MERCURY BAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10453, 27 May 1897, Page 6

MERCURY BAY.

I am pleased to hear the cemetery is to b# fenced in, and some ornamental trees planted. Miss E. White went around with a subscrip- • tion list and collected ample funds. i v The Kauri Timber Company's mill has beu idle this last week, getting some necessity! repairs done after the visit of the inspector of J machinery. ', "y On the 21st Mr. A. Peebles had the mil' fortune to lose a valuable horse. It W • put in a horsebox to be shipped to WbakiUnt, win. it began to plunge, and came down toil: brolje its neck. \?% Ou the 22nd the Mercury Bay Diamond Jubilee Athletic Club held a day's sport is Mr. Eyer's paddock, when over £30 was pad. away in prize money. • All the events p»t»j off successfully. The Kuaotunu Brass Bud -• was in attendance, and played some lively tunes. In the evening there was a dance u: the mill hall. The brass band supplied till music. ; I regret-, to announce the death .of Mr. Murdock McKay, farmer, which took pin*., on the 21st May, after an illness m ow twelve months. He came to New Zealand over fortv years ago from Cape Breton, Hon; Scotia, with his father aud mother, both ot whom survive him. His funeral took pW* on Sunday afternoon, when a large owsw followed his remains to the crave. [ Mfj Marshall, Presbyterian minister, offiCUW at the -[Own Correspondent.]^';?®

. MAHURANGI. • ' . : M Our post office is coming in for a general murmur because our genial postmaster CMnot be in two places at once, an( !, co qnently there is sometimes a consider*® 1 ® amount of grumbling at the long Uffl?,'™ individuals have to wait when reruns post office attention and the postmaittf • engaged at the telegraph instrument^;" 1 "' * is required is an assistant who cttawftj: post office when the postmaster is "HE?! f on other business, aud Mr. Biss will oblige the settlement if he will give pf°®P. j attention to our requirements. , i Strong language is now being mad®. by all who have to travel on the main north, owing to the great delay that MJ taken place in the repairs to about two w"; of that road ou the northern end oH"? Mahurangi Riding. A contract was {«' a rM February last for some repairs which in*® l L g cartinE some metal. Tile time in *' ll! j,j work was to be done was three weeks,'' ? the time I write the work has not *V begun. There are several very Wffij in the portion of the road, which art.WU getting daily in a worse state, and bcf«' j winter is over they promise to W®"! veritable bogs. Whether the s the county councillor who has charge« . part of the riding is most to blame, I * know. . U The delightful, weather we are bavfflL just a pleasure to all. Fine sunahinepre j. during the day, but the very cold j : ; makes a genial fire a great comfort. Correspondent.]

OAOSUI (TARANAKI). :.g| Mes. V. Harrison invited the ladies ° the district to a meeting in the school inl itg « 12th of May, for the purpose ot « , r|# . ways and means for the P nreha *L:,,t»4 %: organ. The movement was P^P 1 . to faring a large number of UwJJtog but it was a complete failure, P 111 ? attended, rison, the convener, and Mrs. wis*» which must be very disheartening ' ' The result of the Road ® oard ,,' M v?emin!i® -Thos. McGloin, 99: t M. 89; W. Dew, 93: Thos. Julian, /«• fi(|t Stronge, 54; E. B. B. Layard, » four were elected. ~,,') Mr.' JffSlam sorry to hear that a child « . - 0< Morrison has had to have an oW. , th« the leg in New Plymouth. A P" M " bone had to be chiseled out. ' „ , h (jrt j Mr. J as. Lnslt with Mr. Mnearly completed the htiiHin? of 0 residence. Mr. C. E. Field ■ Wgff ; pupils is form.— Correspond ... cj.

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