LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5263, 28 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ranger Kensington reported to last week's meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Board that he.' had inspected nine holdings in the- Maketu and Te Tumu districts containing an area of 3041 acres ; improvements required, £632; effected ....£2103. There were fcwf : de)|tuitfra^ --*

" The principal lines in the s.s. Ma*ngapapa's outward freighting Dn Saturday were •— IOO bales hay, 160 sacks chaff, 83 cases frozen fish, various quantities tif fiax, maize, fungus, shell, sheepskins, hides, tallow, eggs and a consignment of butter from tho Tauranga Co-operative Dairy Association.

At the last meeting of the Auckland Qeow»- 4skttds Hoard it was-de-cided to throw* open "for selection, under section TJ3T- of the' Land Act, 1908, section 5, Block X., Otanewainukii Survey 'District,'; 285 "acres, at 17s dd. ; .».-.:

Cr. Crawford's motion re the Atuaroa townshitv Passed at a recent m->«4i«g of the Tauranga County Council, is having effect in oth^ er quarters,; judging by .the following paragraph which appeared in Friday's issue of the Auckland Hcrald I:—"At1 :— "At yesterday's "mcetii^ o2 the Crown Lands Board, a momorandun* from the -■ Coiimussioner was piacCd before members stating* that the time had probably cOme when the mining ! pNJclahration over the Atuaroa towi>ship (Tauranga County) should ha removed,, as wag. done in the case of Paeroa town, so that the Crown lots •might be offered Cat public auction. There was, it was stated, considerable inquiry for^hjiiKting lots in that district, and t'" StFaiffht-out sale would remove thb complaint about; noXiOUS weeds on the land. The Warden hati granted leases over, some sections, under the Mining Acts, and these would have. to be considered before Removing the Twininsr prt*claniation. The matter Was left in the Commifwinner's hands."

Another : substantial i resilience has just been erected by Mr J. C. Ad- # ams on the" western side of Devonport Roa-d. at its intersection with Sixth Avenue. Th©' building, which covers a ground space Of 40ft for &4ft comprise** five l-ffiSins, hall,' scullery,' and bftthfbbai. The dining s room isa spacious apartment, measuring 20ft by 14ft, and -is welljightied on twosides by -means of a mulHon-' aWI a sash window respectively.-* A nice compartment is the front bedroom, facing the east, and forming a bay front under a pro|octlfig ofcdtf tte bored gable. The drawing room. oi>---paaite^lß-weli ItgntHf/Wiie a "verandah, 7ft Wide, overlooks the bowleg grfeen and provides a magnificent view of the harbour ami the country to the eastward. The rooms through--yev^bve "ttttcd with all convoni-gnces, especially the scullery which isf&nest up-to-date ;•. A' detached wttsh-fiousc contain* a*wx*ll^set topper and has connection; :<%igi the Avator tank.^Fhc draihage has- received more than ordinary attention vand is all concenftrs^ied *6b, one p»iwt. The most strik-

mg convenience is a 2000 gallon concrete tank, situatfetft%elif a^ovethe level of the buitffing-fs It% h^xa-" gonal in shape ftiuf has; fc tioiiied concrete \x>x>, In VvhTck'e^sts^a small maDhole about 35 inches" iiv ; diahiet»f. AWW ffeet from the Manhole is a

wire sieve intercepter, which is well protected. The water from the roof ofthe. house is conveyed to thu tank by means of about 40 ft of downpipe. The painting and decorative work has been carried Out "ItiOJst effectively by Messrs SteWnrt &MfcPherson s staff, and tß6fconftructao R ;»klßd ijbßegte most highly" on the builder,- Whb als*6 manufactured all the window sashes and frames. The house is of a singiular and convenient type. It has .been built, by Mr Adjoins for ' letting; purposes: and if more resvl^res of the kind existed in the Borough thoy woukl .be eagerly, sought after. '■ - \ - ■ - **■ ■>

li_ W 1-"? ~ a !ne -Bsr in Tauranga* Mr J. A. \oung says :_"A t pr «fee n £ j I am pn a tour in the bacfcbl o <*ks located m-, the southern portions*' of the Pauranga^electorate, regidns 5 in^ which there are "mountains, bush fern hills and swamps. Mud-tracks hero, enjoy the -mime of mads All through the settlers are .giving mea very cordial vl-oceptiatf' arid are delighted to see ...me among ttem." In the southern itefts of the electorate— in the Wimrepuhanga and Wharepana ■cli.stncts"-fchcre'are vast krct*4fcs of laml mostly-, ftativo-irtw-edj" yet «,Tf, lt,l *i fch « »*•*»««• of the pioneer settler. I am satisfied that whoever gets ,n for this great and important electorate of Tauranga at the coming election, wil, nesda ■be.ctive? enterprtsing.and persistent, if anvthmg like justice is tb be done for the district which has so many different interests demanding- attention." Captain Edwin wired to-day :_ Southerly, moderate to strong windsglass, rise slowly r '.tides, ftotod ; sea heavy ; rain, probable.

Messrs Norris *. Bell, i and and estate agents, report the sale of lot 303, section % town of Tauranga, on behalf of MriW. Courtney, to Mr C Stewart.

Queen's College, will re -open on Monday next, October 5.

