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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 1, 29 March 1901, Page 3

l It iff nnn*coi»srf to expla^ to out. . readers ih»t theftaw issue of a jnecrst. paper eufctfs*more details and techni* calities thai* the unitiated are aware: of, ajid in the hurry of compiling the : same, many imperfections may occur, whi<jh later issues will .dispel. We can only assure our readers that no effort will be wanting on .our pant to make the "Rodney and Otanmtea Times" ' a credit to the District and on a par with the leading journals of the day. It Is pui> JotG»tio& to publsh a frll, sized supplement containing much val-l uable frnniog matter and other in 4 formation, as soon as our /staftir cap-! able of dealing with the extra work a, supplement will entail, The Editor of this journal during a tour through the Rodney and Otamatea Counties, was reminded of some old Australian experiences, in-<-s-much that with the exception of one meal, "mutton" was the only meat he saw dr.ring that period. He asks for.no more forcible evidence that sh&epfarming forms no small factor among the industries of the two counties, and that this community has much for which to thank our woolly friend; at the same time one is inclined to yearn for the charm of Variety, when it, (the mutton), turns up so consistently for discussion at our festive board. AVer; Public HallMs to be erected at Tauhoa.-The ,site, --'hich ig near the school, has been c 1 and is very suitable. We ■* nderstriid n thi t sufficient ' debentures have been en":-scribed to warrant tVe-p:.'o.-. <ters to proee' Awith ; building operations f»s soon ps the mills L can cut the logs supplied for the purI pose. ; • Messrs Shepherd & Co of Port Albert ; are holding a large Cash Clearance Sale to make room for a big shipment ' of goods to arrive soon. We under- • stand that sweeping reductions in all lines and especially Drapery, are being ; madp, and that it would be worth ' while giving this firm a visit during " the sale. We were shown some sets of harness ' manufactured by Mr. J". Dell of ' Maungaturoto, which were exhibited L at the show recently held there : and . which, for finish and stylish appear- , a.nee world be a credit to any Queen ; Street shop. It is evident thatMaungk aturoto is well served in this branch p of its requirements. . Our Port Albert readers will be pleased to hear tliat the Topuni Mills [ after being oV^ed for several years , are |to be reopened, and will soon be in frll svring again. The manager in 'c 1 ar^e h^" s received instructions from I trie owner, Mr. R. P. Gibbons to put .on eight men, when this number will ■be increase* 1 °s developments proceed. ! It is tlie owxievs intention to deal with ' Kaikaitea, Rimu and Mitia timber^ i This should prove of great advantage . to the settlers as a means of disposing profitably of their timber which in the 1 past has been destroyed by fire for i the purpose of clearing the land ; as an instance of this, we know of one . small district where it is estimated that ' over 1,000,000 ft. was destroyed durJ;ing the last few years, which had • these mills been working, would have [ appreciably augmented the revenue of k the struggling settler. We trust that ' those who have these timbers on their 1 land will be sufficiently alive to their i own interests to give Mr. Gibbons' entjarprise every encouragement,

Mr. Gf. Nicholson, Secretary .©i ffche North Auckland Railway Leagase, Ixas received an intimation.from Mr. Monk M.H.R ( that 150 Tiioii aro -n«,?r w@a*k~ ling on tiio North Auckland Railway, [pushing- on the. Avork ; but eve®, -with! that nGnber avo are afraid our Maungaturoto friends will be grey headed before the aaihvay reaches their (k>o3^. > Warkworth Post Office.=--Easter holiday arrangements,—The office will observe a close holiday on Good Friday April sth. all mails Avfill be closed at: Ba.m. On Easter Monday, April Bth. the offiqe will open 'm .all branches from all 9 to 10, a in. a^all mails will ■ close at 10 a.ur. We are presenting, jjvith .our com- < pliments, to the public of Waiteruata, . Rodney, and Gtamatea Couuties, one . thousand copies of tthe firgffc issue, which 1 in the future be a valuable relic i to possess owing io its foeing the first 1 registejv^l newspaper printed find jmb- 1 listed w^kiniljhe -Rodney and Otaniate^ ; GoynticiM, W# will be pleased if the : recipumfc &t this copy Avho are not < subscribers, <o»d aylio have not been ; ealled^j^ji for a subscription, woxild sen&in their names as early as poss- ' ible^ and Are tirge every settler who : has any interest in the prosperity of; these districts, t<? i-eeoncl our enterprise i with his ,£-uppoi£, jS.ubscriptiosis-in a<l- ' vance Bs, per annum/payable quarterly,' 10s. if booked; postage 2s. extra. ' A meeting of the Warkwoi;th fpotpath was held at the Library on Thurs- \ day last to .report progress^ The sum of £7. &?. ,ocl. paid in, nmk-; ing a total of £9. 16s, od. cash in hand; collected by pu,blic subscription. This amount with £5> promised by the County Council and %hi>vt £5. further don-! ] fttioijs fiw44.^iv<' tlie committee uffi-'' tae^ fow^fi 4# v this yerj^ ne-! '' It was iefjJmdßi ipi|fcJle*srs : Shoeerai^h fl-nxl fi^^6e empowered!j to employ the neeesS^y labour to do : the irorkj these also to|; supervise the same.^Ow'wg teithe Avork of forming and me&Uing tlie^eiufcre of \ the w»ad^ the jEoot-patk«omniittee fW ' that thQ Urn worfoi going oft ipiMier 1 somewh©* »iterfe«fe 3w#h pro-1: gi-ess, ' ■ : I. Mr. Baiioa desijres it to fee iknown^ that his caash leaves Fort Albert on: Monday wummg next fit S o'clock a.m.! Warkworta one<of the oldest settl^-i < ments in the colony, after lying iff a dormant state for half a century, at last showing signs of bestirring itself , from its morbid/ drowsmess, andjudg-l, ing from the traffic coming in from all parts of the surrounding districts, the. new buddings going up, both business and private, indicate that a progressive chapter has opened; evidence is not, wanting that the townsfolk are awaking to theiact; and doing something to meet the requirements of the new order of things. In-the business street of; the town, Messrs Civil Bio>s. are; erect/] mg a large two storey-store and dwell-! ing which, when finished, will be an : acquisition and an ornament to the town, Mr. A* Warm is also erecting a large concrete forge, and another business man is getting ready to erect a shop for a drapery misineeg, whichi we understand will also do credit tp^ fche main street. We can only trust that this is the dawn of greater and permanent prosperity for tne wKole ofthe surrounding districts, and that such expressions as " the poor north" which, by-the-way are quoted t« our detriment, byow more southern neighbours "ad xauseam" wiE soon be without justification. The many old Port Albert friends of MrJ Inger, who met with a very serious accident several months ago will be pleased to hear tha^ he is well on the way to recovery, thanks to afetrong constitution and the careful and constant attention of Dr. Hudson. Owing to the delay caused by the towing ropes, of some of the boats becoming foul with the propeller of .the Kapanui which was towing a number lof boats from Mahurangi Heads, to' Warkworth on Saturday night prevents ing the performers, who were on board reaching the Hall in t'me for the concert. The committee have decided, as announced in our advertising column, to hold the concert on Thursday April 4th. when a good programme by the best artists is promised; a bumper house should be the result, At the Warkworth Police yesterday before J. M. King, a man named Robert Richards was charged with stealing one pair of Bicoculas, the property of the Captain. The case was ad journed till Tuesday April 4th. Dr Manning, who has just arrived at "Warkworth to take up practice in this district", announces in another column that he may be consulted at the Warkworth Hotel. We understand that he will fix regular days for the outlying districts, which will be duh notified in these columns."