THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1908. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 395, 15 January 1909, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1908. Local and General.

The Maori population of New Zealand is 43,118.

In this appears an altered tide table far the months of January, February and March. Mr Murphy has purchased Mr H, J. Fa!wasser’s hairdressing business and removed to the Club Billiard Saloon, on the beach.

On Saturday evening, 28rd inst, a meeting of subscribers of the KinohtKu Public Hall will be held, at which trustees and a management committee will be elected. The s.s. Waitangi arrived from Onehunga on Thursday » ight and is at present io port awaiting a favourable opportunity to proceed to Nuknhakarei where a good cargo of flux, tow, wool, bidets, fungus and sundries is ready to In shipped when the weather will permit of sorting. What about cups and saucers, tea plate-, butter dishes, sugar basins, o ke dishes, dinner ware, toilet sets, candlesticks, liuolenm, curtains, quilts, ar: muslios, cretonnes. Well ! where

•;»n vie procure b.-ist articles nt lowest c< «* ? Why Junatban’s ! Didn’t you know that ?*

'i he members of the R-iglan County Council organised a hspnkn fishing expn v >ion to G«nnet Island on Wednesday laat. About 50 people attended, ti,n< boat chartered being the s.s. Waitnnpi. Fine weather prevailed, and the fishers succeeded io landing over .20 of these weighty denizens of the deep. Time means nothing to the Maori. An osd Maori got on *» the Stanley Bay boat the other day instead of the St Helen’s Bay boat and only knew it when hall way across. Did be mind? N’t at all. “ Taiboa,” be said oheerfuily, “ I get there to-morrow—next day—i ny day. It all fe same tc me.” And that 'a About the siz,« of Mr James Carroll in Native land matters, says Ng’* Z Jand Herat I.

I>< ' *org«t that good nrintiug oaQ ba dour » t the Mee-

The next sitting of the Kawhia S.M. Court has been fixed for Wednesday, 27th inst.

To-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 2 p.m. the Kawhia County Council! •hold & meeting. There have been many good hauls of fish in the harbour lately, the line fishing being particularly successful. To day (Friday) is a particularly unseasonable day, heavy rain falling, alternated with fierce squalls and haii storms.

The work of erecting a ti tree fence across the bay in front of the post office (the object of which is to assist in the reclaiming therenf)b'tg been commenced by Mr R. Sircoinbe. A lovely line of pretty blouses, laces, insertions, ties, muslins, voiles, zephyrs (striped and plain), belts," etc., etc. Just the very ar doles for the ladies. Where ? A r Jonathan’s of course.*

The s.s. Rothesay made a trip to Marokopa on Monday, getting in and out of that port an the one tide. On Tuesday Haribari was visited, 45 biles of flax and 20 of tow being surfed out to the steamer.

To-morrow (Saturday) night there will be a dance in Scott’s Hall, Ka wbia, in aid of the Cottage Hospital Fund. These gatherings have previously been very enjoyable, and we hope to see a good attendance upon this occasion.

A Christmas bvx, that is much appreciated by us, was received fr«fn Mv F- W. Newton. It was a splendidly carved photo, frame, the vood being a piece of the late s.s. Baa Ora, the workmanship reflecting much credit on Mr Newton.

By the s.s. Wa’tangi on Tuesday the wire and insulators fur the Kinobaku Marotf >pa telephone line arrived at Kawhia. These have been stored in Mr Langley’s shed, and it Is hoped they will not ba allowed to rust there, but that a start will be made with the erection of the line very soon. Ladies’ companions, needle oases, handkerchief and glove boxes, writing cases, gents’ dressing cases, pocket books, 1909 diaries, vases, photo, frames, Xmas, and New Year cards, toys, dolls, etc., etc., and just the very article for large, big and small. Where ? Jonathan’s of course..*

Work on the two contracts in the streets of Kawbia is proceeding satisfactorily, and when completed the improvement will be very noticeable and, it is hoped, appreciated. Messrs M. Edwards and Galvan are rnaki-us ffQQjL&haw)Ub, whilst Mr J. Duggan has made a good start with bis contract. Whilst returning from Marokopa recently, Mr M‘Carthy picked up on the beach the bottle-rack that was in the steward’s cabin of the ill-fated s.s. Kia Ora. Although an awkward thing tQ carry the relic was brought on to Kawbia. The piece was intact and'very little knocked about, but it had the appearance of having been in the water tor a long time.

