KIHIKIHI.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2912, 14 March 1891, Page 2

KIHIKIHI.

Licensing Polls.—The Licensing Committee and Local Option pulls wore held here on February 2oth, at the Public Hall, Mr John Marie Grace, returning officer, presiding. Considerable interest was taken in the election of the Licensing Committee as the period for which they will be in office is tln eo years, and four of the candidates were members of the present Town Board. Prominent amongst the voters were several ladies who recorded their votes. So enthusiastic were some of the ladies in the matter that they came from Ohaupo to vote, having qualifications as ratepayers in the lvihikihi Town District. Tho result of the election was to use a sporting term "a big boil over " for some of the candidates. The four of the present Town Board who were nominated and Mr Dineen hating been elected. In the matter of the Local Option pull and publicans' licenses, it was .somewhat "amosin" as Artemus Ward would say to see that there were still seven thirsty souls in Kihikihi, who, although tiiey have three hotels there already, like Oliver Twist and the p.irridge "ask for more," but they were doomed to disappointment. ,

Mr .John' M.u;iii Ckalx. —Mr John Marie Crace, who has for a considerable time held tho oiliees of cleik and treasurer ■>f tli3 Kihikihi Town Board and returning ollicer, lias resigned these appointments to go and settle at Whatawhata to which place he has removed with his family, lie forwarded u letter containing liis resignation, which was read at a recent meeting of tlie Board. — Mr Farrell, chairman, speaking for the Hoard, expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which Mr tirace liad discharged his duties anil said he much regretted that Mr (.race's remo\al to another place necessitated Ins resignation.^ THK POKL'HU Block, I 1 uNIU, Xhaii ICI 111 iC I n I.—lt will be of interest to many of our readers t » kno.v that the Pokorti block which was adjudicated upon by Major Mair about two years ago and granted to John (iaire and others, and against which judgment Te lvoriu apnealed anil asked for a before His Honor .Judge Smith which was refused. It is by that refusal the property of Mr Gage. Death of Mus Okac-i-:.—l rosjrft t-> have to announce the death of Mr W . If. (• race s mother and si-ter at Wanjrimti. Hie deceased ladies were the wife -it!.-.l daughter respectively i f the lie .". 1. S. 1 .race, C Inireli of Kngland clergyman, win was stationed in the old d'vs for Ki ) many at 'I aupo, where all Ins family were reared and where many of them were botu. Mrs ( ii'aca was mother of Mr W. H. Crace, native interpielsr and agent cf Kiuikiiii.