Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 281, 19 October 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Mr W A. Mason informs as tbat it is bis indention to have the anna-1 horse hunt on Friday, November 9 h. A meeting of the Kawbia Hack Racing Club is ndyerti«ed to be held in Mr Falwaseor’e office on Saturday evening, 20th inst., nt 8 p.m. Persons who require a first-class piano ou very easy terms arti advised to read the now adccrtisetueul of the Loudon and Berlin Piano C*J. on our back page.*

It has jus* been gazetted that the Waikato Maori Land Court will con eist of Judge Brown (president), Mr James Mackay and Maretere Tai (native assessor). Oar Kinobaku friends are notified tbat on Sunday, October 28tb; the Rev R. Mitchell will services at the* Junction at 11 a.m. and the Lauding 3 p.m. Tbe retari).- .■<’ camdMlste-' expenses at the last gtiifcrai election s’m ws thai fur the Frauk-ou electorate Mr Massey expended £42 12s 6d, and Mr M‘Cardie £l5O 17s 9d. Mr Anderson, who recently purohaced Mr M'Cardle’s Awaroa section, was a passenger by the Kia Ora on Friday morning, accompanied by his son, who, we believe, is 'going to reside on the newly acquired property. Seven years experience has proved every claim made for Sharland’s Moa Brand Ego Preservative. In all that time not one egg has been lost when directions have been carried out. It simply cannot fail. One pint bottle preservee seven dozen eggs. See that tbe name is on the label.*

In reply to an enquiry by telegraph from us as to the coast flax area, Mr Mackenzie, Commissioner for Crown wired this (Friday) morning :—“ Flax lease Wbareorino passed in.**Fiaxmillcrs present at sale of opinion quantity aud value of flax there, but too difficult to transport at present.” Last week’s Government Gazette announces that sec'ion 12, block IX, and section-2, block XIII, Mangamangero Survey District, containing 4309 acres, have been set aside as a s<at3 fores*. An area of 13 acres of section 5. block 11, Whareorino S.D., has been reserved as a site for a public school.

Tne official sheop returns of the colony, up till April 30tb, 1906 r just published, show that in the Kawhia, West Taupo, Awakiuo and Waitomo Counties on tbat date there were 50,428 sheep. At the corresponding date of 1905 there were 29,683, so that there has been the aubstantiai increso of 10,745. When the Land Bill was before tbe Lands Coaimitttee the member for Egmont moved in the direction of al. lowing lea«e-in-perpetuity tenants to the occupation with right of purchase system, but was defeated by eight to six. Mr Greenslade supported the mover. Our member also voted aga ; DBt the extension of tbe one-man* one-vole principle to voting in connection with local bodies.

A large deputation waited on the Minister for Public Works last week, urging tic construction of tbe Eist Coast railway, and in the course of his reply the Hon. Hall-Jones said tbat be had heard this lice spoken of for a long time, and it seemed that Auckland was going to devote a good deal of atteutiou to it. He hoped, however, they were not overlooking other railway, such as the Kawhia and Mangaroa lines.

Are you growing potatoes ? If so, make sure by using Sharland’s Potato Blight Exterminatob that your seed and your labour uro not thrown away. The use of thfa specific will give you surpri.-irg result*. Your grocer cxn tell you all about it and supply you with it.*

A rnr eiii-g • f ladies was held on I hui d-iy to foimulato some schemfe for augmenting the funds of tbe Kawhia Congregational Church, theß-v. R. Mi cheil presiding. It wes decided to hold a farcy fair in Scott’s Hall on Friday, I>* ember 14th. The following sl:tl!-boldera were appointed : Afternoon Im, Mrs Perham and Miss M'Oardle ; toys, Mrs Newton ; needlework and fancy goods, Mrs Howci; sweet ’, M s Leo j summer drinks, Mrs VVright. Mrs Homs was apdointed Eecre’ary. Particular', wi'l be advertised later.

Srakland’h Potato Blight Exterminator ia cLvftinable in bottles suitable for tho .0 who aro growing potatoes only in quantities far household use. One bvttie makes five gallons of the necemry mixture, and is amply sufficient for small quantities of seed, Ob* laiQftbk all

Don’t forget that good printing can be done at the Settleb Office. The next sitting of the Kawhia B.M. Court will be held on Wednesday, November 28tb, The s.s. Kia Ora took another consignment of 20 tons of green flax to Ragfan on Friday, Mr R. S»rcornbe’K tender (£2l 10 ) has been accepted for fencing the Ka whia Publio Cemetery

Mr W. W. M‘Curdle has let a con »"'ct to Mr J. G. H iwes far enfarg " g his hoire at Kawhia. A quiet wedding was celebrated at Kawhia -n ISaturfLiv. the c.intraeHng > rifts being Mr W. Borg and Mfai? 8. E. O uj, Building i« going rm at Kinoku. the IhS-rk’ rswid-r e- to he erec•4 bring Mr J. Croityfa, which has • telv been completed by Mr J. E. Scott. Our Wellington correspondent inf was us by wire that the represents ion commissioners will be summoned next w».ek to re-adjust- tbe electoral boundaries.

