COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8474, 27 January 1891, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPqj,^ Hamilton. Mnnj The greater part of Friday was tat! ay ' the Court with the case P LeO Upii Fielder, a claim for £8 10a, darna^? 116 v a horse, buggy, and harness hired bv i° "* h to defendant. It appears that on F/ ainti fF ultimo defendant with two ladies V 2, «t sized while coming down Leslie's Hilt the horse bolted, when the alleceril i ' an <I was done. Judgment was reserved n?" I *?* Court-day. a " next Since the last change made in th» * of St. Peter's Church, and the St'" notice that no further stipend would i alrj ' to the incumbent after the end of \&n there has been quite a revival in the fi 80at i position of the parish. The offertori»^ Cia subscriptions have increased so much t E(J the vestry has not only been able to t at rent expenses, but to wipe out some 1 "' liabilities left over from a previous ~.'r j " ,°- Caterpillars have done much dama™ t \ oat crops this season in most parts ofh"° 1* trict. On one farm at Hukanui a fine or *" twenty acres was so much ravaged bvtl? 0 ' that it was estimated there was not A t" 1 per acre left upon the straw. Snai* shot in fields in which the caterpillar !?** preying on the oats showed grain in tl C ' te crops, but no caterpillars. Fortunatelvtl" starlings are spreading in various direct! They have been some time numerous in tv Tamahere district, but may now be see • small flocks almost everywhere. Thev '" only prey upon the caterpillars and'.-ml" 1 but pick the vermin from the sheen's back ' The Reverend Mother of St. Alary sC vent, Hamilton, has just received an a «-a from the South Seas Exhibition of first cli order of merit for the work done in the 0, vent schools. a "

. . ~ . fIUNTLY, Monday A petition is being pot up to the Waifot County Council that Huntly may be madepolling place for the local option vote in for the election of the licensing committee At present the only polling place is at Rain riri, out of the way for the bulk of the resi dents of the district to attend. s " Mr. George Wilson, Mining Inspector i, here ; but on Saturday the dip in Rate mine, where the accident occurred, was not yet dry, but it is expected that it will )r /' in a couple of shifts work some time to-day Nahinepouki, Monday. There is a considerable difference of opinio here as to the advisableness of keeping open two half-time schools—one at Karamu the other here, or closing the Ngahinep'oitrj School altogether, and making the school a Karamu serve for both parts of the district Before deciding on this matter, a meeting parents of children attending either school should be called to give an expression of the general wish of those interested. Oxford, Monday The work on the Oxford-Matamata Road is to be proceeded with at once. A mile and a-half of road is to be made at a cost of about £150.

Te Awamutu, Monday A large party have started for the \V a ; tomo Caves in command of Mr. T. Gresham' At the Resident Magistrate's Court, before Captain 'Jackson, R.M., after some small debt cases the following were heard :—Yates v. Lewis and Co., flaxmilleis : Claim, £22 0 . wages. No appearance. Judgment"" for plaintiff, with costs. Mr. Lewis did not an. pear as he had been advised that proceeding as far as he was concerned were°a nullity. Proceedings in prohibition were now being taken. Hill v. Lewis and Co. : Claim £18 3s 6d, wages. Mr- Hay for defendant' Mr. Graham for plaintiff. Mr. Hay objected to the particulars in the account as bein* stated to Bridgman alone in his own name Defendant wanted particulars. The cast went on. and the Bench reserved its decision Hill v. Tauriki, claim £4 10s, the value certain cattle. The case, which was of <reat length, was not concluded at the rising of the Court. In the case of Johnstone v. Horomona, and Hill v. Tekakahau, and same v. Tutahonga, judgments were given for plaintiffs.

Ranciriki, Monday. The visit of the Chairman of the Waikato County Council and Messrs. Johnson and Forrest, to inspect the district with a view to seeing what works are necessary before the winter, has been postponed until Moilday, the 9th February. Patekangi, Monday. The supply of milk to the factory litre still keeps up, Mr. Bell, the manager, receiving some 660 gallons daily. The mis here is made into butter on "the premises, instead of the cream being sent to the depot at Ngaruawahia, and the butter, some Mhs is being now made daily, sent to the Auckland market for the proprietors, Messrs. H. Reynolds and Co.