WAIPAWA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12372, 16 February 1903, Page 2

WAIPAWA.

The Boer farmer delegates arrived here os Friday night under the escort of Ur J. D. Ritchie, of the Department of Agriculture. On Saturday morning Mr W. H. Bathbone conducted the party over the Abbotsford run, and they went to To Ante after luncheon.

Mr 0. Hall, when in Wellington last week, learned that tho Lands Department had every hope that the survey of Milbonrno would be completed by the end of Maroh, With regard to Mount Vernon he ascertained that the trustees had asked for extended time to file their claim (or compensation.

Tho school pionio at Eopna hoi baen fixed (or Wednesday. The Takapau branch of Mesire Watohorn and Co., Donnevirke, was broken into on Wednesday afternoon. The thieves took a casbbox containing about X3O, of which X 27 was in cheques. At the annual general meeting of the Waipukutau Jockey Club all the officials wore re-elected.

The Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club committee _ has elected Mr Harold Russell as aoting-master during Mr Sunderland’s absence in England. . Mr Booth, of the firm of Mackenzie and Booth, Waipnkurau, had the top joint of one of his fingers crashed the other day while attending to some msohinery. On Saturday, the 7th instant, 23 birds belonging to tho Waipawa Homing Club wore liberated at Auckland, None returned on the day of liberation, but three arrived next morning early. Only two others have since oome home. The race will have to be te-fiown, as all thebirds that homed exceeded the time limit. The (ortnnate owner* of the birds that did return are Messrs Bradbury, Robb, and Ferguson. About 40 of the Waipawa volunteers are in ctmp. Private Tom Clifford is giving satisfaction as caterer.— Own COBBSSPONDENT,