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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 454, 6 April 1912, Page 4

In commenting on the threatened invasion of Germany by the English suffragettes in an endeavour to establish a \vov!t!-\vi<io suffrage, the Berlin Post promise* the "wild cat gang" that if will n (-five rough treatment ere (oii.-v and jjone to-morrow, nln of fii;> and much of sorrow; ealth ami illness, love and hate, .nnetimr:-. early, often late. ■ n: (ini inc. 1> f o each living human ust. e.oiijrliH and colds endure; it them short, O man, or woman, 'ith Woods' Great Pepermint Cure. Two (itiineas for four lines of Kii\' Read Tonking's Linseed niiih-ion intimation every Saturday !H>n;;si news items.'*'

Mr John Rountree ha 3 been appointed a member of the Auckland District Land Board.

After a protracted debate, Parliament has decided upon the expulsion of all Mormons from Sweden.

In their replace advertisment todays Messrs Blackman and Cobb draw attention to their large stock of linoleums'*, mats and other furnishings. Inspection of goods is invited. The next Te Kuiti stock sale of the Farmers' Auctioneering Company will be held on Wednesday, April 10th, when 700 head of cattle will be offered for.sale. A full yarding of sheep is also anticinated.

Settlers in the Kaeaea district should bear in mind the meeting to be held in the hall on Saturday next for the purpose of forming a Settlers' Association.

Mr W. C. Kensington, who is retiring on superannuation from the Under-Secretaryship for Lands, left the office on Saturday. He intends spending an active life in farming at Marton. The Rev. R. Mitchell, of the Congregational Church, Te Kuiti, has been invited to accept the pastorate of the Beresford street Congregational Church Auckland. Matters in connection with the approaching Mayoral election at Te Kuiti have not yet taken definite shape. Mr J. Boddie, the present Mayor, has been approached to accept nomination for a further term, and several other names are associated with the event.

In a recent article published in the Chronicle dealing with the Ongarue district, it was stated that an area of 10,000 acres of native land had been acquired by one individual. This was not quite in accordance with fact, as, although the area mentioned had been obtained in the district, the land had been acquired in separate lots by five different persons.

Consequent on J. O'Sullivan defeating C. Rodgers (Ohura) in a 15-inch underhand chopping contest at Te Kuiti in February last, Rodgers' supporters issued another challenge for £SO a-side, which was accepted bv O'Sullivan. The match took place at Mangaroa on Thursday, when O'Sullivan again proved victorious. The conditions were the same as in Te Kuiti and the time GO 4-5 sees. In*he House of Commons on April 2nd, the Temperance in Scotland Bill was read a second time. It provides for local option, and thirty per cent. of the electors must vote to render a poll valid. A bare majority will carry limitation of licenses, while a three-fifths majority is necessary for prohibition. Settlers in the backblocks are this season paying much more attention to providing winter feed for stock than has been the case in the past. Throughout the Ohura and Aria diatriccs are to be seen crops of turnips and in a good many cases nice looking stacks of hay. The turnip crops appear to be coming along nicely and are sure to be found a valuable asset during the coming winter. In consequence of departmental rearrangements and the very large proportion of road votes being now entrusted to local authorities for expenditure, the office of Inspecting Engineers for Roads has been abolished and Mr A. B. Wright, who holds the position, is to be transferred to Blenheim as resident engineer in charge of all public works, railways, roads, and buildings in the Marlborough district. That the value of the open ploughable land of the district is being recognised is evident from the fact that the plough is to be seen at work on many different localities, and paddocks that h&ve been broken up in previous seasons and properly grassed will bear favourable comparison with bush pas-

ture. The further fact of the open grass land being available at any time for cropping purposes is a decided advantage and will no doubt add to the popularity of this class of country as the distict progresses. The last issue of the Government Gazette contains notice of the appointment of Mr H. A. Ellison, of Te Kuiti, as district land valuer under the Valuation of Land Act, 1908. Mr Ellison has been filling the position of valuer to the district for a number of years and has earned a high place in the esteem of all with whom he has come into contact. The permanent appointment of Mr Ellison will receive widespread approbation and we join in congratulating him on the appointment. At the Hamilton Magistrate's Court the other day seven residents were charged with"occupying orchards infected- by various pests, and failing to take seeps to eradicate them. His Worship in fining each £1 with 7s costs, said he wished orchardists to take warning that everyone of them had a duty to keep hi 3 orchard clean, not only for his own sake, but also for his neighbours. It was no excuse for a man to say that he had sprayed two or three times. He had to eradicate the pests. In future heavier fines would be inflicted. The difficulty of rate collection in a riew county was exemplified at the last meeting of the Ohura County Council, when a ratepayer in response to a demand for a certain amount for rates and arrears requested to be relieved of payment of the arrears He stated that during the period for which arrears were claimed he had not had a read, and no demand had been made for rates. The clerk explained that the person's name had oeen on the rate book, but he had been unable to discover the ratepayer's address. Tt was in consequence of the man boasting he paid no rates that his nrasence on the section was discovered, and the demand made in due course. Anot:& ratepayer was puzzled over * bein- billed for a greater amount of rates'in one riding than in another, his property having been included in a new riding owing to an alteration in boundaries. The anomally was explained by the existence of a system of differential rating in the various ridings.

