COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10033, 21 January 1896, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FBOMODEO\tncorres?ONDE XTB] I® Hamilton, MJ., M There was a large attendance at t. •' •>£ auction sale on Saturday afternoon, att 00,1 91 by the large sale of art production's ajw l |1 offer of special prizes for produce. ■" l! '§lM was an unique assortment of plaques a j " |S articles both useful aud ornamental' M whioh there was a brisk and ea .| ' 5: p| Amongst the prizes was £1 Is for ihe k. !,! - fa of fresh butter fit for table use whirl 1 ' 3 " 11 won by Mrs. Gribble, of the Niw* i-i tory. There were two other Sa „ l M exhibited, which were sold for 7d an ,i j? " i# lb respectively. A prizo of £11 8 f or t jj 4 J* §|| plate of scones was awarded to Mrs Tu ■ fi Hi A prize of 2s 6d was won by a man I Rl Hunter for guessing the number nf nail.'™ 61 Iflbag; the bag contained 587 nails, and 1 iff nearest guess was 589; there were sev , '0 guesses within half-a-dozen of the h" 1 B: number. "*«! pjj As will be seen by advertisement' .> IP Mr. T. H. White has been instructed"" ¥ erect a large residence for Dr. Brewis on f l ' E ? allotment near the railway station' r' %: building will be an ornament to the to. ll' The house will consist of 12 rooms. ' it:' The crioket match between the Tuhiki, if' mea and Hamilton clubs, played ' l IP Tuhikaramea on Saturday, resulted in"!®' win for the visiting team by 9 wickets. V Ifl following are the scores : Tukikarainea fi, igl : and second innings: Jones, 0, 0; 8 rJ Iffi 0,3; N.Reid, 17,0; Stevens, 0,0; A, Liv ,11 stone, 10, 1; Drabble, 0, 5; Lane, 3 I,' \4§ Goble, 1, 0; W. Livingstone, 3, 0; lis 14,3; totals, 63,19; grand total, 72. IW' m ton.first innings: Browning,3; H. Goth or ,' ! -|S 1; Dignan, 11; Fielder, 1; E. Gothorn •)' || Cor. 20; Ewen, 12; Hammond, 1; lSu s L' || 7; Jack, 6; Barton, 0; extra, 1; total aif Second innings: Browning, 8; Jack,o-tb m rest to bat; total for 1 wicket, 8 ; m,'! ef| total, 73. The local men batted 10 men m |1 The (following team will represent H a j m ton in the Cricket Association match ami™ W. Taupiri, to be played at Taupiri on Saturd„ M next :-Messrj. Browning (captain), Bartot II Buxton, Dignan, Cox, Fielder, E. Gothorn 1$ Housley, Hammond, Ewen, and Ross; em tr ! pi; gtneies, Gothorp, Kinloch, and Jack. Ps Cambridge, Monday, S|| Mr. Thomas Wells, who is certainly th, f>| champion grower of chrysanthemums j 5 ['3 Waikato, invites those taking an interest in *1 the growth of this plant to meet him at L -1 house on Wednesday afternoon next at thr« |si p.m., to have-a chat about this plant. Th, M time for budding will soon be upon us, aD ,j r$ intending exhibitors will have a good opp or . Si tunity of gaining some wrinkles as to tki P mode of procedure. I| The Cambridge Domain Board appear « : l have some little trouble in dealing with thi 1 larrikins. The Lake grounds are a beaut] f S and an ornament to the town, and the publi! ® will do well by assisting the authorities it i suppressing the vandalism which is brim™ t§ disgrace upon them. A reward has beet : % offered by the Board ol £1 for any one offers 1 such information as shall lead to the convic- ' | tion of an offender. The weather is not very favourable fat \ harvesting operations, being very unsettle! &■ Reaping is, however, in full swing, and the I crops promise well. A few weeks' (in. :j$ harvest weather is much to be desired. 'fi Te Awamuto, Monday. g At the meeting of the committee of ft ; i Awamutu library the report and balance I sheet were read and approved. A number 1 of new books have been added, and a farther I supply is expected next month. The num. If ber of subscribers to the library is well kept If up, being 74 as against 76 in the preceding M year. The number of books lent was 2302; | cash receipts, £39 Is 6d; and the expend*' ture, £38 0s 3d, leaving a credit balance 0! '(>• £1 Is 3d. A sum of £9 12s 4d has beet [1 expended on new books. The following j. m the balance-sheet: Credit balance,3lst IV ®i cember, 1894, t.i 3s 4d; ordinary subscri^! P tions, £27 Is 6d; magazine club subscription*, I £2 4s; donations, £1 3s; magazines sold, £1 i las: old books sold, 4s 6d; waste paper sold, $ £14s; refund for books destroyed, 7s; cat»' | logues sold, 4s; certain sundries iucludin; i £4 0s 6d; proceeds of entertainment, If: I; 6d: total, £39 Is 6d. Payments: Net f books, £9 12s 4d; newspapers at: I magazines, £10 4s ; librarian's saUn & £1016s; lighting, £3 10s lOd; repairs, etc. 1 £117s 8d; stationery, etc., 18s lid ; insot K ance, 15s; sundries, 5s 6d; credit balance i'« 31st December, 1895, £1 Is 3d: total, £39h ffi 6d. . m