King Country Chronicle WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 475, 19 June 1912, Page 4

King Country Chronicle WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1912.

The Te Kuiti Racing Club invite applications for the position of secretary. Particulars are given in an advertisement appearing in this issue. Miss Ivy Graham's new term for musical tuition commences on Monday. There will be an opportunity for the careful housewife at Mr Graham's mart sale on Saturday. Mr Graham has a preliminary notice of the sale by auction of two acres building ground. This land is bona fide on the mar it ft and is worth the attention nf builders and homemakers desiring a bit of Sand with their residence. A Press Association message .stairs that the Cost of Living Commission concluded its Christchurc.h sittings yesterday and adjourned to Auckland, where sittings open to-morrow. The settlers in the Paemako db--lrici will be glad to learn (hat. immdiaie steps are to be taken to tnclal I hi* stretch of road between the eeventien and eighteen mile pegs on the main road. Originally it was intended to have expended a sum of about on the. work. but. Un applies; ion lu-ing made t» the MinisWr for Public. Works the amount of was nrovided and the work is io pr.-.e t<S as as I lie necessary details are nrrange I. S lowly an.: sur-ly (he settlers in the backbloek s are errivim: a! » true est iinat e of thin::'- that matter a - far as the reads are coma-med. Some time ar.o th e settlers in the Aria uistrict: carried a proposal io i a:se a loan and met alio' tee i'otero and Potass roads. i\i r i'. P. myl n. ooaoe n::>r for the Aria riding, worm d very haid to further t bproject. an : on Sr. tnrday last, (he prog; •••••live settlers of the Totoro ami Pslaka made Mr Smyth a presen la ti on in reeogn i i ion oi his efforts on l-elmil o; tlv limine'. KoiMe'nifion for public service m so rare ih a t county members in general will feel rather envieim of Cr Smyth. (1 w ing to imli s; u iti on the Rev. 11. P. Gomei! was unable (o iill bis appointments last Sunday a supply being sen L from Auckland ;n the person of Mr S. Werrin from tlm fdethodLt College. It is expected thai Mr Gosnell will preach »es t MJndav, She evening adores? eeing specialty directed to employer* ami employee.:. In the course of an interview the Premier stated that the time ]md arrived for the establishment oi ,-i mmi bureau for the purpose of pruvating j information about all Crown and native lands open tor act tleamnf ami about, all private l p ropert i for sale or It aso in tiitVcivnt parts oi the Pa minion. Tlie otiiee would be in touch with land agents throughout, the J country and would aim at adorning j the public reasonable guide mi values j and other conditions regarding land available. This would enable prospective- sellers to direct. Ih • ir steps to a locality containing the class oi , country they were, seeking. I lie j Premier proposes to submit the mat- j tecr to Cabinet at an early date. i The billiards match between A. L. j Williams of Lnglami, ami F. I .in- j drum of Australia, was won by Liudrum. who scored 1C f (UHt points to the Lnglishman's 11.-1:7. Lmdrum's best break was one of -1-tS, while Williams made a bree.k o; :>S. I At a meeting held at Waitomo | Caves on dune loth it was decided to | form a Waitomo Caves Polo Club. The- j following oflieers were elected:- - j ['resident, I\lr C. J. Kirk : vice-presi- | dent, Mr Miller; hon. see. MrS. Keid: j committee, Messrs L. and ( . Laaih. rfeccombu mid llodgett. Mr S. Par-! incnter was elected an lion, life memler. Practices will be held both at. ; P.angatiki and at Waitomo. j Ask or the popular Roslyn writing ! iiuls at (id and 1 s each. * J