RAHOTU.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13156, 5 May 1906, Page 3

RAHOTU.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

. The annual election of the School Committee took place on the QShxL Mr W. R, Wright was. voted to the chair. There wcre^wo more householders present 'than "needed— Messrs Wilcox and Morrow— who declined to stand, so the election took place without a poll, as folio we :,— Mr T. P. . Hugh-sort (•chairman), Gilman (secretary), A. Chapman, W. : J. Gorkin, W. Candy, F, . West, i*n& W. B. Wright, Complaint was made re the con Isidorabl<? changO-s. of: "school books 1 in-

stead of keeping to one series. It was decided to re/e^? the matter to the Education, Board.'

The sum of £ll fy realised by the Irish concert after, payment of expenses was forwarded to the secretary of the .Wellington branch of the Irish National , League, Mr E. J. Healy, from whom a. letter of ack-nowledgm-ant. has been v raceived.. jthaaiking- most heartily all those^concerned. ';.. f Kahotu Hotel is receiving a much needed coat of paint at the hands of Mr Eatock. / The census papers have caused interest. Mr Kno-vyles' ha? the local returns well in hand. *

HooHgfinism and larrikiihism have evidently migrated to this, township, and prominent settlers complain most bitterly at ''being at the mercy (with their property) of wuch, for worse wanton destruction could not be found probably in' any other part. Surely the aii'thoritios are liot helpless in such matters. If so, we shall have to chronicle, sooner or later, that someone has been killed as the result .of such conduct.

Our fortnightly cattle Sales hnve been discontinued for the win tor, ho we shall. only have one each month.

•Mr T. J. Smith has two contracts on Hand, one for largely extending a bachelor's house on the Kahui Kond "for the usual thing," and the other one is inaking alterations to Koad Board office. ,

The Road Board election next "Al'ouday is exciting some attention and promises to be keenly contested. It is reported that .the four old members hnve a fair chance of being returned, as people are satisfied that the roads were never better looked after, and they say it is . just as wiseto let well alone.

There is to ho a full choral service'at the opening ; of the new oTg&u ( Church'- of England) at Waroa on Sunday firs' V and several people dowa* hew have announced ( their intoiitixm

of 'being 1 present, while on •Friday-

niirht the Chxtrc^ of En-glatnd ?:>eoplf at Oaonui arc-giving a most elaborate concert, 20 singers and -playei.-* figuring- on t&e .programme. ( That accidents jko-vot kfcppefc singly

received another' illustration h«ro. Polly Wright has been coofineel to the house for aSaoxit six weeks, with ii baOly sprained ankle, and win I out mljirg- for the .first timeom Tuesday in company with Miss Blc. a l:l.y. She was coming along slowly, when a drunken Maori rod< : right' into the horse she was vh\'™$ r causing her to He thrown backwards off the saddle, and getting badty hruis'od am! .shaken.

Two of the WdJijigton directors ot tlu! OjmnaUc 'rimbcr.. Company ..were' inspecting- -ili-c mill propca-ty on the Kahui Road I-atuly. They are .imnionsoJy pleased with tine <||uality of the mountain rimu grooving there, and which, they think is too fine for anything- but caiivne-trmalj-er's work. As it is impractacabJo. to ship timber from Opuiiako. , aix-cl it all being wanted m WolMngton, it is j^ust possible,, provided 'a -few of tlw tough hilts were levelled bet-wron Okato land Newl»lymou.th. to sen a motor jvaggon started to carry 'this* timber -to the /break-; Wixtr.v. .Settlors would ti'-fcn have back freight in the shape of stores at a low li.jruro-. '