King Country Chronicle Saturday, August 12, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 386, 12 August 1911, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, August 12, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL

♦♦♦«■-- ----- j i'ctitions from settlers for conjsideration on the estimates this year j for roads, schools, and telephonic ex- ] tension. !i:ivc been received by Mr W, T. Jciminjrs. .M.l'., from thirty differ- ! ctit looiiij: 10;:. The varions MiniaterH ; In:vi' replied that their Jhpartnients aie reoui'sted to report to them. The rainfall for July, I'Jll, taken l at "Taekaka." I'aomako, w;is as fol- ; low:;: Ist .Join, •Ith.-'Min, 7th, .02in,. j Sth, join, 'Jth, 2.<H>; ](lth, .l)sin,, Mllh. ITin, i:;th .(M'.iti, 22nd ].o3in r j lifith .U.'mi, ;idth .7 1 in ; total, (U)8 : ; inches on 11 days, greatest fall 2.40 ' on :Mh. : which promises to liej cMine I lie second town in the King Conn-try in point of importance and ; population, is finding its present small hall very incoovenient, and a public ir.ielin;', is hem,:', called for Thursday, „\ m;ust. :Mlh, for (he purposes of form- ■ inr. a company la erect, an up to date ha!! in (lie iownsh ip. The movement d'-sc.-vs every encouragement, and p.uvided it- is large, fitted with a I singe, and with propel - odiees, etc, for (ho use of visiting companieH it '■ will he ahie to rely upon a regular in- : come as well as proving a boon to local, la ropl> to the request recently mane by the Te Kuiti Chamber of ('noma ri'e thai direct telephonic communication, be established between Te Kan; i and Auek'and, the Chairman, Mr i■', e'ims. has received the reply: "That, the matter of increased telephone fscilitn s to the King Country is now under consideration, and when the additional circuits proposed, hav« been const meted. To Klliti will bo provided with a faster direct service which will not necessitate a cail on the Hamilton exchange before communication can he established. Curing the hearing of a case in connection with the disturbance, of an enie; taiiiinent., at the Magistrate's. Com t on Thursday, tlie prosecution rani that, the disturbance consisted of three yells towards the concision off the performance. It would be hard) to urn! rstand the meaning of them aB they were "lore like the noises made !-, , w i'!i! beast. ]n giving judgment. hi- Worship remarked that "hohganis': was hemming too rife n this e an," i-y and that it would 'uivi t,< !,<■