NEWS FROM COUNTY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12698, 28 October 1904, Page 7

NEWS FROM COUNTY DISTRICTS.

[tfROM OTJB OWN CORSXSPOKDESTS.] I WAIHI. ■ /■.,■• ' Begardins the ceremony of turning on the water at Waihi, to be performed shortly, Mr. Henries, M.HR., has stated that. he cannot be present, unless the date fixed is later than the first week in November, as the session will not end until then. The local manager of the National Bank, has notified the Borough Council that he has credited to the Council's No. 3 account, £|7i7,105, being amount of gold duty received from Government for the month of September, 1904. The Col lowing team has been chosen to represent the Ohinraiiurl Rifles No. 8, in their match with No. 1, at J;aero», on Saturday next:— Jackson, Lieutttaanfc Beady, Sergeant Gardiner, Corporal Comes, Lance-Corporals Weir and Magee, Privates Morrison, Clarke, Parslow, and Samson. Emergencies, Lieutenant Gilmour, Colour-Sergeant Gardiner, Corporal Comer. ".".' A young girl named Celia Longnct, and her mother, met with a painful mishap yesterday afternoon. The girl was attending to the fire, when her clothes ignited. She rushed to her mother, and the latter smothered the flames, though not before both had been severely burned. The girl was taken to the hospital. With respect to land tenure at Waihi, the committee, comprising the whole' of the Borough Council, has decided that the Minister for Mines be asked to appoint a commission to take into consideration the question of. the betterment of land titles in Waihi, including the matter of endorsement on licenses. Some time ago a grant was made for a new high school at Waihi, but owing to some unexplained delay the tenders are only now being invited. The present building is so decayed that on Saturday last two of the windows fell right in. The new rooms will be nicely fitted up lor the branches of work to be conducted, but the committee are desirous of adding a technical school, and consequently they have applied to '.the Government for a further grant of £500. Financial assistance is also being I solicited for the erection of an infant school at : the' eastern end of the town. """ "'■ '.'.''" ''' ": ""he application made toy Mr. W. McKenna for a i.*^7 n n ' site, to which objection was made by the Si mJ«* Company, was again before the w?!5.Ji • rwi -esterday. ', Tho Warden repeated Warden's Court «-£ Piously made about havhe statement he had y . om^ay t0 take up and ing years ago asked the v. um wantei i for sbeeial apply for all the land they reiuW ffig 1 "S, *****"£*" sites. Ho could not bow see *$* ' h ,f r .""ffi should object to this piece of *-°? n i* **"£ granted to another. Unless the Waili? attended Company could give a very good reason" Wh,, *&' area applied for should be refused. He would oc uphold the objection. Mr. Mueller, who a.voeared for the company, stated that years ago the company had done work on the ground, and had proved the existence of a quartz leader. It was more thai, probable therefore that the company would require the ground for mining purposes. Mr. Jackson, who appeared for the applicant, showed that the ground •' applied for . had been granted years ago at Paeroa to . one ; Mr. Bernie, but owing to a misunderstanding the title had not been lifted. A four-roomed - house had been built on the site, and had been occupied for years, The applicant had rtcently purchased the section for £90, and finding that , no title existed, he now applied for it. The Warden dismiitsed the company's objection, and granted the applii cation.

WHAKGAREI. On Wednesday night Lodge Hikurangl, American Order of Oddfellows, was opened, with 46 young 1 members. The omoera acting as delegates from Auckland, installed the newly-made officers, and left for Waipu, where they will attend the lodge meeting there. The native chief Tani Matul, of Tamatau, died at the age of 67, at the native settlement of Ngararatunui, last night. His forefathers lived on and owned the southern shore •of tho Whangarei Harbour. Deceased leaves a widow and family. Some few months back deceased lost a daughter, to whom he was very much attached, and he seemed to pine away since her death. ,< He was a very retiring man, and wished his interment should be as quiet as possible, so It is not anticipated that there will be a very large gathering of natives.