COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10409, 6 April 1897, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

IISOM OOK OWS COEBESPOSDESTS.} Hamilton, Monday The final cricket match of the uaL, between club 3 affiliated with the Waina Association, was played on Sydney Square on Saturday, between the Taupiri and ft Awamutu clubs. A good deal of interat was centred in this match, as Whichever team won would be the champion for th. 1896-97 season. The fame resulted in a »?„ for Te Awamutu on the first innings bv 24 runs, the scores being Taupiri 47 T« Awamntu 71. ' Mr. Richard Gillett, son of Mr. Gillett ol Kirikiriroa, is at present an inmate of the hospital suffering from typhoid fever, com bined with an acute attack of pneumonia and is in a very critical condition. ' The foreman of works tor the boroagh hai been taking advantage of the prevailing fj n( weather, and has been busily engaged during the past week in havin? the main street* freshly gravelled and put into pood order for the approachiiii; winter season. The quarterly meeting of the Hamilton. Te Awamutu Wesleyan Circuit was held ot Friday last. The Rev. Mr. Mather pre3ideo for the last time. Mr. Mather said that hi hoped his successor, the Rev. J. Hoskinj would receive the same cordial support that he had done during his three years' term. He was glad to be able to inform them tha the circuit had a small oredit balance for th( first time since the circuit had been formed. Kiuikihi, Monday. Mr. \V. H. Grace was on Saturday Im nominated and elected a member of the Town Board, to fill the vacancy caused by tht resignation of Mr. M. S. Laurie on hii becoming the licensee of the Ohaupo Hotel. The return cricket match, Kihikihi v Waotu Maoris, came off here on Saturday and after a well-coutested game was won bi the former. At the first match the native! were the victors. Both clubs are now oc equal terms. COBOMAXDFi, Monday, At the last meeting of the Haratauoga Board of Works, held in the Coromaudel Count; Chambers, seven tenders were received for Furey's bridge. This work will he better known as the first bridge from th( Coromandel wharf. The tender of ilr. J. (J, Fraser, for £424 10s, was accepted, The tender of R. Buff and Co., £47 12j, wa< accepted for the Cabbage Bay to Port Charles road. That of A- Nairn (£44 lfei was accepted for Section No. 19, in the same district. It Was resolved that fresh tenden be called for contracts 16 and 17, Cabbagt Bay to mines, but that the two contracts be cut up into four sections. It w« resolved that Mr. Woollams be asked U contribute £25 towards the cost of rosj through hit paddock, also to surrender tht right to obtain gravel out of the creek, Tin total cost of formatiou of this new road wji limited to between £50 and £60. It wu decided to spend £16 on iinproviug Pajett. street.

With reference to Woollams' paddock, thii was a beautiful grazing area tweWe month since. Now it is closely dotted with ban. ness places and cottages. It may be men. tioned that Mr. Woollams has given the Salvation Army and Coromandel Lodge of Freemaious a 21 years' lease free of cost The Army have already erected a smal cottage, whilst the Masons expect to have a good serviceable hall up in the course of tiro or three mouths. Mr. Woollams has alsc donated a valuable site to the Anglicans for a parsonage next the church property on tht Tiki Road.

The Friendly Societies, together with the Thames Miners' Union (Coromandel branch) has taken steps to hold a °reat demonitr»« tion on the 23rd and 24th May, for the purpose of raising funds for a new hospital building. u The new schoolroom for the use of thi pupils attending the Convent School is jun upon completion. It is a roomy building, and presents a very fine appearance. The attendance of scholars at the school is very large, and shows signs of increasing. The Rev. Mr. Frost, who reoeatly attended the VVesleyan Conference, and was ordained has returned, bribing his bride, a Napiei young lady, with him. Mr. E. Daldy, the manager of the Hauut) Main Lodes, having disposed of his privatl residence to the Hauraki South Gold Minicf Company for a, site for their shaft, will build a commodious house ou his freehold laud in the Wynyard township on the Blagtovi Road.