COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 53, 2 March 1916, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

FA_R.O_. A very pleasant evening -was spent in. the-; Hall ™ Tuesday, the occasion being a fSnc reception to the. r*W the Rev. p. B. Dobson. and family. ™ c ™ wi ? * iarce attendance of parishioners, and during the evening an excellent musical programme was contributed to by StabM D*ui. and Thorp. Cock and Miller, wSS-ft C. S. Foster and Clews, and Laacc(wporal MUler. During the evening an opportunity was taken to welcome back to Jaeroa Laace-Corporal Miller and Private T SurnmaS AdSr_*». of wefcome were -tven by Dr. Smith (vicar's warden). The vicar, who suitably responded, was received with hearty applaud. CAMEB3C3XJE. : " " EOWUSGA fnrthc- stage has been reached in the clnb competitions, the third round being almost completed. Uncompleted Karnes- in this round must be played on or before Saturday next. The order of play will be found.on the notice board at.the pavilion. IMcent games piayed are as under:—Lhamnsonsslp: third round, winners section: Richards 17, beat Anderson 10- Losers section: Nicoli beat WUfcins, Wilkinson beat MttUins, Nlcoli ocat vvi-ins, 'o. Lewis beat ilamilton. Handicap tingles, third, round, winners' section: Rums beat H. Lew», Wilk-ins beat Read: losers' section, Hamilton beat Frost, Nicoil beat Fisher. President's pairs,- winners-section: Speigbi-aini ii Levih 2S, beac Hooker and Nicoil 14. Wright's trophy, winners' section: t.oitinan plays Victors; loser's section,-Frost plays Houier, Wullis plays S. Lewis: The following scratcli games were played: Henderson Clemett,- and H. Ferguson 17, beat Clark, Frost, and Bntler, 12; Browning, Hooker, and 3. Ferguson, IS, beat Condor, Dick, and Cowling, 14, TEABOHA. Xtte^—rasai- meet_g.i.ot;- the "cemetery trustfiea ..-was attended :by. Messrs T-Stanley,--«.--W. Macey J-._. .Jfihasos l _W. T. W. Hughes, and G. H Deverell T-ne balaaec-soeot, showing a credit balance- of i'iS 3/S, was adopted Mr T; Stanley, was appointed chairman for the. ensuing, year. At the annual meeting of the Walfcou Domain Soard -MeBST& >AY. T. Hughes, GIW. Mace, J. B. Johnson, T. Stanley, and: G. 1H -Deverell were present. The balancesheet for the year ended December 31 showed a credit 'balance of £21 17/3. It was-decided that £20 be paid- into the building fund. It was resolved ' that lessees he uotllled that noxious weeds must •be destroyed on the Domain properties. ' it was decided to -carry out drainage operations at the large show shed.

• A special meeting of the Fiako County Council -was held on 'Wednesday, Crs. 3, B. Thomas. F. -W. -Walters, J: ißrady, F. J. Eastwood, O. Smith, and 'A. Orr being present. A letter was received from the Department of. Public "Works stating; that authority would be issued for: the expenditure of So. 4- road grant of £3)0, and that If satisfactory proposals were ; submitted relative to ■Ngntnmanga Road, authority would be given for the expenditure of :£37& In the matter of Thompson's track, leading to Taurutga, it was decided to apply to the Government for a grant of £100 to pnt the trade in order. The Bank of New Zealand'reported that 31.666 ounces of gold had been .purchased during the month. A Setter, was received from the Ohinemuri Conntyi .Council stating that the engineer .anaiclfcrk:had. (been .tustiwtedi.-to.-I.CK)t-in.to .the matter of re-arranging the coiihty boundary. The following tenders were accepted:—Landing. FoTlfe -Street,. Herriesvllle. J. JCarwaraihe, 1/11 J per 'cnbta yard; carting gravel to Wa'ioTOupirmai-MaTinjja-kawa Ttoad, A. Prondloek. 10/ per coble ( y«rd: lifting and re-laying metnl on. , T6 'Aroha-<3 onion- -Road; P. Baino. per chain: jtradimr- portion of- •Waiorongomai-Maunga-bawa Road. C. U. Stanley; o/10 per chain: carting 500 yards broken metal to. Ngutnmanga Road, McCarthy Bros., 4/2} per oudW jwd.

The Tβ Arijha Defence Rifle Chib has decided to coromeftce the comtietitlon for ■the Poland Cnpnn March 11.

The Enaics' Patriotic -Sewfmr Child- has recommenced operations-, and hopes to con=tlirae- forwimlinjr garments for the use of wonnded soldiers.