WHATA WHATA.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 825, 29 September 1877, Page 3

WHATA WHATA.

■ MaCalderpaid us a visit on Sunday last, and held afternoon service m the Sohool house There was 'rather a small congregation, owing to the wet weather, luc uc dunbt, when we have a more suitable building, and more regutai services, theie will be a larger number, at ail events whtn Mr Calder comes. ' Subscriptions are ■ b^ing- canvassed for towa<da the new school house ; it is not howover for .the firat time. Whatawhaia is to subscribe £40, and the Eduoation Board wdl errect a school bouse costing about £200. A building of this class will ' be an orn»m'eht to Wbatawhata, ' not i< mention the additional comfort to the scholars, indeed, it is wonderful that duritdg tbe past winter, coughs aud colds have not been more oommon amongst • them. We have not got our policeman yet, although we bave been led to expect him daily, almost hourly. What has caused this delay I am not aware, but it is quite time he was here. Tiie natives have been tuuch more bouncible since our last constable -eti, and to>day it culminated m what is oal ed m Maori a taua (a body y oi natives ohoeen fer the occasion) arriving m Wba taw hata to take possession bt a block of native lend, lately lea«ed to liessis Tuiner at*d Shepherd, by 'the fuwrnrs, »ho hold under Crown grant. .*om« difficalty having arisen as to th« ilisttibuiion of the reut, a number of the tiibe held a runanga, at; ; Wphio;settlement at Tuhikaiainea, , and (hey appoiuled thi- tans, which would m pakeha be termed a oouunittte with power to aot, this is m accordance with the mo»t auoient customs, but unfortunately foi them Tawhio's rule dpes hpt extend quiti to Wnata whata. Thia wae pointed, out to them on their arrival here, also the enormity of their guilt, this turned theii .flank, and after holding a council oi war amongst themselves, it was deoided to defer further aotion, until a faturi occasion, Still, this incident, harmlesi as it has turned out, shows how neces eaqr an officer of tjfie law -MM Whata whata. J^ext information to, this ja the burglary, epmmitted m, thi house of Mr Sootit, . a- fesident •ii Yjyhatawhata.' . Among' the -article atolen were 21b coffee, lib candles, ant last though not least, a jar of poisoret - fat, with which Mr Scott used to teed hi neighbouisdogs whenever they, paid hin a visit. Scott has been anxiously m quiring whether anyone h^d died,un'i pecte^ly, it was, at first supposed pro fessionaly, seeing that he is a carpentei but it turned put Ytp be ...tbe,.i?at tha troubled him. A notice, has been poste up m the Hotel; relative t the poison* "',-. yffi. have, not heard, so fal of anyone' either dead,;, or very/ ill,; bt under tb§ circumstances a good deal < sickness would be endured before a dootc would be sent fori—CpMaspoMDßNc September 24th; j