The Auckland wool sales on Wednesday showed a decline in prices, due, it is stated, to the unsatisfactory packing of bales and the false packing detected in several instances. The woolgrower who negtects to’ «skirt ” his fleece wools properly, mixes good wools with inferior and coarser fleeces,- and sometimes packs bellies and pieces in with the fleeces, is largely responsible for the drop in values, and consequently he has only him <elf to blame. There was a reduction of |d to IJd in the coarser wools, a decline of |d to l|d on the American prices for superfine wools at November sales, and a drop of Id to 2d in bellies and pieces.

That the Kawhia wharf shed is far too small for present requirements has been demonstrated more than once during the past few weeks. At present there is a large quantity of wool stored therein awaiting shipment to Waitara, consequently when the cargo arrived by the s.s. Waitangi on Tuesday about half of what was landed had to be temporarily stacked outside. Again, when the s.s. Rothesay arrived from Harihari with a load of flax and tow it could not be discharged but had to remain in tbo steamer’s hold. This state of affairs is not likely to continue much longer, however, as the County engineer has completed plans for the enlargement. We believe it is intended to add another 80 feet to the end of the wharf and also add to the side, erecting thereon a shed 40ft. x 23ft. The work is to be proceeded forthwith. Persons who require a first-class piano on very easy terms are advised to read Hse new advertisement of the Loudoc abd Berlin Piano Co., on our back page/*

Yesterday we were presented with two very interesting primitive Maori tools by Messrs M. and W. Edwards, of Kawhia, the curios having been unearthed whilst a drain wng being dug round the Waipapa swamp. From the appearance of the articles they must have been buried a long while—in fact, people who should know say not far short of a century. To show the lasting qualities of New Zealand timber it has only to be mentioned that they are in an excellent state of preservation. One is a spade (hoto) made of black maere and this is a real w i k of art; unfortunately the handle is broken. The potato planter (koa) is very like a long spear and is made out of ake ake ; this also is hardly intact. Both articles are to be seen at Jbe & ettlkr office, There is no doubt that Kawhia abounds with curios aounected with the old Maoris, and in future years they sbnuld become valuable for historical purposes. Any that are found and shown to us we shall be oily too phased to

Marokopa Tracks. We have been specially asked to re print the following, which appeared in the King Country Chronicle oft Nov ember 30th, 1908“ Considerable trouble has been caused in the Marokopa disf-iGct in connection with old tracks a through sections which have been dLpused of by the Government to settlers. Some time ago bbe owners .of the sections (Messrs Gregg and Rosie) took action in the Magistrate’s 0 iurt for trespass two ne rso ns who had used the truck und broken down- the fences of the owners. Mr Cutten, 8.M., ruled that be had no jurisdiction and dismissed the case. The owners, therefore, appealed to be Crown Lands Board, and considerable time was taken up by the Board ca Thursday last investigating and discussing the position. Apparently the Board can give no satidaction to the owners, and it is stated the case will be taken to the Supreme Court. It is particularly unfortunate that the settlers should be placed in such a position, When the land was disposed of by the Government no mention was made of the existence of a track through the property, and it is not 1 shown on the leases. As a matter of equity, and apart from legal technalities, the owners appear to have a perfectly legitimate claim to the whole of the land in their leates. If, in consequence of an oversight on the part of the Government, the owners have to keep the track open, and are put to expeasa and ineoovanieuce thereby, •key art dajerving of omupemsatiott. The fact that a Supreme Court aotioa is necessary to decide tha petition does net reflect, credit upon the administration, and it is to be hoped, in view of Ihe whole circumstanceI’, 1 ’, the Government will relieve the settlers of the responsibility, and make amends for the loss and inconvenience experienced in connection with tha affair.”