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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 539, 5 February 1913, Page 4

The Rev. S. Griffihtß wishes it to be known that although unable to take up his work laat Sunday he fully expects to fulfill his appointments for next Sunday. The New Zealand Farmers' Union is pursuing an active policy in the King Country. At the Farmer's Union tent at the Ohura Show last Thursday, Major Lußk gave an address showing the advantage of being a nember of the union and stating ;hat au the farmers were the chief jroducers of the Dominion they ihould have more say in its ruling )owers. They had formed a F.U rrading Co.. on the co-operative irinciple, with headquarters in Auckand buying in the cheapeßt market at iedrock prices only charging two and half per cent, extra to enable them o pay working expenses thereby enuring a considerable saving over rdinary prices. Mr R. Esdaile, on ehalf of the Ohura branch, thanked lajor Lusk for his attendance and intructive address. Two Guineas for four lines of oetryl Read Tonking's Linseed Emulsion intimation every Saturday mongst news items.*

Mr Graham's matt,sale on Saturday will include a fine lot of drapery and 120 cases of assorted fruit. . For the fifth year in succession the Raglan County Council has collected all its rates —land occupied by natives not being placed on the rate book. For the year 1912-13 the total of all rates was £6377 9s 3d, for which rate ' demands were posted on August Ist, 1912, and the last lot of rates was paid on February sth, 19123. Arrangements have been made for the re-opening of Kuiti College in St. Luke's schoolroom on Monday, February 10th. Miss Brown will be assisted by Miss I. Wilton, who has been through her degree course at ~- Auckland University College, and who also prepared to coach up to junior Civil Service and Matriculation standards in the following subjects :--English, Latin, French, German, Mathe

raatics, Physiology.* The rainfall for January as shown by the figures supplied by Mr T. E. Foy, was considerably above the average of the past few seasons. Rain fell on fifteen days, the heaviest downpour being on the fifth, when 1.19 inches were recorded. The total for the month was 5.74 inches, as compared with 4.17 last year. In 1911 the January rainfall was less than one inch, spread over six days, while in 1910 exactly four inches were recorded spread over thirteen days.

Te Kuiti was fairly well represented at the Obura Show last week, Mr J. O'Brien being the chief winner. His horse Tui waß awarded first in the heavyweight hack and trooper's horse classes, besides securing the award for champion, hack. Mr O'Brien also secured first in the harness horse class, and third in the driving competition, while in the class for the best turn-out on the ground he was also awarded third place. This must be accounted an excelent record considering the talent against which Mr O'Brieu had to compete.

Messrs Dooley and Co. rire well to the fore with fruit suitable for jam making, and a special supply of plums reached the firm's business place every day. Fresh supplies of choice fruits in season can be always had, and the firm's reputation is well known as a guarantee of satisfaciton and cheapness*

The Rev. T. W. Potts, formerly Congregational minister at Pio Pio and now of Mangatoroto is paying a visit to this district during the week and will conduct services at Mairoa, Pio Pio.. and Paemako on Sunday next. Mr Potts was associated with the beignLing of Pio Pio as a centre, and his visit to his old charge will be widely welcomed. A typographical error crept in to the figures in Mr O'Dwyer's letter on page 3of his issue. In dealing with the work in connection with the metalling between the 17 and 18 mile pegs the amount reads £2451 2s 6d. This should be £245 12s 6d. Immediately following the grand total reads £l9B 2s 6d. This should be £1983 2s 6d. That portion of the Ohura district between the Ohura township and the Wanagnui river is now being rapidly developed. Just beyond Tokirima Mr Blaramberg is doing great things with hiß 5000 acres, and has now the larger part of it under grass. A great deal of work is going oh in different parts of the property and a big woolshed to hold 1500 sheep is to be erected by next season. The chief necessity of the district is a system of decent roads, and when this requirement has been filled another big producing district wi'l be added to the Dominion's assets. In addition to those published in

last i'sue the following nsw justices

of the peace have been appointed for v this district Robert Gregg, Otorohanga; Philip Hargreaves, Honikiwi; and John Willis, Waitomo Delegates to the conference of backblock local bodies held at Ohura last week are loud in their expressions of appreciation at the hospitality extended to them by the Ohura residents. Nothing was left undone for the entertainment and comfort of the visitors, and the executive of the A. and P. Show vied with each other in extending the hand of hospitality to the visitors. An excellent exhibit at the Ohura show was the collection of grasses by school children, the efforts of the exhibitors in all cases being really good. The £rst prize collection, which was tfte-f»o*k of a pupil of Otangiwai Hchoot covered a wide range, and included every variety of colonial and English grass which settlers are acquainted with. The collection was presented by the winner to Mr W. T. Jennings, who was present at the show.

Upon the arrival of the Te Kuiti delegates at Ohura on Tuesday laat to attend the conference of the Local Bodies Association, the following day, Mr Risk and other Ohura residents Jp*tit up an impromptu social at which visitors were entertained. During the evening various items were pleasingly rendered by those present, and at the close of the evening a special vote of thanks was passed to Mr Tovey for his contribution to the entertainment. Two officers of the public service having been convicted of embezzlement, a call has been made upon all other officers in the service to make good the defalcations. This is B done under the Public Service Act. The defalcations total £3004 lis 56, and the levy was made at the rate of one shilling per cent. > Just refer to my monev - saving price-list on page 6 of this issue. Good for you—small profits for J. h. Hillary, cash grocer, TeKuiti.