TAUMARUNUI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13430, 22 March 1907, Page 8

TAUMARUNUI.

(Faoji Our Own Cohrespondent.)

March 12th. — The monthly meeting or tLo Taiimsirunui branch of the Libe:al and Labour Federation took place last ra^ht, Mr J. E. Ward, president, boir. , chairman. The petition to Jar-vc tho township sections individualised com air.ed 52 signatures, and it was resolved to forward the petition to the Native Minister.' Rafting and other important matters were dealt with. A letver was road from Mr Jennings re 1 afi':r_g. He had no hesitation in saying; ihere would be no chance of getting a bill through the House, but recommer> led that the position be fully explained to Mr McNab, when he visits Tauaiurunui. Drafc rules Vor rafting v*ere submitted, and include^ — No raft to exceed 6000 sup. feet of sawn timber, and only sav/n timber to be floated ; certain fees pnyable to the River Trust; settlers on the river to. Jbe bound by bond of £50, all other cases £500 for each company or individual using the river for rafting; copies of regulations with letters u> be forwarded to the Maori Land Board, Wanganui Chamber oi' Commerce, ar.d River Trust. Mr Boh asked a question about the propos'd hospital, and said that £1500 was granfled and the plans prepared long tincv, and various districts in our immediate vicinity waiting to hold Hospitnl Sunday. Tbe Chairman said : VI cannot tall who is the slowest — the Town 13orrd or the Hospital Committee ;" and adr-ed that the Hosoital Committee had

betrer hold over the Hospital Sunday u?iiil 1 he building was in progress, then more public interest would be taken in the ntacter. A suggestion was then mai\' that tlie Minister be wired to ur/riay; him to hurry up with the building 01 the Taumarunui Cottage Hospital. Mr Laird said he understood there was some ]jnezpoiid.ed money fbr the Taaruarunui-Poro-o-Tarao Road, and ho ?no red that Mr Julian be asked to pul in order the road between TaumarulMii township and the Cemetery. — Carried. Two now members were elected.

PoJioe Inspector Cullen and the Hon. T. ': kompson (Auckland) have been visiiiug this district on fishing bent.

To Kuiti saw a bit of life thi6 week. On Tuesday the sports wefcs held, on Wednesday there was a sale pi town leaser, and on Thursday -r the Maori Land Board held a sitting, s large number of Maoris beilig present.

Tho Rev. E. M. Ryburn, M.A., preached to full congregations here on Su-n'lay last. ' The rev. gentleman's discourses were very instructive and interesting. At Tawnarunui the choir sang special hymns. Mr Rjburn is a popular Wanganui minister, and is the Chairman and Moderator of the Presbyterian Maori Mission.' s

At a meeting of ladies yesterday it was decided to hold the bazaar in aid of the Church of England building fund on 20 Lh April. For some weeks past the ladies have been engaged j making articles for the bazaar,, and it is expected thotre -will be a very good display and up to the present everything is O.K. *

The Mangaroa town hall is nearing completion, and, another store has been erected.

3latie"re has elected a school committee. Hitherto there, have been 64. children within a radius o£ three miles from a point who have received no education, unless tbey have been sent but to various parts of tho colony wherever $lafcir relations or nearest friends may have resided. .It is estimated there are now r^tween GOO and 700 settlers in the Ohurn district.

-\t Matiere Mr Hyde is erecting a two-L-loried sJ'Gp and dwelling.