COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 73, 25 March 1912, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

HOWICO. The contractor fur carUng metal for the Roau l.iiurd lv luK-hj; ail vantage of ih>aue days aud in yuuiug «lx loads a day uu tlit. , wontt places. Wjiftt is rehUy i.aui.u I* mc proper re luruiutlou ol ih= il;!iii ru.'lds, but v\c wull nwi see wntil ilie new Count/ i.'ouucll wiil do ufler ih-. utm of Aiirii. (m hiajrcij the ineui!ie,-.-s of the Croquei and lvjifllu- v luiis uud several vlslloiu met iv luh pavhion ul alien.own leJ.. during vvli.vh (tie lier. UooiriiOa made v ► hurt sp<-e. ii and referred leeliUKlj io ih? great amount i< good Jir and Mrs tilliiiou:- Una .i ~-..• iv lue p.i Kilo: nowtek. 11" liupi-d ufler t-lielr six months in yueens laud ti.fj- wuulu reiuru much beueUied Lj their uoliajy. Ijr. (jilaiour said he w.ie Nirry io Krj.e lionh-k, bui it was by Uie Uutlur'B ailvid' thai Uμ uuU Mf«. liiliuour were Rolnj; lor a trip. li<- hoped when tie came back Miat hr would and boUi tje (.'roquet and Howling Clubs antlclpatlug auoiuer enioyablc miboh. On ilomiay air. umi Mr«. Utiuiour leave Aucklajid by the Malieuii for ~.tj:iry.

Kiiirlr-s clijkc on Krid-ij, the 2atb lngt., for our ICaatfr Howllhk 'I'ouriinmeut, n'bl':b Li-k:ii« uu lYlday. April .'ill:. OTAIIUHTJ. The potlUou to have Otalmbu formed lmo a tiurougil, which ha* Iji'l-u takeu round <:urtr.g ihi' pain week, hag been largely «l«uod, oulj claveu of those who we;e a«Ji«l refusing to sign. The iie:lilon lias now bepii forwarded lo Wellington. The luer<-aslriK .ittendunce at the public nrbool Hiutt- the <"li-!*Uuae vacation Ut» Rliowii i!ie nerussliy for iucrpascU iii'comiiio<!n!ii)n. Tiit' mutter haa b«cn brnngbt uiidiT ihp notice of the KducaUou Board and It is liopid that a new room will be n'ld'it lv tin , building. The i-nrly uchool linu.-B liuvi- worked moot satlsfartorllr. The head in.mter, Mr T. WlUon, c;in*lo>re that BCholan li H n decide! ouoens. The chllUren fhow u'orc fcpenncea and alacrity tor their work, more eepwUllj uurlnc tlie inomliig hoar*. ITBLSNSVXI.I.B. A rery plracnnt erenlng vu «pent on 'ITiurmlay la»t at Ilrlcuivllle by a large nmnber of frl»nd» of Mr. Philip of the HelmurrlUe Hotel. whose departure flit>rtly frvitn llelnisvllle wns nimlc Iho

..i i-.ißion of ii rompllmontnry oinolte coiiffrt. belus tendered to that gentleman. There was v In rev nmniwr present, representative of nil elmms of tue CoaHnunKy. I»i:rins tlu> i-vei.lnj: Mr. Latwley wne premninl with n t«y handsome wine anil Kjilrll (livnmor stand, us n lue.-iiontu of lila BLnj In IlclenarlUe. The presentation was ii!:i(!.' by Mr. James Stewart, chairman o~ the Town Board, who took occasion In tnaklnc "the preseutn-Uun -to compliment Mr. [,an(tipy on bis popu!«r!ir, ami on the manner In irhU-Jj tie had conducted h!s Jiuslnoss. Messrs. I*ouoran. J. Ite.i. oiKj Gee. Bennett p.l«> spoke eiilojtlslng Mr. L&nglpy and thP manner In xvblcu he had filled liSs rmtpon»»bllK!rs ac landlord or the Ilelensrlllo Hotel. Mr. Lanjrley suitably responded, and expressed his regret chat owing to tli.- suite of hie hfalih he had been obliged to sever his <-anuecflon with Ills business nnd llel«nevi;ie. NORTHEIIN WARIOA. On April Btb ii second poll ts to be taken nt Daritarllle o» tho proposal to borrow £S.~m for mniiK-lpal gasworks. Tho Molwnn County (.'annell cottOruied a uperlAl order levying n speolnl rate nf ljd for Aratßpu lamp llgbtlng. A resolntlon levyinu n speclul rate was tfie Oruara special tlisirict na upcurtty fer rondtng loau of £M>Utl was carried. Work on tiio causeway nt Taii K al!il wliurf was lei to Mr lloughton at enjfineer's estimate. It was resolved to submit n scheme for expeudlturi? of timber halves on WjilroaTnngihuu road to' the Receiver of Lnnd Kevenue. The Chairman nud Cr. Trounson were appointed delesates to lloklanga Council re uierglug at Walpona Kidlng In Itob.ton Oonnty. It wns derided to Fpend grant on Uedhill-Tatarariut ro«d from linger post. The Advances Department wrote rufiislnc to approve of the loau for metalllnjr the Oinann rtiatls, ns tho limit of advances to a local body was £3000, anil application* for X."S.">o had already been sauctloiiecl. The Knurl Timber Coinpaay was erouiteti permission to lay a tram line, ballast, hoiuc three uilloa along road fnto timber, on deposit of £100. nnd a rental of £0 per yenr. WHAKGAEEI. A special meetitiß convened by tlio Mayor (Mr. T. 11. Stoatlmnn) of Borough and llonnty Councillors was held to make joint arranpenicnt3 for tho reception, of th« liovernor on tho occasion of his official visit to Whnngarci ou Saturday next. It was arranged that an address of welconie should be read at the railway station on srrivnl of tho special trulu frdin Oueniiil. Tbe general roceiulon will be held afterwards, probably at the Triangle, after which the Governor nnd members of local bodies wi'i drive to the Springs Hotel for luuchejn. The farming oommunlty will meet tlio Governor In the Theatre Uoynl in the afternoon, Hts Kicelleucy most likely paying a visit to the hospital afterwards. In the evening a banquet will be held h> the Whaugarei Hotel. The Town Hall will be decorated with buutiug In honour of the ocxsislou. Various couimi-ttees were sot up to perfect the arrangements. Tlie finai Association cricket match "or tie shield was ooinnien'ced on Sa-tnrday.

WhangareL, requiring a thrce-<polnt win to Uc. The 'iollowi»s Is the result of the play; —HikttNHlgl: First innings, 156 <G. Purdy 65 not oat. ill arris 42. VVhangarei: 15 for three wickets. At idle annual meeting A the Marsden Golf Club, it was stated 'that the members now numbered over lit); income for the year (incinding the aunount brought forwurd), £49 17/5, expejiditure £4S 13/ G. 'Mcs. Bonlt won the ladles' vhaoiptonEhip and general nveraec com-petltiou. Miss 'PirbtuHo the ladies' handicap, Mr. Rishworth wx>n the •men's corupt'titicm. The appointment ot •offlcea-s resulted as follows: Presideirt, Mr. F. MamVei-. M..P.; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Bentley. A. A. Wilsou, E. Ci Pnrdle, ami I>r. Good; secretary, Mr. H. Rishworti; elnb captain, Mr. 11. Klrkor; committee, Messrs. .r. F. S. B-riggs, McDonnell, K. C. M. Harrington, and Cooper. The opening day was fixed for Easter Monday.