THE KING NATIVES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 640, 10 December 1880, Page 3

THE KING NATIVES.

■■ ■ '■ »' ■■ Tawhiao.is. making a very \. large cultivation, at a plaq,Q- near Hikurapgi, called. Rau-a:Moe, : Natives have bben called lit from 'all parts to assist in it, and ■ they are obeying - the commands. in large numbers. Some of them will permanently . .remainat-Hikurangi, while -some, will ' return to the ancestral settlementa to look ' after the crops that have just been put in. All-this (says the New Zealand Herald) means a- more, complete .'concentration 1 and . isolation of the King-party, tlie jncreaee l. .of the difficulty of a problem which will jfe have to be'aolved some day. ■■

MrJamks Surra, tho present proprietor, who gave to the promises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose management business has'steadily progressed with tho rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro House, as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony' of Now Zealand. Tho Jeneral Drapery occupies a largo spaco, being 49 feet by 26 feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, ika. The Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 42 feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfortable fitting-room. Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar apace allotted to them. The Show-room for the salo of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &c, iB a vory spacious apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet. Tho stock of goods is at all times large and well selected, aud patterns are forwarded post free on application. A special feature, at To Aro House is the Order Department, and ( very careful attention is paid to the wants of Country Residents. Allorders aro executed under tho immediate supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destiuation with that promptness and despatch which have always ■ distin guished To Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling on,-[«Dvr.l