COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 309, 12 January 1912, Page 4

COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

[OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] WEBER. At the_ annual meeting of subscribeis to tne Weber Library held on Saturday night the old committee was re-elected. Late shearers and . hay makers are not being favored with settled weather. The rainMl for December was 6.68 inches. Messrs L. G. Crosse and Dr Riddell, county councillors, have made satisfactory arrangements "with owners of land in view of the poll-being success-full for the Kerens deviation.

A fine niotoT-dar ptassiedi through! Weber last week to the order of Mr J R. Franklin. - The Sports Committee have got into harness, .and a good 'programme may he looked for the annual sports dayThe Moat Export Company drovers' had some 1600 sheep with them on Tlvursdlav morning, and were picking up 1000 "more at Waipatiki; 1500 oddi had passed through the night previous with other drovers for the new Miasterton freezing works. The Weber Defence Rifle Club hold their first shoot on the 13th. Other dates are, January 20, February 17, 24. and March 24.

The following is the result of the Weber Miniature Rifle Club Match No. 8, fourth series: 15 20 25 Hp. Tl. R. M'Leau ... 50 49 49 * 148* F Dickinson 48 49 47 4 148 G. Lovejoy ... 50 50 47ser 147 A M'Lean ... 48 50 47 2 147 H. Lovejoy ... 50 49 46 2 147 C. Mabbett ... 48 50 45 2 145 W. Roberta ... 49 45 47 4 145 F, Bassett ... 49 46 44 5* 144* A Robertson 49 45 44 5 143 T Lovejoy ... 47 42 38 8* 136* G Ormsbv ... 49 48 37scr 134