THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1907, Local and General

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 320, 12 July 1907, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1907, Local and General

The next sitting of the S.M. Court at Kawhia has been fixed tor Wednesday, July 17th. The usual monthly meeting of the Kawhia Sshool Committee will be held on Munday evening next, at 7.80 p.m. Mr A. G. Williams, of Dannevirke, hat; recently taken up hie permanent ret ideuco on hie section on the main coi ch road. For the month of June only 3.25 in. of ram fell at Kawhia, as against 2 40 in. for the corresponding period cf last year. Owing to lhere not being a quorum present at she last mco'iuge ot either the Town Board or School Committee, the meetings lapsed. On Thursday the e.s. Tainui arrived from Waitara with 200 sheep for Mr J. P. Wright, of Kinohaku, which were landed at Lemon Point. We learn that Mr E. A. Dance, who recently left Kawhia, has accepted a lucrative appointment in the firm of Messrs M'Cullogh and.Gower. Mr Duncan, Chief Stock Inspector, is nt present paying bis first visit to this district, accompanied by Mr Alexander, District Inspector. At the Congregational Church on Sunday evening next the Rev. 0. E. D ividson will preach a sermon on the recent wreck of the s.s. Kia Ora.

Amongst the latest bush contracts tn Ki let are 400 acres for Messrs Morris and Co., Kawaroa. and 100 acres for Mr Turrell, main coach road. Note the altered advertisements in this issue of Mr J. Morgan and Mr J. K. Newton ; also the new annoancnments of Messrs T. D. aud E. D. Hamilton. The late wet weather has caused several slips >u the township, large in--1 dental ions being noticeable in the) hill in Jtfrvois atreet and a few chains down the beach. On Wednesday our Te Rau-a moa correspondent wired that a man named Higgins, in the employ of Mr L, Wiley, was lost in the busb on Monday and f'-uud by a search party on Ttief.diiy. The Auckland Herald states that it the intention oljtlie Northern Steamship Company to place the steamer Tainui on the Raglan Kawhia-Waitara running till ih j s,s. Waitangi is ready for the trade. For Childrens Backing Cough at night Wo- ds’ Greit Peppermint Cure Is 6d & 2s 6d.

Th'* poll in connection with the wharf and shed;(loan, taken last Saturday, was carried by 55 votes to 2. It is to be hoped that there will be i large attendance at the shipping meeting to-morrow (Saturdqg) night, as t he matter to be then discussed is of i»reat moment to the whole of thfedis- ' riot. The construction of the Oku pa tn bridge hrna been completed, the work being highly spoken of by the Depnr’ mental officials. Congratulations, Mr Scott. The official opening has been fixed for Friday ner*. Mr C. B. M>i rishis juU returned from a trip U» Wellington. He reports diet the Kawhia district is greatly talked of in the Empire city. Whilst he wa« there much was read iu the Wellington papers relative to shipping to Kawhia, amongst the items being letters from the Hon. W. W. M‘Car • He, M.L 0. On this matter Mr Morris interviewed several firms, and succeeded in getting a promise from Messrs Hull aud M‘Arthur that their steamer Torganten, of‘3oo tons, would call here every ten days, and land cargo from Wellington at 15s per ton. If the trade warranted it a suitable special boat would be put on