COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8842, 2 April 1892, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[by TELEGRAPH.—OVt CORRESPONDENTS.' laMILTON', Friday. At the monthly 0 f the Kirikiriro Road Board there present Messr. Maclean, White, Gillei and the chairma (Mr. A. Primrose). An iffer of an acre f land for a gravel pit, a £20, was receivd from Mr. F. Claude, aid accented. Te clerk stated that he had ben to asce tain who it was had taken iravellnd materil from the river road. It vas revived to pt a threatening notice in th» locaipaper. 1 reply to a petition from certain Jfengawha* settlers, that the swamp roac\ was im dangerous state, it was resolved to call lr tenders for the repair of tie saife. It ws stated by the Chairman that tls Hukar.i Maoris were acting as regards thjeemete; as if it belonged to them, and dchot rectnise the Board as trustees having pntrol 1 the cemetery, and have fenced on icorner < it. It was resolved before t.akin|action i get Mr. Quick, the native interpAer, to u to them and read them the NeiZealan Gazette appointing the Kirikiri(ft Boar, trustees 01 the cemetery, andexplaj mattes to them. It will be remembered |at sons two years ago these uatives set he law t defiance by desecrating the grave): a Eurpean child buried there. J PaeroaF fid ay. A man named Jas. Williams, iis Arb«r, received sentence of six monthalinprisament for indecent language to the femaLa. Messrs. Kenny and Phillips, J. Is, werem the bench. | A case of alleged gross cruelty, anitrula is pending against a man nam Rich;rd Hancock, of Waihi. The Hon. Mr. Seddon is :cted hire shortly. ____