COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10428, 28 April 1897, Page 6

COUNTRY NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Hamilton, Tuesday. The South Auckland Racing Club netted i : profit of £35 on their one day meeting helt last month. : a Mr. W. J. Hunter holds a special hor» sale at the Hamilton Yards on Thursday 29th. Over 300 horses have already beei entered. Te Awamoto, Tuesday. At the usual monthly meeting of the Kangiaohia Road Board held here on Satur day last there were present, Messrs. Mandew (chairman), Burke, Kay, McKeuder, and lierney. Thirds amounting to £4 7s Bd, due by the Department of Lands, Auckland, were received. Considerable discussion took place as to the building of a new bridge over the Mangapiko, near Pollard's. It was finally decided that Mr. Burke ascertain to what extent the settlers in the immediate neighbourhood would contribute towards . the cost, and to report at a future meeting. . Accounts amounting to £37 were passed tor payment. The Ven. Archdeacon Dudley, of St. ; Sepulchre's, Auckland, preached at St | Johns on Sunday evening. There was ■" urge congregation, and the church, whiet t had been tastefully decorated with whih" chrysanthemums, etc., looked very pretty, m [bv telegraph.-own correspondent.] Paeroa, Tuesday. In view of the possibility of a Europeu war immediate action is being taken for the W purpose of forming an efficient volunteer!, corps from the adult population of Ohiiir-1 muri. A public meeting is to be held in order :;V to consider the desirability of such action, and a visit from Colonel Banks, the office! [5 commanding the Militia and Volunteer forces ®i of Mm Auckland district, is also expected i, shortly. . :.; At a meeting of the Paeroa Football Clufc i last night considerable discussion took place ff M to whether Paeroa should play as I:1 Club under the Thames Union or endeavoni • S to re-form the Ohinemuri Union. Eventually | it was decided that the secretary write to all 1 the clubs in this district asking them to send I delegates to a meeting to be held here o» h Saturday evening next when the whoh | matter will be arranged. >i

A petition to the Minister for I'uLlic : Works has been largely signed to P»eroa : j asking that an overhead bridge for pedes s nans be constructed across the railway J station reserve. ? :| DRURY. i A MMTiNa was held in the Drury Town .5 Hall to consider the desirability of forming *t Literary and Debating Society. There was a | very fair attendance of householders who were unanimously in favour of forming such « 3 Society. Mr. J. Flanagan was eleeted pre- i sident, and a substantial and representative ;c committee was appointed. The committee *| met last Saturday, and arranged for the first g meeting of the Society on May 1. , "3