The chairman of the Kawhia Medical Club notifies per advertisement that the year end? with November, and that the annual meeting will be held on November 22nd. Mr»» E. Le Prou announces in otp advertisement c ilnmoß that fffia has removed to the new boarding house at Te Rau a moa. Connected with the home there are good stables and accommodation paddocks. Large and small potato growers will find it to their advantage to treat their seed with Shawland’s Potato Blight Exterminator. It effectually prevents blight and improves tbe crop. Growers have already proved its value. Get particulrrs from your storekeeper. , He stocka.it.* A resident informs us that it is rumourad that the mail service between Kawhia and Pirongia is to be altered ,Ito a weekly. Although this statement ! ‘ was supposed to have been mada by a , ' postal official, we are inclined to the ’ belief that lie mcam tri-weekly.

Potar.-j-orrwers will find a -reeilie fur the d'-e-vfad blight iu Potato Blight E^khhotaioh, 1 kil!.it and at tue same time improves the size and quality of the tuber. Ask your grocer for particulars.* Morey and Moore, cash drapers of New Plymouth, beg to announce that Monday will be their last day iu Kawhia. Having had a very successful sale they will lot balance of goods go at startling prices. This fa a good chance, aud a big chance to get drapery at your own prices. It will pay them better to make big reflections than pay freight back to New Plymouth.—Advt. Mr J Shaw met with an accidert whilst falling bush at Kinohaku on Wednesday last. He was swinging the nxo when hie foot slipped, which c»u a ed the axe to get huug up iu some scrub, so that when tbe blow fell it struck him behind the ear. Dr 0, Campbell Jenkins, who was sent for, says that although t-be cut is not serious Mr Shaw bad a very narrow escape of severing the main artery of the neck and tbe back of the head, The patient is now progressing favourably. Insure your potato crops against the bli hk by using Smarlamd’s Potato Blight Exterminator. The cost is very light and the return certain. Obtainable from all grocers Jn bottles making five gallons of mixture, and in tide making 24 and 120 gallons. ’' The shipment of fat stock recently sent by Mr H. Shaw to the Auckland market, were landed in prime condition, the remit being that they topped tbe market in their class, averaging £7 10s per head. Tbe quality of the stock caused very favourable comment, and tbe excellence of tbe consignment was a valuable advertisement for the district. It is worthy of mention tbat the cattle were very young, as only two years ago they were brought to Kinohaku from Wanganui, at tbat time being very small calves. There has been quite a flutter of ex citement amongst the Maoris of tbidistrict during the past week, owing tn the publication of a “ Kahili ” «m bouncing tbat the Surveyor-General had taken over the survey liens due to tbe late Mr Cozens, and stating that, unless they were satisfied by the 16th inst. application would be made to the Native Land Court to take a piece of land from tbe section as payment of the debt. (We believe that this would be at the original value, which averaged 5s per acre). Many of the claims have been paid.

For the past eight mouths Mrs J. G. Howes has been engaged in working an autograph quilt, by the meats of which it fa proposed to raise monov for the Kawhia Congregatioua l Church. The article fa now com pleted, and Mrs Howci most b) com plimented upon the result of her labour, ns the quilt is without doubt th* finest piece of work of that dewriptien wo baye ever sc in. As the object’ aimed at fa to raise money, it fa pro posed to offer the article as a prizs for a guepsiug competition, ticket) for which have been fixed at 2s 6d. The quilt is to bs exhibited at New Ply mouth, Raglan, Hamilton, Auckhnd. and probably at tbe C'bristchurcb Ex hibition, It is hopt 1 that the quilt will retime about £6O for the church Mrs Howes st tes that ’be artic e wi - bo shown at the fancy fa r at Kawhi* on D cumber 15th.

Twenty four hours ireafruent wi tbo mixtifo made from Sha (land's Potato Blight Exterminator and one or twice spraying with the sama fluid htor, win ensure your potato crop? ajunst failure from blight-. It is ob ta nan e from all stores, making five g< long, and tins making 24 to 120 g' lona.*