THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1909. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 405, 12 March 1909, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1909. Local and General.

Th< Northern S.S. Co. advertise th'j r mning of their steamers from the p rt of Kawbia for ibe month of March.

Mr and Mrs Flamauk, of Kinohiiku, who were recently married in Auckland, returned by the s.s. Claymore on Tuesday. The clerk cf the Kuvhia County Council (Mr Barton) ar munee.i in this issue that the dog tax . . now due and must be paid to Mr A belt.

1 To mnrmw (Saturdaj) the Kawbia ■ County Council hold an ordinary ' i nee ci no i ! which h •me important business will be transacted. The committee of the Oparau races i Lave d. to alter the date of the 1 v. nr io Si'urday, April 17th, in lieu lof ibo 12. h, as advertised in i lust is j’.rj. In another column the programme will be f ond, as also ' other details in connection with the rmn-. Tenders are also invited for j th;, ' uic'ieon booth (only) on the day I of the event. R cently we started a space in this - c-ipur f /r quostionn tha' were asked us . during the week. Wfi were prepared f > Hceept to responsibility of what was ■ Uif-oin published, knowing that noi tbimc was of a nature that could give i off«mC2. But of la'o we have received i by po-t 1 ‘ttcr.q containing questions of a character that we deem personal (alh ugh no names are mentioned) and, : wE-it is worse, libell us. As the - ..itlkr has no desire to add a verdict lib d t) its present long list of tribulations the manuscripts have been deslroyi d to seve any possible trouble.

I A rather well educated Maoii came [ to this office the other d ty with a noi fice to clear noxious weeds that he had : just received, and therein was an inrimation that ho was expected to clear |“h ikna" from bis land. He had | anEed many of bi? pakeha friends ; what sort of weed tbi-s was, but not ! -me • f them had ever heard the name ■ pr v ou-dy. On reference to <>ur ency- : c! !• Bi i th' (Blowing wa? found: ' ‘Hii.ea. n. ■ \’.L. (ScLiaedi-r), named ' aft'-r B ii7/u/,-', a Gorman patron \ f large Australian genus j fpm 1 , belonging to tbo follicular ; s C’l m of fbe .Prtilcaceaa, tribe Greuili ,L . u. , and distinguished from Grcvillca | by i’s axillary inflorercnoe and samai r id -ef rts. The species nearly 100 in | numb r, are all evergreen sohrubs or .iH.ill trees with alternate, coriaceous, variously lobed, often spiny leaves. T; y ore ornamental in cultivation, and peveral have acquired special I : f r example, Tf. td-cina Is > dna ive furze ; 11 httrina, cneh.‘l iwcr ; If (icic'.ul&riii hssopeimn, • I- r ; and 77. flehiite, twine '•. The genus ij found io the t>|.

; :U6 in >t number of Tertiary b d? r. o jp. ’ Fancy a king the poor ;n qihiaticalcd Maori to understand that I - Don't forgot that go I printing can bo dout e.t the SeriLbu Uffi.ce.

? Captain Greenberg is temporarily in Charge of the s.s. Claymore. Captain Dorling being ashore on holiday. It is stated that Block Inspector Bayley visited a portion of this district the other day and destroyed io head of cattle which he had condemned.

Wo are pleased record the fact that Mrs Jonathan re-tuned to Kawbia his (Friday) afterne j, very much mproved in health, at r being away for a month.

Person* who require a firat-class uiauo on very easy t s are ndvjtiCf? io read tbo new ltd v. il.-uiuqu t of ih<London and Berlin Pia o Co., on oar back page.*

LOST—lu Kawhii this (Friday) night Greenstone Gold - mounted Brooch, TutaEga’s name tberenn. Finder rewarded on returning to W. Armstrong, Kawbia.—Advt.

During the week Messrs Morgan and Newton crossed by pontoon a mob of sheep for Messrs K rf and Tt»sar-g», which will be on Tuharoa, and 150 for Mr Goddard, (£ Kinohaku.

In another column’ Messrs Jonathan Ltd j o’ify that they hold the agency for Gibbons find Co.’e celebrated grass and other seeds. In a few days full jam plea will be on view—not in small packets but in bags. The Raglan Chroi : cle announces the sale (through th ar/ency of Mr A. R. Langley) of Mr H uffin d’s farm of 850 acres at Ruapuke Mr F. E. Tro love, who bag been managing Mr E. W. Buekoridge’s farm Aotea. Amongst the visit.):'= to Kawhia at present is Mr Gibb, m • of the Government Bee Experts and Inspectors. In conversation with ou' representative Air Gibb expressed bis delight at the i fact that this and the Raglan district ' were so free from diaea e.

A very enjoyable an, prise party was held at Te Malka on Monday night when at the invitatio : <,f Mrs Chase about 20 Kawbiaites j rneyed thereto to honour Mr and ,£rs Robinson. The trip was made in Mr Berg’s launch, and on arrivr.' there music, dancing, etc., was indulged in and supper partaken of. The Combined Farmers* Union Pic-

nic will b© held on Saturday, March 20’b at Awaroa, when i big attendance and an enjoyable gathering is anticipated. Visitors are expected to bring some refreshments with them, but tea will be provided. It ig probable thatthe Hon. Mr Hogg will ba present, besides other members of Parliament.

An amusing episode took place at the Grisborne Police Court on Monday. A Maori, who was fined for assaulting a Chinaman, dpclioed to pay the fine, and a warrant was accordingly made out for his commitment to prison. There baing iio police constable present to take the man into cu .ody, the Utter Amdsrt.iok to convey the warrant In person to the gaoler, an 1 hurried away to prison, remarking that he hoped he would be in time for diner.

Ratepayers, both m the County Council and Town Board, are reminded that- within a few days i penalty of 10 per cent, will be added to all unpaid rates. The last county elections conclusively proved the fallacy of nos paying rates and everyone :aid f th&t next year they would see that they had a vote. Since then, however, the excitement has subsided, with the rasult that unless some of the ratepayers pay up they will be again disfrancised. Whether they are or oct lies entirely in their own bands.

The question of the erection of the sale yards at Te Rau-a-moa still kings fire, although those most interested, the settlers, are very keen on the matter. W© hear that the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. has been approached, but that that body thought it was “too early ” (the talk that has kept tne Kawhia district back far t o long already). Another firmjnst starting in the Waikato is now to be appmehed, and it U hoped with success. If not those interested aae likely to eteot co-operative yards. ' .

It is stated that l;hn Government huve acquired over 15,000 acres of the Moerangi block, and have also purchased large interests in Taumatatotara and other native bbeks. That is partioul irly good news, but we want something more than that. We warit tliose lands surveyed, roaded, opened up and the settlers tuer-v. Then, and only then, will we reerzdise the good work of the Government that is being lauded so by p rty papers whose writers know nothing of —and wo fear never will—the greatist curse New Zealand has,'that of the native land.

In response to the invitation issued by Mr and Mrs Berg, semr.. there was a large attendance in Hcott’s Hall on Tuesday night last, tbo ooeftgion being the 21st birthday of their youngest son Chris. Foe the Occasion the htUi was tastefully decorated, whilst the floor vas in excellent order—in fict it was too good. A splendid supper was provided, and deftly bairdM round by the members of tbo Borg family. Mrs ('•base provided the music in her wellknown able manner, the duties of M.C I-dug performed by Mr After rtipper Dr Jenkins returned thanks on behalf of tbo host and host ess for the <.Gi nduno of so many friends that evmii sg up i the oeoaaiou of such an important event. “ For He’s a Jolly G »od Fellow " was heart ily ung, lusty cheers being given for Mr and Mrs Bt?rg.