WAIKOUAITI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 31

WAIKOUAITI.

2«ljh.li 17. — \\\ui osday bems; the ciihtomar: Prp^-bvit.iaii Fu-.t D...--, :i _ w ho.c el:i%"s * ho!, day \va; observed, whi^ii <mia. led ma.'y" <■' ih-' town«f< 'k to* get >v ay to participate in tie c oiicl-crT c! ill' 11-11 th con'-ngc-'l and to <>■" \\ir ];x<-t (-1 the loir. 1 men who had \clui. trend 101 ser\ ie" Viiy lev. of the ftirmci-T were lu'.daying Id. e\cr, a-i they were only tco y:\Q.<X to take ..d\nntagc of tlie fine day to gathei in their crops, Ibo weather lia-. ing bpen \nv broken of 'otiand the harvest delayed. Ram 1= fallirg i'ea\il> again to-day, and it is distrcs-ing to see th st'eoks btandin^ in the p.-ddook-. ir,ui:d .ibout v aiting for a >-pell of fine dry weather. Our Boj= -The following local men we.it r,-ay m tlie 2 u.'h conliiigeut, which sailed m the >- «. Kent from Port Chalmers la^L V/cciiu"e"iay —Lieut. Elliaton S Orbell, Troopers ivPr1 old Bea-lpv, Harry Hurude"!, aid Tliohms M'Lay. Ti zee of.ier= — iiz , L^eut. henry b. CKbcfl arcl Tioopcrs \\ T hptfr and C • ma, aie .n.iiv iv o'iki co.iti'igcnt", a> f! Lieut H ilc<kler '-, to 'ci\e '"or tho '-ere, id t.nic n ' : i the f-nth. E\rr >-inc-e th" fii-t luuli 01 Xcv Zcalai cleis arrived at the !,o U :u be uh Anic.i has been lepres' it 1 at tlvj wai. and our caen have gAiii us ccca.b.ca to f^i pi cud of them. Domain Anaii* - After a giea< d<-al (.' discussion "lid of corv~po ulei:cu v 'lii the Laii'ls Depaitme t, ihe condit.ons ci tin. new ! jfb (V thn tp.iam- 01 the Hawk>-buiy Doiuan Coard are <it la,t <-o fixod Hi) that tlic be aid f .11 nor, as ■-oon a, it >s i,(,ssiblo, fix a date toi the talc Quo tro.ibW-ai' 'c owing to the ed lease? u-ucd ai l.'-01, and -i.'jErqueiT.ly renewed, coitoimng a < lau-°c al'o-- ing filiation a+ the end oi the t'TW •-u> ii a thii' o ar> va'uation bc:n2| coutom'i'?tod by ih • Domains Act. When tlie prc-int numo r, oi the boaid were appointed and had tv arraign for the new leases the CjU^stion oT \?'uati«»i w .,s p r <».4ed Hy tlie oicl tcnirtts ami the- 111 w board, wlulo not allowing juiv lo<:a! claim to =u< h, recognised the tenants h<ul a 11101.U il.nn to lalivtio", having taken up thnr actions o-i such supposition. It was to tret the department to allow this claim tliat ihe board hao been specially wonyni'4 Hid 'ig! taig fejr duimg the last 12 month =>, pnd to it is with plea-vie that word ha=i jt'-t been rrccivcd that the L..-.('N Depnitnioiit ha- no objection to th?.re«cut occupants having the right resened to theu' to rerno\e improvement? within a iaort!> -'io:ild they not obtain lea=c=. Tins wI! enable them to remove or sell to an incoming tenant.

Domain Leases —The Domain Board net this afterroon, when roirespondence was read and received from the Lands Department about the rcw leases The board arranged that Messrs Stionach Bic- and Morris should sell UmAa^mu vi Ui« Doui<uxi fccUoos jU.

on Thursday, 3id April, acSvertiseinent 01 sale to appear in the l)aily Times. Tenders were also opened for sheathing about 15 chains of the lagoon cmbaukment.

Anmvers ir^. — We arc anxiously leaking forward to Wednesday next, and wondering if ye yie to be favcui?ct with good weather ior our sivty-second annivcrsaiy oi the settlement heie. A good woikmg committee are busy arranging things for a good tune, if the elements are piopitious.