THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909. Loral and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 406, 19 March 1909, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909. Loral and General.

Th -g was a very lengthy pitting of the K wbia County Co moil on Saturday list, which c .mm : .ied at 11 a,m. and did not finish till 10 p m. M- srs Jonathan Ltd. have secured

tl ■ vicis of Mr T. Bradley, who L as hiibcrto held a responsible posi!i 'U wi h the Kaiap d Company, We understand that Mr Bradley will take chir f- of :ho suits to measure and c h'diup department of the firm and also have charge of country orders.

By 'elegram we learn, in connection with tbe proposed visit of the Hon. Mr Hogg to the Kawhia district, that Mr Jennings, M P., saw the Minister in Wellington on Wednesday. Mr Hogg will start on bis vi Jh towards tbe end

of rex' week, and will be accompanied by th-- II m. W. W. M'Oardie, M.L.0., and Mr T. Burd, District Road Engin<or, the last named arranging the itin rary.

The recent niteratinn in the Northern Cuinp.inj’s service between here and the South—changing from Wai- . 7 New Plymouth—-has caused a r eit deal of iuoonvonience. One i c>! firm, who are large consignees, Cimpl.J’i bitterly of the apparent iipa'by of the company for allowing a large c .nsjgnment of goods to remain at V/fiitnra since th a commencement

r of the month, instead of interesting themselves enough to see that the shipment was put aboard the Kawhia ! boat at New Plymouth. It is to be ■ h -p-d in future this sort of thing will not rer/K, , nd thus give this port the • adv.nriag. s which .-bould bo gained by ; 1.8 advanc’d serve> now in auticipai lion j S.uno months ogo Crown Lauds ! Hanger Jordan bad some valuable | Inpin seed planted on the Government i btcii >n n ir l lie Parangi Lake with jibe IT]-ct f hu experiment as to the I usefuiines- of this plant in stopping I tbe diifung and. Some time after a j vi. it of inspection was made when it j was found that the plants were coming ; along well. The question of sand I drift being an interesting one to us a ' trip was taken to the place the other ! day, and the’rcsult was very surprising —i) the whole of thn area planted wot ' ibe f neo of n lupin could be found I S -too other plant will have to be tried ii >w . if not tbe peninsular upon which Kawhia stands will ba completely Covered by sand. Pi vsons who require a firet clanN ' put,) ”11 very easy terms are advised i to rad the new ndverti.-H;snout of the I Loiidon rind Berlin Piat Go,, on our 1

Oparau, Correspondence and Shipping on our front page. Note the alteration to Mr J. D. Suttoa’s advertisement on our third page.

After an absence of some months Mr George Wright has returned to Kawhia and re commenced business as saddler.

Quite a number of Kawhia residents attended the Ngaruawahia Regatta on March 17th, and as the weather was fine an enjoyable outing resulted. Messrs Pearson and Howe advertise irfiat on tbe 20ch insl. 8S Riinnoy and Lincoln rams will arrive in- Kawhia which can be bought at from 2| to Igns.

To-morrow (Saturday) tbe Com-bun-d Farmers" Union Picnic will be held at Awaroa, for which event it is hoped the weather will prove favourable.

The New Zealand Shipping Co. anniunce that the next steamer from th -• Waitara roadstead to sail for London will be tbe s.s. Buteshire about March Ist.

We learn that Mr John Morgan has bought a small area of land at Kinohaku from Mr J. E. Scott, and intends erecting thereon a blacksmith’s shop *nd dwelling house.

It is stated tb«- plans are being prepa od for offices for the Roads Department, to be erected in Kawhia on tbe upon which Dr C, Gampbe’’ JenKins’ surgery now stands.

Some splendid ra : ns have been experienced since our List issue, which will b? welcomed by all in this district and prove very beneficial. Last Friday 80 points were recorded, whilst 110 points fell yesterday (Thursday).

The imports to Kawhia are increas

ing very rapidly, the shed accommodation being far from sufficient. On Tuesday of this week the s.s. Claymore

landed 50 tons, the s.s. Bimu arriving a few hours later with an additional 10 tons.

The Chief Postmaster, Auckland, has instructed tnat the overland mails to Auckland, Pirongia, Te Rau a-moa and Oparau are to be closed at Kawhia on Wednesday and Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. The alterations will take effect from 31st inst.

By tbe s.s. Rima on Tuesday Mr Heywood Armstrong landed an up-to-date plaining machine, which was immediately taken to Oparau by pontoon. In less than 24 hours from leaving Onehunga the plainer was delivered at She mill, which is very quick work. Early on Wednesday morning tbe ss. Pitoitoi unexpectedly arrived in Kawhia, and as she had a cargo of explosives enchcred.out in ;the stream. About 8 o’clock a quantity of gelignite was landed for the Roads Department after which the steamer left for Waitara.

Next Wednesday, 2lth inst. ; the annual Axemen’s Carnival and Sports will be held ac Kinohaku, when an enjoyable gathering should eventuate. Intending contestants are reminded that entries close to-morrow (Saturday). In the evening a basket sociai will be held in the hall.

On Friday night last a dance under tbe auspices of the T'aharoa Racing Club was held in Seitt’s Hall, Ka-

wbia, being attended by about 50 couples. Mesdames Ohasejmd Langley provided the music, Mr Tangimoana being M.C. A waltzing competition decided during the evening was won by Mrs M'Bhrney and Mr H. King.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs :— ‘* Several matters of importance to the Kawbia district were brought under the notice of tbe Native Minister by Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., on Wednesday. The proposals of the County Council relative to reclamation were submitted, as also the request for a grant for the Kiritehere Cemetery, Farther local requirements were brought before other Ministers.” • A meeting of settlers of Te Anga. Marokopa and Kinohaku was held at the Government Whare, Te Anga, on the IBih inst., to discuss the advisability of forming a railway league in the district. Mr V. Jackson addressed the meeting at some length, pointing out tbe advantages of a league. The result was that a strong committee was formed ;o further the movement and collect information to bo placed before a meeting on April 3rd.

Tuesday’s Auckland Herald says : Fish are very plentiful in Kawhia Harbour just now, and big catches of flounders are being marie. The other night two Maoris in one haul of tbe net brought over 700 ashore, and had some difficulty in selling them at one penny each, ft is considered that a very profitable fish industry could be established at Kawhia if a> small freezing plant were installed near the wharf, and arrangements made for a more regular steamboat service botween that township and New Plyin nth.”

D is plea-ing to note that inland settlers are beginning to recognise tbe importance the Kawhia Harbour is to them, and also the advantage it would be to them if the port had a railway to it. During Ihe Hon. R. M'Konzia’s recent visit to the King C untry in connection with the rival routes of the Stratf jrd line it was pointed out by speakers who opposed Ibe connection at Ongaruo that “ any adequate .railway formation must nee?ma ily be with ft view to a systemat c uonoecti' n with itg only seap >rt, K'".vLi i Harbour, and thn route now r.dvi uitf.d was admittedly chosen with ibis object also, “ W«th the Btrat • ord branch, passing near Pippio, a junction there with a line to Kawbia would form a system centrally situated and bring Qhura Valiev within a few hours of a seaport.” In his reply the M » ’ 'er said tihafe Rn»- h<u] been ' Itiauu 4m «mv v* MwrY»“(«.