THE POMAHAKA SETTLERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2430, 10 October 1900, Page 8

THE POMAHAKA SETTLERS.

_ The following is a copy of the latest petition sant by settlers on the Pomahaka estata to Parliament , and recommended by the Petitions Commit toe to the favourable considerai: ou of ihe Go^ eminent : — That while your petitioners regret hav^n°* again to appeal to your honourable House, the necessity of our case compels us to do so\. 1 hat when your . petitioners last approached! your honourable House we were referred to tha Utago Land Board. That the said board, however, we are now informed, can give us na reasons without fresh legislation. That since the date on which our selections were forfeited! the arrears on five (5) of tha said sections hava been reaucediand the orders of forfeiture re^* somded, the money having to be borrowed so Pi event the wives and children of the settlers being deprived of their homes: That moat of your ptftitiouers have been on their selections since the estate was first ocanedt for selection.

That during the period which has ekp-,-°dl we have individually spent considerable sums or money in banding, fencing, and cultivation, and this mousy, with our labour, we sha'l lose if compelled to leave our farms. Your petitioners would respectfully point out that of the total area of 7286 (7266) acre 3 comprising the estate, there are fully 2214 (2214) acres at present abandoned by settlers, who' after spending more or leas sums" of monuy on the impiovement of the land, found they coul* not make a living upon it. , That owing to the indifferent returns from the land, caused principally by the poor nature of the soil, combined with a late climate and' long winter, your petitioners find it absolutely impossible to continue to pay the present ai°-h, rentals. =

Your petitioners therefore respectfully aopeal to your honourable House to 'consider tha utter hopelessness of our position, and to grant us such a substant.al reduction in ouc rentafe as will enable us to live upon our selections, or such other relief as your hoaourabla House, in its wisdom, may deem advisable. The petition was igned by Thomas H. Erskine, TCdv.aic! Gray, George B. Watt, John Flerriott, Donald M'Gregor, George Harvey, Thomas John M'Jlee, Joseph A-bernethy, Geo-. Jfemolt, P. M'Gregor Murray, Thomas Chapman, E. Clement, and Dan Sullivan. AN Til MI GRANT'S STORY.

An interesting personality in Wanganui is Mrs jMarig Whiting, a native of Salisbury, who left there in '75 as an emigrant to this colony. The change in climate and the n~annei- of living was so great that it took Mrs Whiting some time to become accustomed to it.

"For many years," said she, "I suffered greatly from anaemia. My face, lips, and hand? were colourless. I became thin and worn-out looking, and was always tired— too tired even to undertake housework without feeling it was a bother. I could not sleep at night, suffered greatly from headaches anct backache, and lost my appetite. I consulted several doctors, and although they treated ma for ansemia, I did not improve. Through reading about Dr WilliamsJ pink pills I commenced them. My heaffh improved, tha colour came to my cheeks, strength to my limbs, I shook off that terrible langour. regained my appetite, and slept soundly. Twa> boxes of Dr Williams' pink pills placed me in perfect health, and I am so bright and active now as to astonish my friends. I know another lady whom Dr Williams' pink pills cured, and I alwpys recommend them."

Those who are anaemic suffer from bloodlegsness; -Dr Williams' pink pills make riclx red blood, retone the exhausted nervous system, and place the sufferer in perfect health. Lack of blood causes physical and functional weaknest headaches, heart palpitation, dyspepsia, backaches, cold feet, and the general wretchedness of "delicate" people. Dr Williams' pink pills also cure paralysis, locornotor ■ataxia, rheumatism, sciatica, etc. Sold by the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Wellington, three shillings per box, six boxes sixteen and! six, post free, and by chemists and storekeepers. But mind you ask for Dr Williams". Substitutes arc' useless. — Advt.

The members of the original syndicate of the Hampden copper mine, Cloncurry, North Queensland, presented to the Malvern stall of the Children's Hospital bazaar one fully paidup share in the mine, of the market value of; £250. It was disposed of by art union, of 250 tickets at £1 each.

In a sermon preached at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Bendigo, on a recent Sunday, the Rev. A. S. O. James said: — "The three greatest and noblest works o£ God are — (1) A minister of the Gospel ; (2) tfts editor of a newspaper ; (3) the doctor of medicine who goes about healing the sick. Ths» pulpit is greater than the throne."

The clanger of the use of bows and arrows by small boys was? shown the other day irfi Oamaru (says the North Otago Times), where a boy was struck in the head by an arrow, shot by another t>oy. It was found necessary; to call a doctor in bo the injured boy, but the symptoms became so alarming that a second! doctor was called in in consultation. The boy, however, is now recovering-. The lesson oil ota- boys ilxguid p#fe. &8> Iq<&