King Country Chronicle. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1911.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 424, 20 December 1911, Page 4

King Country Chronicle. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1911.

The next sitting of the Magistrate "s Court; in Te Kuiti will be en; Jmiunry 125 Vh, Foburary, is the next date iixed. At the. annual meeting of Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening last the following ollirers wun 1 elected : President. Mr F. 11. Hardy; vice-president. Major Kusk ; committee, Messrs F. 11.'Sims, F. H. I farrow, A ! . P. kusk, .\. C. Matthew and J. Steel: iion. sec, Mr Mostyu-Jones. Attention is drawn to the fact thai; Te Kuiti Dairy Company is calling tenders for ear I in;.: durinir the season ending on May fCsf next. Full particulars may be ohiained from the secretary. S'r flehn Findlay has residue;)' his portfolio and has stated his intention of devoting himself to his profession. | The New Zealand Times works mil the percent ryes of votes recorded for the respective eandidal.es throughout (he Doininiun as follows : CiderM [ -18.22 per emit.. Opposition dtk.'U, Labour and Socialist I:!. .";'., Independent 2.d2. Prohibitionists m 12. Perhaps never before in the history of toy land in Te Kuiti has so much interest been displayed as there has boon at Airs Mncdemdd's iish pond at her stationary shop in Rora .street. For the sum of sixpence all and sundry have been in deb, itij.; in a dip. one girl was fortunate enough to hoak a beautiful Swiss made gnumo'.al watch placed in (he pond, the other watch awaits a bait. Dipping ;:| >" con " tinues to be popular, no! only .amongst t'ne children, but several youths and maidens of more than tender years have taken to angling. The fishing season will not close t ill Christ mas eve. The extension of the Kinohaku-Te Anga private telephone line to Marokopa heads is- in 'nam!. Ties poles have been erected and seiiiers are now waiting for the wire to come to hand. The line, which will be connected with the Muroknua factory, will be of invaluable service to settlers. The lino from Kinohaku !o Te Anga lias h<-en i» working order for sometime and has rendered many valuable set- i vices to settlers within thai, distance. ,C.f,b.e decision to continue the ; iia i> wiihou! deaf! a

Mr Peter Hercus, of Christchurch, manager of the Kaiapoi Woollen Co., in a letter to the county wrote expressing appreciation of the council for consideration of the matter of making the present track passablebetween To Kuiti and Mungapebi. He cnocluded : "1 trust that by some way or other we shall soon suo the main road formed between To Kuiti and Taumarunui. There is no doubt in my mind that, this will be one of the principal factors in settling this large district which I am satisfied will . become one of the best in the county."

A ratepayer in application to the County Council on Monday night, asking why part of a certain road had been uncompleted, stated, "I interviewed your couencil last year on the matter and also Te Kuiti "Buster" published the position more than once." As the Chronicle in the only paper in Te Kuiti it. is safe to assume that it is the "buster" referred to. We are very gratified to note that settlers appreciate our efforts by giving publicity to all matters concerning their welfare. Te Kuiti railway station will be kept extremely busy during the holiday rush. The extra express trains between Auckland and Wellington, which commenced running on Friday last meet at Te Kuiti an hour after the usual night express, so that until after 3 a.am. the station presents a busy aspect, from a passenger point of view. The intervals between passenger services are punctuated by the arrival and departure of goods trains to and fom Frankton and Taumarunui while the passenger service again begins at (5.30 a.m. Though the extra trains have started running the real holiday rush has not yet commenced. However the extra service is already fairly well patronsied. At last night's meeting of Te Kuiti Borough Council the report of the Works Committee dealing with the question of the water pipes was brought forward and discussed. It was decided on the motion of Crs Finlay and Tammadge, to pay the Spiral Steel Pipe Company .£3OOO on account and further consider the report later. A full report, of the meeting has been held over until next issue of the Chronicle. At the conversazione in the Auckland Town Hall, Mr J. Boddie, (Mayor of Te Kuiti), Mr A. Scholos (chairman of the Waitomo County Council) and Mr G. Lovcday (chairman of Ohura County Council) were present. It was attended by about lfiM) guests, among whom were a lareg number of mayors and representatives of country local bodies.

In his replace announcement to-day Mr A. J. Boughton has a tailoring notice that should interest every man who care for his appearance.