Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 214, 23 June 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

J Wc believe that another chauge is contemplated in the position of district road inspector, Mr Barron ex changing districts with Mr Fi 'rlie, of Rotorua. Call and see samples and quotations, of grass seed, clover, etc. Uunsignsignmeutß arriving every three weeks. 3 Order in time to arrive at end present month from Jonathan Ltd.* On Sunday last the Rov. Mr M‘Wil- ? Hams, cf Te Awamutu, conducted Church of England sei vice J iu Scott’s l.lall, Kawhia, at 11 a.m., 3 p.tn. and 7 p.m., good congregations attending * each service. The only matk r of local iu’jrtat in | last week’s Government Gajetf i is the i notice of the boon, .rii a of the various ridings of the Kawl a County, aud of the fp It that the election ♦ ;kcs place on July Gib on J tbs meeting on July 12th. We.believe that ihe Kinobika settlers have decided to raise a loan for the widening to 16ft. and the metalling of the main rot i from Carr’s to Te Angi, ; j soon as tbe Kawhia County comes into operation. This < a sign of the pugro liveness cf the ' settlers of this d‘ Urict, We are pit «ed to state that the project of a steamer company being es' ’.blished in Kawhia to work the coast south of the harbour b«is “caught on,” and that already townspeople have signified their willingness to t"’’e np shares iu the oomf pjj* We fep oonfideat that tile company will be succ ally floated, especially so considering the f- -.t that Mr W. A. Gosling is working- the matter up. Mr F. W. Ling, M.H.R., forwards us tho following letter, which he has recently received:—“Sir, —With n ference to your letter of 24th alt-, drawing attention, on behalf of tbe settlerj near Te Rau-a moa, to tha growth of ragwort in that disti.ct, I have the honour to inform you that the matter he 4 bean referred to the Inspector-in-charge of the Auckland districts for h : s report. —Yours, etc., —T, Y. Duncan, Minister for Agricc’ture.” A Kawh’a i ndent b received - he ■ following letter, which be i sl'i us . ; publish for the ii format ion of. our j readei«j:-*“ Sir,7—l find that .t i Par- I ; Hamont has been cogveued for the j “7th iriut-. it wHI L<. for me i to visit Kawhia jest at pi ent, butiu I any ( ise I fe al certai i that Kawhia will give a good account of itself when the general election comes round. 1 bad a really good meefL g at H" nilton on the 12th inst*—Yours, etc., W. Fz Massey.” Particularly rough wether wi i experienced at Kawhia on Friday night, a fierce westerly gale 4 aging. The wind hai the elect 0" banking up 1 Se tide, whiah was consequently tl a higbast ol the year. WasbonH oc curred in ihe tbe footpaths in front cf aud Hustler’s store and Scott k Hall. Several boats brol i loc ie from their moorings, Mr Newton’s pentoon aud Mr Scott’s pr irbeiug pict id up next day at Mataura Punt, both I >- ing slightly damaged. The former craft wrs so high an on the shore tbit jacks had to be vsed ta float it Lgain. Last week’s Observe rays ! “ Qne of the must singularly c udueted newspapers in this province is to be found at Kawb a, Herbert Pettit, the proprietor of the Kawb a Settler, his own printer’s dev u , hie own com*, posing staT, In own me ch list-in fact,, carrit i the whole wo. k of the paper, ft urn the t r Rising and news- i gathering, to the final desj .toh of4he issue to the sutacribprs aid agents, If ever there wi i ■: 1 editor en.itled to 1 cal) himself the real “ we 1 ' 1 his paper it fa Herbert Pettjt. He a one-man show entirely, J a very 1 lively one-man show at that. Ij Ka- 1 whiflk’a interests are. not properly trumpeted to the out iide world it ie-* not the fault of the' lor ’ t ; we J Thanks, Mr ver. ■ * The fred'otet- property known as , Lemon Point, contiiniug. l<o acres, situa' 1 nejkr has 9 . been < igerly sought the j past few month*}, I at ladMßfeoid. word baying t Jen received ®Snng the week that ifr Wright -(who hutds a 1 at Rakaudni) had securetl it at 1 a pricj id iH ig idto four figures,' or J about £6 per acre. We hear it’fe J the Uieutton of the purchaser to inj- J mediately pat the propjrjy into the *! h >uds of a surveyor to cut np into I town sections, which will then Lj c»f‘ ‘ fered for pubjie competition. Con- ’ widaring the situation of Lemon Poia#, .1 and the splendid nature of the rapidly- 1 improving took country of Kinohaku, " it is expected thal the sections will be I eagerly sought after and good prices c realued. ' -.1 THE LONDON AND BERLIN ‘ PIANO COMPANY B»»o forwarded ’ to their Kawbia Agent a REVISED ‘ CODE of TERMS for payment of c Pianos and Organs. All information S and specinj 1 instrimont on view J at the local Agenoy, bKm r Pifdrri.NG Office.* ) (

