COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9403, 9 January 1894, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FBOM own CORRESPONDENTS. ] ! j Hamilton, Monday, r i The Hamilton West School Committee have nominated Messrs. F. W. Lang, M.H.R., and Lambe as candidates for seats on the Education Board. Whatawhata, Monday. Tenders close at noon on Wednesday at Raglan for contracts 1, 2, and 3, road and bridge works Karamu, Whatawhata; contracts 4 to 6, repairs to punt and bridges, Churchill, Whangape; ana contracts 7 to 12, road and bridge works Raglan, Karioh Plans and specifications for contracts 1 to 3 may be seen at the Whatawhata Post-office. " TeAwamutu, Monday. A. very interesting meeting in connection with the Maori Missions was held in ths Public Hall on Friday night. There was a very good attendance. The meeting was addressed by . the Rev. Hauraki Paul and other native ministers, accompanied by the Rev. W. Warren, who gave a succinct and interesting - account of the work of the mission froin its commencement to the present day. With them were the three Maori youths formerly belonging to the Three Kings College, Auckland, who with hymns, glees, and songs, rendered both in Maori and English, largely contributed to the evening's enjoyment. , Possessing a fair knowledge of English, the various speakers were enabled to interest a mixed audience of Europeans and Maoris, and the incidents and mauner of their reception amongst the Maoris was listened to with general attention and sympathy. The party, has been making a tour through the Upper Waikato, and have come northward from Mokaa, Te Kuiti, and Otorohanga. They Will Visit Hamilton tomorrow. / MttfiMiisviLiiE, Monday. < The following is x the Engineer's report as read at the meeting of the Piako County Council" Cambridge- Road; A culvert is broken near the Oxford Road; the planking of the Waipa Bridge is getting bad, and the Pakaiwhenua Bridge and various cuttings require repairs. , Cambriuge-Tau-ranga Road ; A ■ portion of this road at the Mangawhara Railway Station requires forming, and the bridge over the Waihou on this road has been damaged by recent floods. Oxford-Cambridge Road : The water-tables and many of the culverts and pipes require attention. Slips on the road near Oxford should be removed. Te Aroha-Lichfield Road: The cuttings require to be widened and cut down between Lichfield and Pufcururu and the road atPutururu must be made fit for traffic. The outfall at Clark's, near To Aroha, should be cleaned out. ThamesWaikatoßoad: Several places on this road require repairs, especially at McCarthy's Larkworthy's, Larney's. i.nd at the Rocks and Avenue, near Morrinsville. Waior ongomai - Bridge; 1 The road • here requires re-forming to give. an access to the creameries." The whole of these repairs as suggested by the engineer'were authorised by the Council to be made ail were also some repairs upon the mail road beyond Lichfield; and* between Oxford and the Te Aroha-Lichfield Road. . Great complaints have been made of the injury and annoyance caused to sheepownera by the Increasing number of mongrels and sporting dogs allowed to run at large in the county, and m consequence while fixing the license fee for cattle and sheep does at Is fid the County Council , have u very . properly raised that.for all other dogs to 10s, in spite of two amendments for 5s and 7s 6d respectively. Messrs. A. Bremner, F. Wild, ?W Brennan, R. Johnston, and D. Laughlin have !e „ a *PO°^ d dog registrars at a remuneration of Is 6d for every sheep and cattle dog registered and 2s 6d each for aU other dcg&