Kairanga County

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 58, 10 March 1943, Page 3

Kairanga County

A meeting of the Kairanga County o Council was held in Palmerston North 3 yesterday, the chairman, Mr. W. R. Hope croft ppresiding. 3 In his report on the Fitzherbert riding, the engineer, Mr. L. C. Pickering said a fair amount of damage during recent j Army manoeuvres with mechanised equipment, was in evidence such as the ' whipping off of metal chips, fractures of recent patches, and the tearing out of * recently place plant mix, especially on ' curves. The P.W.D. had been communlcated with over the matter. The trouble r was there was no ••differential” in a “tank” and when going around curves, one caterpillar track skidded. The financial statement disclosed a credit balance of £7788 13s Sd. Current year rates paid to date were:—Taonui t £4308 17s 3d, Mangaone £2530 0s 4d, - Fitzherbert £2279 11s lid, total £9IIS 9s 1 6d. At the same time last year payments b were £8582 0s 2d. Current year rates 1 outstanding were:—Taonui £3524 5s lid, b Mangaone £2676 7s 9d, Fitzherbert i £2803 14s, total £9304 7s Bd. i i RIDING ENGAGEMENTS Riding engagements announced for Sat- ' urday are as under:— W. J. Broughton: Screen, Rink. C. A. Bowry: Damask, Caroline Bay. [ A. G. Waddell: Lady Acora. 1 V. Dye: Lady Spiral. L . * A. Midwood: Alchemy, Talent a, Black Robe, Enrich, Killeymoon. 3 V. Sellars: Happy Ending. " H. N. Wiggins: Virtuoso, Palora. E. Temperton: Coaster. N. Vaughan: Transcript. b J. Garth: Soutane, Moutoa Bond, 2 Flahuluk. - STARTING IN PLUNKET HANDICAP Screen is to start in the Plunket Handicap on Saturday, not in the Challenge a Stakes. ] AWAPUNI HORSES FOR TRENTHAM Most of the Awapuni horses engaged at > the Wellington meeting left for Trentham • to-day.