Kiritahera.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 280, 12 October 1906, Page 2

Kiritahera.

' (FROM OUR OWN ORRKVPONDEN-I.) } At a meeting held at M«” kps • Heads r >n September, at which there ! was a larg-> number p-esen', it wvide- > aided to hold sports on Naw Years • Day. The following offic-rs w«*re elected : Patron, Mr Gres -sl-td -, ■ MHR. ; president, Mr Ball, sear., , Harihari-; vice p-esidents, F. : W. Ling (Tuhikiramea), W. ■ (Aucklvnd), A. Storey (Hamil on), C. | 0. Je k as, H. H. Pettit (KiwhU), B, • Gregg (Kirirehere), J Williamson i (Waitara), W. Shaw (Kmohaku) ; banI dicapper-, Messrs P. R so and J. Wil- ' lison ; judges, P. K'eine and M. Kin- ; nana (foot races), P Riae (horse , races) ; starter, F. Templeiua i ; <et« , tiers committee, Messrs J. Ki ‘inane, F. Tempfoman, J. Keville, R, Ball, A. J. Johnson, J. Smith, Dian, Hay- ! lock, J. Willison, P. Sa indars and S. ; Vicary : Maori ■wouimitteaf Waama, Pou, Tamaranga, Rewi Wewne, M i«. i raa, Whareote, Ngarapotu and Ko»u- . psku; executive committee. Messrs i Templeman, Smith, Pou, Waamug secretary and treasurer ; secretary, Mb Wo tides ; treasurer, Mr S. Bose. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Woul ls- for the able manner ia which ‘ be carried oat the duties of secretary rod treasurer last year. Captain Willifitnson offered io bring the logs foe the ohopping down the river tn ths i sports ground. A ladies’ bracelet was ■ promised It was decided that a full meeting be called about the end of Oei tuber, the committee to go into de. I toils before then re the booths and preparation of ground and report fully ■ there on. Member’s tickets were fixed j at ss, ihe admission lo gr »nnd is, and ■6d for children under 14, and the i biokmakar’s fee 10 s. About £Bl will jbe given in prizes; tha programme ! will be advertised after next mealing. SETTLERS’ ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Kiritebero Settlers Association was held list week. A letter was read from Mr Greeaalade, M.H.R., stating that the peti« tiou for ths road through Hirihiri was promise I favourable consideration when the es imates were brought forward . After discussion it was decided to draw up the following petitions:—To the Posimtster-Genaral, asking for a weekly mail service be;w=en Kawhia and Kiritahere; io the Minister for Public Works, asking for a bridge over the Marokopa River at Kareka ; to the Minister for Lands, asking for na« tivo lands bo be aoquired and thrown open for selection. Sines the meeting the following correspondence has been received by the secretary ;—From the Roade Depart, treat, eta ting that instructions had been given to Mr Barron, that an iron bar with a cage on top be placed on Ibe rocks at Marokopa Heads; from Marine Department, stating that instruotion> had bean given to the captain of tha Government steamer Hinemoa to call off the Marokopa eo examine the entrance and report as to the requirements, but that owing to bad wsather be was unable to carry oat instructions; from Mr Greensiadn, M.H R., re postal service, telephone and roads, stating that ha bad had interviews re tho above, and that the Ministers hid replied that tha district would have nothing to complain of when the estimates were out; from C cnuiissi >ner of Crown Lands, promiring that steps would be taken to scqniro a few acres of land at the Marek ipa Heads for township allotments, aa at present there is no place to erect business premi’es ; from Same, regretting that the Board bad no power to fonce in a cattle paddock at Te Maika, as it was native land; f- <m Marine Department, re the orec* ti jo of a wharf at Te Maika, stating as Kawhia Harbour was now under the C !ic.il, the Department bad no power iu be matter, as it was the du-.y 'I the Council to erect wharves.