COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8471, 23 January 1891, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[from our own correspondents.] Hamilton, Thursday. The weather has been most trying for th farmers, —first a wet and then a line da , and then wet again, and the hay cro , although a heavy one, will be much of it an inferior quality. One of the best crops oaten hay grown in this district was thatt Mr. S. T. Seddon, of Kirikiriroa, {trow? alongside the Cambridge Road. It did >t show signs of what it would be early eno'.h in the season to eat it back with slip, and as a consequence was greatly lair by early rains. Ie was put into stack just bore Tuesday's rain, and a false top put on; in time to save it;, and even laid as it was.rill, it is estimated, yield two tons per acre oftorxl hay, leaving a ton per acre of the v.dergrowth to be ploughed in. The oats .vera sown after two crops of turnips fed oifipon the land. At yesterday's meeting of the commiteeot the Waikato Hospital and Charitabl Aid Board, to finally cast the estimate of Kpenditure for the current year, there were present: The chairman (Mr. A. l'rir.mse), and Messrs. Coates and Ghepmell. The estimates which the committee resobed to recommend to the Board at its mrietat; on the 4th prox., amount to a trifle over £oQU). inclusive of the proposed new lji.s'.dii.}jjj. A robbery was committed in the fcaau of Mr. Warr, of Clandelaiids, who at prssent ii the only occupant, during his temporary absence, some time between Saturday and "Monday last. He was in the habit of keeping odd cash in an unlocked box in his house, and when he last went to it on Saturday ther; was £4 5s in the box. Going to it agaiuon Monday to pay a small account he found tfee money gone. The matter has been reported to the police, but as yet no clue to the offender has been found. The members of the Hamilton branch of the Waikato Farmers' Club have been called to meet on Saturday, when it will be. determined whether the Club shall be carried on or allowed to lapse. The busy bum of Messrs. Coates and Metcalf's flaxmill may now be heard day and night, a welcome sound to Hamilton. The weekly output from this mill is about tons, and from their Waitoa mill about live tons of dressed flax weekly, for which they are rinding a satisfactory market. Subscriptions are being raised hero and in other parts of the district in aid of the relatives of the men killed in the Huntly mine disaster, but Hyndnian's name is not mentioned. It is generally hoped that his claim, or that of his family, will have an equal claim upon the fund, for morally his claim is greater than any other, risking ahe did life and limb in the attempt to rescue those in peril. A meeting of the committee of the .South Auckland Racing Club was held last night, when it was resolved to give £'2GO in stakes at the Autumn Meeting of the Club, to be held on the 4th April next, in the following events: —Handicap Hurdles. Welter Weights, Steeplechase, Autumn Handicap, Move! Race, Claudelands Handicap, Flying Stakes and Maiden Races. Mr. Halstead, whose handicapping met with such general approval at the last meeting, was re-elected handicapper. Cam bridge, Th ursday. Mr. F. Brooks, the local manager of the Bank of New Zealand here, is so much indisposed that he has had to be temporally relieved by Mr. Mason, of Auckland, who, till yesterday, had filled Mr. BrooknWs Tiosition at the bank at Hamilton, during his leave of absence. Mr. Brookfield returned to Hamilton yesterday. It has been suggested that it would prove a good plan to give stubbles a dressing ot lime before ploughing in to kill the larvso: the caterpillar, and thus minimise the pest. Tb 3 starlings are proving a blessing to fanners in some parts of the district, as they are ravenously devouring the caterpillar. Harvest operations arc now in full swing, and a the present fine weather continues for a wee* or so the bulk of the crops will be safely gathered in. The oat crop has had to be cut rather green, on account of the and will have to be chaffed, not being softciently ripe for thrashing. The water-channels in Duke-strcet require the attention of the surface-man, as they are getting quite choked up. Trinity Presbyterian Church has been reshingled, and presents quite a new and new appearance. Mr. W. White was the contracts for the job. Kvakuawahia, Thursday. An effort is to be made to render the anmia' races here worthy of the place. A meeting of those interested is called for Saturday evening next. Our cattle sale yards have fallen into disrepair, and are not at all adequate to the requirements. At a meeting of the Ng»*oaj wahia Town Board, on Monday evening! >' was determined to erect new yards at a V& bable cost of £70 or £80, and to have them» readiness for the autumn sales. A petition is being got up here to the W a" ,,. County Council asking that the roads be repaired during the summer months so as v> avoid a repetition of last winter's mud ana dangerous travelling. A Dr. Lawrence, who came out in charge of the Ruapehu, has settled in NgaruawaM* The services of a resident medical man wer much needed in the district Sending Hamilton or Huntly for a doctor was expensive that people could not afioru be ill. ' POKEKURA, Thursday. The milk suppliers at the factory hcieHt L agreeably surprised when payday came rou yesterday to receive '2Ad per gallon for J n '' milk, instead of 2id," the price agreed o with Messrs. Reynolds and Co.