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Wairoa Bell, Volume IV, Issue 141, 14 April 1892, Page 4

Forty five per cent of the world's wool is produced by Australia. The Kopuru Leap Year Ball lias been fixed for May loth. The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Aratapu Public Library is to be belli on Saturday evening. The Kauri Company’s mills hnve been working over-time* this week ; but shut tonight till Monday, morning. We are sorry to learn that Mr J, Winters has suffered a relapse and is now again an inmate of the Asylum. Post and telegraph offices will be wholly closed tomorrow, Good Friday, and on Faster Monday will only open from nine to ten a.rn. W. B. Jackson, gumbuyer of Hohoura, Mangonoi, is seeking the protection of the Bankruptcy Court. The liabilities are set down at £1,796 and the assetts at £1930.; Mr Wright, Government, surveyor, has inspected the road between Tokatoka , and Mangnpai with a view of reporting to the Government the probable cost of making the road available for cattle-driving. The Aratapu School Committee invite lenders for burning and spreading clay on the school gronnds. Specifications can be seen at the Post Office, Aratapu. and tenders must be in before 6 p.m. of Monday next. The Atafopn Branch of the Bank of New Zealand was opened today for ihe first Mr 11. IT Taylor anel his assistants e.- - «nd back accompanied by their drove down .. ' -V considerable little bull-dog frienu. amount of business was done.

poses. It was decided to start the banner contests on the first S:<turd.‘iy in May. It was resolved that, the Union meet again on Wednesday next, subscribing Clubs to send in the names of their delegates, with eii trance fee for the year, on or before that date.