COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9546, 25 June 1894, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPOND K.N TS. 1 Hamilton, Saturday. The Franklin Rifle team arrived by train yesterday, and at three o'clock were driven out to the butts, where tire match with the Hamilton Light Infantry commenced. There was only time before dark to fire oil' th.- -Juo yards range, and just to commence that at 300 yards. When firing was knocked oil' for the day the Frankivn team was leadiii" hv IS'2 points to 177. Five shots were lire?! ; ,' each range, and the top shots for the visitor--were Volunteer Adams and Lieutenant. Bilkey, who each scored 111, while Band master Mettam and Volunteer F. Tlnnni'i both scored 'JO for Hamilton. Ihe team were entertained at the Royal Hotel ,r. dinner in the evening, and the living will i..j recommenced this morning at half-past eiynt", to allow the visiting team to leave by the :\ve p.m. train. _ At a special meeting of the Waikato ComCouncil, held yesterday, on the motion o: Mr. liaily, seconded by .Mr. Coates, all that nortion of the Rangiriri outlying district »>? in eluded in the new'formed Whangan.arinc road district was constituted a road district to be called the Huntly road district. Camd<;k. Saturday The following officers have been elected fni the year by the Waikato Farmers Club : - President, Mr. Joseph Gane; vice-president. Mr. R. Fisher; secretary and treasurer, Mr. Martin Butler : executive committee, M ; -ts, R. Reynolds, W. Tucker, A. Gane, E. Allen, and W. 11. Wright; auditors, Messrs. Komi and Hartley. It was announced that the Horse Show Committee had authorised tiehanding of its funds over to the club, and Mr. Forrest's motion that a library of agricultural works be established, was submitted. It was resolved, "That Mr. Forrest and the Executive Committee make a selection of books for the approval of the meeting iu August." Some six or eight of Mr. James Taylor's sheep were worried by .logs on Thursday night. Wata ata, Saturday. Mr. Robert Bruce, who it was thought was recovering from the effects of a kick in the stomach from a horse, is considerably worse, so much so that Dr. Brewis has ordered his immediate removal to the hospital at Hamilton. Tk Akoha, Saturday. The sub-leader which appeared in Wednesday's Herai.d, upon tin: allowing of cattle to run on unfenced land in country places, will be endorsed by most of the settlers here. Cattle here have .an unlimited run in the roads and streets, and apparently no restrictions are placed upon them. They have become an intolerable nuisance to the settlers in any of by-streets of the township. No garden is safe, and people have constantly to be upon >;he watch to prevent their gates being pushed open, and their flowers and trees destroyed, during the nocturnal peregrinations of cows and calves. On dark nights, it is positively dangerous to walk along the footpaths of the side streets, as cattle are lying about, and are inmost too !azv to move as a person approacl s. In country places it is sometimes a grcv.s convenience to settlers to run their cattle n the roads during the day, and by-laws to r> . ulate this are in operation in some districts, tut to have cattle running night and day in . he streets of a town of the size of Te Aroha. is surely manifesting too generous a spirit, altogether. It is to he hoped that the Town Board will pass some laws to protect the ratepayers from what lus become a very serious annoyance. The members of the Town Board are showing a very commendable spirt; in improving the footpaths in the main streets of the town. New kauri kerbing is to be put down, and the paths are to be covered with gravel ami sand. This will be a much needed improvement, and one that will be appreciated by visitors and residents. A very nice lintgravel has been discovered in close proximity to the town, and this, is to be utilised for the present improvements.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN' CORRESPON DEN 1 S. ] Hamilton, Saturday. There was only one nomination for the vacancy in Waikato County Council received on Thursday, that of Mr. A!red W. Gane, of Hautapu, who was therefore declared duly elected. The _ ritie match between the South Franklin Mounted Infantry team ami that of the Hamilton Light Infantry was finished today, and the Franklin team went home by the midday train. There was only time to lire at two ranees day, MIX) and 400 yards, the '200 range being shot yesterday. The result was that the Hamilton team won by 45 points. At the last moment two "I the best Hamilton shots refused to take part in the match because one or twe whom they thought ought to have been included in the team were not picked, never theless Hamilton did very well without the shots were five at each range, and th« total scores for the three ranges were afollows : — Hamilton team : Bandmaster Mettam, 59; Captain Raid, 51 : Volunteer 15. Hobbs, 50; Volunteer F. Thomas, ■>); Volunteer F. Kenny, IS; Volunteer -I. Raynes, 44; Volunteer W. Hobbs, 44: Corporal J. B. Thomas. 40: Volunteer O'Neill, 36; Sergeant Connolly, 3. ; Volunteer Bailor, 31: Lieutenant Salmon, 30: total, 514. South Franklin team : Volunteer Johns, 51 ; Volunteer W, Adams, 40; Sergeant .McDonald, 44; Corporal Wright, 43; Corporal Adams, 41 ; Corporal Jones, 40: Lieutenant Bilkey, 40; Sergeant Pilgrim, 40; Sergeant Bailey, ,'JS ; Volunteer Sharp, 3S ; Volunteer Routley, 30; Volunteer Hamilton, 15 : total, 409. a maker , Saturday. Mr. J. J. Barugh has resigned his seat on the Tainahere Highway Board.