical, for it is recorded thai at the investiture of the "Order of St, Patrick'' at Dublin Castle, 1752, below ihe Knights-Founder:; separated. Fry'.: chocolate in silver bowls was sewed as a fortitier against the chill March winds. In the King Country where the resources ol fortifiers are more limited than elsewhere, the knowledge of this fact should prove useful to those requiring a vital stimulant. Fry's manufactures are noted for their nuality. Quality ot everything is their watchword, from entrance to exit, from the bean to tne finished product. Fry's concentrates cocoa is richer in protems than even veal, lean mutton, or eggs, which therefore fall below this magnificent food in flesh forming properties. A new co r 'oa recently put on the market —Fry's breakfast cocoa—has completely captured the market. and seems to be the most perfect cocoa graded for ih-. taste since Columbus commenced to chat about the famous eggbeam Lastly. Fry's is a British industry. In its numerous factories it is a. city, and in its extensive trading relation- it is an Empire among commercial concerns. They give value and quality to their employees, to their cusctmers and to the general public.

Mr Bruce McKinney who lately paid a visit to the King- Country met with an accident and was crowned in the Mahurangi Liver cn the IPth ins:, Mr McKirn'jy '-''as a wry popular arc,, jovial o* i bachelor, and si! "-vho kr.e~»"* him %vi!i he sorry ro hear of his unrirr.ely end. He was a brother c-f Mrs Andrew Wilson of K&r.gariki, Using a ir.grs with considerable leisure tfir.e, he did a great heal of yachtinp and was therefore an ettr erler :cd ocaimam and the wonder is hew ever n:er. cf experience corr.e to grief. The difficulty r.f obtaining metal : n the Ohura has been a serious drawback to the roads policy hitherto, hnt it is state:, that more is at ample supply of gravel in the Ohura river, and providing a cheap method of obtaining the grave- :s auopteu, the metalling prch 'em as far as the Mangarca district is creamer w:L be solved. At last week's meeting of the Ohura County Counch Cr Williams suggested that a small engine and drum should be obtained for the purpose of hoisting the metal frcm the river bed. By this means the metal could be obtained even when it was under water a foot deep, and the necessity for malting approaches to the river would be obviated. The delay on the part of the Government with regard to making provision for road grants for expenditure during the present summer is recognised throughout the district as being of vital importance, and efforts are being made by the local bodies to obtain authority to anticipate the grants in order that work may be proceeds:! with. The Waitcmo County Council has authorised Her Eoddie to make representations in the matter to the Minister and at the iast meeting of the Ohura County Council it was decided to approach the Minister with a " i' to obtaining permission to anticipate the grants. The growth of the dairying industry in the Cambridge district is the most satisfactory feature in the past half dozen years of that district's history. The phenomenal growth of pasture right throughout the present year has been the dairyman's opportunity, and wherever possible more cows have been added to the milking herds. The result is seen in bigger cheques to the dairyman. Last month the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company's butter output was ld7,s3c'b, representing a value of a tout £c r,i le : of which wil be paid cut to suppliers cn Saturday next. The month's cutput represents an increase of about 20 per cent, over the corresponding period iast year. During the sitting of the Legislative Council or. Friday last, the Hon. vT: Pore asked Mr Speaker whether he had given permission to the Hon. Mr Mahuta to absent himself from the deliberations of thi Council session after session. ''l have been a member of this branch of the Legislature," said Mr Wi Fere, "for close on four years, and curing the whole of that tints I hr.vc been pestered in attending tt work which the Hon, Mahuta should have done. It seems to me that I have to act as the mouthpiece end protector of -;h? Maori tribes of this Island, north, south, east and west." The discussion was ended by Mr Speaker intimating that Mr Wi Pere could obtain any information he required by giving notice of motion. The question cf providing midwives and nurses fe-r the assistance of settlers' wives in the backblocks was referred to by the member for Bay cf Islands Cdr Yemen Reed• in the House cf representatives on Friday iast. He pictured the trials and suxeri: v- of won.en In the backblceks who were beyond the reach of doctors and hospitals, and urged that partmeat o: Public Health should otter every encouragement possible to induce midwives to go into the back country districts. The Hen. G. irowlds said the Department was doing its oest to turn out quslined nurses and mid wives to carry cut the work in the 1. .kl - lerks. 'and a great rr.cn.v had oeen s_< equipped in the necessary knowledge, that they could take midwifery cases without the services of a doctor.