King Country Chronicle Saturday, October 21, 1911.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 406, 21 October 1911, Page 5

King Country Chronicle Saturday, October 21, 1911.

Mr A. Cameron, who has been acting as teller at the Cambridge branch of the Bank of New Zealand for the past three years, has received notice of his aDpointment as manager of the Taumarunui branch. Mr Cameron is a capable and popular officer, and his promotion is wei! deserved. Te Rau a Moa Dairy Company held its annual meeting on the <th inst., the director's report stating that they had consigned the output last season and now regretted -they did riot sell outright, prices received_ having been so disappointing. Suppliers had been paid 83d per lb, 3nd the years working showed a loss of £9l 15s Bd. "The Keynote to success is an increased supply," say the directors. This season the supply is going to the Waikato Co-operative Dairy Co., at Hamilton, at ]ld per lb on rail, less Id per lb for carting charges. The executive committee of the King Country A. and P. Association met in Mr Mussen's office on Wednesday evening last. J-ir Gadsbj', president, occupied the chair. The resignation of Mr Dines as secretary of the association was received. From a number of applicants Mr P. Mora was appointed secretary to the association. It was resolvea that 500 debentures be issued, the same to bear 5 per cent, interest. Several new members were elected.

A committe meeting of Te Kuiti Bowling Ciub was ha Id in the Chronicle office on Wednesday evening last, Mr Stevens, president, in the chair. SGcrstsry prnssntcci ststcmsnt showing the accounts in connection with the club ball. It wa3_ resolved that all accounts m connection therewith be passed for payment. The profits on account of the bali proved to be some £l2 odd. The secretary then read the club's financial statement, which showed a balance in the bank of £ll. An invitation from the Hamilton Bowling Club to iheir opening on 25th inst., was accepted with pleasure. An advertisement notifying auction sale of a very desirable block of land appears in our issue of to-day. All particulars and property shown on application to Mr J. E. Graham, auctioneer.

The many inquiring friends of Mrs J. Old will"be pleased to learn that she is now progressing favourably at the Hamilton Hospital. After seven month* illness, as the result a motor car collision on the Awakino road near Mahoenui. Mrs Old has at last been able to dispense with crutches.

A splendid soaking rain has fallen in Taranaki, which is considered an earnest of plentiful feed and steady propserity for the season. An enthusiastic correspondent of one of the .Taranaki papers affirms that the visitation will mea:; tens of thousands of pounds to the farmers and factories.

"In rav opinion," raid a Jbunnythorpe settler to a Standard reporter, "it will not be long before the weeping willow is evergreen. I have been watching it for some years past, and I notice that, year by year, the time between tne oid leaves cKopping oft and tne new ones sprouting is shorter and shorter. I quite expect to live to see the day when our •weeping willows will be in green Jeaf all the year round." The weather for the past week has been very boisterous. A heavy ga'ie of wind has been blowing, accompanied by very Heavy showers. Settlers from the back districts state that the downpour, which was experienced, has, been very fe.ei. After the abnormally dry ter, gr»ss was coming along nicely, but the last storm has considerably checked the growth.

A meeting of Mr W. T. Jenning-T, M.P., Te Kuiti supporters vva3 held o;i Thursday evening. Another meeting ■ w il] be held on Wednesday evening. At the meeting of those interested j n the liquor question, as affecting the King Country, which was held last week, the following resolution was unanimously carried"That, owing to the great decrease in the native population in this district, for whose benefit the proclamation wss_ issued snd owing to the incredible increase 5n the European population, this meeting is of opinion that the boroug'ns and town districts in the Rohepotae proclaimed area should be excluded from the operation of the proclamation, and with a view to bringing this movement clearly, decisively and forcibly before the Legislature, it proposes to the electors that they should vote at the coming elections _ for continuance of license and against Dominion prohibition, thus giving themselves a lever to move the Government in the direction indicated; for the purposes, and as far a3 possible securing uniformity of action, _ the meeting feels that steps should be taken to induce electors in other affected portions of the district to svork upon similar lines,"