NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11856, 7 January 1902, Page 3

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] CAMBRIDGE. A FaIR number of cattle were yarded: at Mr. W. J. Hunter's monthly sale of stock on Sa- : ' ~ turday last. Dairy cows at calving sold well, making up to £7 ss; springing heifers, from £4 10s to £5 ICS. The rain has had a good effect on the grass, consequently bidding was | brisk for all the store cattle yarded, all ■ selling, but one pen of yearlings. Strong calves (mixed sexes) made from £1 8s to £1.158;' steer calves, £1 7s to'£l 14s' Gd; 'choice'".' V ro«L heifer calves, £1 ss: 6d; a yearling steers, « £2 i 12s to;s £3; 18-months-old steers, £3 10s. ' pi JNot much beef was yarded;'- fat cows made up to £5 18s. No pigs were yarded, but there #fes was a keen inquiry for . them. Some good * ~ ? and harness horses were but - failed to find purchasers. - The usual lot of ,' r * sundries made fair prices. TE AItOHA. THE regular monthly meeting of the Domain Board was held on Thursday-evening last. r Present .- Messrs. 'Wright (chairman), Hirst, ■ . . ; Sherlock,r Pilling, Smardon, and Donald. A • letter was read from the Railway Depart- ■ P ; ment, stating ; that the request of the j Board for special Saturday: to. Monday excursions . , from Hamilton to To • Aroha could not be J acceeded to. The report of the committee re appointment of medical; adviser," was • con-i\J sidered, - and its recommendation, (tkat Dr. r' f;; Grinling be ' re-engaged, was 1 unanimously - -- v agreed to, - the t Board's - contribution being fixed at £150 per annum. . The hojirs of hia -- attendance at the "Domain office for the con- " , , venience of visitors was left to be fixed later. ' In order to hasten the completion of the ; ~ ■ ' bowling? green, the chairman was; authorised ' ? . to engage extra labour, and the Works ' Committee were authorised to procure a revolving ~ sprayer for use on same. Mr. Harrison, sur- , i* veyor, was thanked for his kindness in fixing V' the levels in connection with the green. *;•> It ■ ' : was decided that " the newly-printed « by-laws 1 *> \•> u ■ ; should be printed and placed in the bath-'*-houses and library. K The band was permitted"ifi !* .: to take up / collections in the /Domain three SpMf times in-the quarter. 3 The ireceipts for :the,y;'''f: . four weeks ended December 31" were as fol- v, Pi lows:—Baths, £108 13a: 8d; towels, £11 lis 4d- | library, £1 9s: total, £121145. The following" *.ys c isg the if financial ft statement:—Overdraft at bank, £150 18s; accounts owing, £105 14s 2d:V, 8 £256 12s •2d less cash ;in ; hand, £62 - 18af 6d,'i gg|| net debit balance, £193 13a Bd. . T fe |t % - Z X('i