COUNTRY NEWS.
POJtT AXBEBT. The monthly, meeting: of;t&e Pott Albect; Agricultural Society was -Sew; 00% Thursday at the- residence of Jfc E~ Raine. . As ex-~ cellent tea.'was .prodded \t or. metiibers -aniL friends. Tie President G- Thompson) , presided- The Secretary (i£r B.:M_ Gubfc* presented the- balance-sheet and. of tas agricultural show %s3.d to M-krch: lastThe report was adopted anil -was .considered - satisfactory. An interesting , -paper;.- .was read by the secretary ..on. . "Unsomulaess: in Horses." An. Interesting; and .profitable discussion.. folfowedv The. i PcesiSeat gave some valuable information, showing- -practical knowledge on the subject-.vEii* be- : ing- the annual meeting;' of ..thef: society Cthft ; ' forty-second),, tiie-. following: ..officers were elected: President. 3lr G. Thompsoa feeelected); vice-presideirt,, Mr. A. 3fc Worker;: - secretary, Mrß. M. Guabb (rfrelected>; committee, Blears IL_ tegge, P. Gubb,. and . C. JndS- - : : ;; - - ' ■' • : ■}'--%■ The following- is tfcev result of. the noil' taten on Saturday for tie eleefion.-of -ttaee members- of Albertland South. KSad Board: Joseph V- Grant, 30; ; Geo. Tnomiisoir,. 28; G. T. HartneH, 2»r I. Ci Boot&v 14.. Tae three--reeeiYihs; lie highest nttmber of ' vote? elected. - -" -■ ; ; "•» f--r:- '.---- Toe weekly- consign ments. of. angles exBorteiS fcQin. Sort Albert areuMfc-anly- larsec huf" -realfefe,- gootP prices.; 'md -. 0iey..... "generally top the markets ; orchardists grow largely.; apples^ ; tiefaronrife Tarfety befng the :3k»t '..'.'. other apple axeragee so-.nish."a.'pri-ee iit ; the Southern, -Wiea t\i& ralEway . . ! reaches Wellsford the statfottrwiyivbe.J*w>?* 4 to S miles; front the principal orchards." The local bodies must now d^t&enr , jitmoet to imprere the twainaaj.'roadst» : tKS rail- ; way station. , • 'v ; There has been. a. bit of st "boom. , ' in-" tie Taloe of land aldnsifie,. ranter of- railway from. Kafpara. Plata to WeHsfQrdL-. In 3» years the settlers an<E small -laadownetx have-realised very littfe .irfe the shape-of: an- ■■■ earned inecement fit this part -of Xortl». Auckland^—(Own Correspon<lent.> -- ' ■'" - -
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 115, 15 May 1906, Page 3
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