URENUI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3852, 30 September 1881, Page 2

U R EN U I.

RACE ME TUNG.

CHILD DROWNED.

[PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

September 29. — A meeting was held at the Star Hotel, on the 22nd September, to take into consideration the advisability of holding horse races on the Oth November, instead of Christmas tims. Several sporting gentlemen from the Waitara attended the meeting. Mr. Morgan was voted to the chair, and stated that there was a balance in hand from last year's races of £12 2s. 4d. It was decided to hold a meeting on the 9th November (Prince of Wales' Birthday), on Mr. Morgan's farm, the same course as last year. The following gentlemen were appointed as a Committee :—: — Messrs. E. R. Morgan, H. Irvine, F. Coe. W. Richards, I. Johnson, Sparks, and T. Elliot. The following officers were also appointed :—: — Judge, Captain Messenger ; clerk of the course, Constable T. Hickman ; secretary and treasurer, F. Fuller ; starter, W. Johnson ; clerk of the scales, F. Coe ; handicapper, R. Kelly. A vote of thanks to the ch.iircuan, terminated the meeting. I hear that ji Native Land Court is likely to sit at Pukearuhe early in November nest re Ngatimaniapoto land, this side of Mokau. A block of land this side of Tongaporutu has been offered to the Government by the Ngatiawa. I trust the Government will strike the iron when it is hot, as now the natives in that direction really seem inclined to open up the country. It is very near time something was done in land matters between Waita»-a and Mokau. As regards from Waitara to Mtrai, I should like to hear of Sir W. Fox's arrival, as that portion. I believe, comes under the West Coast Land Bill. When Sir William went to Parliament, he stated that as soon as the session was over he would go into the claims on the land I have mentioned. Notts verrons. If all the above work is taken well in hand, I think our prospects this way will be considerably brighter than they have been for some time.

A sad accident happened here this morning. A little girl, 5 years old, named Maria Bason, who was stopping with her sister, Mrs. W. Richards, was found drowned in a pug-hole that was full of water, in Mr. C. N. Howe's brick-field. Mrs. Richards went to see where she was, and found her dead id the water. Her parents — Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bason — live at Wanganui. I suppose an inquest will be held.