The Waitomo County Council has cummenced crushing metal at the quarry on the Te Kumi road, and the work of metalling the road from the borough boundary to the foot of Te Kumi hill will ba pushed vigorously ahead. The quarry is in an excellent position and the output from the crusher is expected to he 100 yards a day. The distance to ba metalled in order to join with the road at Te Kumi hill now being metalled by Mr Innes is a little over a mile and a-half and weather permitting the work should be completed in about three months.

At a meeting of Cabinet it was decided that a conference of local public bodies throughout the Dominion be held in Wellington for the purpose of considering the Local Government Bill. The measure being one of national importance, the Government will contribute £IOOO towards the expenses of the conference, which will take place at an early date in order that the Bill may be fully considered before next session of Parliament.

The main roads connecting the Ohura and Te Kuiti districts open up fine stretches of good country. Hitherto the roads have been merely six foot tracks, but the Waitewhena road has now been widened, and is available for wheel traffic (in summer) right through. The MiroabuiaoMatiere road, however, for a considerable distance is still in the track stage. For about twelve miles from Matiere there is about half the distance yet to widen, and the narrow portion is kept in very bad repair. Settlers are honing this important work will be pushed ahead in the near future as it is a highly important link between two rapidly growing districts.

At the Royal Agricutlural Show, Sydney, Mr F. W. Fairey butcher of Nelson, won the first and champion awards with his fat ox Durham. Pie also took the prize with Maoriland for the champion fat ox of the show, the weight being 2365 pounds. Mr Nixon, of Canterbury, gained first and champion awards for English Leicester rams of two years and over, and first for under two years. Mr Nixon also gained second prizes for ewes over and under two years.

The lack of suitable metal for roading purposes in the Ohura has been severely felt in the past, and it is gratifying to learn that a fine supply of conglomerate rock exists at Ta'tu. At the last meeting of the County Council a sample of the outcrop was on view and judging from appearances it should make splendid metal. The chairman stated that there was ssufficient rock in view to metal the road from Ohura to Auckland, and when the railway was put througn it would be a valuable asset to the district. Meanwhile the roads in the vicinity should benefit materially. At the last meeting of the Ohura County Council one of the councillors said he thought some explanation should be made by those councillors who had resigned as to the reason for their action. One of the re-elected councillors replied that he considered the fact that the ratepayers had sent them back as sufficient explanation. "Some ratepayers are satisfied with anything," was the injudicious remark. "Yes; when they're satisfied with you," came the quick retort. The situation was full of possibilities, but a call to order from the chair put an end to the exchange of amenities. Fortunately, the Ohurans are good sports and do not bear malice.

A suggestion was thrown out by one member of the Crown Lands Board, while in Kawhia, relating to the Moerangi Block of 45,000 acres, which is worthy of more than passing consideration. The project included the felling and grassing of the whole of the block before opening it for selection. "By this means," he said, "settlers would be spared years of drudgery. They and the State would reap an immediate and full benefit an revenue, while roads could be surveyed on permanent lines, and, being open to wind and weather, could never become in the wretched state of bush roads. The State drains swamps, and purchases improved estates. Why not grass this block just as syndicates in the north have done with similar areas?"

Some little stir was made at the last meeting of the Ohura County Council by Cr Risk producing a solicitor's letter, written on behalf of the County chairman, calling on Cr Risk to apologise for a statement made at a previous meeting, failing which legal action would be taken. Cr Risk refused to apoiogis° and characterised the chairman's action as petty. Cr Sandison said the chairman himself was not too particular at times as to the 'language he employed, and referred to an occasion on which he (the chairman) had called him (Cr Sandison) a liar, or accused him of uttering a deliberate lie. After the meeting mutual explanations were made, and matters were amicably adjusted. It is stated that future meetings are likely to be characterised by greater dignity in debate.

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