Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 409, 9 April 1909, Page 2

Local and General.

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Mrs P. J. M‘Carthy left by coach on Monday morning for her new home at Frankton Junction. In this issue tenders are called for 100 acres of bushfa’ling at Oparau aid 100 acres at Awaroa. 4 The Government Gazette notifies tbit the Quarry Reserve at Te Maika his been vested in tbs Kawhia County Council.

Mr and Mrs F. Husking.-?, of Kawbia, left overland an Thursday on a short haliday trip, which w”l be spent at Rotorua.

As a result of a recent ; ? aragraph in the Settler the linesmen have risen the telephone wires across some of the bays at Kinohaku a further 10ft.

For the first time fcr three years the Kawhia Lava Tennis Club is not re* presented at tbe Waikato Tennis Tournament now proceeding at Hstmikon. Last Tuesday ths a.s. Claymore landed 60 ions of cai’go at Kawhia, the s.s. Rima coming along on the following day with 500 pipes for the Govsrnment. Persons who require a first-*claBß piano on very easy terms are adlvieed to read the new advertisement of the Loudon and Berlin Piaua Q a -i O'- 1 oar back page.* On reliable authority we learn that the Governor has made arrangements to visit Kawhia about toe end of the present month. So fair mo official intimation has been received.

When nearing Te Rau-a-znoa on Thursday, the axle of the coach., which was being driven by Mr 8. Stewart, broke, and another conveyance had to be procured to take the passengers and mails to Pirongia,. Mr Geo. Stevens, who has toured to Kawhia from Wellington, expresses the opinion that our jxrignifi j»nt harbour is a most valuable asset to a very large area inland, and considers the proposal of a railway of vital importance.

The Kawhia Public School broke up for the Eastei: vac »tion on Thursday afternoon. The chairman and secretary (Dr Jen Kins and Mr Pettit) paid a visit of inspection to the school the children afterwards Feeing treated to a scramble for lollies.

Those interested in sporting are reminded of the Oparau Races, which are fixed for Saturday, Apr;! 17th. From a’! accounts the days’ outing should be very enjoyable, as the course is a good one and the fields are expected to be large. Itt the evening a dance is to be held in the school, to C'-mmenoe at 8 o’clock sharp. The following tends have been permanently reserved by the Government: — 18 acres, Maungamangjro S.D., site for public school and teacher's residence; 8 seres, Orahiri 8 D., site for public school ; 5 acres 2 roods 17 perches, Orabiri S.D., quarry; 4 acres 3 roods, Kawhia South 8.D., site for public cemetery.

At the last meeting of be Waikato Hospital Board the Times reports that “in answer to a request to pay its Hospital contribution the Kawhia County Council w : .rod that money was tight but that the contribution would be paid as soon as available.”—The capital value upon which the Kawhia contribution is based is £189,261. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Care. There has recently been a lot cf nice things said about the Kawhia Harbour Railway League in the township, and naturally one would think that great interest was taken in the movement. But such is not the ease, as a meeting called by advertisement for Wednesday nighC had, on account of the poor attendance, to bo adjourned until Saturday, April 24 th. A lot has been seen in the Auckland papers lately about soino officials in public bodies getting their bslancesbeets out particularly smart. Io this connection it might be well to mention Kawhia County Clerk Bjrton, who had this C innty’s statement out on lhe 2nd and is a 1; present in Hamilton with the books and papers getting the auditing done by the. Government; Auditor.

The latent event notified to take place in the immediate future is a ball in aid of the funds of the proposed Cottage Hospital, which is advertised for Friday, April 80tb, and even now it isciusing a lot ot talk. Musdames Morgan and Newton arc the secretaries and already have deta'ls well in bond. A record altendanoe W expected, which result should eventuate, *3 price of the double tickets has been fixed at the nominal sum of 5-i. Seeing the object the number nf -kete printed should soon be disposed of.