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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10420, 19 April 1897, Page 6

The great Matai Bush at Te Ante, the nearest to Napier, will soon be a memory of the put. Twenty-two yean ago nearly all the firewood uied in Napier and here came from the Te Ante Bash. Many dozen* of men earned good wages splitting firewood in the early days of Te Aute, and thousands of cords of tenatai were taken off the land which is now covered with rich pasture and [Hastings Correspondent.] The weekly meeting of the Mutual Improvement Society, held on March 30, was devoted to an evening with Irish authors and composers. At both the president and vice-pre-sident were occupied with the programme, Mr. H. King was called on to take the chair. The programme consisted of musical items by Misses Middleton (2), Bull, Mrs. Cockerton, and Messrs. Jones and Morgan; readings by Messrs. Whitechurch and Morgan. A letter wag received from Mr. H. Oram, who has been acting as secretary of the society, resigning his office, owing to having moved away from this district into town. A vote of thanks for his past services and great regret at his departure was carried unani-mon>ly.-{P»pakunVaUeyCorreipondent,]