WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7383, 18 July 1885, Page 6

WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS.

[from oub own correspondents.! Hamilton, Friday. A letter was received yesterday by the Chairman of the Waikato County Council of date July 8, from Mr. J. B. Whyte, at Wellington, stating that he would attend the conference of County Councils in Wellington, and further the interests of the Councils in the direction requested by the Waikato Council to do,, especially in the matter of securing endowments for counties. Mr. Whyte does not, however, hold out very certain hopes of success in thin matter, aa there is little land available for such purposes of much value, and he doubts very much whether the House would allow what there is to be diverted to this purpose. Hβ will, however, he says, do all he can, and take action with other members representing county constituencies. A reply will be sent asking Mr. Whyte to secure what lands ha can, even if not of much value, and pointing out that counties, though comparatively new institutions, have had to carry oat the work and purposes for which the form of Government which preceded them was assisted by endowments and otherwise, and that they were in exceptionally a worse position than boroughs in chis respect, as the latter drew considerable revenue from publicans' licenses, whereas this item was a mere nothing in the county revenues. A sum of £3 9s was collected at the offertory at the anniversary festival services of St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on Tuesday evening. Cambridge, Friday. Mr. George Hescott, who is canva»eing for the North New Zealand Woollen Manufactory, arrived here to-day, and will doubtless meet with considerable support from the farmers whose interest it ie to support the movement. During his c&nvass of the Waip* district, he has placed more than 600 shares, a large proportion of which were taken up in Hamilto p [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Hamilton, Friday. The Pakuranga hounds returned home yesterday aftsr a short but successful aeaeon in the Waikato. The last meet was at Te Awamutu on Wednesday, when a fine day's sport was bad within two miles of the township, many ladies joining in th.i day's sport. Mr. Goodman had recovered from the cropper he got by his horse baulking At a fence on Monday. He was pitched fully half-a-dozen yard* on his head, and taken up insensible. By Wednesday, however, he had got all right again. The run was chiefly over Captain Rutherford's farm, through Mr. Mandeno's property, and back to Messrs. Goodfellow's place and Whyte's land. The hounds then found at the Punui, and there was a good run to Kihikihi, which, although exciting, was not up to the splendid runs made the first day over Rutherford's. Mr. Duncan McNicol's pony was there, and to see that pony take the seven and eight wire fencee would do some of the Auckland members of the Harrier Club good. The day was wound up by a regular hunting dinner at Host Lewis's new hotel at Iβ Awamutu. It is understood that the hounda will again visit the district in September, and those who intend to hunt with them should take an opportunity meantime to get their horses into good hunting condition, as there is sure to be some good hunting, wind? ing up with a drag which may require both condition and pluck. The next station moat probably will open out at Rangiaowhia, Sβ Mr. Storey's farm.