WHANGAREI ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12954, 25 August 1905, Page 7

WHANGAREI ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWJT CORRESPONDENT.] Whangarei, Thursday. Mr. W. OLLIYER, of Hukerenui, has recently imported four pens of high-class poultry from a leadin*. American breeder. The varieties are brown ami white' Leghorns, silver-laced Wyandottes, and barred Plymouth Hocks. The appointment of Mr. .T. M. King, J.P., to be a member of the Marsden Licensing Committee vice Mr. W. Armstrong, resigned, is announced. Mr. Gilbert Mail' is gazetted president of the Ikaroa District Maori Land Council, with the power and authorities of a judge of the Native Land Court, or of the Native Appellate Court. At their auction mart, to-day, Messrs Wakelln, Crane, and Co. offered the different sections of the Karaka Block in the Upper Maugakahia district, but although several offers were made, these failed to reach the reserves, and no business was done. However, it is understood that certain of the lots will be disposed of privately at an early date. j There was a good attendance of settlers at the i sal °- . , „ . The weekly meeting of the Whangarei Rugby Onion i Management Committee was held on Tuesday. It was j decided to close the senior cup competition. It l was decided that South Ward and Whakapara ju- ! niors meet next Saturday, at Whakapara; referee, ' Mr. J oil. Permission was granted South Ward to play , the Otaika Club on Thursday. The committee decided I to send 17 player- to the Wairoa, with a manager. I Mr. P. Eyre, secretary of the union, was unani- ! mously elected to take charge of the team while I on tour. i Mr. .1. T. Stone, stock inspector, left Whangarei yesterday on one of his periodical visits to NorthI (in Wairoa. The ceremony of opening the manual training and technical school will commence at three p.m. on I Friday. The chairman of the Whangarei School Committee has received the following telegram from the secretary of the Auckland Board of Education:—" The Board grants a whole holiday far all schools in the neighbourhood of Whangarei upon \ the occasion of the opening of the manual training and technical school.

Tin! Marsdon Mounted Rifles will go into camp at Kensington Park from Tuesday, September 5, to Saturday, September 9, inclusive. The camp i has been planned for the purpose of holding the requisite number of capitation parades, as it is found impossible to collect the scattered members of the corps, together for single parades. An interesting feature 01 the encampment will be a sham fight, with li has been fixed for September 7. With the assistance of the W.8.V., the Mounted Hides will attack Whangarei from the direction of Ngunguru, the rifle volunteers acting as a defence force. s An inspection parade of the Whangarei Bifle Volunteers wis held in the Drill Hall on Tuesday night. 'there was a very coed Custer. SergeantMajor Cheater instructed the corps in various marching and rifle exercise?; Captain Steadman inspected the men, and Lieutenant Dee took over ! Hie final command. A meeting was held after the parade, til which Lieutenant Ooburn was unanimously re-elected, and two neve members were enrolled' It was announced that two trophies had been donated as prizes for shooting. Messrs. Luke, J. D. JtcKenzie, Ray, Mitchell, and George George, arrived by the Ngaptthi this morning, and were met by the chairman and members of the local school committee. They vhited the Horahora and Whangarei schools, after which they were driven to the springs, being met al Katnn hy the chairman and members of the I. mm School Committee. Mr. Luke expressed himself very much pleased with the town, aud the ; condition of the school*.