NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12524, 17 March 1904, Page 7

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

: [from ora OWN corimssposdekts.] ■WirANOAEEI. Mr. J. it.-'krr.i,Bir' i'ent a written reply to those who signed : -the requißitfaii presented to him by a deputation. requesting him to stand as Mayor for the, Whaiigarei borough at the forthcoming election, and has consented to become a', candidate for the seat. ' KAWHIA.

Little of nny importance has been taking place here..: The first KaWhta church is now about to beortme an actual fact, rod Mr. Franfe liiindon's tender for its erection lift* been accepted. To this gentleman is : due the" credit of. having inaugurated the Saturday half-holiday here. * Even* 'Saturday; for 'some-'weeks past the Kawhia yacht Club ha« had: a race. On the 12th Inst, the third race: took place l)«tweec the Bellbird, ■ the Kangaroo, and ; thtt ;- Unknown. Tho result was that "these yachts came in in the above order. There was scarcely any wind perceptible, and it wan only a drifting match. , . . The second match for the Jlreonalade trophy was fired for on Saturday by the members of the Kawhia Rifle Club, and the score* were: P. laindon 83, E. D. Hamilton 78, P. A. Pearson 77, J. Scott 71. Lundon is now 'first. Another firing decides It. l"he Marine Department has approved of the plans submitted by' the wharf trustees for a shed, and tenders are called for the erection of the same. It is to bo exactly the she of the present, shed and to abut on it. The «.s. Han turn has been doing a great deal of running lately, end has brought down a considerable quantity of coal from the Awaroa mines. It is a coal of very good quality. The s.s. Hsmturu had a narrow escape last week. She was towitig two large punts full of firewood from Waiharakeke. Owing to the outgoing tide those on hoard found that it was necessary to cut the pants adrift, and these were carried ont to sea. The Mivrakopa was chartered and went out after them and succeeded in getting them back, the only damage being that one of the punts had the bow torn oat of her. Mr. T. D'Arcy Hamilton, J.P., has been appointed coroner for the' county of Kawhia, Mr. Hamilton has been acting-coroner for some years past. ,