, '\ de i cld , ed acquisitotuto the pui'elmxtsto<*f of the Te puke district l l a? jJao'es Smith's recently-pur-chased Clydesdale stallion Lord Ranterly (Lord Cranby-Rose), avhich is a fine specimen of this popular breed. Loi*d Itanfuriy was bred at the Levin State Farm. Wellington, and is a beautiful brown, standing over 17 hands. The horse has won first prizes at Palmerston North and Taneatua, and a second prise at Christchurch beating highly-brod animals on each occasion. .

Notice is given by the Crown-Lands Commissioner, Mr J. Strauchon, that rents due to native owners of Maraeroa,2B and Pukeroa-^Otqa^hata Btecks will be -paid at the Office, Rotorua, on Tuesday,. October 6, Courthouse, • Maketu, Thursday, October 8, and Courthouse, TePuke October 9. , '

J M SC,a **„-*» of Trinity Church guild funds will be held in the Opera House on Wednesday evening next 8 o clock.

The well-bred horse Te Hapuku is advertised toj stand at Taurarfgu and Te Puke during the present season.

Sportsmen interested in the spring meeting of the Auckland Racing Club Will do well to* take a note of the dates of nomination, etc., as announced in another column All entries close at 9 p.m. on the dates, specified. *

The Te Pufce-Tauranga hockey match will be played at Te Puke on Thursday next, ahd given a* fine afternoon a good game should result. In the evening the visiting- team will be entertained by tiie, local club at a soelal.

, On the occasion of the jubUeo of the town of IKlhelmsburg. in>Genhany,~ the burgermcister received a telegram, signed by all the unmarried girls of the place, advising ■• him to get married, and* saying that none of the undersigned had any objection to becoming a frau burgermeisterin.

Talking of motors and motor drivers. Dr. Thacker, .% of Christchurch, who has just returned from a trip Home, related that one ofthe -most interesting things he came across was the ,system of "scouting" which the Automobile -Association had .set up to watch the'ipollce "traps." The scouts have a way of getting news of the, traps set; for the' unwary motorists, and they have devised a. system of signals which in some cases includes the Morse code, to indicate to the chauffeur the : Wwreabouts df a" "trap." The motorists accept the • hint, ahd by their pace are able to defeat* the best-laid plots. Round about London there are innumerable "traps," but the motorists; hound together in a common band, are very keen to help one

another.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Grant Psppara-ttat. Gore rs (w ao44* <wiSr^Tfr '--IO

.V-lfe^fiatives are very kind-hcartoi irt NewiOuinea," stated the iSev. Mr liromilow during a lecture at New lMyhionth the other evening. Sometimes the kindly intentions of the natives -were quite embarrassing. The lecturer to*d how bh one Occasion, the htissionary party visited a great feast. The natives gathered around and invited the white party to partake of th^.gpod things, "yhr-y dishup for dur con&umptidh what thej* [considered tt>be a -great" dainty— the hind leg of a dog, smoking hot !

The sequel to a ballrootti ihiiiilcht MRS presented at the Napier Magistrate's Court last week, when Frederick Burrell pleaded not guilty to assaulting William Spink. The incident occurred at the hospital social -A few words had passed between the two .concerning Burrell's 'attentions to a girl, and in the "exchange of compliments Burrell is alleged td," have railed Spink a liar, Spink wtft rising frbm; his seat, when Burrell hit him on the nose, fracturing it and causing the blood to flow freely. The hearing of the case for defence was interrupted by the? fainting of one of the principal witnesses. »

ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR RHEUMO.

Mr Williaiii Hei-Comb of Cuba St., is a Well kiiown Wellington business man:. Road how RHEUMO Qurod him of .Rheumatic-. Govt. He writes: —"January 7th, 1908. k For many years I haw suffered with rheumatic gout, and during that time took ..various medicines recommended -J.o cure, but, T rfegrct : to say with very little effect. Some time ago RHEUMO was brought under my ; notice by a friend and *at hisve-Srhestf s)>--licitaticm^l decided'- to try a Viqfct'le.' I did so, and feeling better, decided to take another The result was surprising and I; am pleased to say th.ftt I aiil how quite well."

Try RHEUMO. It will cure you. All chemists and stores, 2s Cd and is 6ii. Vj 5

NEW AD^RTrSEMENTS/ - N.Z, IA-. ;& M. Cb.;tLtd.-A'dditiOi-ts to It 'Puke sale,;on« t^. 7

"J J Fi Hartland. — iParticulai-s of fprthcpinjng events, .Auckland -RacingClub.'

H. J. Bickers. —^Has tomato plants for sale.

Fair's Pictures.— Will appear on Friday ahd Saturday ?vfcp3ctf Mason, r^Sttjithel^ / m : . .Co.-Par re ";Alra'-l^ayhi' , "'"-sfepa**iJ,tors. ; 'J . Strajichdn.r-Noiice qjLpayincnts of rents*,to, i^tiyes.f A

Ai Mr Coles.^Uufiifti's College will re-open on October 5. E. Butcher.— Hockqy Social at Te Puke, Thursday.

„ E.,JBLy.UhM.--Hoclig|^^4ch at To Puke We Tnu rsdfcy^n6*iJ" ... Church, of; Engliind.-rSocial on Wed- . nesday -evciiing. - '" A A D, Munnirr-No'tirc rt> stallion Te Ha^ikvi:';^ V %" Sale o| work , a-t* Mrs' jjpooner's Devonport Itoad, "'Thursday afternoon. «_