THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907, Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 326, 16 August 1907, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907, Local and General.

Tbe annual meeting of the congregation of the Kawhia Congregational Church is advertised to be held on Wednesday evening next, at 7. 30 p.m. Tbe Rotbesay took another good cargo to Marokopa on Tuesday last returning to Kawhia on Wednesday with a ft ’ cargo of tow. A meeting of the Kawhia Medical Chib was to have been held last Monday, but awing to the fact not being '.’ertßed it was decided to postpone jt ' a future date, which will be duly a?,oounced by advertisement. Tbe of Mr Graham, sent., is reported P have taken place in the W ikato hispit&L froin blood poisoning. The dieeased gentleman was the (alher of Mr E. I; Graham, formerly of Oparau, to sympathy is offe>ed. Taere whs a big run otihe Settler of l ist week, and we havo received orders for more. As we huV 3 sold out we should be g-ea iy obliged if 'ifr uvt readers who have tbe paper mentioned would kindly send them to the o flice. A Te llau-a-moa correspondent, signing himself “ Ora Pro Nubis,” writes complaining that on two consecutive occasions tbe clergyman who was expected lo preach at Te Rau-a-ima failed to put in an appearance. Wo cinnol see any reason for publishing tbe letter in detai’. Mr E. 11. Aubin, late of Pirongia, has accepted an appointment from Messrs J -nithan Ltd., Kawhia. Mr Aubin will take charge of the country ordtir department and ba general fore man for the firm. From a personal knowledge of Mr Aubin we are certain tint hu will be an acquisition to she dHtrict.

Last Saturday, Mr T. D. Hamilton offeree! for sale a house and section at Raglan, but could not obtain a bid. ~ According to the official report;-the distance cf the telephone lino between; Kawhia aud Te Maika is exactly 85, mile?. Mr T. D. Hamill on conducted a sale of goods on account of Mr H we? at Kawhia on Saturday, when fair prices were realised. The tender of Mrs J. Ifalwasset has boen accepted for the leasb of the Strand Boardiwg House. Th*r? about half-a d'zen lot.d-ror.-. Whereas a mile <>f railw ty cost be tween £6OOO and £7OOO h i bafo e institution of the co-operative works sys : tem, it now costs about £9OOO. Moadi-y'B Herald announces the death, which took place in J ihanpes-., burg, S.A., of Mr H. A. JourSaid^brother of Mr L. A. Jourdain, of Opafan. Persons who require a first-class piano on very easy terms are advised to read the new advertisement of the Loudon and Berlin Piano Co. on oar back page.* In this issue will be found details of a dealing ?ale to be conducted by Mr, T. D. Hamilton, at Kawhia, on Saturday, August 24tb, on acdount of Mr S. H. Stokes, who has disposed of his section. ' The' Waitara Mail is i iformed that a fiaxmi’l is ta be erec nd at Nukuharkiri Bay, near the loca 7 y of the K’a ' Ora wreck. The dressed ,fibre wi i be sent to the steemer in a surf bot. , of which Mr De Wolfe, lute i.f jheN S S Company, will have charge.

By adwrlisement it is notified that vo.y shnilly a grand ball will bo bold io Sc tt’s Hl 1, KiwLia, under the auspices of the Oparau footbe’d club. The f*> r owing day (Saturday) a match w H be played at Maketu between the Pirongia and Oparau teams. The section at Waibarakeko of 244 acres, the properly of Mr S. l|. S okes, has been sold to Mrs T. D. Hamilton. Mr J. Barrett has disposed of his 100acra section at Kinohaku lo Mr J. Sadler, and Mr Tucvey’s section of 100 acres has been purchased by Mr Barrett.

It doesn’t always pay not to pay rates. A defaulter in the Dargaville district has been summoned for rates amounting to Is 3d, to which is added £1 for “mileage.” It is quite on the cards that something similiar may happen to defaulters in the Kawhia County, so we would advise all to take the hint. Mr G. Williams, of the Pakoka flax mi’l, informs us that last mail he received a postal note for 5s from the secretary of the Raglan A. and P. Society as the first prize for the best hank of flax exhibited at the show held some months ago. The recepient was not too pleased with the value placed by the society on a prize for an article of such commercial importance, neither is he delighted at the length of time taken to judge the exhibits and make the award, or the manner in which the judging was carried out. The following figures of local interest are taken from the Post Office Report for the year 1906 :—Kawhia : Money orders issued 469, amounting to £1440 9s 7d; money orders paid 156, total£67B 19s 6d; sav.ngs banks deposits £1539 17s 71, withdrawals £1997 17s 63. Kinohaku ; Money orders issued 61, amounting to £217 12s 2d ; money Orders pad 7, totalling£22 Is6d ; savings bank deposits £315 10s, withdrawals £llO 10s. Te Rau a-raoa f Money orders issued 101, amounting to £365 8s Id ; savings banka deposits £5B I ls, withdrawals £66 2s.

