COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10901, 4 November 1898, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

[fbom our own correspondents.] WAITOA, Thursday. AT the ordinary monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board a letter was received from the Under-Secretary for Lands (in reply to one from the clerk), to the effect that there is 110 more money available for expenditure on drainage works at Te Avollit West. Hie following tenders were opened and uealt with:— Stanley Road at Matiawuru (contract): C. McGuire, £64; W. Liisby, .£6O, 0. MrTfitie £60* W. P. Johnson, £55 ss; A. Borons' £M *1. P. O'Grady, £51 10s (acsonl ft f!o\ ZS (a 6 ccepted).' The scheme ofworks Attention was called to the large wimliei o cattle straying upon the roswls. It was al leged that one individual hai"X of cattle running at upon thi3. The olorji was instructed to write to me owners of STtIS legal 1 to abate the nuisance, otherwise that legal proceeding would be taken. ynnT , TnNi Thursday. The committee of the Borough Council apnnlntcd to oarry out the details in connection Hhlbe building of the public library met vosterday afternoon to deal with theteinders. The following reeved ,W. Maok.e. and Co.. m lOstV-OCari-: £228 It is anticipated that the building will nsr'S «asw*- r—e m°mO|Tule'tlst'' pTpaTand'Shwhan v. riat- °? i twr "Is a claim foi extra work oil rick. Tins was a * house. Tile defendant a contrwt to biwd a nou include d in the contract! Judgment for plaintiffs: for £1 6s 9d' and Court costs. , [bt TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.] ' COROMANDKIi, Thursday. The case of Bridson v. Bedlington. claim fj~£9 15s 6d, the' value of goods alleged to rehired to defendant, was heard to-day. The £taS alloged that the goods had Deen deliveredto the order of one Rorke, who profeased to bel defendant's agent. The case S on tie question of agency. The S«S« said that there was no authority jflvonby^defendant to Rorke to pledge his orldit and nonsuited the plaintiff, with lis Mr. Cruiokshanlt appeared for (ho Tilnintiff and Mr. C. E. Walker for . the defendant. This case lias been standing over 1 Binco March last. . '1- '

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