At a meeting of creditors in the estate of Messrs Webster Bros., held at New Plymouth on Wednesday, it was resolved on the motion of Mr J. C. Davies, seconded by Mr Sbuttleworth, “That the offer made by Mr W. Bayly to pay the unsecured creditors a composition of 9s in the £ be accepted.” The Hawera church people have resolved to obtain a bell for their new church, and are also about preparing the church ground for tree-planting in the coming season. Te Wetere, the Maori chief, who for years past has been endeavoring to get the Mohan district thrown open to Europeans, has written, to correct a mis-statement made by two young men who recently were allowed to pass on from Mokau to Waikato, He says when asked by the Europeans for a pass, he replied : “1 have no objection —I give my boy to you as a pass—but take notice of what I say to you. I have been reduced in power by the Government, and you may perhaps find obstacles erected in your path by Tawhiao and Mr Bryce; therefore, it would probably be better for you to ask them for a pass, because Mr Bryce is more inclined to listen to Tawhiao.” The effect of the moon’s rays on the complexion is very deletricus. The plumpest faces they say will grow thin, and the delicate peach bloom of the cheek will pale and become yellow when long subjected to the moon’s rays.
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Patea Mail, 16 March 1882, Page 3
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246Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 Patea Mail, 16 March 1882, Page 3
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