Sneaking to the motion with regard to Government Land Valuations at the Farmers’ Union Executive in Auckland on Friday, Mr Wilson said th 4. the farmers of the Colony owed a deep debt of gratitude to Mr Allen Bell for the Fplendid fight he had put up on this question, and the gratifying results already atfnined in Waikato anil elsewhere. He was pleased to find uhat in their Acting-President they bad a gentleman, who, when he found an injustice bring done to the farming community, bad the courage to ako it up and fight to a finish. (Applause). Tt was unanimously agreed that the executive pay for the printing and distribution of the correspondence which has taken place between the Valuer General and Mr Be . {lt may be interceding to learn that the question was raised owing to information obtained by Captain Beil when he spoke at Kawhia some months ego.] When interviewing the Hon. Jas. MacGowan, Mr W. M. Bankart, of Raglan, gave some interesting information in regard to the manner in which Maori land in that district is now being made available for European settlement. He asked if the Minister would subsidise the loan of £450 raided by the Te Pahu settler? for road work which gave them access to their creamery, his special reason being that the Crown land behind would be served by the road, and that it would also give access to the important block of native land known as the Moecomprising 45,000 acre?, within easy of the Waikato. It is now being dealt w.'h by the Native Land Council, which dtirrnj; its regular sitting, has.it is stated, lAQomplished work which would have takui five years bo complete if it had gono through the Court. An area of 10.000 seres is to be disposed of to the Crown. The road for which a subsidy is required would provide a more direct run e to Kawhia, bringing it within 40 mil s of Hamilton. The Hon. Jas. MucGovvan promi -ed to consider the representation?, but be pointed out tb it there were large demands, and the amount was small. He would look ! into it with the object of helping those I who helped themselves. Don’t forgot that good printing can ' bo done at the J?EirLBR Offic?«

A man named McKenzie, employed busbfedling by Mr Davies, at Oparau, cut his -foot last week, necessitating the attention of Dr C. Cmpbell JenCaptain Williamson, of Waitara, has* phrcbasea'the s.?. Pitoitoi, and intends running the vessel to Marokopa amongst other ports. \ petition is being signed in Kawhia asking that the fine of £25 inflicted on Mrn Healy last court day, be remitted. Daring iho Lsit few weeks Mr E. C. Falwasse.r. native interpreter, has sue caeled in getting sever il I'l'c- passed by the Mao i Lind B ar I. We have reqvived a totter from an esteemed Kinohaku correspondent. We cannot publish it, as to our mind it is libedi mand we want to a cape actions of that kind. , Messrs' HT J. Green slide, and F. W. Lang, M'.h.H.R., brougtic tbe Kawhia Railway before 1 the Premier hat .week, but the reply .was as Usual, non-committal We learn that Mr Heywood Arm strong is going to start a small sawm llon hi- section at Oparau, with the Idea of supplying Mr Wright’s sash , and. door- factory which, is.to be erected at the Ferry A cynical corresf) indent writes: “The last two tups of the Waitangi have brought parrots. Surely there are enough of this tribe in our midst Without more fee leers. A few actions might not b> so crramental, but wav’d save a lot of unnecessary te'k of loans, Farmers’ CJnion,-County Count ’, and i i this latter matter sttc-ogiheu tbe c inneTnr.-q instead of throw ng mud ami fptu’tfmding.” The question of shipping facilities to Kawhia is st- 1 being discussed. During the past few weeks < ffcra of services have been receiv d from L win and Co , We! ugton, a Wanganui syndicate, and a New Plymouth syndicate. Mr Moore, of Raglan, has written to Mr Morris, suggesting that that place be j uned with Kawhia and promising support. It is thought that tbe inferior bar at Raglan is the reason why it was not included in tbe first place.

For Childrens Hacking Cough at night Wood's’ Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d & 2s fid.