DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 216, 13 December 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

+. The meeting of the Te Kuiti School Committee, which was to have been held this evening has been postponed to a date to be arranged. Liquor prosecutions in the King Country though not nearly so frequent as of yore are still carried on. At Tamuarunui on Tuesday last two men were fined £5 for introducing liquor into the town, while another defendant for failing to comply with all the necessary regulations in sending a consignment of liquor to Piriaka was mulct in a penalty of £1 7s. Mr Clement Wragge advises: —"The drought in South America and the present drought in New South Wales arc intermittent preludes to the coming deficiency of rainfall in the Southern Hemisphere and Australasia generally. Remember my forecast in re issued at Auckland last January. The abnormal solar maximum has caused the temporary delay. Moral: Conserve water."

A dainty and delicious sweet, wholesome and nutritious, and most suitable for the Xmas season, is Parkinson's Royal Doncaster Butterscotch. It is made in Auckland from the purest butter and sugar, and its purity is therefore guaranteed. The fact that it is permitted to be used by medical men in different hospitals makes it the safest and most desirable sweet for children Obtainable at all stores.

Mr Jennings, member for the district, has received the following letter from Mr Jackson Palmer. Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, with respect to a Native Land Court sitting at Te Kuiti:—"Dear Sir,— The Native Minister has referred your letter to me, together with the letter to you from the Secretary of the Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce, asking for a sitting of the Court at Te Kuiti. I beg to inform you that a sitting is now being advertised for that place on the 7th January next."

Mr Taylor, secretary of the Canterbury Tennis Association, interviewed on his return from Australia, said it was almost certain that the next Davis Cup contest would be held in New Zealand. Professor Hunter, of Wellington, proved the right man to undertake the task of smoothing matters, and though the announcement was unofficial, there were great possibilties of a contest in New Zealand next year. The American representatives hope to return via Auckland -and to be present at the Dominion Championships, provided the steamer connection* allow. The member for Taumarunui, Mr W. T. Jennings, on Wednesday afternoon complained that attempts to cope with the rabbit pest in the King Country are ineffective. The Hon. T. Mackenzie answered that there is usually an increase of rabbits in the King Country at this season of the year, but as the officers in the district are those who have maintained control over the pest there for many years past, it is hoped that they can be trusted not to allowany permanent increase to take place. The Department has for a long time past kept the rabbits in check on the wide extent of unoccupied lands in the King Country, and has protected the isolated settlers by following up the poisoning with trapping and fumigating burrows in the neighbourhood of the farms.

The Land Bill was a subject of considerable discussion at the meeting of the, Auckland Branch of the Libera) and Labour Federation on Wednesday night. The President, Mr P. J. Nerheny, moved that the branch should strongly support the Land Bill, as disclosed by the Premier, as being in the best and truest interests of the happiness and prosperity of the settlers ar 'i people generally of the Dominion. Ir. speaking to his motion, he pointed obi that the bill conciliate!! Loth :c-a.v. - bolder and freeholder, heeau:-.- L; both frr-eholrl-r and obtain v.-hat he d'-.-ired It ; ••'.■••■.■•:•.■ : such ter:..s. in :";■•>";. i:.u\ ';:■. ■•■■:.. 1 -v.