ALEXANDRA.
Tawhiao returned last week from his 'Thames trip, but loft next day for Kawhia via Otea. A company has been formed at Kopua for the disposal of stock in the King Country. They hold their first sale on Friday next. They intend to hold regular monthly i«I«k if they get any encouragement. The well-known half-canto, .Tamei Thompson, vw ill act as (talesman. All concerned in the firm are natives. The oxcunion to Auckland van a great success in regard to nuiiiber*, but tho«e who had to travel from 8 to 12 mile* to reach their homes from Te Awamutu found the day's outing too fatiguing, the female portion especially. It is to be hoped that the railway authorities will on the next occasion open their he«rts and be more liberal in regard to time. A railway journey of 200 miles, and only five hours in town » hardly enough. Surely they might allow those who felt inclined to return by one of the ordinary trains the next day.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2123, 16 February 1886, Page 3
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