General Notes.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 317, 21 June 1907, Page 2

General Notes.

At the last meeting of the Board of Education it was decided to apply to the Department for a grant for building a school at Kinobaku. We learn that Tai T. M. Rakena, of the Ngatimahanga tribe, haa arranged for a sitting of tbe Native Land board (of which he is a member) at Raglan, nn July 10th, for tbe purpose of individualising the several portions of the Moerangi Block. Speaking at Opunake the other evening, Mr C E. Major, M.H.8., remarked that the Government bad been taken to task for the introduction of tbe Land Bill, and perhaps, as much by its own supporters as by the Opposition. He thought it an anomaly that be should be elected to the chairmanship of the Country Parly as the champion of the freeholders and in his own electorate be opposed strongest by the freeholders. He had always been a staunch supporter of the freehold tenure. There was a number of people who argued that the land belonged to every body ; it only belonged to tbe man who bad tbe grit and determination to go on to it and make it productive. Mr H. J. Greensi&de, the member for Waikato, is at present having built on his farm at Kaipaki, a large and up-to-date milking shed, in which he will install six milking machines, to milk 180 cows. Everything will be in readiness for next season. Sheep stealing is conducted on an extensive scale in South America. Some thieyes lately “lifted” 6,000 sheep from a Pampa Central estate. There was apparently no interferenc on the part of the police. AH that ie necessary is to get a permit at the boundary to enter a neighbouring territory, and then disposing of the sheep is an easy matter. The Auckland Land Biard have decided to throw open for selection the following lands in this district ; Section I, Block IV, Orabiri, 897 acres 2 roods, at 12s; Section 27, Block 1, Kawhia South, 100 acres, at 22s 6d ; Section 28, Block VII, Awa kino, 28 acres 3 roods, at 15j ; Section k 9, Block VII, Orabiri B.D, 800 acres, at 82s 61; Section 1, Block XI, Orahiri B.D. 414 acres, at 22s 6d. f arms in Taranaki, it would appear, can ba bought almost without money. A transaction took place lately in which tbe price was considerably over £lOOO. All the money that changed bands was £5O, of which sum over £4O want to tbe commission agent who etLcted the eais.' Some of the sellers who bought earlv are selling at such good prices thflfff they merely collect tbe interest on tbe sum they haveso’d for (bey are making a good deal even if i hey never see a shilling of the principal.—Eltham Argus.