Fpr every fle.seription of Job Print- . ing go to the Settler Office. * The 8.8. Kia Ora did not reach Ku- ' whia until Thursday, on account of the bad weather prevailing. 1 The improvements to the steps at th« Kawhia-Wharf are now being effected by Mr G. J j .owes. Mr T, Burd, District Road Engineer, paid an official visit to this district during the pas’ week. Mr J. I. Prentice will have a new advertisement in next issue, which will prove ’ 1 teres Hog to our reader?. The b.s. Kia 'Ora and s.s. Muritai are due at Kawaia tn Saturday (tonionow) from |WaiU.a and Wan ganui Copies of the different riding roils for the Kawhia County can be eeeu at the Settler office and at Mr Wb’lombe's office. Here’s a snip For sal- -100 acr , L.1.P., about 10 a jrt j felled, close to Lemon Point; price i.—Apply to E. 0. Falwf iser, Kawhi i. :,: A ec jucin nrmed Moir’ on, one of ide hinds on board the s.j. Ka Ora was aim id at Onehr iga on Tuesday night for ( -rgo broao* Now that you have burnt make out your quantities of seed aud send order to Jonathan Ltd-, Kawhia. They wiH mix all ready for sowing if required, without further charge/' Mr Hana Boosen (we are given to understand) has resi jut I to Mr J. Randall, of To Rau-a-moa, hi j complete equipment, cons' ting of horses, Vehicles, etc., tftd the last named is prepared to. convey pr-seugeu from Oparau to Pirongh, 1 > advert' od in f .other column. During the gale on Friday nig the fl? x shed at A l ' »lrof 1 Point, owned by Messrs Be’! 3ros. id Rose, w de mo T died, only four upikgbts now rem 'niug. Fortunat ;ly the. w; »no fibre stored therein at the ' ne. The new surf-boat anchored n> r by, w; •> a’3o knocked ab_ t thro 1 ' ,h Ung washed on to the rocks. On Tuesday night 1 ,t Mr A. Jourdr»’u's oil launch, Karcre, fouled her anchor wb’’st lay ug at Oparau, aud when Jh*’ wen- r-f ' «to ' xiver uu. L .edge. The 1 .1 -ch wes righted agt n the fo ,! ow : og d-.y, but the owner st it ined a loss in hav’ng the fc-itt ny d< troyed 1 d the machinery other w'-te dan :ged. The bis since been fixed up, t »d is rja»n running to t" ne-tible, A butihn 1 nt med Sadler, from Warkworth, met wi*h a serious accident at K’ri* jbere on Monday 1; t. He is one of the gi ig employed on Mr Vickeiy’s contract, and had the mAfortflue to inflect a severe cut about four inches long on the b.k of his baud, through au -ce he wi 3 vsiug slippljg. With .difficulty he was brought to Kawh where Dr C. Campbell Jenki is placed* the sufferer o lder 1 ad stitched up (he • wound. ’ - ! Mr Joi- 1 Crotty, who has., so successfully managed M er3 - n ’‘~ HTtsTfer’i] store for j some time p l>.l accepted ai ap(po itmeut at the- Ist of Messrs Jonathan Ltd. to t ce charge of their Oparau bianch,. The settleiu of that district will bj-plec \ J to learn th .t Mr Crotty ret ins the position of postme iter. We, in common with the rest of (he commr .ity, w hMr Crotty the continued good appide on 15 hr 3 b fherto enjoyed. Tbe name of M‘CjiW 3 is genet, ly connected in some way o" other v th eleoti ms and has been for some years past. At the present t is Mr W. ’.V. M'Oarci e is a cant Jots for a seat in tb*» Kawnia County Cduik , wh st he a. also contest Fraoi. nat the next general election ; a son, Me James M‘o» >' c, is certa j to eek the uuffrages of Pahiaiaa when the general election cames :round ; as an Opposition! t; Mr R ibert P/Cardie has decided to stand for the Taharoa Biding of the Kawhia County. .Messrs Jonathan Ltd/fiave received » large consignment of all lines of drapery. If you cannot call send for •1 tiples and quo* itions.* Sprne months ago M . W, Morgan racured a lease of the tbe Mao/ Ha 1 !, K/wliis. smd b’qco that t‘ ne wort aen b vu /Seen borily engaged iu'K usfdim.' .g (which w: 3 the s me of many interesting even 3 connected With Kawhta’s earlier c* .ya) ito a ooEiinodipUß nesidenx •, and now t'.e work x ofudditi.juß and alter.-tiocs I L -an couipJetod the building hi ? been et jg. . iiijp a residence of 10 roonji. Mi ;’M«rgnn has n: ned her npw honao -* 8,m0.” The Carpentering woek was qbly carried out by Mr Heywood wh’ at Meas. M‘Donaid r/»J JVard did the paint:ag and plumbiwork, each i i a competent m oner, < Rring < ho fact that the present fneia a one for defiei-.ug the road between fcawbii aud,tho Pakoka, Mr F. W. I/wg, baa L. m in commu with the powers that be bve. the njatter, week the fdUwFjg letter, which has been I nided to i » : ¥ - Mr Juua(he 1“ Sir,*—f .. your wire of the dth mat., relative to the survey of a road-.line from Kawhia te Pakofeji, I have to rm you tli“t it I" ■| under.toQd that Mr Bard, Uiit.lot 8< ld dna.hoor, will roti thwfemd, I ne orer the proposed road alone the Aolea Harbour, and a» soon ra thi. baa Iwan done the sorrioes of a aloft mrreyor wi” bo onto obtained to mr.oy the road. Tho etaft surveyor Jirtnot 1 jdortako the work ontil the jrada.liue lu < beau fixed.—Years, etc., I. Y. Dvsoas, Hiai' ter for Lauds." .Weeds’ Ijroni Jeppsrmiat One. for ’ Couglir and coh>» never falls. Is (H.